falla
fallar
- (transitive) to fail
- (intransitive) to crash or break down (a computer)
- (impersonal, intransitive) to let down (to disappoint)
- to rule, give (a verdict or sentence)
fallir
- (archaic) to err
- (Venezuela, intransitive) to fail, to go bankrupt
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fa‧lla
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaʝa/
Etymology
In summary
Likely from Catalan falla, with the geological sense from French faille.
Related words
del fa
resquicio legal
obra incompleta
depeçage
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