near miss in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for near miss in the English»Italian Dictionary

near miss [Brit, Am ˈˌnɪ(ə)r ˈmɪs] N AVIAT

near miss

mancata collisione f

to have a near miss planes:

sfiorare una collisione

to have a near miss cars:

evitare un incidente per un soffio

he had several near misses for first prize

ha più volte mancato per un soffio il primo premio

Translations for near miss in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.miss¹ [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs] N

1. miss (failure to score in game):

miss

colpo m mancato

the first shot was a miss

il primo tiro è andato a vuoto

2. miss:

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

saltare

to give [sth] a miss work

non andare a

to give [sth] a miss entertainment

rinunciare a

to give [sth] a miss dish, drink

saltare, non prendere

“you still haven't done your homework” - “oh, give it a miss Dad”

“non hai ancora fatto i compiti” - “papà, lascia perdere”

3. miss (failure):

miss (film, record etc.)

fiasco m

II.miss¹ [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs] VB trans

1. miss (fail to hit):

miss target

mancare

miss record

non riuscire a conquistare

the stone, bullet just missed my head

la pietra, la pallottola non mi ha colpito la testa per un pelo

he just missed the other car, a pedestrian

ha mancato di poco l'altra macchina, un pedone

2. miss (fail to take or catch):

miss bus, connection, meeting, event, cue, entertainment, opportunity, bargain

perdere

I missed her by five minutes

l'ho mancata per cinque minuti

I missed the train by five minutes

ho perso il treno per cinque minuti

the chance was too good to miss

l'occasione era troppo buona per farsela sfuggire

to miss doing

non riuscire a fare

I missed going to the museum

non sono riuscito ad andare al museo

it's wonderful, don't miss it!

è bellissimo, non perdertelo!

you don't know what you're missing!

non sai cosa ti perdi!

you didn't miss much, it was terrible!

non ti sei perso niente, era terribile!

3. miss (fail to see):

miss

sbagliare

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

non puoi sbagliare, è l'unico

the shop's easy to miss

il negozio non è facile da trovare

the shop's hard to miss

è impossibile non trovare il negozio

4. miss (fail to hear or understand):

miss joke, remark

non cogliere

I missed that - what did she say?

non ho sentito - che cosa ha detto?

she doesn't miss much

non si lascia sfuggire quasi niente

he doesn't miss a thing does he?

non gli sfugge proprio niente, vero?

he missed the point of the remark

non ha colto il senso dell'osservazione

you've missed the whole point!

non hai capito niente!

5. miss (omit):

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

saltare

6. miss (fail to attend):

miss school

non andare a, saltare

7. miss (escape, avoid):

miss death

scampare a

miss traffic, bad weather, rush hour, injury

evitare

I, he just missed doing sth

c'è mancato poco che non facessi, facesse qc

I just or narrowly missed being captured, injured

per poco non mi catturavano, ferivano

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

come ha fatto a non farsi investire lo sa solo lei!

8. miss (notice absence of):

miss object

accorgersi dell'assenza di

she didn't miss her purse till she got back

non si è accorta di non avere il borsellino fino a quando non è tornata

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

è la mia? non mi ero accorta di non averla

I didn't miss you

non mi sono reso conto che non c'eri

keep it, I won't miss it

tienila, non ne avrò bisogno

9. miss (regret absence of):

I miss Richard

mi manca Richard

the boys miss them

ai ragazzi mancano

he missed the office, Paris

gli mancava l'ufficio, Parigi

what I miss most is

ciò che mi manca di più è

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

non mi mancherà per niente alzarmi alle cinque del mattino

I shall miss having you as a neighbour

mi mancherai come vicino

she'll be greatly or sadly missed

si sentirà molto la sua mancanza

he won't be missed inf

non mancherà a molti!

III.miss¹ [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs] VB intr

1. miss:

miss MIL, GAMES, SPORTS

sbagliare un colpo

you can't miss!

non puoi sbagliare!

missed!

mancato!

2. miss MOTOR:

miss engine:

perdere colpi

IV.miss¹ [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs]

a miss is as good as a mile prov

= per un punto Martin perse la cappa

to miss the boat or bus

perdere il treno

miss² [Brit mɪs, Am mɪs] N

1. miss:

Miss (woman's title)

signorina f

Miss (written abbreviation)

Sig.na

the Misses Brown

le signorine Brown

Miss World, Europe

Miss Mondo, Europa

2. miss (mode of address):

Miss

signorina f

yes, Miss

sì, signorina

can I help you, Miss?

posso esserle d'aiuto signorina?

3. miss arch:

miss (little girl)

bambina f

miss (young woman)

ragazza f

a pert little miss pej

una smorfiosetta

MIS [Brit ɛmʌɪˈɛs, Am ˌɛm ˌaɪ ˈɛs] N

MIS → management information system

MIS

sistema di gestione automatizzata

See also management information system

management information system [ˌmænɪdʒməntˌɪnfəmeɪʃn-ˈsɪstəm] N

management information system

sistema m informatico gestionale

I.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADV

1. near (nearby):

to live, work quite near

abitare, lavorare abbastanza vicino

to move or draw near

avvicinarsi (to a)

to move, draw nearer

avvicinarsi di più (to a)

to bring sth nearer

avvicinare qc

2. near (close in time):

the exams are drawing near

gli esami si stanno avvicinando

the time is near when …

si avvicina il tempo in cui …

how near are they in age?

quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

3. near (nearly):

as near perfect as it could be

il più vicino possibile alla perfezione

nowhere near finished, ready

tutt'altro che finito, pronto

he's not anywhere near as bright as her

non è neanche lontanamente intelligente come lei

4. near (approximately):

near enough

circa

there were 20 yachts near enough

c'erano circa 20 yacht

(sufficiently close) that's near enough (not any closer)

così vicino va bene

that's near enough (acceptable as quantity)

ce n'è abbastanza

to be near enough, come near enough to do

essere, venire abbastanza vicino per fare

II.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] PREP

1. near (in space):

near place, person, object

vicino a

near here, there

qui, lì vicino

don't go near the fire

non avvicinarti al fuoco

don't come near me

non ti avvicinare

2. near (in time):

we'll think about it nearer the time

ci penseremo quando verrà il momento

it's getting near Christmas

si sta avvicinando il or siamo quasi a Natale

on or near the 12th

il 12 o intorno al 12

their anniversary is near ours

il loro anniversario è vicino al nostro

nearer 40 than 30

più sui 40 che sui 30

3. near (in degree):

near

vicino a

nearer the truth

più vicino alla verità

nearer this colour than that

più vicino a questo colore che a quello

nearer what I'm looking for

più simile a ciò che cerco

near the beginning, end of the article

verso l'inizio, la fine dell'articolo

near the climax of the play

verso il climax dell'opera

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

non sono più vicino alla soluzione rispetto a ieri

he's no nearer (making) a decision

è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso

she's nowhere near finishing

è ben lontana dall'avere finito

£400? it cost nearer £600

400 sterline? era quasi 600

nobody comes anywhere near her fig

nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei

III.near to PREP

1. near to (in space):

near to place, person, object

vicino a

near to where

vicino al luogo in cui

nearer to

più vicino a

how near are we to Venice?

a che distanza siamo da Venezia?

2. near to (on point of):

near to tears, hysteria, collapse

sul punto di piangere, di avere una crisi isterica, di crollare

to be near to doing

essere sul punto di fare

how near are you to completing…?

quanto ti manca per completare…?

3. near to (in degree):

to come nearest to ideal, conception

avvicinarsi il più possibile a

he came near to giving up

c'è mancato poco che rinunciasse

IV.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADJ

1. near (close in distance, time):

near

vicino

near

prossimo

the nearest tree

l'albero più vicino

our nearest neighbours live 10 km away

quelli che abitano più vicino stanno a 10 km

in the near future

nel prossimo futuro

2. near (in degree):

in the near darkness

nella penombra

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

tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria

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

è la cosa più simile

to calculate sth to the nearest whole number MATH

arrotondare un risultato

3. near (short):

the nearest route

la strada più breve

V.near- COMP

near-

quasi

a near-catastrophic blunder

un errore quasi catastrofico

a near-perfect exam paper

una prova d'esame quasi perfetta

VI.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] VB trans

1. near (draw close to):

near place

avvicinarsi a

as we neared the city, the harbour

mentre ci avvicinavamo alla città, al porto

2. near fig peak, record high:

near

avvicinarsi a

to near the end of season, term

avvicinarsi alla fine di

to near the end of one's life

avvicinarsi alla fine

to near completion project, book:

essere quasi terminato

to near retirement

essere vicino or prossimo alla pensione

near miss in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for near miss in the English»Italian Dictionary

that was a near miss [or thing]

c'è mancato poco

Translations for near miss in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.near [nɪr] ADJ

1. near (spatial):

near

vicino, -a

2. near (temporal):

near

vicino, -a

in the near future

nel prossimo futuro

3. near (dear):

a near and dear friend

un amico intimo

4. near (similar):

near portrait

simile

the nearest thing to sth

la cosa che più assomiglia a qc

5. near (almost true):

to have a near accident

fare quasi un incidente

that was a near miss [or thing]

c'è mancato poco

II.near [nɪr] ADV

1. near (spatial or temporal):

near

vicino

to be near

essere vicino

to come near

avvicinarsi

to live quite near

vivere abbastanza vicino

near at hand

a portata di mano

to come nearer to sb/sth

avvicinarsi di più a qu/qc

2. near (almost):

near to tears

sul punto di piangere

as near as I can guess

per quanto ne so

III.near [nɪr] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near (to)

vicino (a)

near (to) the house

vicino alla casa

near the end of the film

verso la fine del film

2. near (almost):

it's near midnight

è quasi mezzanotte

it's nowhere near enough

non è neanche lontanamente sufficiente

3. near (about ready to):

to be near to doing sth

essere sul punto di fare qc

4. near (like):

the copy is near to the original

la copia è simile all'originale

IV.near [nɪr] VB trans

near

avvicinarsi a

it is nearing completion

è quasi finito

he is nearing his goal

si sta avvicinando alla meta

miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of adress)

miss

signorina f

Miss America

miss America

I.miss² <-es> [mɪs] N

miss

colpo m mancato

II.miss² [mɪs] VB intr

miss

fallire

III.miss² [mɪs] VB trans

1. miss (not hit):

miss

mancare

2. miss (not catch):

miss

perdere

to miss the bus/train

perdere il bus/il treno

to miss a deadline

non rispettare una scadenza

3. miss (avoid):

miss

evitare

4. miss (not notice):

miss

non accorgersi di

to miss sb

non incontrare qu

you didn't miss much

non hai perso molto

you can't miss it

non puoi perderlo

5. miss (not hear):

miss

non sentire

6. miss (overlook):

miss

saltare

to miss a meeting

saltare una riunione

7. miss (not take advantage):

miss

perdere

to miss an opportunity

perdere un'occasione

8. miss (regret absence):

miss

sentire la mancanza di

we miss you

ci manchi

9. miss (notice loss):

miss

accorgersi della mancanza di

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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The second, a near miss, splashed into the sea off the port quarter.

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He had a near miss in 1962, with 968 runs.

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Recognizing and reporting near miss incidents can make a major difference to the safety of workers within organizations.

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

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A near miss flooded her aft section, and engine room.

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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.

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

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The very low figures of maternal mortality have therefore stimulated an interest in investigating cases of life threatening obstetric morbidity or maternal near miss.

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