They must miss their families

French translation: leurs familles doivent leur manquer

23:03 Apr 6, 2017
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: They must miss their families
They must miss their families when they are away for a long time or get tired of the people they are stuck on board with. (In space)
Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 06:25
French translation:leurs familles doivent leur manquer
Explanation:
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Note added at 46 mins (2017-04-06 23:49:43 GMT)
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Les sœurs Clemens (Tome 4) - Passion épistolaire
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=2290091642
Leda Swann - 2015 - ‎Fiction
Elle avait peutêtre eu tort de lire sa lettre à haute voix devant les autres locataires, même en sautant ... Leurs amis et leurs familles doivent leur manquer.
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Daryo
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4 +7leurs familles doivent leur manquer
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5 +3Leurs familles doivent leur manquer
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
they must miss their families
leurs familles doivent leur manquer


Explanation:
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Note added at 46 mins (2017-04-06 23:49:43 GMT)
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Les sœurs Clemens (Tome 4) - Passion épistolaire
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=2290091642
Leda Swann - 2015 - ‎Fiction
Elle avait peutêtre eu tort de lire sa lettre à haute voix devant les autres locataires, même en sautant ... Leurs amis et leurs familles doivent leur manquer.

Daryo
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Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
they must miss their families
Leurs familles doivent leur manquer


Explanation:
It's an expression commonly used in French to express someone feeling about an absence or scarcity.

Example sentence(s):
  • Parfois sa famille lui manque mais Berenice, pour l'essentiel, vit une expérience extraordinaire avec son bloc-notes. unicef.org

    Reference: http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/sa+famille...
Marlene Nicolas
United States
Local time: 06:25
Native speaker of: Native in Haitian-CreoleHaitian-Creole, Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Chakib Roula
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