absents

absent

a p . s ɑ̃ → absent
absent absent, away + s Plural
adjective · plural masculine Rare #25,109
absent
FR: Les élèves absents rattraperont le cours demain.
EN: The absent students will catch up on the lesson tomorrow.
Forms of absent
MasculineFeminine
Singular — absente
Plural absents absentes

Deux élèves sont absents aujourd'hui.

Two students are absent today.

Buvons aux amis absents.

Let's drink to absent friends.

Au moins trente étudiants étaient absents.

At least thirty students were absent.

Quand les maris sont absents, tout est pour le mieux, non ?

When husbands are away, everything is for the best, isn't it?

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Deux garçons sont absents de l'école aujourd'hui.

Two boys are absent from school today.

Les jours suivants, Azad, Bhagat Singh et les autres furent absents.

Over the following days, Azad, Bhagat Singh, and the others were absent.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Nous sommes absents.

We are absent.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Aujourd'hui, Tom et Marie sont absents.

Today, Tom and Marie are absent.

Nombre d'étudiants sont absents, aujourd'hui.

A number of students are absent today.

Nous étions absents à l'école car nous étions malades.

We were absent from school because we were sick.

Dites-moi pourquoi vous étiez absents de l'école hier.

Tell me why you were absent from school yesterday.

Aux amis absents.

To absent friends.

— Star Trek III : À la recherche de Spock (1984)

Pourquoi étiez-vous absents hier ?

Why were you absent yesterday?

Certains élèves étaient absents pour cause de grippe.

Some students were absent due to the flu.

Nous étions absents.

We were absent.

Trois de mes étudiants étaient absents aujourd'hui.

Three of my students were absent today.

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