World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariessentir falta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /senˈtʃiɾ ˈfaw.tɐ/
"Vou sentir falta da minha família."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with something.
"He aimed carefully, but his arrow managed to miss the target completely." - 2
To feel sorry or sad about the absence of a person or place.
"She missed her family very much during her first semester studying abroad."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English missan, meaning 'to fail, go wrong, escape notice', of Germanic origin. Historically related to Old Norse missa and German miss-, sharing a root with the concept of lacking or failing to hit a mark.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Miss" is said worldwide
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rater
Transliteration: /ʁa.te/
"J'ai failli rater mon train ce matin."
vermissen
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩/
"Ich werde meine Freunde sehr vermissen."
mancare
Transliteration: /manˈka.re/
"Mi manchi molto."
extrañar
Transliteration: /eks.tɾaˈɲaɾ/
"Te voy a extrañar cuando te vayas."
sentir falta
Transliteration: /senˈtʃiɾ ˈfaw.tɐ/
"Vou sentir falta da minha família."
याद करना
Transliteration: yaad karna
"मुझे अपने घर की बहुत याद आती है।"
想念
Transliteration: xiǎngniàn
"我很想念我的家人。"
그리워하다
Transliteration: geuriwohada
"나는 친구들이 정말 그리워요."
恋しい
Transliteration: koishii
"家族がとても恋しいです。"
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