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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieso absenteísmo escolar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o absenteismo escolar
"O combate ao absenteísmo escolar é uma prioridade para o diretor."
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The action of staying away from school without good reason.
"The school has introduced new measures to combat truancy and improve attendance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'truancy' originates from the Middle English word 'truan', meaning 'to be absent without permission', which itself comes from the Old French 'truan', derived from the Latin 'truanus', meaning 'a vagabond'. Over time, the meaning evolved to specifically refer to students who are absent from school without valid reason.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Truancy" is said worldwide
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l'absentéisme scolaire
Transliteration: l'absentéisme scolaire
"L'école lutte activement contre l'absentéisme scolaire."
das Schuleschwänzen
Transliteration: das Schuleschwaenzen
"Schuleschwänzen kann rechtliche Folgen für die Eltern haben."
l'assenteismo scolastico
Transliteration: l'assenteismo scolastico
"Il fenomeno dell'assenteismo scolastico è in aumento."
el absentismo escolar
Transliteration: el absentismo escolar
"Las autoridades locales están tomando medidas contra el absentismo escolar."
o absenteísmo escolar
Transliteration: o absenteismo escolar
"O combate ao absenteísmo escolar é uma prioridade para o diretor."
बिना अनुमति स्कूल से गायब रहना
Transliteration: bina anumati school se gayab rahana
"स्कूल में बिना अनुमति गायब रहने की समस्या बढ़ रही है।"
逃学
Transliteration: táoxué
"老师警告他不要再逃学了。"
무단결석
Transliteration: mudankyeolsuk
"그 학생은 반복된 무단결석으로 정학을 당했다."
学校嫌いによる無断欠席
Transliteration: gakkōgirai ni yoru mudankesseki
"無断欠席を防ぐために新しいプログラムが導入された。"
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