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Meanings of misfire in inglés

portugués
gasto
español
fallo

An explosion that fails to occur.

fallo
español
desacierto

A failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

desacierto
Sinónimos
Examples for "miss"
Examples for "miss"
1
Many people talk about the future but miss the present, Imbourg said.
Reuters
2
Conclusion: Conventional radiographs miss a significant number of cases of Lisfranc injury.
Pubmed
3
Six years was a long time to miss seeing a best friend.
God's gift
4
Pay particular attention to what's being said; otherwise you could miss something.
The South African
5
She said: The key thing I miss out on is small talk.
The Guardian
Usage of misfire in inglés
1
Clovis swore horribly under his breath; the miracle was an obvious misfire.
Beasts and Super-Beasts
2
The Nazi war machine was at last beginning to stutter and misfire.
Operation mincemeat: how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled th...
3
Indeed Verstappen might have been closer but for a software-induced engine misfire.
The Guardian
4
It's where you misfire the most in terms of success rate.
The new yorker
5
By midway through the second quarter, the Grizzlies continued to misfire.
Reuters
6
A tragic misfire but hopefully one that won't derail Rees' career.
Radio NZ
7
It's self-satisfied posturing rather than film-making and a staggering misfire for all involved.
The Guardian
8
Any distributor who decides to buy this misfire can start counting their losses.
Reuters
9
Every muscle in his body twitched randomly while his nerves seemed to misfire.
The Hyperion Cantos
10
The vibration was building into a definite rolling shudder, like an engine misfire.
Coalition's End
11
I'd counted the misfire to be a rare piece of luck.
Savage
12
Serena's dazzling combination of power and control distracted Capriati, whose game started to misfire.
The Guardian
13
While some of their tricks work just fine, others misfire.
Reuters
14
The Last Thing He Wanted on Netflix is a tragic misfire, reports Dan Slevin.
Radio NZ
15
Suicide by reading tour, I told myself, might misfire in the same delightful way.
Drood: a novel
16
At this incipient stage, it's all too easy to misfire.
Climbing Magazine
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Translations for misfire
portugués
gasto
Misfire through the time
Misfire across language varieties
United States of America
Common