AWOL

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• US: /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/
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• US: /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/
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• Philippines: /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/
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• CMU ARPABET: EY1 W AO2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• French: absent sans autorisation — absent without permission
• French: absent irrégulier — absent without permission
• French: en absence irrégulière — absent without permission
• German: unerlaubt abwesend — absent without permission
• German: eigenmächtig abwesend — absent without permission
• German: unentschuldigt fehlend — absent without permission
• Haitian Creole: fòlòp — absent without permission
• Italian: assente senza permesso — absent without permission
• Polish: nieobecny bez zezwolenia — absent without permission
• Portuguese: ausente sem permissão — absent without permission
• Russian: в самово́льной отлу́чке (v samovólʹnoj otlúčke) — absent without permission
• Russian: в самово́лке (v samovólke) — absent without permission
• Spanish: ausente sin permiso — absent without permission
• Ukrainian: СЗЧ (SZČ) — absent without permission
• Ukrainian: самовільне залишення частини (samovilʹne zalyšennja častyny) — absent without permission
• Finnish: luvaton poissaolo — military: absence without proper authority
• Finnish: puntis — military: absence without proper authority
• French: absence irrégulière — military: absence without proper authority
• French: ABSIR — military: absence without proper authority
• German: unerlaubte Entfernung f unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe — military: absence without proper authority
• German: unerlaubte Abwesenheit — military: absence without proper authority
• German: unerlaubte Abwesenheit von der Truppe — military: absence without proper authority
• Norwegian Bokmål: tyvperm — military: absence without proper authority
• Norwegian Bokmål: tjuvperm — military: absence without proper authority
• Portuguese: desertor — military: absence without proper authority
• Russian: самово́льная отлу́чка (samovólʹnaja otlúčka) — military: absence without proper authority
• Russian: самово́льное увольне́ние (samovólʹnoje uvolʹnénije) — military: absence without proper authority
• Russian: самово́лка (samovólka) — military: absence without proper authority
• Russian: самохо́д (samoxód) — military: absence without proper authority
• Spanish: ausente sin licencia — military: absence without proper authority
• Spanish: desertor — military: absence without proper authority
• Spanish: desertora — military: absence without proper authority
• Swedish: bondpermission — military: absence without proper authority
• Swedish: frånvaro utan giltig orsak — military: absence without proper authority
• Finnish: punttaaja — military: person who holds AWOL status
• French: absent irrégulier — military: person who holds AWOL status
• French: absent sans autorisation — military: person who holds AWOL status
• German: Fahnenflüchtiger — military: person who holds AWOL status
• German: Fahnenflüchtige — military: person who holds AWOL status
• Spanish: desertor — military: person who holds AWOL status
• Finnish: lintsari — generic: one who is absent without permission
• German: unerlaubt Abwesender — generic: one who is absent without permission
• Italian: assente senza permesso — generic: one who is absent without permission
• Italian: assente ingiustificato — generic: one who is absent without permission
• French: porté disparu — figuratively: someone or something missing