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missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ]1. adjective• how many are missing? combien en manque-t-il ?c. [serviceman, fisherman, plane] porté disparu2. compounds* * *['mɪsɪŋ]the missing jewels/child — les bijoux disparus/l'enfant disparu
to go missing — [person, object] disparaître
missing presumed dead — porté disparu, présumé mort
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2 missing
missing adj [thing] qui manque ; [child, relative] disparu ; missing person personne disparue ; the missing link gen, Anthrop, hum le chaînon manquant ; to be missing manquer ; there's nothing missing il n'y a rien qui manque, tout est là ; how many pieces are missing? il manque combien de pièces? ; a man with a finger missing ou a missing finger un homme auquel il manque un doigt ; the book was missing from its usual place le livre n'était pas à sa place habituelle ; to go missing [person, object] disparaître ; to report sb missing signaler la disparition de qn ; missing presumed dead porté disparu, présumé mort. -
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missing ['mɪsɪŋ]∎ there are two cups missing il manque deux tasses, il y a deux tasses qui manquent;∎ the table had one leg missing il manquait un pied à la table;∎ fill in the missing words complétez avec les mots manquants∎ to go missing disparaître; (in war) être porté disparu;∎ the missing diamonds were found in her suitcase les diamants qui avaient disparu ont été retrouvés dans sa valise;∎ the missing climbers are safe les alpinistes dont on était sans nouvelles sont sains et saufs;∎ the expedition was reported missing l'expédition a été portée disparue;∎ Military missing in action porté disparu au combat;∎ Military missing presumed dead porté disparu, présumé mort►► also figurative humorous missing link chaînon m manquant;missing person personne f disparue; Military disparu(e) m,f;missing persons (department) service m des personnes disparues -
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presume [prɪ'zju:m]∎ I presume he isn't coming je présume ou suppose qu'il ne viendra pas;∎ I presumed them to be aware or that they were aware of the difficulties je supposais qu'ils étaient au courant des difficultés;∎ Military missing, presumed dead manque à l'appel ou porté disparu, présumé mort;∎ he was presumed dead (by family etc) on le croyait mort; (by authorities) on a présumé qu'il était mort, on l'a considéré comme décédé;∎ Law every man is presumed innocent until proven guilty tout homme est présumé innocent tant qu'il n'a pas été déclaré coupable;∎ I presume so je suppose, je présume que oui(b) (take liberty) oser, se permettre;∎ I wouldn't presume to contradict you je ne me permettrais pas de vous contredire;∎ I wouldn't presume so far as to… je n'aurais pas la présomption de…;∎ you're presuming rather a lot tu es bien présomptueux(c) (presuppose) présupposer;∎ presuming they agree à supposer qu'ils soient d'accord∎ I don't want to presume je ne voudrais pas m'imposer;∎ to presume on or upon sb abuser de la gentillesse de qnⓘ Dr Livingstone, I presume Ce sont les mots que Sir Henry Stanley aurait adressés au Docteur Livingstone lorsqu'il le retrouva dans la jungle africaine où il s'était perdu en 1871. Stanley avait été envoyé à la recherche de l'explorateur par un journal américain. Cette phrase ("Docteur Livingstone, je présume") est utilisée sur le mode humoristique lorsqu'on fait la connaissance de quelqu'un dont on a entendu parler auparavant, le plus souvent en remplaçant Doctor Livingstone par le nom de la personne en question.
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