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B2 — Upper Intermediate❤️ Love & Family

Sentirsi mancare

To miss someone intensely

Literal Translation

"To feel oneself missing"

What it means

To miss someone intensely; to feel their absence physically. A tender expression for the physical sensation of missing someone. Stronger and more poetic than the simpler sentire la mancanza.

Example in context

"Da quando lei è partita per l'estero, si sente mancare ogni giorno."

"Since she left for abroad, he misses her every day."

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