misses in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for misses in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB trans

1. miss (fail to hit):

the bullet just missed him

la bala le pasó rozando

the bullet just missed his shoulder

la bala por poco le da en el hombro

the car only just missed him

el coche por poco lo atropella

2. miss (fail to experience):

miss

perderse

I wouldn't have missed it for anything

no me lo hubiera perdido por nada (en el mundo)

you didn't miss much

no te perdiste nada

you've missed all the excitement

te has perdido lo mejor

luckily, we missed the worst of the tornado

por suerte, nos salvamos de lo peor del tornado

3. miss (fail to attend):

miss

faltar a

I've never missed a day's work

nunca he faltado al trabajo

you missed your appointment with the doctor

no vino a la cita con el doctor

I forgot all about the meeting and missed it

se me pasó totalmente ir a la reunión

I missed the party

me perdí la fiesta

4. miss (fail to catch):

miss bus/train/plane/flight

perder

I missed her in the crowd

había tanta gente que no la vi

we missed each other

no nos vimos

we missed each other

nos desencontramos CSur

to miss the boat or bus

perder el tren

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

6. miss (fail to hear, understand):

miss cue/remark

no oír

sorry, I missed that

perdona, no te oí

she doesn't miss a thing

no se le escapa una inf

I think you've missed the point

me parece que no has entendido

he missed the true significance of this

no captó or se le escapó el verdadero significado de esto

7. miss chance:

miss

perder

miss

dejar pasar

to miss one's vocation

errar la vocación

to miss one's footing

tropezar

he missed the rope and fell

no logró asirse de la cuerda y cayó

8. miss (avoid):

miss town/rush/crowds

evitar

if we take Garden State Parkway, we miss New York altogether

si vamos por Garden State Parkway nos evitamos pasar por Nueva York

he missed death by inches

por poco se mata

to miss -ing he just missed getting soaked

por poco se empapa

I managed to miss hearing the whole story again

logré escaparme or librarme de que me lo contara otra vez

9. miss (regret absence of):

miss friend/country/comfort

echar de menos

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

10. miss (notice absence of):

miss

echar en falta

miss

echar de menos

when did you first miss the necklace?

¿cuándo te diste cuenta de que te faltaba el collar?

when did you first miss the necklace?

¿cuándo echaste en falta or de menos el collar?

come on, you won't miss five dollars

dale ¿que más te dan cinco dólares?

II.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB intr

1. miss:

miss marksman:

errar el tiro

miss marksman:

fallar

miss bullet:

no dar en el blanco

missed!

¡fallaste (or falló etc.)!

missed!

¡(le) erraste (or erró etc.)!

2. miss (fail):

miss inf

fallar

she sends a card every year, she never misses

manda una tarjeta todos los años sin falta or manda una tarjeta todos los años, nunca falla

3. miss inf car/engine:

miss

fallar

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

miss

fallo m

she had two unlucky misses

erró el tiro dos veces por mala suerte

to give sth a miss inf I'd give that restaurant a miss if I were you

yo que tú no pisaría ese restaurante inf

I think I'll give swimming a miss this afternoon

creo que esta tarde voy a pasar de ir a nadar inf

a miss is as good as a mile

de casi no se muere nadie inf, hum

See also near miss, trick

near miss N

a near miss MOTOR, AVIAT

casi una colisión

we had a near miss

por poco or casi chocamos

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por poco

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por un pelo inf

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por los pelos inf

I.trick [Am trɪk, Brit trɪk] N

1.1. trick (ruse):

trick

trampa f

trick

ardid m

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

trucaje m

a trick question

una pregunta con trampa

1.2. trick (prank, joke):

trick

broma f

trick

jugarreta f

to play a trick on sb

hacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien

my eyes must be playing tricks on me

debo de estar viendo visiones

she's up to her old tricks again

ya está otra vez haciendo de las suyas

how's tricks? sl

¿qué tal? inf

how's tricks? sl

¿qué onda? LatAm sl

2. trick (feat, skilful act):

trick

truco m

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):

trick

baza f

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

trick

engañar

he tricked us!

¡nos ha engañado!

to trick sb into -ing

engañar a alguien para que  +  subj

to trick sb out of sth

birlarle algo a alguien

I was tricked out of my inheritance

me birlaron la herencia inf

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

1. trick cigar/spider:

trick

de juguete

trick

de mentira

trick

de pega Spain inf

2. trick Am:

trick

con problemas

miss² [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N

1. miss (as title):

Miss

señorita f

can I introduce Miss (Jane) Smith

permítanme presentarles a la señorita (Jane) Smith

Miss World

Miss Mundo

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

2. miss as form of address:

Miss

señorita

please, Miss, I know the answer

yo lo sé, señorita

excuse me, Miss

perdone, señorita

3. miss (young girl):

miss dated

jovencita f

a cheeky/pretty little miss

una descarada/guapa jovencita

I.miss out VB [Am mɪs -, Brit mɪs -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (leave out)

miss out line/paragraph

saltarse

miss out line/paragraph

comerse inf

I felt I'd been missed out deliberately Brit

sentí que me habían excluido deliberadamente

II.miss out VB [Am mɪs -, Brit mɪs -] (v + adv) (fail to profit)

don't miss out; reserve your free tickets

no se lo pierda, reserve sus entradas gratuitas

to miss out on sth I feel I'm missing out on life

siento que estoy desaprovechando or desperdiciando mi vida

he never misses out on a chance to make money

nunca se pierde una oportunidad de hacer dinero

humorless people miss out on so much

la gente sin sentido del humor no sabe lo que se pierde

near miss N

a near miss MOTOR, AVIAT

casi una colisión

we had a near miss

por poco or casi chocamos

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por poco

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por un pelo inf

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por los pelos inf

miss off VB [Am mɪs -, Brit mɪs -] Brit (v + o + adv)

miss off

no incluir

Miss

Miss → Mississippi

See also Mississippi

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

Mississippi

Misisipí m

the Mississippi (River)

el Misisipí

hit-and-miss <pred hit and miss> [Am ˈˌhɪt n ˈmɪs, Brit ˌhɪtənˈmɪs] ADJ

hit-and-miss → hit-or-miss

See also hit-or-miss

hit-or-miss <pred hit or miss> [Am ˈˌhɪd ɔr ˈmɪs, Brit ˌhɪtɔːˈmɪs] ADJ

hit-or-miss method/approach:

hit-or-miss

poco científico

hit-or-miss

que deja mucho librado al azar

choosing a school is a hit-or-miss affair

la elección del colegio es una lotería

it's all a bit hit-or-miss

todo es un poco a la buena de Dios inf

it's all a bit hit-or-miss

todo es un poco a la sanfasón RioPl inf

hit-or-miss <pred hit or miss> [Am ˈˌhɪd ɔr ˈmɪs, Brit ˌhɪtɔːˈmɪs] ADJ

hit-or-miss method/approach:

hit-or-miss

poco científico

hit-or-miss

que deja mucho librado al azar

choosing a school is a hit-or-miss affair

la elección del colegio es una lotería

it's all a bit hit-or-miss

todo es un poco a la buena de Dios inf

it's all a bit hit-or-miss

todo es un poco a la sanfasón RioPl inf

Translations for misses in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

siente nostalgia por o de su país

he feels homesick for o he misses his country

todavía tiene guayabo de su tierra

he still feels nostalgic about o he still misses his homeland

misses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for misses in the English»Spanish Dictionary

miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of address)

miss

señorita f

Miss Spain

Miss España

I.miss² [mɪs] -es N

miss

fallo m

to give sth a miss Brit, Aus inf

pasar de algo

II.miss² [mɪs] -es VB intr

miss

fallar

III.miss² [mɪs] -es VB trans

1. miss (not hit):

miss

fallar

2. miss (not catch):

miss

perder

to miss the bus/train

perder el bus/tren

to miss a deadline

no cumplir con una fecha límite

3. miss (avoid):

miss

evitar

4. miss (not notice):

miss

no fijarse en

to miss sb

no encontrar a alguien

you didn't miss much

no te has perdido nada

you can't miss it

no te lo puedes perder

5. miss (not hear):

miss

no oír

6. miss (overlook):

miss

saltarse

to miss a meeting

faltar a una reunión

7. miss (not take advantage):

miss

dejar pasar

to miss an opportunity

perder una oportunidad

8. miss (regret absence):

miss

echar de menos

9. miss (notice loss):

miss

echar en falta

I.miss out VB trans

1. miss out (omit):

miss out

omitir

2. miss out (overlook):

miss out

saltarse

II.miss out VB intr

to miss out on sth

perderse algo

hit-or-miss ADJ

hit-or-miss

a la buena de Dios

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to miss one's vocation

equivocarse de carrera

to miss a sitter

fallar algo de lo más fácil

to meet/to miss the deadline

cumplir/incumplir el plazo

to catch/miss the bus

coger/perder el autobús

to miss the bus

perder el (último) tren

Translations for misses in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desperdiciar (ocasión)

to miss

marrar

to miss

marrar el golpe fig

to miss the mark

misses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to miss one's chance (to do sth)

desperdiciar la ocasión (de hacer algo)

to not miss a trick

no perder ripio

to miss the bus/train

perder el bus/tren

to catch/miss the bus

coger/perder el autobús

to miss a sitter

fallar algo de lo más fácil

that was a near miss [or thing]

faltó poco

to meet/to miss the deadline

cumplir/incumplir el plazo

to miss one's vocation

equivocarse de carrera

it's easy to find, you can't miss it

es fácil de encontrar, no tiene pérdida

if you don't come, you'll be the one who misses out

si no te vienes, tú te lo pierdes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She barely remembers her father, but misses his influence terribly.

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But trying to reduce misogyny to an arcane hobby like stamp collecting misses the point.

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She tells me she misses painting, then a few minutes later that she recently purchased a cement mixer and is also considering making an animation.

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Caregivers may use diapers (nappies) as a back-up in case of misses some or all of the time, or not at all.

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When a passenger misses a connecting flight, details about alternative flights can be viewed on the kiosk and a new boarding pass can be printed.

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After a while, the captain of the robbers sorely misses the loot he left behind.

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He misses his mom and his dad, though he believes he dead, when he's stranded on earth.

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When the lightning bolt misses and strikes something at the base of the mountain, the teachers are dumbfounded.

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When the driver misses or hits the targets, the results are timed and scored on a central screen along with verbal instructions that issue the drivers or participators.

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They call his magnet wonky, and says it misses items that are right next to him.

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