German-English translations for schwänzen

play hookyPlenty of people played hooky from work to go see the movie on opening day.
play truant

truancy
absenteeism
beak
us
bump off
bunk
bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.

cut
us
The castration of pigs, bobtailing and the cutting of teeth must be banned. Die Kastration von Schweinen, das Kupieren von Schwänzen und das Abschneiden von Zähnen müssen verboten werden. Would you please cut the cake?I have three diamonds to cut today
cut class
dipThere is a dip in the road aheadIm going for a dip before breakfast.This onion dip is just scrumptious.
ditch
us
Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
DOB
dog
uk
us
The dog barked all night longShe’s a real dogYou lucky dog!
jigThey danced a jigCutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jigThe guests were jigging around on the dance floor
kid
us
He treated the oxen like they didnt exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.Shes a kid. Its normal for her to have imaginary friendsOnly 90s kids will remember this toy.
mitchJohn said he was going to mitch the last lesson today.
pip
us
He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.
play the wag
sag offHis trousers were sagging off his legs
scull
shirk
us
If you have a job, dont shirk from it by staying off work
shirking
skipShe will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other.The rock will skip across the pond.I bet I can skip this rock to the other side of the pond.
skip school
skiveMr Smiths history classes are a total skive.
slough
uk
That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.This skin is being sloughed.
sluffThat is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful.This is the sluff that came off of his skin after the burn.Hes sluffing off somewhere. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=sluff&searchmode=none--
truancy
wagThe wag of my dogs tail expresses happiness.