play hooky


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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.play hooky - play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky"
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
skip, cut - intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
jít za školu
pjække
lintsata
faire l’école buissonnière
ne ići u školu, markirati
サボる
무단결석하다
skolka
หนีโรงเรียน
trốn học

play hooky

يِتَغَيَّب jít za školu pjække schwänzen κάνω σκασιαρχείο dejar de asistir, hacer novillos lintsata faire l’école buissonnière ne ići u školu, markirati marinare la scuola サボる 무단결석하다 spijbelen skulke wagarować faltar às aulas, matar aula прогуливать skolka หนีโรงเรียน okuldan kaçmak trốn học 逃学
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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