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faltar

[fawˈta(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

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

Faltou luz na cidade inteira.

The entire city’s power went off.

Pronunciationfawˈta(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

Usage noteIt is a versatile verb used to express absence, lack of items, or missing events.

Status: Verified

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.