Meaning

1 senses
  1. To be absent from school without permission.

    die Schule schwänzen

    прогу́ливатьprogúlivatʹ, прогуля́тьproguljátʹ

    сачкуватиsačkuvaty, прогулюватиprohuljuvaty

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Fritz admits he often plays truant.

    Фріц визнає, що він часто прогулює школу. — ascolto

    deFritz gibt zu, dass er oft die Schule schwänzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Every school pupil has played truant at some time or another.

    Кожен школяр хоча б раз у житті прогулював уроки. — deniko

    deJeder Schüler hat irgendwann mal die Schule geschwänzt. — al_ex_an_der

  3. I often played truant.

    Я часто прогулював школу. — deniko

    ruЯ часто прогуливал школу. — marafon

  4. Did Tom use to play truant?

    ruТом прогуливал уроки? — Wezel

    dePflegte Tom die Schule zu schwänzen? — Espi

  5. Quite a few students played truant from school.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to be absent from school without permission:
Русский
By meaning 1
to be absent from school without permission:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be absent from school without permission:

Forms

plays truant, playing truant, played truant, played truant
Base formplay truant · to play truant
3rd person singularplays truant
Present participleplaying truant
Past simpleplayed truant
Past participleplayed truant

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplay truant
he, she, itplays truant

Past simpleLesson

all personsplayed truant

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave played truant
he, she, ithas played truant

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill play truant

Synonyms

34 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtruancy

See also

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