falta
falta
feminine noun
1. lack (carencia); shortage (escasez)
- hay falta de trabajo -> there's a shortage of work
- a falta de -> in the absence of
- por falta de -> for want o lack of
- fue absuelto por falta de pruebas -> he was acquitted for lack of evidence
- es una falta de educación -> it's bad manners
- es una falta de respeto -> it shows a lack of respect
2. absence (ausencia)
- nadie notó su falta -> nobody noticed his/its absence
- echar en falta algo/a alguien -> to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)
- sin falta -> without fail
- el lunes sin falta -> on Monday without fail
also:
- hacer falta -> to be necessary
- me hace falta suerte -> I need some luck
- me haces mucha falta -> I really need you
- si hiciera falta, llámanos -> if necessary, call us
also:
- falta (de asistencia) -> absence
- me han puesto dos faltas este mes -> I was marked absent twice this month
3. fault (imperfección); mistake (error)
- sacarle faltas a alguien/algo -> to find fault with somebody/something
- falta de ortografía -> spelling mistake
4. foul (sport) (infracción); fault (en tenis)
- lanzar o sacar una falta -> to take a free kick
- falta libre directa -> direct free kick offense
- falta personal -> personal foul
5. offense (law)
- falta grave/leve -> serious/minor offense
6. missed period (en la menstruación)
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falta [fahl'-tah]
noun
1. Fault, defect, want, absence, lack (carencia), mistake (dictado, escrito). (f)
- Falta de asistencia -> non-attendance
- Falta de peso -> short weight
- Echar algo en falta -> 2. Fault (culpa), offence, slight crime, defect (defabricación), faultiness, failing, misdoing, failure, flaw
2. Want or stoppage of the catamenia in pregnant women. (f)
- Tiene cuatro faltas -> she is in the fifth month of her pregnancy
3. Deficiency in the weightof coin. (f)
4. Default, non-appearance in court at day assigned. (f)
- Sin falta -> without fail
- A falta de -> in want or for want of
- Hacer falta -> to be absolutely necessary to anything; not to be punctual to the fixed time; to be in want of a thing, to disappoint
noun
- Falta de aceptación, de pago -> for non-acceptance
- Acusar de falta -> to find fault with
article
1. Wanting, deficient, defective (deficiente).
- Estar falto de -> to be short of
2. Miserable, wretched (moralmente).
3. Mad, insane.
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