me faltaba

I was missing

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I was missing Used when something was missing or lacking for you; in English, the thing that was missing is usually the subject, as in “I was missing my wallet.”

SP: Me faltaba una pieza para terminar el rompecabezas.

EN: I was missing one piece to finish the puzzle.

Pero me faltaba siempre el coraje.

But I always lacked the courage.

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

¡Oh, no, sólo me faltaba eso!

Oh no, that's all I needed!

— La dolce vita (1960)

No fue sino hasta que llegué a casa que me di cuenta que me faltaba la cartera.

It wasn't until I got home that I realized my wallet was missing.

Era lo último que me faltaba.

That was the last thing I needed.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

Lo confesó en cuanto noté que me faltaba levadura.

He confessed as soon as I noticed I was short on yeast.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Desde luego, todavía me faltaba para alcanzar mi estatura definitiva.

Of course, I still had some growing to do before reaching my adult height.

Me faltaba valor para venir sola.

I lacked the courage to come alone.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Siempre supe que me faltaba algo.

I always knew something was missing.

— Tu nombre (2016)