Usage examples of "absents" in French with translation to English

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Pourquoi étiez-vous absents hier ? Why were you absent yesterday?
Les absents ont toujours torts Those who are absent, are always wrong
Les absents ont toujours tort. The absent are always in the wrong.
Deux élèves sont absents aujourd'hui. Two students are absent today.
Au moins trente étudiants étaient absents. At least thirty students were absent.
La moitié des étudiants sont absents. Half of the students are absent.
La moitié des étudiants furent absents. Half the students were absent.
La moitié des étudiants ont été absents. Half the students were absent.
C'est pourquoi tant d'étudiants sont absents aujourd'hui. That's why so many students are absent today.
Dites-moi pourquoi vous étiez absents de l'école hier. Tell me why you were absent from school yesterday.
La semaine dernière 5 élèves ont été absents de cours. Last week five students were absent from class.
Un grand nombre d'élèves étaient absents de l'école. A great many students were absent from school.
Dites-moi la raison pour laquelle vous étiez absents de l'école hier. Tell me the reason you were absent from school yesterday.
Pourquoi étiez-vous absent hier ? Why were you absent yesterday?
Pourquoi étais-tu absent hier ? Why were you absent yesterday?
Pourquoi étiez-vous absente hier ? Why were you absent yesterday?
Pourquoi étais-tu absente hier ? Why were you absent yesterday?
Pourquoi étiez-vous absentes hier ? Why were you absent yesterday?
J'étais absent du travail hier. I was absent from work yesterday.
Dis-moi pourquoi il était absent. Tell me why he was absent.
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