play truant
To be absent from school without permissionTo be absent from school without permission.
» Fritz admits he often plays truant.
Fritz gibt zu, dass er oft die Schule schwänzt.
Фріц визнає, що він часто прогулює школу.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be absent from school without permission.
die Schule schwänzen
прогу́ливатьprogúlivatʹ, прогуля́тьproguljátʹ
сачкуватиsačkuvaty, прогулюватиprohuljuvaty
Examples
13 sentencesFritz admits he often plays truant.
Фріц визнає, що він часто прогулює школу. — ascolto
deFritz gibt zu, dass er oft die Schule schwänzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
I often played truant.
Я часто прогулював школу. — deniko
ruЯ часто прогуливал школу. — marafon
Did Tom use to play truant?
ruТом прогуливал уроки? — Wezel
dePflegte Tom die Schule zu schwänzen? — Espi
Quite a few students played truant from school.
Translations
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Forms
plays truant, playing truant, played truant, played truant| Base form | play truant · to play truant |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays truant |
| Present participle | playing truant |
| Past simple | played truant |
| Past participle | played truant |
irregular
Synonyms
34 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle