What does manquant in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word manquant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use manquant in French.

The word manquant in French means missing, missing, absent, shortfall, missing item, miss, fail at, be missing, be lacking, lack, be absent, lack, miss, almost do , nearly do, fail to keep, fail, missing link, missing link. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word manquant

missing

adjectif (qui fait défaut) (item)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La secrétaire note les pièces manquantes au dossier.
The secretary notes the items missing from the file.

missing, absent

adjectif (qui est absent) (person)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce matin, il y a cinq élèves manquants en classe.
This morning there are five students missing from class.

shortfall

nom masculin (différence de calcul)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vérifie sa caisse pour voir s'il y a un manquant.
He checks his till to see if there is a shortfall.

missing item

nom masculin (article faisant défaut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous faisons une liste des manquants en magasin.
We are drawing up a list of missing items in the store.

miss

verbe transitif (rater)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai manqué l'avion. Tu as manqué une occasion de te taire. Tu as manqué ton frère, il vient de repartir.
I missed my flight. You missed an opportunity to keep your mouth shut. You've missed your brother; he just left.

fail at

verbe transitif (ne pas réussir [qch], échouer)

Claude a manqué sa mayonnaise. Le pâtissier a manqué ses religieuses.
Claude's mayonnaise went wrong (or: was a failure).

be missing, be lacking

verbe intransitif (faire défaut)

Sur la table, le beurre manque.
The butter isn't on the table.

lack

verbe intransitif (ne pas être là)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il manque trois employés dans le magasin.
Three of the shop's employees are absent today.

be absent

verbe intransitif (être absent) (person)

Pierre manque encore aujourd'hui.
Peter is absent again today.

lack

verbe transitif indirect (ne pas avoir assez de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce jeune employé manque d'expérience.
This young employee lacks experience.

miss

verbe transitif indirect (créer un vide) (subject/object inversion)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tu me manques. Depuis son départ, son père lui manque.
I miss you. He has been missing his father since he left.

almost do , nearly do

verbe transitif (faillir)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Le garçon a manqué tomber dans les escaliers. Ce voyageur a manqué de rater son train.
The boy nearly fell down the stairs. The passenger almost missed his train.

fail to keep

verbe transitif indirect (se soustraire à une obligation morale)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il manque à sa parole.
It's not the first time he's failed to keep his word.

fail

verbe transitif indirect (littéraire (ne pas obéir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle ne supporte pas qu'on lui manque.
She cannot tolerate anyone failing her.

missing link

nom masculin (espèce entre deux autres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

missing link

nom masculin (figuré (élément d'explication inconnu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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