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miss homograph 2

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a miss · a blunder, a mistake

EtymologyOpphav

fra engelsk; jamfør misse (II)to miss (a shot, a chance) · to botch, to mistime from English; compare misse (II)to miss (a shot, a chance) · to botch, to mistime

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

særlig i idrett: glipp, feil, bomskudd especially in sport: a slip, an error, a missed shot
  • det var en ren miss it was a complete miss
  • få mål etter en miss i forsvaret to concede a goal after a mistake in defence
  • en stygg miss a bad miss