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brillar por su ausencia
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (general)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to be conspicuous by one's absence (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Sus padres brillaron por su ausencia. - De hecho, estaban enfermos y no pudieron asistir.Her parents were conspicuous by their absence. - They were actually sick and couldn't go.
b. to be noticeably absent
Esperábamos que Ana viniera, pero brilló por su ausencia.We expected Ana to come, but she was noticeably absent.
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