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Definition: (adj) - absent, lacking, missing

Je serai absent demain. - I'll be out / absent tomorrow.

Le rire est toujours absent dans cette maison ! - Laughter is always missing in this house (no one ever laughs in this house)

Pourquoi est-ce que ce pays est absent des négociations ? - Why is this country not participating in the negotiations?

Related: une absence - absence; absentéisme - absenteeism; un/e absentéiste - absentee; absenter - to go out, leave

(Click the little graphic below to hear the Mot du jour pronounced. If you're wondering why the b is pronounced like a p, see my lesson on assimilation.)
Pronunciation: [a psa(n)]Audio Link

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