This is the 8400th most frequent French word.
absentés
"Absentés" means "absented" or "people who have been absent."
In this sentence, 'absentés' is the past participle in the reflexive verb 's'absenter' meaning 'to excuse oneself or leave temporarily from somewhere'.
Nous nous sommes absentés de la réunion pour répondre à un appel important.
We excused ourselves from the meeting to take an important call.
Here, 'absentés' expresses being physically absent or away, used again in the reflexive form 's'absenter' which translates to 'to be absent'.
Pourquoi vous êtes-vous absentés de l'école aujourd'hui?
Why were you absent from school today?
In this instance, 'absentés' implies a temporary departure, underlining the brevity of being away.