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Old July 07, 2009, 09:35 AM
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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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Than you Poli, what kind of animal is that in your window a rabbit?
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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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
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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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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)
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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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