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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaire l'école buissonnière
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛʁ le.kɔl by.zɔ.njɛʁ
"Il a été pris en train de faire l'école buissonnière."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To skip school or avoid attending classes without permission.
"He was caught mitching from school and had to face the consequences." - 2
To evade or avoid a responsibility or duty.
"She was mitching her chores all week, hoping no one would notice."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'mitching' is derived from the British slang 'to mitch', which is believed to have originated in the early 20th century, possibly from the word 'mitch', meaning to abscond or evade responsibility. It reflects a cultural context of school truancy and avoidance of obligations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mitching" is said worldwide
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faire l'école buissonnière
Transliteration: fɛʁ le.kɔl by.zɔ.njɛʁ
"Il a été pris en train de faire l'école buissonnière."
schwänzen
Transliteration: ʃvɛntsən
"Er wurde beim Schwänzen erwischt."
saltare la scuola
Transliteration: salˈtare la ˈskɔla
"È stato beccato a saltare la scuola."
hacer novillos
Transliteration: aˈθeɾ noˈβiʎos
"Lo atraparon haciendo novillos."
faltar à escola
Transliteration: falˈtaʁ a iʃˈkɔla
"Ele foi pego faltando à escola."
स्कूल छोड़ना
Transliteration: skool chhodna
"उसे स्कूल छोड़ते हुए पकड़ा गया।"
逃学
Transliteration: táoxué
"他被抓到逃学。"
학교를 빼먹다
Transliteration: hakgyoreul ppaemeokda
"그는 학교를 빼먹다가 걸렸다."
学校をサボる
Transliteration: gakkō o saboru
"彼は学校をサボっているところを見つかった。"
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