Polyglot Dictionary

absence

/apsɑ̃s/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
absences

Meaning

  1. absence

    • Son absence a été remarquée.

      Her absence was noticed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Abwesenheit

Abwesenheit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "absence."

Spanish

ausencia

ausencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "absence."

Portuguese

ausência

ausência is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "absence."

Practice

1 What does absence mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son ___ a été remarquée.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches absence?

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