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miss2

(pl misses)

Translation

n [c]
(en deportes)
fallo
tiro errado
a near miss What a near miss! We almost collided with that lorry
¡Madre mía! Evitamos chocar con ese camión por los pelos
to give sth a miss UK (inform)
pasar de hacer algo col.
no hacer algo
(Definition of miss n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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