Polyglot Dictionary

ausência

/awˈzẽsjɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as ausências

Meaning

  1. absence

    • Notei sua ausência.

      I noticed your absence.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

falta

ausência and falta are close synonyms for "absence"; falta also separately means "lack," more broadly, or a foul in sports.

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."

French

absence

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

Practice

1 What does ausência mean?

2 Fill the gap: Notei sua ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausência?

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