Hacer novillos/pellas

[ROBINDESBOIS]

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 ?

[CrOtALiTo]

We use the word se fueron de Pinta.

[poli]

we use: playing hooky.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Than you Poli, what kind of animal is that in your window a rabbit?

[poli]

Than you Poli, what kind of animal is that in your window a rabbit?
Es un capybara.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

NI idea, de donde es original ?

[poli]

Son de sudamérica. Este cabybara (por lo menos creo que es capybara) vi
caminando libre en el zoológico de Buenos Aires.

[Ambarina]

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 ?

De forma coloquial en BE también se dice: do a bunk o bunking off school

[Tomisimo]

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?

[Ambarina]

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?

The only one I can think that you missed out is:

Play truant (BrE)

[poli]

Very commonly in the USA: cut class (often done by teenagers who may show up for some classes but cut a class or two).