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/ˈfaʎa/ ES
/ˈfaʝa/ MX
Translation
falla (a satirical monument of figures burnt in the Valencia Fallas); fault, defect (Latin America); geological fault
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Word origin
In the Valencian sense from Valencian falla ('torch'), from Latin facula; in the sense 'fault' from fallar ('to fail').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- facula / fallere
Grammar
Examples
Valencia .
During the Valencia Fallas, hundreds of fallas are burnt.
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Our falla has huge, brightly coloured figures.
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The car has a fault in the engine.
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The city sits on a fault line, so there are earthquakes.
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The neighbours work all year on their falla.
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