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faltar

be missing, be lacking, miss, be absent from, be left

f a l ˈt a ɾ
verb Rare #34,104
be missing, be lacking
SP: No debe faltar agua en casa.
EN: There should be no shortage of water at home.
miss, be absent from
SP: No quiero faltar a clase.
EN: I don't want to miss class.
be left, remain
SP: Debe faltar poco para llegar.
EN: There must be only a little way left to go.
Conjugation of faltar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second faltas —
Third falta faltan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second faltas —
Third falta faltan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second falta —
Third falte —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First faltaba —
Third faltaba faltaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First faltaba —
Third faltaba faltaban
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First falté —
Second faltaste —
Third faltó faltaron
faltarfaltarle
Past
faltado
Present
faltando

No puede faltar mucho.

It can't be long.

— Aguirre, la ira de Dios (1972)

No tienes que faltar al colegio.

You don't have to miss school.

No puedo faltar.

I can't miss it.

Pero igual me va a faltar más de la mitad.

But I’ll still be missing more than half of it.

— Nuevo Orden (2020)

Dentro de poco, ¡van a faltar postes!

Soon, we’re going to run out of poles!

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

El Señor es mi pastor; nada me puede faltar.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Señora, cómo cree que voy a faltar.

Ma'am, how could you think I would miss it?

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

A su mamá y a su familia ya no les va a faltar nada.

His mother and his family will never go without anything again.

— Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Hasta con fiebre fue a trabajar porque no quería faltar.

He even went to work with a fever because he didn't want to miss work.

Y a mi hija no le va a faltar absolutamente nada.

And my daughter will want for absolutely nothing.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Sounds similar to

saltar s a l ˈt a ɾ