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truant [ˈtruːənt] N

truant

cábula m

truant

aquele que mata aula

to play truant Brit, Aus

Usage examples with truant

to play truant Brit, Aus

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The boys were playing truant from school, which they did regularly. en.wikipedia.org

Due to this same eccentric nature, he developed a reputation for playing truant at concerts, often turning up late (or not at all). en.wikipedia.org

He begins to play truant, gamble and lie to his parents. en.wikipedia.org

The two became friends and often played truant together. en.wikipedia.org

Once he discovered tennis, he lost interest in school and began a troubled adolescence in which he was occasionally pursued by truant officers and policemen. en.wikipedia.org

The judge, chief of police, school inspector and truant officer were all against the school. en.wikipedia.org

Two thirds of students were also reported as being chronically truant. en.wikipedia.org

He captures the nephews and drives them to the schoolhouse in his truant officer van. en.wikipedia.org

He was a truant student and the mullah (teacher) often had to seek him out in the streets, drag him to school, and punish him. en.wikipedia.org

She has a perfect academic record (though is often truant). en.wikipedia.org

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