schwänzen

vt/i umg.: (die Schule) schwänzen play truant (Am. hookey), Brit. auch skive, bunk off; eine Stunde schwänzen skip a lesson (Am. class); wegen dauernden Schwänzens bestrafen / von der Schule fliegen punish for constant truancy / be kicked out of the school for constant truancy

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to play truant

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schwạ̈n|zen ['ʃvɛntsn] (inf)

1. vt

Stunde, Vorlesung to skip (inf), to cut (inf); Schule to play truant (esp Brit) or hooky (esp US inf) from, to skive off (Brit inf)

2. vi

to play truant (esp Brit), to play hooky (esp US inf to skive (Brit inf)

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1) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) cut

2) (to be a truant and stay away from school etc: He was always playing truant (from school).) play truant

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schwän·zen

[ˈʃvɛntsn̩]

I. vt SCH (fam)

▪ etw \schwänzen to skive off sth BRIT sl, to cut sth fam

die Schule \schwänzen to skive off [from] [or cut] school, to play truant, to play hook[e]y AM

II. vi SCH (fam) to skive off BRIT sl, to play truant

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transitives, intransitives Verb (ugs.) skip, cut <lesson etc.>

[die Schule] schwänzen — play truant or (Amer.) hookey

den Dienst schwänzen — skive [off] (Brit. coll.)

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schwänzen v/t & v/i umg:

(die Schule) schwänzen play truant (US hookey), Br auch skive, bunk off;

eine Stunde schwänzen skip a lesson (US class);

wegen dauernden Schwänzens bestrafen/von der Schule fliegen punish for constant truancy/be kicked out of the school for constant truancy

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transitives, intransitives Verb (ugs.) skip, cut <lesson etc.>

[die Schule] schwänzen — play truant or (Amer.) hookey

den Dienst schwänzen — skive [off] (Brit. coll.)

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n.

absenteeism n.

truancy n.