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Hacer novillos/pellas

ROBINDESBOIS

July 07, 2009 09:35 AM

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 ?

CrOtALiTo

July 07, 2009 09:41 AM

We use the word se fueron de Pinta.

poli	July 07, 2009 09:51 AM

we use: playing hooky.

ROBINDESBOIS

July 07, 2009 09:53 AM

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

poli	July 07, 2009 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 41244)

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

Es un capybara.

ROBINDESBOIS

July 07, 2009 10:13 AM

NI idea, de donde es original ?

poli	July 07, 2009 10:35 AM

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

Ambarina

July 09, 2009 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 41239)

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

July 11, 2009 05:07 PM

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

July 15, 2009 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomisimo (Post 41703)

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	July 15, 2009 05:46 AM

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

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