in the absence of

English

Preposition

in the absence of

1. (This entry is a translation hub.)

   Antonym: in the presence of

   • 1951 October, “Notes and News: The Harmonium at Troutbeck”, in Railway Magazine, page 709:

     It [Troutbeck] has religious isolation also, for it is several miles—and very strenuous miles in winter—from the parish church at Mungrisdale, and the introduction of the harmonium to the waiting room was due to the zeal of a vicar of many years ago who, in the absence of any other room in the village, obtained permission to use the premises for services, including Sunday School. Most of his successors have continued this self-sacrificing duty.

Synonyms

• absent

 

Related terms

• in absentia

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: in de afwezigheid van
• Finnish: jos ... ei ole, mikäli ... ei ole, puuttuessa, ilman (fi), poissa ollessa
• French: en l’absence de
• Hungarian: távollétében
• Italian: in assenza di
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: укеште (ukešte)

• Polish: z braku

References

• “in the absence of”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.