Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - truant
Truant
truant
n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a child who stays away from school without leave or explanation. 2 a person missing from work etc. --adj. (of a person, conduct, thoughts, etc.) shirking, idle, wandering. --v.intr. (also play truant) stay away as a truant. Derivatives truancy n. Etymology: ME f. OF, prob. ult. f. Celt.: cf. Welsh truan, Gael. truaghan wretched
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, vagabond, idler, from Anglo-French, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish trógán wretch, trúag wretched Date: 14th century one who shirks duty, II. adjective Date: 1561 shirking responsibility, being, resembling, or characteristic of a ~, III. intransitive verb Date: 1580 to idle away time especially while playing ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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