miss in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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

penalty miss N SPORTS

penalty miss (in soccer)

penalty m raté

air miss N

air miss

quasicollision f aérienne

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.miss out VB [Brit mɪs -, Am mɪs -] inf (miss out)

miss out

être lésé

I feel I've missed out somewhere along the line

j'ai l'impression d'avoir été lésé quelque part

II.miss out VB [Brit mɪs -, Am mɪs -] inf (miss out on [sth])

miss out pleasure, benefit, chance, opportunity, bargain:

miss out

laisser passer

he missed out on all the fun

il a laissé passer l'occasion de s'amuser

III.miss out VB [Brit mɪs -, Am mɪs -] inf (miss out [sb/sth], miss [sb/ sth] out)

miss out line, section, topic, verse

sauter

miss out fact, point, person

omettre

junior miss N Am

junior miss

fillettes fpl

hit-and-miss ADJ

hit-and-miss method

approximatif/-ive

hit-and-miss affair, undertaking

hasardeux/-euse

the way they run things is pretty hit-and-miss

ils gèrent leurs affaires n'importe comment

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

Translations for miss in the French»English Dictionary

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mam'selle

miss

immanquable panneau, cible

impossible to miss

miss in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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.miss out VB trans

1. miss out (omit):

miss out

omettre

2. miss out (overlook):

miss out

oublier

II.miss out VB intr

miss out

rater quelque chose

to be missing out on sth

ne pas profiter de qc

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

hit-or-miss ADJ

hit-or-miss

au petit bonheur la chance

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to meet/to miss a deadline

respecter/dépasser la date limite

Translations for miss in the French»English Dictionary

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rater le coche inf

to miss the boat

Mlle

Miss

pourvu que nous ne manquions pas le train!

let's hope have don't miss the train!

louper

to miss

miss Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to avoid [or miss] sb/sth by an inch

manquer qn de peu/qc d'un doigt

the fact is, you miss her

le fait est qu'elle te manque

to meet/to miss a deadline

respecter/dépasser la date limite

go now or else you'll miss him

vas-y maintenant ou bien tu vas le rater

I managed to miss the plane

je me suis débrouillé pour rater l'avion

he can't afford to miss this opportunity

il ne peut pas se permettre de rater cette occasion

don't miss her new play

ne rate pas sa nouvelle pièce

to miss the point of the question

répondre à côté de la question

to miss each other by 5 minutes

se manquer de 5 minutes

let's hope have don't miss the train!

pourvu que nous ne manquions pas le train!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I miss life in the fast lane.

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However, devotees generally don't miss a chance to undertake this brief pilgrimage anytime during the year.

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The singer suggests that she should slow down and enjoy life, because otherwise she will miss out on the point of it all.

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Too much exercise may cause a woman to miss her period, a symptom known as amenorrhea.

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Investing in technology stocks is often a hit-or-miss proposition that is fraught with individual business risks unique to each endeavor.

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He was a computer whizkid and a lot of his friends miss him for that and still think he can help because they can't believe he has gone.

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Fans only blaming ticket brokers for higher prices miss the mark.

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Many clinicians improperly perform, or entirely miss this step, introducing avoidable diagnostic error and misdiagnosis.

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Thus, a miss is as good as a mile, does not apply to a keyhole of several hundred meter width.

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The idea, of course, is to pre-empt the opponents and cause them to miss their best contract.

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