What does ausente in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ausente in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ausente in Spanish.

The word ausente in Spanish means absent, missing, daydreaming, distracted, missing person, absentee, authorized absence, unauthorized absence. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ausente

absent, missing

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que no está ahí) (not present)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi marido estaba ausente cuando llamaron a la puerta.
My husband was out when they knocked on the door.

daydreaming, distracted

adjetivo de una sola terminación (sin prestar atención)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Se notaba que estabas ausente mientras hablaba tu tío.
I could tell that you were daydreaming while your uncle was talking.

missing person

nombre común en cuanto al género (Derecho (desaparecido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los hijos del ausente viven con un tutor.
The children of the missing person live with a tutor.

absentee

nombre común en cuanto al género (quien no está presente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No es de buena educación criticar al ausente.
It's not polite to criticize the absentee.

authorized absence

locución adjetiva (con permiso, excusa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El viernes me tomé un ausente con aviso para visitar a mi hermana en el campo.
I took authorized absence on Friday to visit my sister in the countryside.

unauthorized absence

locución adjetiva (sin permiso, excusa) (US)

Pablo se tomó un ausente sin aviso y perdió un día de sueldo.
Pablo took unauthorized absence and lost a day's wages.

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