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falta

-lack

,absence

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falta

-he/she misses

,you miss

Present él/ella/usted conjugation of faltar.

falta

Affirmative imperative tú conjugation of faltar.

falta

la falta(

)

feminine noun

1. (scarcity)

a. lack

No se ha construido el nuevo estadio por falta de fondos.The new stadium has not been built due to a lack of funds.

b. shortage

La falta de maestros preparados es un grave problema para este distrito.The shortage of trained teachers is a serious problem for this district.

2. (lack of presence)

a. absence

Cuando murió, nadie notó su falta.When she died, nobody noticed her absence.

3. (transgression)

a. offense (legal)

Esta falta conlleva una sentencia de diez años como mínimo.This offense carries a sentence of at least ten years.

b. foul (sports)

¿Cómo puedes decir que no fue falta? ¡Le entró por detrás!How can you say it wasn't a foul? He tackled him from behind!

c. fault (tennis)

"¡Falta!", gritó el árbitro."Fault!", shouted the umpire.

4. (menstruation)

a. missed period

¿Has tenido falta? Puede que estés embarazada.Have you missed a period? It's possible you're pregnant.

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hacer falta	to need
hace falta	it's necessary
no hace falta	there's no need
me haces falta	I miss you
me hace falta	I need
le falta	it lacks
sin falta	without fail
hace falta que	it is necessary
la falta de	the lack of
falta de respeto	lack of respect
que falta	that is missing
echar en falta	to miss
falta poco	it's not long
me haces mucha falta	I really need you
hacerle falta	he needs she needs
falta de castigo por un crimen cometido	lack of punishment for a crime committed
falta de empleo	lack of employment
falta de	lack of absence of
que te falta hacer	that you still need to do
hacen falta	they're needed are needed