mancare

mancare vi [essere insufficiente] → to be lacking;

(venir meno) → to fail (= sbagliare); to be wrong, make a mistake (= non esserci); to be missing, not to be there (= essere lontano): mancare (da) → to be away (from)

vt → to miss;

mancare di → to lack;

mancare a [+ promessa] → to fail to keep;

tu mi manchi → I miss you;

mancò poco che morisse → he very nearly died;

mancano ancora 10 sterline → we're still £10 short;

manca un quarto alle 6 → it's a quarter to 6;

non mancherò → I won't forget, I'll make sure I do;

ci mancherebbe altro! → of course I (o you etc) will!;

mancare da casa → to be away from home;

mancare di rispetto a o verso qn → to be lacking in respect towards sb, be disrespectful towards sb;

mancare di parola → not to keep one's word, go back on one's word;

sentirsi mancare → to feel faint