Translations for miss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB trans

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

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

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

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

10. miss (notice absence of):

miss

miss

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

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

2. miss (fail):

miss inf

3. miss inf car/engine:

miss

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

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

miss

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

- Show synonyms for near miss.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for trick.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for trick.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for trick.
- Send us feedback

1. trick cigar/spider:

de pega Spain inf

2. trick Am:

miss² [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

1. miss (as title):

Miss

can I introduce Miss (Jane) Smith

permítanme presentarles a la señorita (Jane) Smith

Miss World

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

please, Miss, I know the answer

yo lo sé, señorita

excuse me, Miss

perdone, señorita

3. miss (young girl):

miss dated

a cheeky/pretty little miss

una descarada/guapa jovencita

Miss

- Show synonyms for Miss.
- Send us feedback

Miss → Mississippi

See also Mississippi

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

- Show synonyms for Mississippi.
- Send us feedback

Mississippi

the Mississippi (River)

near miss N

- Show synonyms for near miss.
- Send us feedback

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)

- Show synonyms for miss off.
- Send us feedback

miss off

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

- Show synonyms for miss out.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for miss out.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for hit-and-miss.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for hit-or-miss.
- Send us feedback

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

- Show synonyms for hit-or-miss.
- Send us feedback

mis-selling [mɪsˈsɛlɪŋ] N U

- Show synonyms for mis-selling.
- Send us feedback

mis-selling

mis-sell <pt & pp mis-sold> [ˌmɪsˈsel] VB trans

- Show synonyms for mis-sell.
- Send us feedback

Translations for miss in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Show summary of all matches

miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of address)

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

miss

Miss America

I.miss² <-es> [mɪs] N

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

miss

II.miss² [mɪs] VB intr

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

miss

III.miss² [mɪs] VB trans

- Show synonyms for miss.
- Send us feedback

1. miss (not hit):

miss

2. miss (not catch):

miss

to miss the bus/train

perder el bus/tren

to miss a deadline

no cumplir con una fecha límite

3. miss (avoid):

miss

4. miss (not notice):

miss

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

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

miss out VB intr

- Show synonyms for miss out.
- Send us feedback

miss out

Miss. N

- Show synonyms for Miss..
- Send us feedback

Miss. ABBR Mississippi

Miss.

See also Mississippi

Mississippi [mɪs·ɪ·ˈsɪ·pi] N

- Show synonyms for Mississippi.
- Send us feedback

Mississippi

hit-or-miss ADJ

- Show synonyms for hit-or-miss.
- Send us feedback

hit-or-miss

a la buena de Dios

miss out on VB trans

- Show synonyms for miss out on.
- Send us feedback

to miss out on sth

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to miss one's vocation

equivocarse de carrera

to meet/miss the deadline

cumplir/incumplir el plazo

Translations for miss in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Show summary of all matches

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desperdiciar (ocasión)

to miss

Srta.

Miss

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I miss life in the fast lane. en.wikipedia.org

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. www.dailymail.co.uk

Athlete hosts have been hit-or-miss for the show. theprovince.com

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

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

All things considered, things have been hit-or-miss so far. observer.com

There has been much controversy over whether the product actually works (examples like this) and is seemingly hit-and-miss for most users even in forums that they promote. en.wikipedia.org

The thrown can either miss all the skittles totally or hit and move them inside the square. en.wikipedia.org

Although performing well after a great start, a mid-season slump saw the 18's miss the finals. en.wikipedia.org

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

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "miss" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文