absentEnglish → FrenchEnglish–French Dictionaryabsent1. [ˈæbsənt] adjective 1) (not there) [person, thing] absent (from de) 2) Military to be absent without leave — être en absence illégale 3) (preoccupied) [look] absent2. [əbˈsent] reflexive verb sout to absent oneself — s'absenter