olla poissa — meaning in English

English meaning

• absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
• skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

olla poissa is used for these senses in English:

• absent (intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.]

absent — full definition

1. adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
2. adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
3. verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.

skip — full definition

1. verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
2. verb To leave out or not do something you would normally do.
3. verb To not attend something, especially a class or meeting.
4. verb To leave suddenly, often to avoid trouble.
5. noun (UK) A large open container for waste and rubble, often left outside a building site.

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