schwänzen
to skip (school, work, etc., without permission); to truant; to play hooky (US); to wag (British slang); to skive
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvɛntsn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German swenzen (“to swing”), related to schwenken. The modern sense is from 18th c. student language.
skip class
cut class
be idle
escape one’s duties
skip school
be truant
sabotage by slowness
avoid duty
krank feiern
abwesend sein
nicht erscheinen
müßig sein
ausfallen lassen
die Schule schwänzen
sausen lassen
unentschuldigt fehlen
sausenlassen
nen Bunten machen
einen schönen Tag machen
nicht hingehen
durch Abwesenheit glänzen
faul sein
nichts tun
spijbelen
kırmak
faire l’école buissonnière
hacer novillos
κάνω κοπάνα
cabular aula
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