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faltar.

to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a quality or circumstance)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/falˈtaɾ/[fal̪ˈt̪aɾ]

  1. to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a quality or circumstance)

    intransitive
    Te falta imaginación.

  2. to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a person)

    intransitive
    Faltas a la imaginación.

  3. to remain

    intransitive
    ¿Cuánto tiempo falta?
    Falta un mes para mi cumpleaños.

  4. to be absent, to be missing

    intransitive
    Aún falta una persona.

  5. to miss

    intransitive
    faltar al trabajo
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish faltar (“to lack”).

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