Usages of absent
Pourquoi est-ce que tu es absent aujourd'hui ?
Why are you absent today?
Parce que le chef est absent aujourd'hui.
Because the boss is absent today.
Le chef est absent, alors nous annulons la réunion.
The boss is absent, so we are cancelling the meeting.
Une partie des étudiants est absente.
Some of the students are absent.
Il est absent, en effet il est malade.
He is absent, indeed he is ill.
Le filigrane étant absent, ils ne peuvent pas authentifier la lettre, d'autant moins qu'elle est déchirée.
The watermark being absent, they cannot authenticate the letter, all the less since it is torn.
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