German-English translation for "nachsitzen"

"nachsitzen" English translation

nachsitzen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; hund | and u. sein> umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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to have detention... to make a pupil stay behind...
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nachsitzen
Neutrum | neuter n <Nachsitzens>

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detention
He forgot to bring his homework, so he got detention.
Er vergaß seine Hausarbeit mitzubringen und so musste er nachsitzen.
Source: Tatoeba
The teacher made him stay after school.
Der Lehrer hat ihn nachsitzen lassen.
Source: Tatoeba
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