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truant in Tagalog

bulakbol

/ˈtɹuːənt/US/ˈtɹuənt/

truant in Tagalog: bulakbol, lakwatsero. In English, truant means shirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering.

Tagalog words for truant

of a student: absent from school without permission
bulakbol
student who is absent from school without permission; person who shirks or wanders from business or duty
bulakbol, lakwatsero

English meaning of truant

  1. adjective Shirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering.
  2. adjective Of a student: absent from school without permission.
  3. adjective Having no real substance; unimportant, vain, worthless.
  4. noun An idle or lazy person; an idler.

Full definition of truant

truant in a sentence

  • He didn’t graduate because he was chronically truant and didn’t have enough attendances to meet the requirement.
  • The number of schoolchildren known to have truanted from this school has been unusually high.

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Questions about truant in Tagalog

What is the meaning of truant in Tagalog?
Truant in Tagalog is bulakbol, lakwatsero.
Ano ang truant sa Tagalog?
Truant: bulakbol, lakwatsero.
What does truant mean in English?
Truant means shirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering.

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