miss

fallar, errar

Intentar golpear, atrapar o alcanzar algo sin conseguirlo.

En inglés sencillo: You try to hit, catch, or reach something but fail.

• He missed the ball.
• My arrow missed the target completely.
• How could you miss from that distance?

Antónimos: hit

Expresiones frecuentes: miss the target, miss the ball, miss a catch

echar de menos, extrañar

Sentir tristeza porque alguien o algo querido ya no está contigo.

En inglés sencillo: You feel sad because someone or something you like is no longer with you.

• I miss my family.
• She missed her old house.
• Do you miss living near your friends?

Cómo se usa: miss doing something (I miss walking beside the sea.)

Sinónimos: long for

Expresiones frecuentes: miss someone, miss home, miss someone terribly

perderse, faltar a

No acudir a una actividad o un evento al que se esperaba o quería ir.

En inglés sencillo: You do not go to an event or activity that you expected or wanted to attend.

• I missed class yesterday.
• She will miss the wedding because she is ill.
• Have you ever missed an important meeting?

Sinónimos: be absent from

Antónimos: attend

Expresiones frecuentes: miss a class, miss a meeting, miss the party

perder

Llegar demasiado tarde para subir a un autobús, tren, avión u otro medio de transporte.

En inglés sencillo: You arrive too late to get on a bus, train, plane, or other transport.

• We missed the bus.
• He ran to avoid missing his train.
• What happens if I miss my connecting flight?

Antónimos: catch

Expresiones frecuentes: miss the bus, miss a train, miss a flight

no entender, no captar

No comprender una idea, un significado o una parte importante de lo que alguien dice.

En inglés sencillo: You fail to understand an idea, meaning, or important part of what someone says.

• You missed the point.
• I think she missed the meaning of his reply.
• Did you miss the joke, or was it simply unfunny?

Sinónimos: misunderstand

Antónimos: understand

Expresiones frecuentes: miss the point, miss the meaning, miss the joke

no alcanzar, incumplir

No llegar a una meta, un resultado o un nivel que se esperaba conseguir.

En inglés sencillo: You fail to reach a goal, result, or standard you hoped to achieve.

• The team missed its sales target.
• She narrowly missed qualifying for the final.
• We cannot afford to miss another deadline.

Sinónimos: fall short of

Antónimos: achieve

Expresiones frecuentes: miss a target, miss a deadline, miss an opportunity

señorita

Tratamiento que se coloca antes del nombre de una niña o una mujer soltera.

En inglés sencillo: A title placed before the name of a girl or unmarried woman.

• Miss Green is our teacher.
• Please give this letter to Miss Patel.
• Is Miss Jones available this afternoon?

Expresiones frecuentes: miss smith, miss jones, dear miss brown

señorita

Forma cortés de dirigirse a una mujer joven cuyo nombre no se conoce.

En inglés sencillo: A polite way to address a young woman whose name you do not know.

• Excuse me, miss, is this yours?
• Thank you, miss, for your help.
• Would you like a bag, miss?

Expresiones frecuentes: excuse me miss, thank you miss, yes miss