miss

manquer, rater

Essayer de toucher, d’attraper ou d’atteindre quelque chose sans y parvenir.

En anglais simple : 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?

Contraires : hit

Expressions courantes : miss the target, miss the ball, miss a catch

regretter

Être triste parce qu’une personne ou une chose qu’on aime n’est plus là.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : miss doing something (I miss walking beside the sea.)

Synonymes : long for

Expressions courantes : miss someone, miss home, miss someone terribly

manquer, rater

Ne pas aller à un événement ou une activité auquel on pensait ou souhaitait participer.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : be absent from

Contraires : attend

Expressions courantes : miss a class, miss a meeting, miss the party

rater, manquer

Arriver trop tard pour prendre un bus, un train, un avion ou un autre moyen de transport.

En anglais simple : 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?

Contraires : catch

Expressions courantes : miss the bus, miss a train, miss a flight

ne pas comprendre, ne pas saisir

Ne pas comprendre une idée, un sens ou un élément important de ce que quelqu’un dit.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : misunderstand

Contraires : understand

Expressions courantes : miss the point, miss the meaning, miss the joke

manquer, rater

Ne pas atteindre un objectif, un résultat ou un niveau qu’on espérait obtenir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fall short of

Contraires : achieve

Expressions courantes : miss a target, miss a deadline, miss an opportunity

mademoiselle

Titre placé devant le nom d’une fille ou d’une femme non mariée.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : miss smith, miss jones, dear miss brown

mademoiselle

Façon polie de s’adresser à une jeune femme dont on ne connaît pas le nom.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : excuse me miss, thank you miss, yes miss