Models: faltar Flashcards
Faltar - VI. 1. (=no haber suficiente) 2. be missing 3. (=no ir) 4.(=quedar) 5. (=estar a punto de) 6. (=insultar) 7. (=no cumplir)
There aren’t enough teachers (1)
Faltan profesores
There isn’t enough salt in the soup (1)
A la sopa le falta sal
There is a shortage of affordable housing (1)
Faltan viviendas asequibles
We are two chairs short (1)
Faltan dos sillas
Do you (Ud.) still need another form? (1)
Le falta todavia un impreso?
Do you need any money? (1)
Te falta dinero?
We don’t have enough time to do it (1)
Nos falta tiempo para hacerlo
You’re two centimeters too short to be a policeman (1)
Te faltan dos centimetros para poder ser policia
He doesn’t lack courage (1)
No le falta valor
There are several books missing from the shelf (2)
Faltan varios libros del estante
There are 20 euros missing from the till (box) (2)
Faltan 20 euros de la caja
One of my pens is missing (2)
Me falta un boligrafo
He had been missing for a month (2)
Faltaba de su casa desde hacia un mes
Who is missing? (who is not here) (2)
Quien falta
We can’t go (leave), Manolo isn’t here yet (2)
No podemos irnos, falta Manolo
A breakfast which doesn’t fail to include eggs and bacon (2)
Un desayuno en el que no faltan los huevos y el beicon
A match which was not short of goals (2)
Un partido en el que no faltaron goles
All of the ingredients of the detective novel are present (2)
No falta ninguno de los ingredientes de la novela policíaca
there are those who think that … (2)
no falta quien opina que …
I haven’t missed a single meeting (3)
No he faltado ni una sola vez a las reuniones
There were tree people missing from the meeting (3)
Faltaron tres personas a la reunión
I’ll be there! (3)
No faltaré
to miss an appointment (3)
faltar a una cita
to miss school (3)
faltar a clase
to be off work (3)
faltar al trabajo
He’s never off work (3)
Nunca falta al trabajo
