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• 1 a (de tela, cristal) flaw la pieza tenía una falla = the part was defective Definition of flaw in the British & World English dictionary Definition of flaw in the US English dictionary Translate flaw | into French | into German | into Italian b [Geol] fault Definition of fault in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fault in the US English dictionary Translate fault | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (de motor, máquina, sistema — en la composición) defect, fault; (— en el funcionamiento) failure fallas en el sistema de seguridad = security failures Definition of defect in the British & World English dictionary Definition of defect in the US English dictionary Translate defect | into French | into German | into Italian b (de persona) mistake falla humana (AmL) = human error ¡qué falla! = what a stupid mistake! Definition of mistake in the British & World English dictionary Definition of mistake in the US English dictionary Translate mistake | into French | into German | into Italian c [Dep] miss Definition of miss in the British & World English dictionary Definition of miss in the US English dictionary Translate miss | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 (AmL exc CS) (fam) (lástima) pity, shame Definition of pity in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pity in the US English dictionary Translate pity | into French | into German | into Italian

• 4 a (figura) model, figure (burned during the falla 4 2) Definition of model in the British & World English dictionary Definition of model in the US English dictionary Translate model | into French | into German | into Italian b (fiesta) the festival of San José in Valencia