miss

[[t]mis[/t]] 1. verb

1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) manquer

2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) rater

3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) manquer

4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) regretter

5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) remarquer l'absence/la disparition de

6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) manquer

7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) manquer

8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) rater

9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) échapper à

10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) avoir des ratés

2. noun

(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) coup raté/manqué

- missing

- go missing - miss out - miss the boat

English-French dictionary. 2014.