falta

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) lack, shortage
2. (feminine) fault, defect
3. (feminine) infraction

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of faltar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of faltar:
3. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of faltar:
4. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of faltar:

faltar

1. (intransitive) to be missing; to be lacking
2. (intransitive) to be lacking; to be absent
3. (intransitive) to remain; to be left (for completing something)
4. (intransitive) to skip, to miss
5. (intransitive) to be missing; to be absent

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfalta/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: falsus

Cognate with Catalan: falta

Cognate with English: fault

Cognate with Spanish: falta

Cognate with French: faute

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Cognate to Catalan falta, English fault, Spanish falta and French faute.

Sentences

¡ Que falta de respecto !

What a lack of respect!

Existe falta de recursos legais para combater a discriminación .

There is a lack of legal remedies to combat discrimination.

Fixeran falta cento vinte anos para construílo.

It took me a hundred and twenty years to build it.

E falta aínda moito aprecio e coñecemento recíproco.

And it still lacks a lot of mutual appreciation and knowledge.

O seu reinado foi desastroso pola súa falta de coraxe .

His reign was disastrous because of his lack of courage.

Podían dispoñer de inmensos exércitos pero sufrían falta de flexibilidade e disciplina .

They could have huge armies but suffered from a lack of flexibility and discipline.