за отсутствием

• ЗА ОТСУТСТВИЕМ{{}}

[PrepP; Invar; the resulting PrepP is adv]

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1. за отсутствием кого in connection with a person's temporary absence from a given place at a given time:

- in the absence of.

     ♦ За отсутствием директора по всем вопросам нужно обращаться к его заместителю. In the absence of the director all problems should be addressed to his deputy.

2. за отсутствием кого-чего in connection with the unavailability, complete absence of a person or thing:

- for lack (want) of;

- in the absence of.

     ♦ ...За отсутствием пристойной обуви я носила нелепые казанские сапожки с киевской ярмарки (Мандельштам 2). ...For want of proper shoes, I was wearing a grotesque pair of Kazan boots which I had bought at the Kiev fair... (2a).