noun🔗ShareUn desertor escolar, un ausente sin permisoOne who is absent without permission, especially from school."The truant was sent to the principal's office. "El desertor escolar fue enviado a la oficina del director.personeducationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer novillosTo play truant."the number of schoolchildren known to have truanted"el número de escolares que se sabe que hicieron novilloseducationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer novillos, holgazanearTo idle away; to waste."The student truant from his homework, wasting valuable study time. "El estudiante hizo novillos con sus deberes, desperdiciando un valioso tiempo de estudio.actionattitudecharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer novillos, faltar a claseTo idle away time."Instead of attending his scheduled meetings, John would often truant in the park, enjoying the sunshine. "En lugar de asistir a sus reuniones programadas, John a menudo hacía novillos en el parque, disfrutando del sol.actionworkeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbsentista, desertorAbsent without permission, especially from school."Because Mark was truant, he missed his math test and got a zero. "Como Mark era absentista, perdió su examen de matemáticas y sacó un cero.educationattitudepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAbsentista, vagoWandering from business or duty; straying; loitering; idle, and shirking duty."The truant student was found playing video games at the arcade instead of attending his math class. "El estudiante vago fue encontrado jugando videojuegos en la sala de juegos en lugar de asistir a su clase de matemáticas.attitudecharactersocietymoraleducationjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading