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ми́мо

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  • 1.

    past, by

    Он прошёл ми́мо меня́.

    He walked past me.

    Movement in direct proximity; as a preposition it takes the genitive.

  • 2.

    wide of the mark, off target

    Он вы́стрелил — ми́мо!

    He fired - missed!

    Often used on its own as an exclamation: Мимо! - Missed!

Usage info

+genitive case

Examples

Typical usagePRO

  • Physical movement past (place/person)

    • проходи́ть ми́мо до́ма

      to walk past the house

    • проезжа́ть ми́мо шко́лы

      to drive past the school

    • пройти ми́мо меня́

      to walk right past me

    • проходи́ть ми́мо друг дру́га

      to pass by each other (miss each other)

  • Figurative: ignore/overlook

    • не пройти ми́мо чужо́й беды́

      not to stay indifferent to others’ misfortune

    • пропусти́ть ми́мо уше́й

      to let something go in one ear and out the other; ignore it

    • проходи́ть ми́мо пробле́мы

      to ignore a problem

    • ми́мо меня́

      not my thing; doesn’t concern me

  • Accuracy/target: miss

    • попа́сть ми́мо цели́

      to miss the target

    • выстрели́ть ми́мо

      to shoot and miss

    • промахну́ться ми́мо воро́т

      to miss the goal (in sports)

    • бро́сить ми́мо у́рны

      to miss the bin (when throwing)

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • bosbosmail887 edited translation 5 months ago.
  • FFjet edited usage info 5 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.