"conspicuous by one's absence" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. Raising suspicions by the fact of not being present at an expected place. Translations (Translations): schitteren door afwezigheid [verb] (Dutch), loistaa poissaolollaan [verb] (Finnish), briller par son absence [verb] (French), durch Abwesenheit glänzen [verb] (German), brillare per la propria assenza [verb] (Italian), glimre ved sitt fravær (Norwegian Bokmål), brillar por su ausencia [verb] (Spanish), lysa med sin frånvaro (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-conspicuous_by_one's_absence-en-phrase-GG8kCL-n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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