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mancare

miss

verb mahn-KAH-reh Less Common
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Origin: from Italian 'manco', lacking

Also means

be lacking

Usage Note

Mancare flips like piacere: mi manchi means 'I miss you', literally 'you are lacking to me'. It also means to be missing or absent, as in manca il sale ('the salt is missing').

Examples

"Mi manchi tanto."

Natural Translation

I miss you so much.

Literal Translation

To-me you-lack so-much.

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