English → French
absence /BrE ˈabs(ə)ns 
, AmE ˈæbsəns /
noun
1 (general) School (of person) absence f
in/during sb's absence en/pendant l'absence de qn
2 (of thing) manque m
Idioms
absence makes the heart grow fonder
l'absence attise les grandes passions
to be conspicuous by one's absence
briller par son absence
in the absence of
faute de [alternative, cooperation, evidence, assurances etc]