falta

Etymology

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

Noun

falta f (plural faltes)

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

Verb

falta

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

falta f (plural faltas)

1. 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)

2. (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)

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

   Sinto muito, foi uma falta minha.

   I’m sorry, it was my bad.

4. (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!

5. (association football) direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)

   Quem vai bater a falta?

   Who will take the kick?

6. (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

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

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

Verb

falta

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