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play truant
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play truant(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (education) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. irse de pinta (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Rick and Ethan played truant yesterday.Rick e Ethan se fueron de pinta ayer.
b. hacer la rabona (colloquial) (River Plate) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I never played truant when I was at school.Nunca hice la rabona cuando estaba en el colegio.
c. ratearse (colloquial) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My son played truant again on Tuesday.Mi hijo volvió a ratearse el martes.
d. hacerse la rata (River Plate)
I always play truant on my birthday.Siempre me hago la rata el día de mi cumple.
e. hacer la cimarra (colloquial) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
Shall we play truant on Friday and go to the park?¿Por qué no hacemos la cimarra el viernes y nos vamos al parque?
f. hacer novillos (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I don't want to go to class today. Let's play truant.Hoy no quiero ir a clase. Hagamos novillos.
g. faltar a clase
I've never played truant. I genuinely care I about my studies.Jamás he faltado a clase. Me importan los estudios de verdad.
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