Polyglot Dictionary

falta

/ˈfawtɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as faltas

Meaning

  1. lack, absence

    • Há falta de água.

      There's a water shortage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

ausência

ausência and falta are close synonyms for "absence"; falta also separately means "lack," more broadly, or a foul in sports.

Practice

1 What does falta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Há ___ de água.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches falta?

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