| Principal Translations |
| absent adj | (not there) | no estar adv + v aux |
| | | no encontrarse adv + v prnl |
| | (sólo personas) | ausente adj mf |
| | When Nadia looked at the table the next morning, the book was absent. |
| | Cuando Nadia miró la mesa a la mañana siguiente, el libro no estaba. |
| | Cuando Nadia miró la mesa a la mañana siguiente, el libro no se encontraba. |
| absent from [sth] adj + prep | (not present at) | ausente en, ausente de adj + prep |
| | Jasmine was absent from the party on Sunday. |
| | Jasmine estuvo ausente en la fiesta del domingo. |
| absent adj | (student, etc.: not present) | ausente adj |
| | On the day Marlene was absent, the teacher gave a pop quiz. |
| | El día en que Marlene estuvo ausente, el profesor hizo un examen sorpresa. |
| absent adj | (look: distracted) | ausente adj |
| | | distraído/a adj |
| | (mirada) | perdida adj |
| | Matt stared at the TV with an absent expression on his face. |
| | Matt se quedó mirando el televisor con una expresión ausente en su rostro. |
| absent yourself vtr + refl | (leave) | retirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse v prnl |
| | I started feeling unwell at the party, so I absented myself. |
| | Me empecé a sentir mal en la fiesta así que me retiré. |
| absent yourself from [sth] v expr | formal (leave) | retirarse de v prnl + prep |
| | If you feel unwell, simply absent yourself from the table. |
| | Si te encuentras mal puedes retirarte de la mesa. |
absent,
absent yourself from [sth] v expr | formal (not attend) | ausentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Mr Smith sends his apologies for having to absent himself from today's meeting. |
| | El señor Smith les pide disculpas por tener que ausentarse de la reunión de hoy. |