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1 absent
absent, e [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjectiveb. ( = distrait) [air] vacant2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = élève) absentee (PROV) les absents ont toujours tort it's always the people who aren't there that get the blame* * *
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absente apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( éloigné longtemps) away (jamais épith) (de from); ( éloigné brièvement) out (jamais épith) (de of)2) (qui ne s'est pas présenté, ne participe pas) [élève, employé] absent (de from)3) ( inexistant) absent (de from)4) ( absorbé) absent-minded
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nom masculin, féminin absentee‘absents excusés...’ — ‘apologies for absence...’
••les absents ont toujours tort — Proverbe those who are absent always get the blame
* * *apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t absent, -e1. adj1) (personne) absent2) (objet, élément) missing, lacking3) (air, regard) vacant, faraway2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( éloigné longtemps) away ( jamais épith) (de from); ( éloigné brièvement) out ( jamais épith) (de of); il est absent pour deux mois he's away for two months; je serai absent du bureau tout l'après-midi I'll be out of the office all afternoon;2 ( qui ne s'est pas présenté) [élève, employé, candidat] absent;3 ( qui ne participe pas) absent (de from); la France est absente des débats France is absent from the debates;4 ( inexistant) absent (de from); mon nom est absent de la liste my name is not on ou is absent from the list; cette espèce est absente de nos régions this species is not found in our region; l'humour était absent des débats the debates were lacking in humourGB;5 ( absorbé) absent-minded; elle répondit d'une voix absente she replied absent-mindedly.B nm,f1 gén, Scol absentee; ‘absents excusés…’ ‘apologies for absence…’; Pinchon, autre absent remarqué de la réunion… Pinchon, also notably absent from the meeting…; le grand absent du tournoi, Leconte, était tombé malade la veille notably absent from the tournament was Leconte, who had fallen ill the day before;2 ( défunt) liter absent one; il a eu une pensée émue pour les absents he thought with emotion of those no longer with him;3 Jur missing person.les absents ont toujours tort Prov those who are absent always get the blame.( féminin absente) [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif2. [inattentif] absent3. [chose] missing[sentiment] lacking————————, absente [apsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin[du travail, de l'école] absentee[dans une famille] absent personon ne fait pas cours, il y a trop d'absents we're not having a lesson today, there are too many pupils missing ou away -
2 distrait
distrait, e [distʀε, εt]* * *
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participe passé adjectif [personne] ( trait de caractère) absent-minded; ( occasionnellement) inattentive; [élève] inattentive; [air, manière] distracted; [regard, sourire] vague* * *distʀɛ, ɛt distrait, -e1. ppSee:2. adj* * *A pp ⇒ distraire.B pp adj [personne] ( trait de caractère) absent-minded; ( occasionnellement) inattentive; [élève] inattentive; [air, manière] distracted; [regard, sourire] vague; excusez-moi, j'étais distrait I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention; écouter d'une oreille distraite to listen with only half an ear, to half-listen; regarder qn d'un œil distrait to look vaguely at sb.( féminin distraite) [distrɛ, ɛt] adjectif[généralement] absent-minded————————, distraite [distrɛ, ɛt] nom masculin, nom féminin[élève] inattentived'un air distrait abstractedly, absent-mindedlyexcusez-moi, j'étais distrait sorry, I wasn't paying attention -
3 hurluberlu
n. m. 'Scatterbrain', erratically absent-minded person.
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