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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
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absenter <s'absenter> [apsɑ̃te] VB refl

absenter (longtemps)
to go away
absenter (brièvement)
to go out
il s'est absenté pour raisons de santé
he went away for health reasons
ne vous absentez pas trop longtemps
don't be gone for long
s'absenter de
to go out of, to leave
je dois m'absenter de chez moi/du bureau
I must go out of the house/the office
pour un oui (ou) pour un non s'absenter, s'énerver
for the slightest thing
je dois m'absenter prochainement
I'll have to leave shortly
English
English
French
French
to be called away
être obligé de s'absenter
to absent oneself
s'absenter (from de)
to stay away from school/work
s'absenter de l'école/de son travail
I got time off
on m'a permis de m'absenter

in the PONS Dictionary

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absenter [apsɑ̃te] VB refl

s'absenter (ne pas venir)
not to attend
s'absenter (être absent)
to be absent
s'absenter (partir)
to leave
je ne me suis absenté que deux minutes
I was only away for two minutes
irrégulièrement s'absenter
without authorization
English
English
French
French
to absent oneself from sth
s'absenter de qc
it's an excuse for missing work
c'est une excuse pour s'absenter du travail
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

absenter [apsɑ͂te] VB refl

absenter (ne pas venir)
not to attend
absenter (être absent)
to be absent
absenter (partir)
to leave
je ne me suis absenté que deux minutes
I was only away for two minutes
English
English
French
French
to absent oneself from sth
s'absenter de qc
it's an excuse for missing work
c'est une excuse pour s'absenter du travail
Présent
jem'absente
tut'absentes
il/elle/ons'absente
nousnousabsentons
vousvousabsentez
ils/elless'absentent
Imparfait
jem'absentais
tut'absentais
il/elle/ons'absentait
nousnousabsentions
vousvousabsentiez
ils/elless'absentaient
Passé simple
jem'absentai
tut'absentas
il/elle/ons'absenta
nousnousabsentâmes
vousvousabsentâtes
ils/elless'absentèrent
Futur simple
jem'absenterai
tut'absenteras
il/elle/ons'absentera
nousnousabsenterons
vousvousabsenterez
ils/elless'absenteront
See further verb tables
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