English-Czech translations for absence

• nepřítomnost
  Tím se také vysvětluje jejich nepřítomnost. This also explains their absence.
  Její nepřítomnost je důkazem toho, že konáme. Her absence is proof that we are taking action.
  Vůdci Evropské unie byli svou nepřítomností až nápadní. The EU's leaders were conspicuous by their absence.
• absence
  Absence takovýchto opatření je obzvláště politováníhodná. The absence of such measures is particularly regrettable.
  Znepokojuje mě absence Evropy v historickém procesu. I am disturbed by the absence of Europe in a historic process.

Definition of absence

• A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.
• Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
• Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.
• Inattention to things present; abstraction .
• Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.

Examples

• Absence makes the heart grow fonder
• He had an absence of enthusiasm
• absence of mind

Related words

• absential