falta.
lack (the condition of not having, needing, or needing more of something)
Meaning & usage
lack (the condition of not having, needing, or needing more of something)
Desmaiei por falta de água.
Nota-se a falta de problemas sociais nesta região.
absence; truancy (an instance of missing a class)
Levei cinco faltas esse semestre.
fault (a mistake, error, sin or transgression, especially a minor one)
Sinto muito, foi uma falta minha.
foul (breach of game rules)
O goleiro teve que cometer uma falta para evitar o gol.
Falta!
direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)
Quem vai bater a falta?
the condition of missing someone or something
Sinto falta dos bons tempos.
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Cognate to Catalan falta, English fault, Spanish falta and French faute.
inflection of faltar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of faltar: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
feminine singular of falto
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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