absent
He was absent because of the storm.
Il était absent à cause de la tempête.
I want to say, I understand why some were absent.
Je tiens à préciser que je comprends pourquoi certains étaient absents.
— Aquarius (2016)
He gave an explanation about why he had been absent.
Il a donné une explication quant à son absence.
When she's absent, everything goes badly.
Quand elle est absente, tout va mal.
There were quite a few students absent from class today.
Il y avait pas mal d’élèves absents en classe aujourd’hui.
I really regret that I was absent.
Je regrette vraiment d’avoir été absent(e).