afwezig

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Translation of afwezig from Dutch into English,

Adjective

1.
afwezigheid
  • She is away on vacation.Ze is afwezig op vakantie.
2.
afwezigheid, onoplettend
  • She was absent from the meeting.Ze was afwezig bij de vergadering.
  • He gave an absent nod during the lecture.Hij gaf een afwezige knik tijdens het college.
3.
afgeleid
US
  • He seemed completely checked out during the meeting.Hij leek tijdens de vergadering volledig afwezig te zijn.
4.
  • The team leader was missing in action during the meeting.De teamleider was afwezig tijdens de vergadering.
5.
in gedachten verzonken
  • She seemed abstracted during the entire meeting.Ze leek afwezig tijdens de hele vergadering.

Adverb

1.
  • She absentmindedly stirred her coffee while reading.Ze roerde afwezig in haar koffie terwijl ze las.
2.
aandacht
  • He listened distractedly to the lecture, missing key points.Hij luisterde afwezig naar de lezing en miste belangrijke punten
3.
afgeleid
  • She nodded absently during the conversation.Ze knikte afwezig tijdens het gesprek.
4.
gebrek aan focus
  • She stared vacantly out the window.Ze staarde afwezig uit het raam.
5.
afwezigheid
  • He took a day off for rest.Hij nam een dag vrij voor rust.

Acronym

werkonderbreking
RareUS
  • She is OOO until next Monday.Ze is afwezig tot volgende maandag.
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Expressions with afwezig: translations and examples in English

afwezig op het werkadj.
She is out of office until next Monday.
She is out sick today.
He was out sick all week.
She is on the sick list and cannot play today.
She will be off work next week due to vacation.
volledig afwezigadj.
The keys were nowhere to be seen.
Her support was nowhere in evidence during the meeting.
He showed not the slightest interest in the topic.
afwezig kijkenv.
During the meeting, he seemed to look off, not paying attention.

Synonyms and analogies of afwezig in Dutch

Other examples with afwezig

The evidence was completely absent.
Het bewijs was volledig afwezig.
The service was nonexistent during the outage.
De service was niet-bestaand tijdens de storing.
She was in her own world during the meeting.
Ze was in haar eigen wereld tijdens de vergadering.

Translations of "afwezig" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
absentadj.

Toen de docent afwezig was, nam de assistent het snel over.

When the teacher was absent, the assistant stepped in quickly.

awayadj.

De invalleraar deelde werkbladen uit terwijl de vaste docent afwezig was.

The substitute handed out worksheets while the regular teacher was away.

distractedadj.

Na het horen van het nieuws was hij duidelijk ongerust en afwezig.

After hearing the news, he was visibly uneasy and distracted.

offadj.

Hij was vorige maand langere tijd afwezig van zijn werk vanwege een ernstige ziekte.

He was off work last month due to a serious illness.

missingadj.

Als er een over is was er iemand afwezig.

If there's a leg left over, it means someone was missing.

lackingadj./prtp.

Maar het zijn geen echte albino's, volledig afwezig in pigmentatievermogen, wat meestal gepaard gaat met steeds zwaardere fysieke beperkingen.

But they are not real albinos, completely lacking in pigmentation ability, which is usually associated with more and more severe physical limitations.

preoccupiedadj.

De spreker kwam wat afwezig over terwijl ze de keynote toesprak.

The speaker appeared preoccupied as she delivered the keynote address.

not presentadj.

Licht is aanwezig en afwezig tegelijkertijd.

Light is present and not present at the same time.

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Other translations for afwezig:

  • zoned outadj.
  • nulladj.
  • absentedpp.
  • unseeingadj.

afwezig: Examples and translations in context

De leraar zal elke leerling die vroeg weggaat als afwezig noteren.

The teacher will mark down as absent any student who leaves early.

De leraar las de lijst met leerlingen die vandaag afwezig waren voor.

The teacher read off the list of students who were absent today.

In een afwezig moment miste hij allerlei details om zich heen.

Caught in an absent moment, he missed several details around him.

De leerlingen mochten eerder weg omdat de docent afwezig was.

The students were excused early because the teacher was absent.

Zij is een tijdelijke kracht die invallt zolang de manager afwezig is.

She is a temporary worker filling in while the manager is absent.

Ze was afwezig bij de vergadering door een plotselinge ziekte.

She was absent from the meeting due to a sudden illness.

Ze heeft aangeboden de dienst over te nemen toen een collega afwezig was.

She made herself available to cover the shift when a colleague was absent.

De leraar was één keer afwezig, dus toen kwam er een invaller.

The teacher was absent on one occasion, so a substitute came.

See also:

volledig afwezigafwezig zijn
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