/falˈtaɾ/
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Translation
to be missing
Word origin
From falta ('lack, shortage'), from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin fallere ('to deceive, fail').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fallere
- English cognates
- fail, fault, false
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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I am short of money to buy the ticket.
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There are two days left until the exam.
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He never misses the important meetings.
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The soup needs salt.
buen .
This story is missing a good ending.
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