lui manque

is missing to him/her; he/she misses

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phrase Uncommon #11,762
is missing to him/her; he/she misses Used in the structure "X lui manque" to mean that X is absent from his/her life, or that he/she misses X. The subject is the thing/person that is missed, and the indirect object "lui" refers to the person who feels the absence.
FR: Sa famille lui manque beaucoup.
EN: He misses his family very much.

Sa fille lui manque.

He misses his daughter.

Son ex lui manque.

He misses his ex.

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.

La femme de Tom lui manque.

Tom misses his wife.

Sa famille lui manque.

He misses his family.

Sa femme lui manque.

He misses his wife.

L'épouse de Tom lui manque.

Tom misses his wife.

Boston lui manque.

He misses Boston.

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)

Jun fait ça quand son papa lui manque.

Jun does this when he misses his dad.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Elle lui manque.

He misses her.

Le temps ses parents étaient encore ensemble lui manque.

She misses the time when her parents were still together.

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

Ce qui lui manque, c'est le courage.

What he lacks is courage.

L'Algérie lui manque.

He misses Algeria.