faltar

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a quality or circumstance)
2. (intransitive) to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a person)
3. (intransitive) to remain
4. (intransitive) to be absent, to be missing
5. (intransitive) to miss

Concepts

lack

be missing

miss

be absent

be

be lacking

break

default

fail

not to be

diss

not to exist

have to

cut

lacking

lessen

be away

must

see faltar a

omit

ought to

pass away

reduce

tire

be backward

visit

become tired

be needed

be short

go far away

lack miss

decrease

need to

diminish

end

🔚

lack enough

Synonyms

carecer

estar ausente

escasear

no alcanzar para todos

carestía

hambruna

carecer de

miseria

no haber

no estar en casa

ausentar

no existir

desfallecer

disminuirse

fallecer

hacer falta

menguar

olvidarse

reducirse

retrasarse

ser insuficiente

fallir

denostar

no alcanzar

ausentarse

no ser suficiente

estar escaso

capiar

no asistir

faltar algo

ausente

desaprovechar

frustrar

haber de menos

insultar

necesitar

perder

tener

agotarse

cansarse

decepcionar

Hyphenated as

fal‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/falˈtaɾ/

Etymology

From falta + -ar.