falloir

1. (defective, impersonal) to need, have to, to be necessary (that)
2. (defective) to take (time)
3. (defective, reflexive) to be missing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fa.lwaʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: faloir

In summary

Inherited from Old French faloir, from an earlier falleir, from a changing of Old French faillir after its third person singular, faut, earlier falt (from Latin fallit), based off the model of valoir. Faillir derives in turn from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere, fallō. Compare Franco-Provençal falêr from a similar development in Old Franco-Provençal.

Concepts

need

must

have to

have

one should

one should ought to

it be necessary

require

respectable

have to must

Synonyms

devoir

convenir

avoir besoin

compter

🔢

correctement

être grave

importer

juste

nécessiter

normal

peser

quelque chose

s’agir de

avoir à

convenir de

acceptable

être nécessaire

convenable

convenablement

correct

Translations

πρέπει

haber que

müssen

bisognare

occorrere

dovere

hacer falta

deber

potrzebować

importar

caldre

caler

sollen

importar

bedürfen