s'absenter

Il avait le temps d'effectuer sa manipulation sans risque, mais je m'étais absenté quand il a décidé d'entrer.
There was time to safely make the change but I had left the room for a minute when Chester decided to go in.
Tu as bien refermé la porte à clé pendant que je m'étais absenté ?
You do lock the doors and that while I'm out, don't you?
Monsieur le Président, vendredi dernier, sous les yeux de mon collègue Rübig, ma carte de vote a été dérobée alors que je m'étais absenté un court instant.
Mr President, last Friday my voting card was stolen right in front of Mr Rübig, while I was briefly outside.
Je m'étais absente.
I'd been away, like.
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