English–French

“step away” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/apsɑ̃te/

Example

Je dois m'absenter cinq minutes.

I have to step away for five minutes.

Illustration for absenter (step away)

How to say “step away” in French

“Step away” in French is absenter.

Someone moves out of a place for a short interval and is temporarily unavailable there.

Full entry for absenter: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with absenter

Pour des raisons personnelles, il a dû s'absenter du travail.

For personal reasons, he had to be absent from work.

Tips for using absenter

  • With a place, s'absenter commonly takes de: elle s'est absentée du bureau means that she briefly left the office.

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