ausente

adj. absent, missing

n. absentee, truant

adv. off

v. go away, depart

= absentee, missing, non-attender [nonattender], absent.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
Ex: The attempt to discover it may lead to ineffective 'psychoanalysis of the absent reader'.
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* estar ausente = lack.
* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

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* ausentarse = be absent (from).
* ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.