Definition
Absent from a required place without permission, especially used for military personnel who leave without authorization.
Etymology
Acronym from military English: 'Absent Without Official Leave.' Became a standard English word starting in World War I.
Kelly Says
AWOL is one of the most famous military acronyms, but it's unusual because the acronym became so common that people forget it's an acronym—nobody says 'absent without official leave' anymore, just 'AWOL'!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር
en-de ne-ger
BNবাংলা
অনুপস্থিত
a-nu-pos-th-it
CSČeština
nepřítomen
ne-pri-to-men
DADansk
fraværende
fra-ve-arende
DEDeutsch
abwesend
ab-ve-send
ELΕλληνικά
απουσιάζει
a-pou-si-a-zei
ESEspañol
desaparecido
de-sa-pa-re-si-doh
FRFrançais
absent sans permission
ab-sent san per-me-ssion
HIहिन्दी
अनुपस्थित
a-nu-pa-s-th-it
HUMagyar
nincs jelen
nincz je-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak hadir
tidak ha-dir
ITItaliano
assente senza permesso
as-sen-te sen-za per-me-sso
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
pru-pra-su
MRMR
अनुपस्थित
a-nu-pa-s-th-it
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak hadir
tidak ha-dir
NLNederlands
afwezig
a-fi-voeg
NONorsk
fraværende
fra-ve-arende
PLPolski
nieobecny
nie-o-be-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
em falta
em fal-ta
RORomână
absolut
ab-so-lut
RUРусский
без вести
bez ve-sti
SVSvenska
frånvarande
frun-van-der-e
TAதமிழ்
மறைந்தார்
ma-rai-n-thar
TEతెలుగు
నెలవలేదు
ne-la-va-le-du
TRTürkçe
izinsiz yok
i-zin-siz yok
UKУкраїнська
відсутній
vid-sut-nyy
VITiếng Việt
vắng mặt
vang mat
ZH中文
擅离职守
shàn lí zhí shǒu
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngap-han-dle