[kē rōngrīen] (v, exp) EN: pay truant from schoolFR: faire l'école buissonnière ; s'absenter de l'école sans autorisation ; manquer les cours ; sécher le lycée (fam.) ; brosser les cours (fam. - Belg.)
‖ n. [ F. Cf. Lyceum. ] A French lyceum, or secondary school for students intermediate between elementary school and college, supported by the French government, for preparing students for the university. Syn. -- secondary school, lyceum, Gymnasium, middle school. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]