schwänzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- mitch verb To skip school without permission; to play truant.
- skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
- skive verb To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
- slough noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.
- truancy noun The act of staying away from school without permission or a valid reason.
- wag verb To swing repeatedly from side to side.
Senses
schwänzen is used for these senses in English:
- cut To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- ditch (ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
- skive (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
- slough (intransitive, slang, Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission.
- truancy The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.
- wag (intransitive, mostly, obsolete) To go; to proceed; to move; to progress.
cut — full definition
- verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- verb To reduce or remove part of something.
- noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
- noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
- noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.
ditch — full definition
- noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- verb To abandon or get rid of something or someone.
- verb To skip school or a class without permission.