absent, away
Provavelmente estaremos ausentes por alguns dias.
We’ll probably be away for a few days.
Com tantas pessoas ausentes nesta semana, não pudemos completar o projeto.
With so many people absent this week, we couldn't complete the project.
Foi por isso que o Tom e eu estivemos ausentes da escola ontem.
That's why Tom and I were absent from school yesterday.
Metade dos estudantes estão ausentes.
Half of the students are absent.
Havia um bom tanto de estudantes ausentes da aula hoje.
There were quite a few students absent from class today.
We were absent.