falta

/ˈfalta/, [ˈfal̪.t̪a]

lack, missing

Examples

Las plantas murieron por falta de agua.

The plants died for lack of water.

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Estaré ahí a las dos en punto sin falta.

I'll be there at two o'clock without fail.

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¡A ese tío le falta un tornillo!

That guy has a screw loose!

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El optimismo es tan solo falta de información.

Optimism is merely a lack of information.

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Esta falta de responsabilidad me está volviendo loca.

This lack of responsibility is driving me crazy.

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No vengas a por mí, no hace falta.

Don't come to pick me up. There's no need to.

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Yo sé lo que hace falta.

I know what's missing.

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Interferir en un funeral es una grave falta de respeto.

Interfering a funeral it's a great show of disrespect.

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Ella no podía estudiar en el extranjero por falta de dinero.

She couldn't study abroad for lack of money.

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¿Le falta experiencia, no?

She lacks experience, doesn't she?

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Estoy cansado por falta de sueño.

I'm tired from lack of sleep.

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Si un triángulo tiene dos ángulos rectos es un cuadrado al que le falta un lado.

If a triangle has two right angles, it's a square missing one side.

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Le falta talento para ser actor.

He lacks the talent to be an actor.

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¿Hace falta tener un dios?

Is it necessary to have a god?

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El aburrimiento, el acostumbramiento y la falta de curiosidad son grandes enemigos de nuestro cerebro.

Boredom, routine, and lack of curiosity are the greatest enemies of our brain.

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Él murió por falta de oxígeno.

He died from lack of oxygen.

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Hace falta dinero.

Money is needed.

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El miedo es la falta de confianza.

Fear is the absence of trust.

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Nosotros fracasamos por la falta de preparación.

We failed due to a lack of preparation.

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En la cocina falta un lavavajillas.

The kitchen lacks a dishwasher.

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