falta

See also: faltà, faltá, and fálta

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.ta/

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Compare Portuguese and Spanish falta, French faute.

Noun

falta f (plural faltes)

1. fault; error; mistake
2. absent; lacking; missing

Related terms

• fallir
• faltar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

falta

1. third-person singular present indicative form of faltar
2. second-person singular imperative form of faltar

Further reading

• “falta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “falta” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “falta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “falta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Hungarian

Etymology

fal +‎ -ta (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ˈfɒltɒ]
• Hyphenation: fal‧ta

Verb

falta

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of fal

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese faltar and Spanish faltar and Kabuverdianu falta

Verb

falta

1. to lack
2. to miss

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.tɐ/
• Rhymes: -awtɐ

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese [Term?], 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.

Noun

falta f (plural faltas)

2. lack (the condition of not having, needing, or needing more of something)

   Desmaiei por falta de água. ― I fainted due to lack of water.

   Nota-se a falta de problemas sociais nesta região. ― One can notice the lack of social issues in this region.

   Synonym: carência (especially of something needed)

4. (education) absence; truancy (an instance of missing a class)

   Levei cinco faltas esse semestre. ― I got five absences this semester.

   Synonym: ausência (also used in contexts other than classes)

6. fault (a mistake, error, sin or transgression, especially a minor one)

   Sinto muito, foi uma falta minha. ― I’m sorry, it was my bad.

8. (sports) foul (breach of game rules)

   O goleiro teve que cometer uma falta para evitar o gol. ― The goalkeeper had to commit a foul to avoid the goal.

   Falta! ― Foul!

10. (soccer) direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)

    Quem vai bater a falta? ― Who will take the kick?

12. (only in sentir falta) the condition of missing someone or something

    Sinto falta dos bons tempos. ― I miss the good old times.

    Synonyms: saudade, saudades

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:falta.

Derived terms

• falta de ar
• falta dupla
• falta pessoal
• falta técnica
• sem falta
• sentir falta

 

Related terms

• falir
• faltar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

falta

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of faltar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of faltar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

falta

1. feminine singular of falto

Further reading

• “falta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfalta/, [ˈfal̪t̪a]

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Compare Portuguese and Catalan falta, French faute.

Noun

falta f (plural faltas)

1. lack, shortage
2. fault

Hyponyms

• falta de respeto (“lack of respect”)

Derived terms

• doble falta
• echar en falta
• hacer falta
• sacafaltas
• saque de falta
• suplefaltas

 

Related terms

• fallido
• faltar
• falto

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

falta

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of faltar.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

falta

1. feminine singular of falto

Further reading

• “falta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.