miss
BrE /mɪs/ AmE /mɪs/
verb en → es
past missed pp missed ing missing
to feel sad because you cannot see or talk to someone that you like a lot
extrañar, echar de menos
- miss somebody
Collocations miss your family · miss your friends
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I miss my grandmother.
Extraño a mi abuela.
to fail to hit or reach something that you are aiming at
fallar, no alcanzar
- miss the target
Collocations miss a shot · miss the bus
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He missed the ball.
Falló el balón.
to fail to attend something that you were supposed to be at
faltar a, no asistir a
- miss the class
Collocations miss school · miss work
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She missed her flight.
Ella faltó a su vuelo.
to not see or meet someone because you were not there at the same time
no ver, no encontrarse con
- miss somebody
Collocations miss a friend · miss an appointment
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I missed you at the party.
No te vi en la fiesta.
to not hear or see something that was said or shown
no escuchar, no ver
- miss the announcement
Collocations miss a call · miss a message
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Did you miss the news?
¿Te perdiste las noticias?
to not understand something that someone said or meant
no entender, no captar
- miss the point
Collocations miss a joke · miss the meaning
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I missed your point.
No capté tu punto.
to not have something that you need or want
no tener, carecer de
- miss the opportunity
Collocations miss a chance · miss an opportunity
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We missed our chance.
Perdimos nuestra oportunidad.
to not complete something that you were supposed to do
no completar, no terminar
- miss the deadline
Collocations miss a payment · miss a deadline
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He missed his homework.
No terminó su tarea.
Idioms
perder la oportunidad
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If you don't act now, you'll miss the boat.
Si no actúas ahora, te perderás la oportunidad.
perderse algo
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Don't miss out on the fun.
No te pierdas la diversión.
fallar el objetivo, no acertar
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The ad campaign missed the mark.
La campaña publicitaria falló en su objetivo.