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absent

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absent
A
adjective
/AmE ˈæbsənt , BrE ˈabs(ə)nt /
1 (not present) ausente
the teacher marked her absent el profesor le puso falta or la anotó ausente
to be absent from sth faltar a algo
she was absent from school faltó al colegio
to go absent without order of leave (US), to go absent without leave (British) (Military) ausentarse sin permiso
to absent friends! ¡por los amigos ausentes!
2 (lacking) (predicative):
his famous sense of humor was conspicuously absent su famoso sentido del humor brilló por su ausencia
3 (vague) (before noun) ‹look› distraído, ausente
B
to absent oneself
reflexive verb
/AmE æbˈsɛnt , BrE abˈsɛnt / (formal)
ausentarse (formal) to absent oneself from sth ausentarse de algo
C
preposition
/AmE ˈæbsənt , BrE ˈabs(ə)nt /
(US) sin