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le faltaba

was missing

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phrase Uncommon #19,440
was missing Imperfect of faltar. Used when something someone needs or has is absent, or when someone lacks something.
SP: A María le faltaba el libro para la clase.
EN: María was missing the book for class.

Sabes, me dijeron que le faltaba un diente.

You know, they told me he was missing a tooth.

— La asistenta (2025)

Al que le faltaba una oreja.

The one who was missing an ear.

— Masacre (Ven y mira) (1985)

Al joven ingeniero le faltaba experiencia.

The young engineer lacked experience.

Para ser perfecta sólo le faltaba un defecto.

To be perfect, it only lacked one flaw.

Le faltaba el béisbol.

He missed baseball.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Pero a él le faltaba el valor.

But he lacked the courage.

— Deseando amar (2000)

A la niña le faltaba talento para la música.

The girl lacked talent for music.

El café estaba amargo, le faltaba azúcar.

The coffee was bitter; it needed sugar.

Le faltaba su única aleta.

It was missing its only fin.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

De repente se dio cuenta de que le faltaba la cartera.

Suddenly he realized that his wallet was missing.

Porque sabía que solo de esa forma encontraría la pieza que le faltaba.

Because he knew that only in that way would he find the missing piece.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Le faltaba la mitad.

It was missing half.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

No, a su anillo no le faltaba una piedra.

No, his ring was not missing a stone.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

Una vez le di un beso de lengua a un tipo que le faltaba un brazo.

I once gave a French kiss to a guy who was missing an arm.

— Crudo (2017)

Era lo que le faltaba a mi salsa.

That was what my sauce was missing.

Repentinamente notó que le faltaba su billetera.

Suddenly he noticed that his wallet was missing.

Cuando la encontré, le faltaba una pata.

When I found her, she was missing a leg.

— Suzume (2022)