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eslabón perdido

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I.link [Am lɪŋk, Brit lɪŋk] N

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2.3. link:

link TELEC, TRANSP

link TELEC, TRANSP

rail/air link

conexión ferroviaria/aérea

II.link [Am lɪŋk, Brit lɪŋk] VB trans

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3. link facts/events:

link

to link sth to/with sth

relacionar algo con algo

III.link [Am lɪŋk, Brit lɪŋk] VB intr

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1. link → link up

3. link COMPUT, TELEC:

to link into sth

conectar or enlazar con algo

See also link up

I.link up VB [Am lɪŋk -, Brit lɪŋk -] (v + adv)

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II.link up VB [Am lɪŋk -, Brit lɪŋk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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missing [Am ˈmɪsɪŋ, Brit ˈmɪsɪŋ] ADJ

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1. missing (lost):

the missing papers haven't turned up yet

los papeles que faltaban no han aparecido todavía

the missing link

el eslabón perdido

he was registered as a missing person

estaba en la lista de desaparecidos

missing in action

desaparecido en acción

missing, presumed dead

desaparecido, dado por muerto

to be missing

one of the coins is missing

falta una de las monedas

how long has he been missing?

¿cuánto hace que desapareció?

to go missing Brit person/object:

Miss

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Miss → Mississippi

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Mississippi [Am ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi, Brit ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi] N (state)

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Mississippi

the Mississippi (River)

I.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB trans

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5. miss (overlook, fail to notice):

you missed three wrong spellings

se te pasaron (por alto) tres faltas

we missed the turning

nos pasamos (de donde deberíamos haber doblado)

I missed cleaning one window

se me pasó limpiar una ventana

you can't miss it

lo va a ver enseguida

you can't miss it

no tiene pérdida Spain

you've missed a bit

te quedó un pedacito sin pintar (or limpiar etc.)

he never misses my birthday

nunca se olvida de mi cumpleaños

9. miss (regret absence of):

miss friend/country/comfort

miss friend/country/comfort

extrañar esp LatAm

I miss you (terribly)

te echo (muchísimo) de menos

I miss you (terribly)

te extraño (muchísimo) esp LatAm

I miss you (terribly)

me haces mucha falta LatAm

to miss -ing I miss going for walks in the country

echo de menos mis paseos por el campo

to miss -ing I miss going for walks in the country

extraño mis paseos por el campo esp LatAm

I miss working with you

echo de menos trabajar contigo

I miss working with you

extraño trabajar contigo LatAm

II.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB intr

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3. miss inf car/engine:

miss

III.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N (failure to hit)

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See also trick, near miss

I.trick [Am trɪk, Brit trɪk] N

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1.1. trick (ruse):

it was a trick to get him to confess

fue una trampa or un ardid para que confesara

they played a dirty trick on him

le jugaron una mala pasada

they played a dirty trick on him

le hicieron una mala jugada

it's just a trick of the light

es la luz que engaña

attr trick photograph

fotografía f trucada

trick photography

a trick question

una pregunta con trampa

2. trick (feat, skilful act):

to do card tricks

hacer trucos con las cartas

I've taught my dog to do tricks

le he enseñado al perro a hacer gracias

the trick is to add the oil slowly

el truco or el secreto está en añadir el aceite poco a poco

she knows every trick in the book

se las sabe todas inf

we've tried every trick in the book

hemos intentado todo lo habido y por haber

he knows all the tricks of the trade

se sabe todos los trucos del oficio

give it a good thump, that should do the trick

dale un buen golpe y verás como funciona

thanks for those pills, they did the trick

gracias por las pastillas, me hicieron muy bien

thanks for those pills, they did the trick

gracias por las pastillas, me fueron muy bien Spain

3. trick (habit):

to have a trick of -ing , he has a trick of turning up when we're about to eat

tiene la costumbre de aparecerse cuando estamos por comer

the generator has a trick of cutting out every half hour

al generador le da por apagarse cada media hora inf

4. trick (in card games):

to take/win a trick

hacerse/ganar una baza

he/she doesn't miss or never misses a trick

no se le escapa ni una

II.trick [Am trɪk, Brit trɪk] VB trans

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III.trick [Am trɪk, Brit trɪk] ADJ attr

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1. trick cigar/spider:

de pega Spain inf

2. trick Am:

near miss N

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miss² [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N

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1. miss (as title):

can I introduce Miss (Jane) Smith

permítanme presentarles a la señorita (Jane) Smith

the Misses Johnson dated

las señoritas (de) Johnson

Miss Elizabeth dated (in US: matron)

doña Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la señorita Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la niña Elizabeth LatAm

3. miss (young girl):

miss dated

a cheeky/pretty little miss

una descarada/guapa jovencita

Translations for missing link in the English»Spanish Dictionary

missing link N

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missing link

eslabón m perdido

Translations for missing link in the Spanish»English Dictionary

el eslabón perdido

the missing link

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miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of address)

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miss

I.miss² [mɪs] -es N

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miss

to give sth a miss Brit, Aus inf

II.miss² [mɪs] -es VB intr

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miss

III.miss² [mɪs] -es VB trans

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1. miss (not hit):

miss

3. miss (avoid):

miss

5. miss (not hear):

miss

6. miss (overlook):

miss

to miss a meeting

faltar a una reunión

7. miss (not take advantage):

miss

to miss an opportunity

perder una oportunidad

8. miss (regret absence):

miss

9. miss (notice loss):

miss

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] ADJ

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2. missing (absent):

I.link [lɪŋk] N

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1. link in chain:

link

2. link (connection):

link

enlace m ferroviario

3. link COMPUT:

link

link

II.link [lɪŋk] VB trans

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1. link (connect):

link

to link hands

2. link (associate):

link

to be linked (together)

estar relacionado

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This creature is described as the missing link between primates and humans. en.wikipedia.org

The stalled project has often been described as the missing link of the public transport system designed for the federal administrative capital. en.wikipedia.org

The magazine claimed that the fossil was a missing link between birds and terrestrial theropod dinosaurs. en.wikipedia.org

Redistributing power in the classroom: the missing link in problem-based learning. en.wikipedia.org

This was thought to be the missing link between the upside-down or knee chordophone instruments, and the modern violin. en.wikipedia.org

Many of them were presented as different species (e.g., monkey man) and described as being the missing link. en.wikipedia.org

This missing link lacks only a sixth string before resembling the distinctive early romantic guitar. en.wikipedia.org

The missing link is another factor that can be explained by particular, necessary demand forces. en.wikipedia.org

The object of the game is to guess a word that is the missing link between the two words. en.wikipedia.org

At the press conference the fossil was described as the missing link in human evolution. en.wikipedia.org

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