faltar

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• 1 a (no estar) to be missing ¿quién falta? = who's missing?; (en colegio, reunión) = who's absent? te falta un botón = you have a button missing a esta taza le falta el asa = there's no handle on this cupTranslate be missing | into German | into Italian b (no haber suficiente) va a faltar vino = there won't be enough wine nos faltó tiempo = we didn't have enough time c (hacer falta) le falta alguien que la aconseje = she needs someone to advise her les falta cariño = they need affection

• 2 (quedar) yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? = I'm ready, will you be long? nos falta poco para terminar = we're almost finished me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro = I have three pages to go to finish the book solo me falta pasarlo a máquina = all I have to do is type it out falta poco para Navidad = it's not long until Christmas faltan cinco minutos para que empiece = there are five minutes to go before it starts ¡no faltaba más! (respuesta — a un agradecimiento) = don't mention it! (— a una petición) of course, certainly (— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it! Definition of of course in the British & World English dictionary Definition of of course in the US English dictionary Translate of course | into German | into Italian

• 3 a (no asistir) te esperamos, no faltes = we're expecting you, make sure you come faltar a algo (al colegio) = to be absent from sth (a una cita) to miss sth faltar a clase = to skip lessons ha faltado dos veces al trabajo = she's been off work twice b (no cumplir) faltó a su promesa = he didn't keep his promise ¡no me faltes al respeto! = don't be rude to me