lui manque

… is missing to him

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… is missing to him In natural English, this usually means “he misses …”. The thing that is missing comes before “lui manque.”

FR: La mer lui manque.

EN: He misses the sea.

Elle lui manque.

He misses her.

Sa fille lui manque.

He misses his daughter.

Jun fait ça quand son papa lui manque.

Jun does this when he misses his dad.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Il lui manque la plupart de ses dents.

He’s missing most of his teeth.

Peut-être qu'on lui manque.

Maybe he misses us.

— Gladiator (2000)

Le calme de la campagne lui manque quand il est en ville.

He misses the peace and quiet of the countryside when he's in the city.

Il lui manque une chaussure.

He's missing a shoe.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Il lui manque un bras.

He's missing an arm.

— Malèna (2000)

Son ex lui manque.

He misses his ex.

Il y a encore une chose très, très importante qui lui manque.

There's still one very, very important thing missing from his/her life.

— L'Esprit de la ruche (1973)

Son pays lui manque ?

Does he miss his country?

— Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

Sa famille lui manque.

He misses his family.

Sa femme lui manque.

He misses his wife.

Ce qui lui manque, c'est le courage.

What he lacks is courage.

Boston lui manque.

He misses Boston.

L'Algérie lui manque.

He misses Algeria.

Il lui manque un doigt.

He is missing a finger.

— Assassination (2015)

Je comprends qu'il lui manque.

I understand that she misses him.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Je pense qu'il lui manque une case.

I think he's missing a screw.

L'épouse de Tom lui manque.

Tom misses his wife.

Il lui manque la maturité.

He lacks maturity.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Le temps où ses parents étaient encore ensemble lui manque.

She misses the time when her parents were still together.

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

La femme de Tom lui manque.

Tom misses his wife.