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gli mancava

he missed; he was missing

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phrase Rare #35,422
he missed; he was missing Used for something or someone that he missed or lacked; the thing missed or lacking usually follows the phrase.
IT: Gli mancava la sua famiglia.
EN: He missed his family.

Gli mancava suo figlio.

He missed his son.

Gli mancava una pinna.

He was missing a fin.

— Avatar - La via dell'acqua (2022)

Gli mancava molto.

He missed her a lot.

Sai, mi hanno detto che gli mancava un dente quando l'hanno trovato.

You know, they told me he was missing a tooth when they found him.

— Una di famiglia (2025)

Gli mancava un dito.

He was missing a finger.

— Assassination (2015)

Gli mancava il baseball.

He missed baseball.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

Cominciò a calcolare il tempo che gli mancava.

He began to calculate the time he had left.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)