absent
/ˈæb.sn̩t/ adjectif B1En français : absent
- Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing. · When they were able to return to the clinic some months later, certain pieces of equipment were absent.
- Not existing. · The body part was rudimentary or absent in 1% of specimens.· Empathy seemed to be absent from the messages.
- Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. · Tom was there, but he seemed absent and withdrawn. Normally he is quite present [= engaged] during a meeting.
Comparatif absenter · Superlatif absentest
Dans la bibliothèque
She longed to inquire of the housekeeper whether her master were really absent, but had not courage for it.
“True; but that gentleman being absent, his secretary, by his orders, opened his letters; thinking this one of importance, he sent for me, but not finding me, took upon himself to give the necessary orders for arresting the accused party.”
Douglas, and that she would display acute uneasiness if her absent husband should ever be particularly late in his return.
Tomorrow morning I start for Paris; four days to go, and the same to return, with one day to discharge the commission entrusted to me, is all the time I shall be absent.
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