near miss in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for near miss in the English»French Dictionary

near miss N AVIAT

near miss

risque m de collision

to have a near miss planes:

frôler la collision

to have a near miss cars:

faillir se percuter

Translations for near miss in the English»French Dictionary

I.miss [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs] N

1. miss (failure to score):

miss (in game)

coup m manqué or raté

the first shot was a miss

le premier coup a manqué

2. miss (failure):

miss (film, record etc)

échec m

3. miss dated:

miss (little girl)

petite fille f

miss (young woman)

jeune fille f

a pert little miss pej

une petite pimbêche

II.Miss

1. Miss:

Miss (woman's title)

Mademoiselle f

Miss (written abbr)

Mlle

the Misses Brown dated

les demoiselles Brown dated

Miss World/Oxford

Miss Monde/Oxford

2. Miss SCHOOL:

Miss (gen) (mode of address)

mademoiselle f

yes, Miss

oui, mademoiselle

can I help you, Miss?

est-ce que je peux vous aider, mademoiselle?

III.miss [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs] VB trans

1. miss:

miss (gen) GAMES, SPORTS (fail to hit) target

manquer

miss record

passer à côté de

the stone/bullet just missed my head

la pierre/balle m'a frôlé la tête

he just missed the other car/a pedestrian

il a failli emboutir l'autre voiture/renverser un piéton

2. miss (fail to take or catch):

miss bus, train, connection, plane, meeting, event, cue, entertainment, bargain

rater

miss chance, opportunity

laisser passer

I missed her/the train by five minutes

je l'ai ratée/j'ai raté le train de cinq minutes

the chance was too good to miss

l'occasion était trop bonne pour la laisser passer

to miss doing

ne pas pouvoir faire

I missed going to the museum

je n'ai pas pu aller au musée

it's wonderful, don't miss it!

c'est génial, à ne pas rater!

you don't know what you're missing!

tu ne sais pas ce que tu rates!

you didn't miss much, it was terrible!

tu n'as pas raté or perdu grand-chose, c'était nul!

3. miss (fail to see):

miss

rater

you can't miss it, it's the only one

tu ne peux pas le rater, c'est le seul

the shop's easy/hard to miss

la boutique peut facilement/difficilement se rater

4. miss (fail to hear or understand):

miss joke, remark

ne pas saisir

I missed that—what did she say?

je n'ai pas saisi—qu'est-ce qu'elle a dit?

she doesn't miss much

peu de choses lui échappent

he doesn't miss a thing does he?

rien ne lui échappe n'est-ce pas?

he missed the point of the remark

le sens de la remarque lui a échappé

you've missed the whole point!

tu n'as rien compris!

5. miss (omit):

miss line, page, section, meal, class, lecture

sauter

6. miss (fail to attend):

miss school

manquer

7. miss (escape, avoid):

miss death, injury

échapper à

miss traffic, bad weather, rush hour

éviter

I/he just missed doing sth

j'ai/il a failli faire qc

I just or narrowly missed being captured/injured

j'ai failli être pris/blessé

how she missed being run over I'll never know!

comment elle n'a pas été renversée je ne le saurai jamais!

8. miss (notice absence of):

miss object

remarquer la disparition de

she didn't miss her purse till she got back

elle n'a remarqué la disparition de son porte-monnaie qu'à son retour

oh, is it mine? I hadn't missed it

c'est le mien? je n'avais pas remarqué qu'il avait disparu

I didn't miss you

je n'avais pas remarqué que tu étais sorti

keep it, I won't miss it

garde-le, je n'en aurai pas besoin

9. miss (regret absence of):

I miss Richard

Richard me manque

the boys miss them

ils manquent aux garçons

he missed the office/Paris

le bureau/Paris lui manquait

what I miss most is…

ce qui me manque le plus, c'est…

to miss doing sth

regretter de ne plus faire qc

I won't miss having to get up at 5 am

je ne regretterai pas de ne plus avoir à me lever à 5 heures du matin

I shall miss having you as a neighbour

je vous regretterai comme voisine

she'll be greatly or sadly missed

son absence sera très regrettée

he won't be missed inf!

bon débarras!

IV.miss [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs] VB intr

1. miss:

miss GAMES, MIL, SPORTS

rater son coup

you can't miss!

tu ne peux pas rater ton coup!

missed!

raté

2. miss MOTOR:

miss engine:

avoir des ratés

V.miss [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs]

miss → mile

to give [sth] a miss inf activity, entertainment, lecture, meeting, work

ne pas aller à

to give [sth] a miss dish, drink, meal

se passer de

‘you still haven't done your homework’—‘oh, give it a miss Dad’

‘tu n'as toujours pas fait tes devoirs’—‘oh, lâche-moi les baskets, papa’ inf

to miss the boat or bus inf

rater le coche

See also near miss, mile

near miss N AVIAT

near miss

risque m de collision

to have a near miss planes:

frôler la collision

to have a near miss cars:

faillir se percuter

I.mile [Brit mʌɪl, Am maɪl] N

1. mile (unit of length):

mile

mile m (= 1609 mètres)

it's 50 miles away

≈ c'est à 80 kilomètres d'ici

a 10 mile journey

≈ un trajet de 15 kilomètres

she lives 10 miles from me

≈ elle habite à 15 kilomètres de chez moi

half a mile

≈ 800 mètres

60 miles per hour

≈ 100 kilomètres à l'heure

to do over 50 miles to the gallon

≈ consommer moins de six litres aux cent

2. mile fig:

to walk for miles

marcher pendant des kilomètres

to stretch for miles

s'étendre sur des kilomètres

it's miles away!

c'est au bout du monde

miles from anywhere

loin de tout

not a million miles from here/from the truth

pas très loin d'ici/de la vérité

to see/recognize sth a mile off

voir/reconnaître qc de loin

you could smell it a mile off

on pouvait le sentir à cent lieues à la ronde

to stand out a mile , stick out a mile

sauter aux yeux

I'd run a mile

je prendrais mes jambes à mon cou

to be miles away (daydreaming)

être complètement ailleurs

3. mile (race):

the mile

le mile

the 4 minute mile

le mile en 4 minutes

II.miles N

miles npl (as intensifier):

miles bigger, more important etc

beaucoup

miles better

bien meilleur

to be miles out (wrong) estimate, figure:

être complètement faux

to be miles out person:

être très loin du compte

III.mile [Brit mʌɪl, Am maɪl]

a miss is as good as a mile prov

rater, même de peu, c'est rater

to go the extra mile

en faire plus

to talk a mile a minute Am

parler à toute vitesse

MIS [Brit ɛmʌɪˈɛs, Am ˌɛm ˌaɪ ˈɛs] N

MIS → management information system

MIS

SIG m

See also management information system

management information system, MIS N

management information system

système m intégré de gestion

management information system

SIG m

I.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADV

1. near (nearby):

to live/work quite near

habiter/travailler tout près

to move or draw near

approcher (to de)

to move or draw nearer

s'approcher davantage (to de)

to bring sth nearer

approcher qc

2. near (close in time):

the exams are drawing near

les examens approchent

the time is near when…

dans peu de temps, …

how near are they in age?

combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

3. near (nearly):

as near perfect as it could be

aussi proche de la perfection que possible

nowhere near finished/ready

loin d'être fini/prêt

he's not anywhere near as bright as her

il est loin d'être aussi intelligent qu'elle

II.near enough ADV

1. near enough (approximately):

near enough

à peu près

there were 20 yachts near enough

il y avait à peu près 20 yachts

2. near enough (sufficiently close):

that's near enough (not any closer)

tu es assez près

that's near enough (acceptable as quantity)

ça ira

to be near enough/come near enough to do

être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire

III.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] PREP

1. near (in space):

near place, person, object

près de

near here/there

près d'ici/de là

don't go near the fire

ne t'approche pas trop du feu

don't come near me

ne t'approche pas de moi

2. near (in time):

nearer the time

quand la date approchera

it's getting near Christmas

Noël approche

on or near the 12th

autour du 12

their anniversary is near ours

leur anniversaire de mariage est à quelques jours du nôtre

nearer 40 than 30

plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30

3. near (in degree):

near

proche de

nearer the truth

plus proche de la vérité

nearer this colour than that

plus proche de cette couleur-ci que de celle-là

nearer what I'm looking for

plus proche de ce que je cherche

near the beginning/end of the article

presque au début/à la fin de l'article

near the climax of the play

à l'approche du point culminant de la pièce

I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday

je n'ai pas plus de solution que je n'en avais hier

he's no nearer (making) a decision

il n'est pas plus décidé

she's nowhere near finishing

elle est loin d'avoir fini

£400? it cost nearer £600

400 livres? je dirais plutôt 600

nobody comes anywhere near her fig

personne ne lui arrive à la cheville

IV.near to PREP

1. near to (in space):

near to place, person, object

près de

near to where

près de l'endroit où

nearer to

plus près de

how near are we to Dijon?

à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon?

2. near to (on point of):

near to tears, hysteria, collapse

au bord de

to be near to doing

être sur le point de faire

how near are you to completing…?

est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…?

3. near to (in degree):

to come nearest to ideal, conception

s'approcher le plus de

to come near to doing

faillir faire

he came near to giving up

il a failli abandonner

V.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADJ

1. near (close in distance, time):

near

proche

the nearest tree

l'arbre le plus proche

our nearest neighbours

nos voisins les plus proches

in the near future

dans un avenir proche

2. near (in degree):

in the near darkness

dans la pénombre

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got

c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés

it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required)

c'est ça le plus approchant

to calculate sth to the near whole number MATH

arrondir un résultat

3. near (short):

the nearest route

le chemin le plus court

VI.near+ COMP

near+

presque

a near-catastrophic blunder

une gaffe presque catastrophique

a near-perfect exam paper

un examen presque parfait or proche de la perfection

VII.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] VB trans

1. near (draw close to):

near place

approcher de

as we neared the city/the harbour

comme nous approchions de la ville/du port

2. near fig peak, record high:

near

approcher de

to near the end of season, term

approcher de la fin de

to near the end of one's life lit, fig

approcher de sa fin

to near completion project, book:

toucher à sa fin

to near retirement

partir bientôt à la retraite

near miss in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for near miss in the English»French Dictionary

near miss <-es> N

1. near miss (attack):

near miss

coup m raté de peu

it was a near miss

cela a raté de peu

2. near miss (accident):

near miss

accident m évité de justesse

to have a near miss

y échapper de justesse

that was a near miss

il s'en est fallu de peu

3. near miss fig:

the lottery was a near miss for him

il a raté la loterie de peu

Translations for near miss in the English»French Dictionary

miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of address)

miss

mademoiselle f

Miss Italy

Miss Italie

I.miss² <-sses> [mɪs] N

1. miss (not hit):

miss

coup m manqué

2. miss (failure):

miss film, record

flop m inf

Phrases:

to give sth a miss Brit, Aus inf

faire l'impasse sur qc

II.miss² [mɪs] VB intr

1. miss (not hit sth) a. SPORTS:

miss

rater

2. miss (misfire):

miss

avoir des ratés

III.miss² [mɪs] VB trans

1. miss (not hit, not catch):

miss target, bus, train

rater

the bullet just missed me

la balle m'a manqué de peu

2. miss (not meet):

miss deadline

dépasser

3. miss (avoid):

miss

échapper à

I just missed being shot

j'ai échappé à un coup de feu de justesse

4. miss (not see):

miss page

sauter

miss stop

rater

don't miss her new play

ne rate pas sa nouvelle pièce

5. miss (not hear):

miss

ne pas entendre

sorry I missed that ...

excuse-moi je n'ai pas compris ...

6. miss (be absent):

miss school, class

manquer

7. miss (not take advantage):

miss opportunity, offer

laisser passer

8. miss (regret absence):

she misses them

ils lui manquent

did you miss me?

est-ce que je t'ai manqué?

I miss driving

ça me manque de conduire

9. miss (notice loss):

I'm missing my wedding ring

mon alliance a disparu

Phrases:

to miss the boat

rater le coche

to miss the point

n'avoir pas compris

she completely missed the point

elle est passée complètement à côté

I.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADJ

1. near (over distance):

near

proche

the nearest place

l'endroit le plus proche

2. near (in time):

near

proche

in the near future

dans un proche avenir

3. near (dear):

near

proche

a near and dear friend

un ami intime

4. near (similar):

near

proche

near portrait

ressemblant(e)

the nearest thing to sth

ce qui se rapproche le plus de qc

5. near (not quite):

to the nearest pound

à une livre près

to have a near accident

frôler l'accident

to have a near escape

s'échapper de justesse

II.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADV

1. near (in space or time):

near

près

to be near building

être à proximité

to be near event

être imminent

to come near

s'approcher

how near is the post office?

à quelle distance se trouve la poste?

to live quite near

habiter tout près

near at hand

à portée de (la) main

to come nearer to sb/sth

se rapprocher de qn/qc

we're getting near Easter

nous nous approchons de Pâques

2. near (almost):

near

presque

a near perfect murder

un meurtre presque parfait

as near as I can guess

autant que je puisse deviner subj

Phrases:

near to person

proche de

near to building, town

près de

to be near to tears fig

être au bord des larmes

to be near to doing sth

être sur le point de faire qc

I came near to winning

j'ai presque gagné

III.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near sb/sth

près de qn/qc

near the house

aux abords de la maison

near the end/top of the page

vers la fin/le haut de la page

to be nowhere near sth

être loin de qc

we're nowhere near an agreement

nous sommes loin de trouver un accord

to be near the end of the month

être vers la fin du mois

2. near (almost):

it's near/nowhere near midnight

il est presque/loin d'être minuit

it's near Christmas

Noël approche

it's nowhere near enough

c'est loin de suffire

3. near (like):

it's the same story or near it

c'est la même histoire ou presque

nowhere near the truth

à mille lieues de la vérité

IV.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] VB trans

near

s'approcher de

it's nearing completion

c'est presque achevé

to be nearing one's goal

toucher au but

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The growing interest is reflected in an increasing number of systematic reviews on the prevalence of near miss.

en.wikipedia.org

Near miss incidents often precede loss producing events but are largely ignored because nothing (no injury, damage or loss) happened.

en.wikipedia.org

The ride would also include six near miss encounters.

en.wikipedia.org

A near miss also blew a large hole in the ship's starboard side underwater.

en.wikipedia.org

The near miss exploded in the water, showering the warship with fragments.

en.wikipedia.org

The forward magazines were promptly flooded, but not the aft magazines because of valve damage, likely caused by the near miss aft.

en.wikipedia.org

These include head-on, near miss, pilots' pressure bar reaching 100%, or failed to accumulate enough points to pass that particular stage.

en.wikipedia.org

The controller's last-ditch attempt to avert catastrophe turned what would have been a near miss into the collision he was trying to prevent.

en.wikipedia.org

The targets were color-coded orange for head/shoulder silhouette and blue for a near miss.

en.wikipedia.org

Two were direct hits and a third a near miss close aboard the port bow causing severe underwater damage.

en.wikipedia.org