near miss en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de near miss en el diccionario inglés»español

near miss SUST.

a near miss MOTOR, AERO.

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 coloq.

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por los pelos coloq.

Traducciones de near miss en el diccionario inglés»español

MIS SUST. ingl. am.

MIS → management information systems

Miss

Miss → Mississippi

Véase también: Mississippi

Mississippi [ingl. am. ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi, ingl. brit. ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi] SUST. (state)

Mississippi

Misisipí m

the Mississippi (River)

el Misisipí

I.miss¹ [ingl. am. mɪs, ingl. brit. mɪs] V. trans.

1. miss (fail to hit):

the bullet just missed him

la bala le pasó rozando

the bullet just missed his shoulder

la bala por poco le da en el hombro

the car only just missed him

el coche por poco lo atropella

2. miss (fail to experience):

miss

perderse

I wouldn't have missed it for anything

no me lo hubiera perdido por nada (en el mundo)

you didn't miss much

no te perdiste nada

you've missed all the excitement

te has perdido lo mejor

luckily, we missed the worst of the tornado

por suerte, nos salvamos de lo peor del tornado

3. miss (fail to attend):

miss

faltar a

I've never missed a day's work

nunca he faltado al trabajo

you missed your appointment with the doctor

no vino a la cita con el doctor

I forgot all about the meeting and missed it

se me pasó totalmente ir a la reunión

I missed the party

me perdí la fiesta

4. miss (fail to catch):

miss bus/train/plane/flight

perder

I missed her in the crowd

había tanta gente que no la vi

we missed each other

no nos vimos

we missed each other

nos desencontramos Co. Sur

to miss the boat or bus

perder el tren

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 Esp.

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

no oír

sorry, I missed that

perdona, no te oí

she doesn't miss a thing

no se le escapa una coloq.

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

7. miss chance:

miss

perder

miss

dejar pasar

to miss one's vocation

errar la vocación

to miss one's footing

tropezar

he missed the rope and fell

no logró asirse de la cuerda y cayó

8. miss (avoid):

miss town/rush/crowds

evitar

if we take Garden State Parkway, we miss New York altogether

si vamos por Garden State Parkway nos evitamos pasar por Nueva York

he missed death by inches

por poco se mata

to miss -ing he just missed getting soaked

por poco se empapa

I managed to miss hearing the whole story again

logré escaparme or librarme de que me lo contara otra vez

9. miss (regret absence of):

miss friend/country/comfort

echar de menos

miss friend/country/comfort

extrañar esp amer.

I miss you (terribly)

te echo (muchísimo) de menos

I miss you (terribly)

te extraño (muchísimo) esp amer.

I miss you (terribly)

me haces mucha falta amer.

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 amer.

I miss working with you

echo de menos trabajar contigo

I miss working with you

extraño trabajar contigo amer.

10. miss (notice absence of):

miss

echar en falta

miss

echar de menos

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 [ingl. am. mɪs, ingl. brit. mɪs] V. intr.

1. miss:

miss marksman:

errar el tiro

miss marksman:

fallar

miss bullet:

no dar en el blanco

missed!

¡fallaste (or falló etc.)!

missed!

¡(le) erraste (or erró etc.)!

2. miss (fail):

miss coloq.

fallar

she sends a card every year, she never misses

manda una tarjeta todos los años sin falta or manda una tarjeta todos los años, nunca falla

3. miss coloq. car/engine:

miss

fallar

III.miss¹ [ingl. am. mɪs, ingl. brit. mɪs] SUST. (failure to hit)

miss

fallo m

she had two unlucky misses

erró el tiro dos veces por mala suerte

to give sth a miss coloq. I'd give that restaurant a miss if I were you

yo que tú no pisaría ese restaurante coloq.

I think I'll give swimming a miss this afternoon

creo que esta tarde voy a pasar de ir a nadar coloq.

a miss is as good as a mile

de casi no se muere nadie coloq., hum.

Véase también: near miss, trick

near miss SUST.

a near miss MOTOR, AERO.

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 coloq.

I avoided having to repeat a year, but it was a near miss

me salvé de repetir el año, pero fue por los pelos coloq.

I.trick [ingl. am. trɪk, ingl. brit. trɪk] SUST.

1.1. trick (ruse):

trick

trampa f

trick

ardid m

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

atrbv. trick photograph

fotografía f trucada

trick photography

trucaje m

a trick question

una pregunta con trampa

1.2. trick (prank, joke):

trick

broma f

trick

jugarreta f

to play a trick on sb

hacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien

my eyes must be playing tricks on me

debo de estar viendo visiones

she's up to her old tricks again

ya está otra vez haciendo de las suyas

how's tricks? argot

¿qué tal? coloq.

how's tricks? argot

¿qué onda? amer. argot

2. trick (feat, skilful act):

trick

truco m

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 coloq.

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 Esp.

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 coloq.

4. trick (in card games):

trick

baza f

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 [ingl. am. trɪk, ingl. brit. trɪk] V. trans.

trick

engañar

he tricked us!

¡nos ha engañado!

to trick sb into -ing

engañar a alguien para que  +  subj

to trick sb out of sth

birlarle algo a alguien

I was tricked out of my inheritance

me birlaron la herencia coloq.

III.trick [ingl. am. trɪk, ingl. brit. trɪk] ADJ. atrbv.

1. trick cigar/spider:

trick

de juguete

trick

de mentira

trick

de pega Esp. coloq.

2. trick ingl. am.:

trick

con problemas

miss² [ingl. am. mɪs, ingl. brit. mɪs] SUST.

1. miss (as title):

Miss

señorita f

can I introduce Miss (Jane) Smith

permítanme presentarles a la señorita (Jane) Smith

Miss World

Miss Mundo

the Misses Johnson arcznte.

las señoritas (de) Johnson

Miss Elizabeth arcznte. (in US: matron)

doña Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la señorita Elizabeth

Miss Elizabeth (in UK: younger sister)

la niña Elizabeth amer.

2. miss as form of address:

Miss

señorita

please, Miss, I know the answer

yo lo sé, señorita

excuse me, Miss

perdone, señorita

3. miss (young girl):

miss arcznte.

jovencita f

a cheeky/pretty little miss

una descarada/guapa jovencita

I.near <nearer nearest> [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] ADJ.

1.1. near (in position):

near

cercano

near

próximo

several of the nearer constellations

varias de las constelaciones más cercanas or próximas

the nearest store

la tienda más cercana

these binoculars make everything look very near

con estos prismáticos parece que todo está muy cerca

1.2. near (in time):

near

cercano

near

próximo

1.3. near (in approximation):

near

parecido

the two shades were very near

los dos tonos eran muy parecidos

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him

eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

1.4. near (closely related):

near relative

cercano

2. near ingl. brit.:

near MOTOR, EQUIT.

izquierdo

the near front wheel

la rueda delantera izquierda

3. near (virtual) atrbv.:

there was near panic when the alarms sounded

casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion

prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

II.near <nearer nearest> [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] ADV.

1.1. near (in position):

near

cerca

I go home for lunch as I live quite near

voy a almorzar a casa porque vivo muy cerca

I've got a cold, so don't come any nearer

estoy resfriado, así que no te (me) acerques

don't go any nearer to the edge

no te acerques más al borde

from near and far

de todas partes

1.2. near (in time):

your birthday's getting near now

se acerca tu cumpleaños

we're getting near to Christmas

ya falta poco para Navidad

we'll have another rehearsal nearer to the actual day

haremos otro ensayo cuando estemos más cerca de la fecha

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 coloq.

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

casi

are you anywhere near finished? coloq.

¿ya estás por terminar?

are you anywhere near finished? coloq.

¿te falta poco para terminar?

that's nowhere near enough coloq.

con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

are you ready? — nowhere near! coloq.

¿estás listo? — ¡ni soñar!

are you ready? — nowhere near! coloq.

¿estás listo? — ¡ni miras! Río Pl.

it'll cost $1, 000, near enough coloq.

costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí coloq.

it's near enough complete now coloq.

ya está casi or prácticamente terminado

III.near <nearer nearest> [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] PREP.

1. near (in position):

near

cerca de

I live near the station

vivo cerca de la estación

the room nearest the entrance

la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire

no te acerques demasiado al fuego

is there a pay phone near here?

¿hay algún teléfono público por aquí cerca or cerca de aquí?

she won't let anyone near the kitchen

no quiere que nadie se meta en la cocina

2. near (in time):

we're getting very near Christmas

falta muy poco para Navidad

we'll discuss it again nearer the time

lo discutiremos de nuevo más cerca de la fecha

the Monday nearest New Year's Day

el lunes más próximo al día de Año Nuevo

3. near (in approximation):

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2, 000

los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60

yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

the carpet is nearer orange than yellow

la alfombra es más bien naranja que amarilla

no one comes near her in stamina

los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

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 [ingl. am. ˈnɪr, ingl. brit. nɪə] V. trans.

near

acercarse a

we are nearing our destination

nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday

debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion

falta poco para terminar el proyecto

near miss en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de near miss en el diccionario inglés»español

that was a near miss [or thing]

faltó poco

Traducciones de near miss en el diccionario inglés»español

I.near [nɪəʳ, ingl. am. nɪr] ADJ.

1. near (spatial):

near

cercano, -a

2. near (temporal):

near

próximo, -a

in the near future

en un futuro próximo

3. near (dear):

a near and dear friend

un amigo íntimo

4. near (similar):

near portrait

parecido, -a

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]

faltó poco

II.near [nɪəʳ, ingl. am. nɪr] ADV.

1. near (spatial or temporal):

near

cerca

to be near

estar cerca

to come near

aproximarse

to come near

acercarse

to live quite near

vivir bastante cerca

near at hand

a mano

to come nearer to sb/sth

acercarse más a alguien/algo

2. near (almost):

near to tears

a punto de llorar

as near as I can guess

que yo sepa

III.near [nɪəʳ, ingl. am. nɪr] PREP.

1. near (in proximity to):

near (to)

cerca de

near (to) the house

cerca de la casa

near the end of the film

hacia el final de la película

2. near (almost):

it's near midnight

es casi medianoche

it's nowhere near enough

no basta ni con mucho

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, ingl. am. nɪr] V. trans.

near

acercarse a

it is nearing completion

está casi terminado

he is nearing his goal

está alcanzando su meta

miss¹ [mɪs] SUST. (form of address)

miss

señorita f

Miss Spain

Miss España

I.miss² [mɪs] -es SUST.

miss

fallo m

to give sth a miss ingl. brit., ingl. austr. coloq.

pasar de algo

II.miss² [mɪs] -es V. intr.

miss

fallar

III.miss² [mɪs] -es V. trans.

1. miss (not hit):

miss

fallar

2. miss (not catch):

miss

perder

to miss the bus/train

perder el bus/tren

to miss a deadline

no cumplir con una fecha límite

3. miss (avoid):

miss

evitar

4. miss (not notice):

miss

no fijarse en

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

no oír

6. miss (overlook):

miss

saltarse

to miss a meeting

faltar a una reunión

7. miss (not take advantage):

miss

dejar pasar

to miss an opportunity

perder una oportunidad

8. miss (regret absence):

miss

echar de menos

9. miss (notice loss):

miss

echar en falta

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The very low figures of maternal mortality have therefore stimulated an interest in investigating cases of life threatening obstetric morbidity or maternal near miss.

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

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The controller's last-ditch attempt to avert catastrophe turned what would have been a near miss into the collision he was trying to prevent.

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A near miss flooded her aft section, and engine room.

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Near miss zones can be set up by users around components to check for close calls and over-travel errors.

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

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

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This arrangement was quite dangerous by modern standards and resulted in one fatality and several near miss accidents.

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

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Thankfully by chance she was recovered and the incident was labelled only a near miss.

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