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Hacer novillos/pellas
En España se hacen novillos o pellas, cuando se aunsenta uno de clase sin motivo alguno. IN BE you say play truant, but in the USA, nobody understands the expression, how do you say it in AMerica ?
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We use the word se fueron de Pinta.
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we use: playing hooky.
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Than you Poli, what kind of animal is that in your window a rabbit?
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Es un capybara.
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NI idea, de donde es original ?
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Son de sudamérica. Este cabybara (por lo menos creo que es capybara) vi
caminando libre en el zoológico de Buenos Aires.
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De forma coloquial en BE también se dice: do a bunk o bunking off school
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Let's round up all the options:
hacer novillos (Esp) hacer pellas (Esp) matar clase (Mex) irse de pinta (Mex) to play hooky (AmE) to do a bunk/bunk off school (BrE) Did I miss any?
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Play truant (BrE)
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"Desiderata" - ...be gentle with yourself.You are a child of this universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. ...sé amable contigo mismo. Eres una criatura de este universo al igual que los árboles y las estrellas; tienes derecho a estar aquí. |
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