Usage examples of "falta" in Spanish with translation to English

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Te falta sinceridad con ella. You lack sincerity for her.
Falta el último volumen de este set. The last volume is missing from this set.
Solo falta un modelo en mi colección. There's only one model missing in my collection.
Su empresa fracasó por falta de fondos. His undertaking failed for lack of funds.
Por falta de lluvia las plantas murieron. Absence of rain caused the plants to die.
El problema es que nos falta dinero. The trouble is that we are short of money.
A Mary le falta tacto. Mary is lacking in delicacy.
Falta un anillo y algo de efectivo. A ring and some cash are missing.
No eché en falta mi monedero hasta que llegué a casa. I did not miss my purse until I returned home.
Vendré mañana por la mañana sin falta. I'll come without fail tomorrow morning.
Debido a la falta de evidencias claras, el prisionero fue dejado en libertad. In the absence of firm evidence the prisoner was set free.
A él le falta motivación. He lacks motivation.
Falta el punto al final de la oración. The period is missing at the end of the sentence.
Nosotros fracasamos por la falta de preparación. We failed due to a lack of preparation.
A Tom le falta disciplina. Tom lacks discipline.
Este diccionario, del cual falta el tercer tomo, me costó cien dólares. This dictionary, of which the third volume is missing, cost me a hundred dollars.
Estaré ahí a las dos en punto sin falta. I'll be there at two o'clock without fail.
A Tom le falta empatía. Tom lacks empathy.
Pensá en todo lo que tenés, y no en lo único que te falta. Think of everything that you have, and not on the only thing that you are missing.
Él murió por falta de oxígeno. He died from lack of oxygen.
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