falta
/ˈfalta/, [ˈfal̪.t̪a]lack, missing
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A Tom le falta empatía.
Tom lacks empathy.
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No hace falta decir que la salud es más importante que la riqueza.
Needless to say, health is more important than wealth.
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No hizo falta decírselo.
I didn't need to tell him.
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No hace falta cambiar el aceite cada tres mil millas.
There's no need to change the oil every 3000 miles.
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Smith ha pasado años estudiando los efectos del sueño y de la falta de sueño sobre la memoria y el aprendizaje.
Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.
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Una falta de respeto no es algo que tolere con facilidad.
Lack of respect is something I cannot easily put up with.
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Le dijeron al camarero que no hacía falta que se quedase.
The waiter was told that he need not stay.
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El aburrimiento, la rutina y la falta de curiosidad son los mayores enemigos de nuestro cerebro.
The boredom, routine and lack of curiosity are the major enemies of our brain.
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Ella tenía un dolor de cabeza por la falta de sueño.
She had a headache from lack of sleep.
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El gobierno se ha envalentonado por la falta de respuesta de la comunidad internacional.
The government has been emboldened by the lack of response from the international community.
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A su familia no le falta nada.
His family lacks for nothing.
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Lo que le falta en carisma, ella lo compensa con trabajo duro.
What she lacks in charisma she makes up for with hard work.
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No hace falta que vengas aquí todos los días.
You don't have to come here every day.
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Con amigos como esos, no hacen falta enemigos.
With such friends, one needs no enemies.
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Al fin y al cabo, la "feminidad" es algo con lo que la mujer está investida naturalmente, no hace falta ningún esfuerzo para enseñarlo, y es de una calidad tal que incluso si uno fuera a hacer intentos conscientes de ocultarlo no conduciría a nada.
In the end, "feminity" is something that a woman is naturally furnished with, there is no need to make any effort to show it, and it's a quality such that even if one were to make conscious efforts to hide it, it would lead to nothing.
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Falta poco para terminar las obras de construcción.
The construction work is steadily nearing completion.
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No hace falta que grites. Puedo oírte.
You don't have to shout. I can hear you.
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La falta de armonía entre los colores hace que esta pintura resalte.
The lack of harmony between colors makes this painting stand out.
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El exceso de selfies es señal de falta de sexo.
Taking too many selfies signifies a lack of sex.
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No hacía falta que comprarais este libro.
You needn't have bought that book.
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