absence *** ab·sence n

absence *** ab·sence n
['æbs(ə)ns]
(of person) assenza, (of thing) mancanza

in the absence of — (person) in assenza di, (thing) in mancanza di

in my absence — in mia assenza

in the absence of any evidence — non essendoci prove

absence of mind — distrazione f

absence of proof — mancanza di prove


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