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truant

 
 
/ˈtruːənt/ noun [C]

Translation

a child who stays away from school without permission
okul kaçağı; okulu kıran öğrenci; dersi asan öğrenci
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play truant UK to stay away from school without permission
okulu kırmak/asmak; okuldan kaçmak; dersi asmak/kırmak
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truancy
 
 
/ˈtruːənsi/ noun [U]
when children are truants
okulu kırma/asma; okuldan kaçma; dersi asma/kırma
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(Definition of truant noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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