Schulabbrecher

school dropout

noun SHOOL-ab-bre-kher Rare

Usage Note

Schulabbrecher refers to a young person who leaves school before obtaining any leaving qualification. The female form is Schulabbrecherin. The phenomenon is tracked statistically and is the subject of prevention programmes.

Examples

"Das Programm soll helfen, die Zahl der Schulabbrecher zu senken."

Natural Translation

The programme is designed to help reduce the number of school dropouts.

Literal Translation

The programme should help, the number of the school-dropouts to lower.

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