absently in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for absently in the English»French Dictionary

absently [Brit ˈabs(ə)ntli, Am ˈæbsəntli] ADV

absently muse, stare

d'un air absent

absently say

distraitement

Translations for absently in the French»English Dictionary

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rêveusement (distraitement)

absently

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She had small, delicate hands whose nails she kept manicured and shined and was vain about and that she gestured with absently.

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He absently wondered how much this would hurt.

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At various times he rocked back and forth, fidgeted absently or ran a hand through his grey, thinning hair.

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Absently, he fingers his great enemy, the soil, not soil any more, but compacted dust.

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I arch my back absently and squeeze my bare legs together, creating a nice pressure, mouthing the word, seeing how it feels.

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Back in the living room, the other guy is absently poking at his phone.

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We were all in it together - laughing, cringing, absently checking our email and wondering if we'd miss those two hours later in life.

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His mind drifted absently across the landscape.

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I sip my morning coffee with toes dangling in the pool, absently gazing at the limestone ridges of the mountains across the valley.

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I absently moved us aside to avoid being impaled on a wayward stick of bamboo.

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