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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

the missing link fell into place: descubrimos la pieza que faltaba para completar el rompecabezas

the missing link ANTHROPOL: el eslabón perdido

the missing link: el eslabón perdido

Spanish

English

eslabón perdido: missing link

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. link [Am lɪŋk, Brit lɪŋk] N

1.1. link (in chain):

link: eslabón m

the missing link ANTHROPOL: el eslabón perdido

the weak link: el punto débil

the missing link fell into place: descubrimos la pieza que faltaba para completar el rompecabezas

1.2. link:

cuff link: gemelo m

cuff link: mancorna f Col

cuff link: collera f Chil

cuff link: mancuernilla f Mex

cuff link: mancuerna f Mex

2.1. link (connection):

link: conexión f

to establish a link between two incidents: establecer una conexión entre dos incidentes

to establish a link between two incidents: relacionar dos incidentes

2.2. link (tie, bond):

link: vínculo m

link: lazo m

the cultural links between the two countries: los vínculos or lazos culturales entre ambos países

to have links with sb/sth: tener vínculos con alguien/algo

to have links with sb/sth: estar vinculado a alguien/algo

2.3. link:

link TELEC, TRANSP: conexión f

link TELEC, TRANSP: enlace m

rail/air link: conexión ferroviaria/aérea

2.4. link COMPUT:

link (between programs, terminals): enlace m

link (in compilation): montaje m

click here to follow the link: haz clic or pulsa aquí para seguir el enlace

II. link [Am lɪŋk, Brit lɪŋk] VB trans

1. link:

link components: unir

link components: enlazar

link terminals: conectar

to link arms: tomarse del brazo

to link arms: cogerse del brazo esp Spain

2. link buildings/towns:

link: unir

link: conectar

the two groups are closely linked: los dos grupos están estrechamente vinculados

3. link facts/events:

link: relacionar

to link sth to/with sth: relacionar algo con algo

III. link [Am lɪŋk, Brit lɪŋk] VB intr

1. link → link up

2. link:

to link together, these two pieces don't link together: estas dos piezas no encajan

the episodes didn't link together: los episodios no tenían relación

3. link COMPUT, TELEC:

to link into sth: conectar or enlazar con algo

See also

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

link up: conectar

we're about to link up with Australia by satellite: estamos a punto de conectar con Australia vía satélite

the two crafts will link up in space: las dos aeronaves se acoplarán en el espacio

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

link up: conectar

missing [Am ˈmɪsɪŋ, Brit ˈmɪsɪŋ] ADJ

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: faltar

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:: desaparecer

2. missing (lacking):

that violin has two strings missing: a ese violín le faltan dos cuerdas

fill in the missing letters in the spaces provided: rellena los espacios con las letras que faltan

Miss

Miss → Mississippi

See also

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

Mississippi: Misisipí m

the Mississippi (River): el Misisipí

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

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

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

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

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missing link N

missing link: eslabón m perdido

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el eslabón perdido: the missing link

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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

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] ADJ

1. missing (lost):

missing person: desaparecido, -a

missing thing or object: perdido, -a

missing in combat: desaparecido en combate

to report sth missing: dar parte de la pérdida de algo

2. missing (absent):

missing: ausente

I. link [lɪŋk] N

1. link in chain:

link: eslabón m

2. link (connection):

link: conexión f

rail link: enlace m ferroviario

3. link COMPUT:

link: vínculo m

link: enlace m

II. link [lɪŋk] VB trans

1. link (connect):

link: conectar

to link hands: darse la mano

2. link (associate):

link: relacionar

to be linked (together): estar relacionado

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missing link N

missing link: eslabón m perdido

in the PONS Dictionary

el eslabón perdido: the missing link

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miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of address)

miss: señorita f

Miss America: Miss EE.UU.

Miss. N

Miss. ABBR Mississippi

Miss.: Misisipí m

See also

Mississippi [mɪs·ɪ·ˈsɪ·pi] N

Mississippi: Misisipí m

I. miss² <-es> [mɪs] N

miss: fallo m

II. miss² [mɪs] VB intr

miss: fallar

III. miss² [mɪs] 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

missing [ˈmɪs·ɪŋ] ADJ

1. missing (lost):

missing person: desaparecido, -a

missing thing or object: perdido, -a

missing in action: desaparecido en combate

to report sth missing: dar parte de la pérdida de algo

2. missing (absent):

missing: ausente

I. link [lɪŋk] N

1. link in chain:

link: eslabón m

2. link (connection):

link: conexión f

rail link: enlace m ferroviario

3. link comput:

link: vínculo m

link: enlace m

II. link [lɪŋk] VB trans

1. link (connect):

link: conectar

to link arms: cogerse del brazo

2. link (be related to):

link: relacionar

to be linked (together): estar relacionados

Present
I	link
you	link
he/she/it	links
we	link
you	link
they	link

Past
I	linked
you	linked
he/she/it	linked
we	linked
you	linked
they	linked

Present Perfect
I	have	linked
you	have	linked
he/she/it	has	linked
we	have	linked
you	have	linked
they	have	linked

Past Perfect
I	had	linked
you	had	linked
he/she/it	had	linked
we	had	linked
you	had	linked
they	had	linked

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