miss

[mis] 1. verb

1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) hitta ekki

2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) missa af

3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) láta fram hjá sér fara

4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sakna

5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sakna, taka eftir

6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) taka ekki eftir

7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) sleppa, missa úr

8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) fara á mis við

9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) forðast, komast hjá

10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) slá á móti í ræsingu/starti

2. noun

(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) feilskot, vindhögg

- missing

- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat