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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdécrocheurs
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dekʁɔʃœʁ
"Le programme vise à aider les décrocheurs scolaires."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Students who prematurely abandon their course of study or fail to complete an educational program.
"The school implemented new mentoring programs to reduce the number of dropouts." - 2
People who choose to reject established conventional cultural or societal values and lifestyle.
"During the 1960s, many social dropouts sought alternative communities in rural areas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'drop out', originating in the mid-20th century American English context to describe students leaving school prematurely. The term fuses the verb 'drop' (from Old English droppian) and 'out' (from Old English ūt), later expanding to denote individuals who reject conventional societal norms.
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décrocheurs
Transliteration: dekʁɔʃœʁ
"Le programme vise à aider les décrocheurs scolaires."
Schulabbrecher
Transliteration: ˈʃuːlˌʔapˌbʁɛçɐ
"Die Quote der Schulabbrecher ist in den letzten Jahren gesunken."
abbandoni scolastici
Transliteration: abbanˈdoni skolaˈstici
"Il governo sta cercando di ridurre gli abbandoni scolastici."
desertores escolares
Transliteration: deserˈtores eskolaɾes
"Se necesitan más recursos para prevenir los desertores escolares."
evadidos escolares
Transliteration: evajˈdus iskuˈlaleʁs
"O projeto apoia jovens considerados evadidos escolares."
बीच में पढ़ाई छोड़ने वाले
Transliteration: beech mein padhai chhodne wale
"सरकार स्कूल छोड़ने वाले बच्चों के लिए विशेष कक्षाएं चला रही है।"
辍学学生
Transliteration: chuòxué xuésheng
"学校采取了多项措施来帮助辍学学生重返校园。"
학업 중단자
Transliteration: hageop jungdanja
"정부는 학업 중단자를 위한 지원 프로그램을 확대했다."
中退者
Transliteration: chūtaisha
"学校は中退者を減らすためのカウンセリングを導入した。"
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