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le faltaba

was missing

→ le
phrase Uncommon #25,125
was missing The pronoun “le” refers to the person or thing that lacked something; the missing item is usually stated or understood from context.
SP: A Marta le faltaba una llave.
EN: Marta was missing a key.

Era lo que le faltaba a mi salsa.

That was what my sauce was missing.

El café estaba amargo, le faltaba azúcar.

The coffee was bitter; it needed sugar.

Le faltaba el béisbol.

He missed baseball.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

A la niña le faltaba talento para la música.

The girl lacked talent for music.

Repentinamente notó que le faltaba su billetera.

Suddenly he noticed that his wallet was missing.

Al joven ingeniero le faltaba experiencia.

The young engineer lacked experience.

Al que le faltaba una oreja.

The one who was missing an ear.

— Ven y mira (1985)

Pero a él le faltaba el valor.

But he lacked the courage.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Sabes, me dijeron que le faltaba un diente.

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

— La Empleada (2025)

Le faltaba la mitad.

It was missing half.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

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.

— Voraz (2017)

Cuando la encontré, le faltaba una pata.

When I found her, she was missing a leg.

— Suzume (2022)

Le faltaba su única aleta.

It was missing its only fin.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

No, a su anillo no le faltaba una piedra.

No, his ring was not missing a stone.

— Ace Ventura: Detective de Mascotas (1994)

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)