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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbbrecher
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈapˌbʁɛçɐ
"Er ist ein Studienabbrecher."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who has abandoned a course of study or training before graduating.
"He is a college dropout who founded a successful tech startup." - 2
A person who has rejected conventional society to live an alternative lifestyle.
"During the 1960s, many social dropouts moved to rural communes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'drop out', which originated in the mid-20th century from the literal sense of dropping out of a race or educational institution. The noun form gained widespread cultural usage in the 1960s during the counterculture movement to describe individuals who withdrew from conventional society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dropout" is said worldwide
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décrocheur
Transliteration: dekʁɔʃœʁ
"Il est un décrocheur scolaire."
Abbrecher
Transliteration: ˈapˌbʁɛçɐ
"Er ist ein Studienabbrecher."
abbandono scolastico
Transliteration: abbandoño skolaustiko
"Il tasso di abbandono scolastico è in aumento."
dessercursor
Transliteration: deserˈtoɾ
Script: deserctor
"Es un desertor escolar."
evadido
Transliteration: evaˈdidu
"O programa ajuda a reduzir o número de alunos evadidos."
पढ़ाई छोड़ने वाला
Transliteration: padhai chhorne vala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह स्कूल का पढ़ाई छोड़ने वाला छात्र है।"
辍学学生
Transliteration: chuòxué xuésheng
Script: 中文汉字
"他曾是一名大学辍学学生。"
중퇴자
Transliteration: jungtoejja
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 유명한 대학 중퇴자입니다."
落伍者
Transliteration: rakuvusha
Script: 日本語
"彼は大学の落伍者です。"
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