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él faltó

missed, was absent from, was almost (to)

→ faltar
falt be missing, be lacking + ó 3rd-person singular preterite
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #21,744
missed, was absent from Use faltar a with the event or place someone was absent from.
SP: Ana faltó al trabajo ayer.
EN: Ana missed work yesterday.
was almost (to) In the expression faltó poco, it means that something nearly happened.
SP: Faltó poco para perder el tren.
EN: We almost missed the train.
Conjugation of faltar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First falté —
Second faltaste —
Third faltó faltaron

Qué poco faltó, Fuyur.

You were so close, Fuyur.

— La historia sin fin (1984)

Al juego le faltó emoción.

The game lacked excitement.

Tom faltó a la reunión.

Tom missed the meeting.

Dong-ho apagó las cámaras de seguridad pero le faltó algo.

Dong-ho turned off the security cameras, but he was missing something.

— La única opción (2025)

Puta era mamá, trabajaba, divina, nunca me faltó nada.

Mum was amazing. She worked, she was wonderful, and I never went without anything.

— Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Nunca me tocó ni me faltó el respeto.

He never touched me or disrespected me.

— Drácula (2025)

Faltó poco.

It was a close call.

Ella faltó a las actividades del club.

She missed the club activities.

Él faltó a clase.

He missed class.

Después del bachillerato, te faltó tiempo para irte a Madrid.

After high school, you didn't have enough time to go to Madrid.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

John faltó ayer al colegio.

John was absent from school yesterday.

Nos faltó la niñita.

We missed the little girl.

— El Perfecto Asesino (1994)

Él faltó al colegio.

He was absent from school.

Kate faltó a la reunión.

Kate missed the meeting.

Como de costumbre, él faltó a la escuela hoy.

As usual, he skipped school today.

Tom faltó a clases otra vez.

Tom missed class again.

Faltó decirte una cosa, amigo.

I forgot to tell you one thing, my friend.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Ella faltó a clase.

She missed class.