1 (lost) [+object] perdido; [+child, cat] desaparecido; extraviado; [+fisherman, explorer] desaparecido some companies help with missing luggage algunas compañías te ayudan cuando se te pierde or extravía equipaje
the missing documents/explorers were finally found a reward was offered for the missing cat
an important document was found to be missing se descubrió que faltaba un importante documento; to go missing desaparecer
how many are missing? - two!
2 (Mil) [+soldier, plane] desaparecido missing (and) presumed dead desaparecido y dado por muerto
one of our aircraft is missing
missing in action desaparecido en combate; reported missing declarado como desaparecido
3 (lacking) [+piece, button, tooth] que falta here's the missing piece
fill in the missing words complete las palabras que faltan
there is a page of the dictionary missing
to be missing faltar; two pieces are missing faltan dos piezas
there are 9 books missing, 9 books are missing the police asked me if anything was missing to have a tooth missing
your shirt has a button missing te falta un botón en la camisa
something is missing there is some information missing [from] the report buttons were missing from the shirt we can't finish the jigsaw, two pieces are missing