missing

miss·ing  (msng)

adj.

1.

a. Not present; absent.

b. Lost: a missing person; soldiers missing in action.

2. Lacking; wanting: This book has 12 missing pages.

---

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ]

adj

1. not present; absent or lost

2. not able to be traced and not known to be dead nine men were missing after the attack

go missing to become lost or disappear

---

A casualty status for which the United States Code provides statutory guidance concerning missing members of the Military Services. Excluded are personnel who are in an absent without leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls status. A person declared missing is categorized as follows. a. beleaguered--The casualty is a member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force to prevent escape of its members. b. besieged--The casualty is a member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force, compelling it to surrender. c. captured--The casualty has been seized as the result of action of an unfriendly military or paramilitary force in a foreign country. d. detained--The casualty is prevented from proceeding or is restrained in custody for alleged violation of international law or other reason claimed by the government or group under which the person is being held. e. interned--The casualty is definitely known to have been taken into custody of a nonbelligerent foreign power as the result of and for reasons arising out of any armed conflict in which the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged. f. missing--The casualty is not present at his or her duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons and whose location is unknown. g. missing in action--The casualty is a hostile casualty, other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is not present at his or her duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons and whose location is unknown. Also called MIA. See also casualty category; casualty status.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	missing - not able to be found; "missing in action"; "a missing person" lost - no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"
	2.	missing - nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" wanting, absent, lacking nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"

---

missing

adjective

1. lost, misplaced, not present, gone, left behind, astray, unaccounted for, mislaid, nowhere to be found The playing cards were missing.

2. absent, lacking, left out, not present, wanting in, not to be found in One name was missing from the list.
absent present, there, here, accounted for, to hand, on hand, at hand, in attendance

Translations

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. (= lost) [object] → perdido; [child, cat] → desaparecido, extraviado; [fisherman, explorer] → desaparecido
some companies help with missing luggage → algunas compañías te ayudan cuando se te pierde or extravía equipaje
an important document was found to be missing → se descubrió que faltaba un importante documento
to go missing → desaparecer

2. (Mil) [soldier, plane] → desaparecido
missing (and) presumed dead → desaparecido y dado por muerto
missing in action → desaparecido en combate
reported missing → declarado como desaparecido

3. (= lacking) [piece, button, tooth] → que falta
fill in the missing words → complete las palabras que faltan
to be missing → faltar
two pieces are missing → faltan dos piezas
your shirt has a button missing → te falta un botón en la camisa

B. CPD the missing link N (Anthropology, Zool) → el eslabón perdido; (= detail) → la pieza que faltaba
missing person N → desaparecido/a m/f
I want to report a missing person → quiero denunciar una desaparición

---

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adj

[thing] → manquant(e)
the missing part → la pièce manquante
to be missing → avoir disparu
My rucksack is missing → Mon sac à dos a disparu.
Some of her jewellery was still missing
BUT Certains de ses bijoux manquaient toujours.
Half his front teeth were missing
BUT La moitié de ses dents de devant manquait.
to go missing → disparaître

[climber, explorer, disaster victim] → disparu(e)
the search for the missing climber → les recherches de l'alpiniste disparu
to be missing → avoir disparu
Two members of the group are missing → Deux membres du groupe ont disparu.
One person is still missing
BUT Une personne est toujours recherchée.
missing in action [soldier, sailor, pilot] → disparu au combat
missing link n → chaînon m manquant
missing person n → personne f disparue
Missing Persons Bureau n → bureau m des personnes disparues

---

missing

adj (= not able to be found) person, soldier, aircraft, boat → vermisst; object → verschwunden; (= not there) → fehlend; to be missing/have gone missing → fehlen; (person, aircraft, boat etc) → vermisst werden; to go missing (person, aircraft, boat etc) → vermisst werden; (object) → verloren gehen; the coat has two buttons missing, two buttons are missing from the coat → an dem Mantel fehlen zwei Knöpfe; my name is missing from the list → mein Name fehlt auf der Liste; he has a tooth missing → er hat eine Zahnlücke; we are £50 missing → uns (dat) → fehlen £ 50; the missing clue to his identity → der Schlüssel zu seiner Identität; missing in action → vermisst; (Biol) → Missing link nt, → Übergangs- or Zwischenform f

---

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adj (not able to be found) → smarrito/a, perso/a; (not there) → mancante; (person, also) (Mil) → disperso/a
to be missing → mancare
to go missing → sparire
there are several books missing → mancano diversi libri
the missing link → l'anello mancante
missing in action (Mil) → disperso/a
missing person → disperso/a, scomparso/a
reported missing (Mil) → dato/a per disperso

---

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adj (not able to be found) → smarrito/a, perso/a; (not there) → mancante; (person, also) (Mil) → disperso/a
to be missing → mancare
to go missing → sparire
there are several books missing → mancano diversi libri
the missing link → l'anello mancante
missing in action (Mil) → disperso/a
missing person → disperso/a, scomparso/a
reported missing (Mil) → dato/a per disperso

---

missing miss

---

missing → مفقود chybějící manglende verschwunden αγνοούμενος desaparecido kadonnut manquant nestao scomparso あるべき所にない 못 찾고 있는 ontbrekend savnet brakujący perdido отсутствующий försvunnen ซึ่งหายไป kayıp mất tích 缺少的