Translations for near miss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

near miss N

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MIS N Am

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MIS → management information systems

Miss

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Miss → Mississippi

See also Mississippi

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

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Mississippi

the Mississippi (River)

I.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB trans

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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

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

II.miss¹ [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB intr

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3. miss inf car/engine:

miss

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

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near miss N

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I.trick [Am trɪk, Brit trɪk] N

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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

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

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1. trick cigar/spider:

de pega Spain inf

2. trick Am:

miss² [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N

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1. miss (as title):

can I introduce Miss (Jane) Smith

permítanme presentarles a la señorita (Jane) Smith

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

3. miss (young girl):

miss dated

a cheeky/pretty little miss

una descarada/guapa jovencita

I.near <nearer nearest> [Am ˈnɪr, Brit nɪə] ADJ

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1.2. near (in time):

near

near

1.4. near (closely related):

near relative

2. near Brit:

near MOTOR, RIDING

the near front wheel

la rueda delantera izquierda

II.near <nearer nearest> [Am ˈnɪr, Brit nɪə] ADV

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1.3. near (in approximation):

it's not exactly the same, but it comes pretty near

no es exactamente igual pero se le parece mucho

it's not exactly the same, but it comes pretty near

no es exactamente igual pero le anda cerca inf

her work is very near to perfect

su trabajo es casi perfecto

the total will be nearer to $1, 000 than $500

el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

this is the nearest to what you want

esto es lo más parecido a lo que tú quieres

1.4. near (on the verge of):

near to sth/-ing she was near to tears

estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar

management and unions are near to an agreement

la empresa y los sindicatos están a punto de llegar a un acuerdo

I came very near to hitting him

estuve a punto de pegarle

I came very near to hitting him

por poco le pego

2. near (nearly):

near

are you anywhere near finished? inf

¿ya estás por terminar?

are you anywhere near finished? inf

¿te falta poco para terminar?

that's nowhere near enough inf

con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

are you ready? — nowhere near! inf

¿estás listo? — ¡ni soñar!

are you ready? — nowhere near! inf

¿estás listo? — ¡ni miras! RioPl

it'll cost $1, 000, near enough inf

costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí inf

it's near enough complete now inf

ya está casi or prácticamente terminado

III.near <nearer nearest> [Am ˈnɪr, Brit nɪə] PREP

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4. near (on the verge of):

to be/come near sth/-ing , the project is now near completion

el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

we are no nearer an agreement

seguimos sin llegar a un acuerdo

I came very near giving up

estuve a punto de desistir

IV.near [Am ˈnɪr, Brit nɪə] VB trans

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Translations for near miss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

that was a near miss [or thing]

Translations for near miss in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADJ

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1. near (spatial):

near

2. near (temporal):

near

in the near future

en un futuro próximo

3. near (dear):

a near and dear friend

un amigo íntimo

4. near (similar):

near portrait

the nearest thing to sth

lo más parecido a algo

5. near (almost true):

to have a near accident

tener por poco un accidente

that was a near miss [or thing]

II.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADV

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2. near (almost):

near to tears

a punto de llorar

as near as I can guess

III.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] PREP

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1. near (in proximity to):

near (to)

near (to) the house

cerca de la casa

near the end of the film

hacia el final de la película

3. near (about ready to):

to be near to doing sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

4. near (like):

the copy is near to the original

la copia es parecida al original

IV.near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] VB trans

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miss¹ [mɪs] N (form of address)

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miss

I.miss² [mɪs] -es N

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miss

to give sth a miss Brit, Aus inf

II.miss² [mɪs] -es VB intr

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miss

III.miss² [mɪs] -es VB trans

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1. miss (not hit):

miss

3. miss (avoid):

miss

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

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English

Near miss incidents often precede loss producing events but are largely ignored because nothing (no injury, damage or loss) happened. en.wikipedia.org

These include head-on, near miss, pilots' pressure bar reaching 100%, or failed to accumulate enough points to pass that particular stage. en.wikipedia.org

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

One driver, shaken and angry, watches as the offending car speeds away without its driver acknowledging or apologising for the near miss. en.wikipedia.org

The growing interest is reflected in an increasing number of systematic reviews on the prevalence of near miss. en.wikipedia.org

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

The forward magazines were promptly flooded, but not the aft magazines because of valve damage, likely caused by the near miss aft. en.wikipedia.org

These systems were designed to survive a near miss of 20 megatons. en.wikipedia.org

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

The near miss also caused a hole 3x1mft 1, near the bottom of the ship. en.wikipedia.org

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