🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

el absentismo escolar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: el absentismo escolar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Truancy/ˈtruːənsi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Las autoridades locales están tomando medidas contra el absentismo escolar."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action of staying away from school without good reason.

    "The school has introduced new measures to combat truancy and improve attendance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'truancy' originates from the Middle English word 'truan', meaning 'to be absent without permission', which itself is derived from the Old French 'truan', meaning 'a vagabond or idle person'. The concept has evolved to specifically refer to students who skip school without valid reasons.

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