TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
absent1, a. 1 a As láthair, neamhláithreach. Why were you absent from school? cén fáth nach raibh tú ar scoil? Long absent soon forgotten, seachnaíonn súil ní nach bhfeiceann. b Ar iarraidh. 2 Occ. =ABSENT-MINDED.
absent2, v.tr. To absent oneself, fanacht as láthair (from, ó).
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He is (away, absent) from home, tá sé as baile.
To be (away, absent) from home, bheith as baile.
Absent through illness, as láthair as siocair breoiteachta.
I was absent at the time, bhí mé as láthair san am.
Unavoidably absent, as láthair agus gan leigheas, neart, air.