por falta de

for lack of

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phrase Uncommon #16,525
for lack of Used to say something happens because there is not enough of something.
SP: No salimos por falta de tiempo.
EN: We didn't leave because of a lack of time.

No por falta de ganas.

Not for lack of trying.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Su empresa fracasó por falta de fondos.

His company failed due to lack of funds.

La flor murió por falta de agua.

The flower died from lack of water.

No pudimos concluir el trabajo por falta de tiempo.

We couldn't finish the work because we ran out of time.

El proyecto estuvo parado dos meses por falta de presupuesto.

The project was halted for two months due to a lack of budget.

Las flores estaban marchitas por falta de agua durante la semana.

The flowers were wilted due to lack of water during the week.

Dejó las maletas fuera de la habitación por falta de espacio.

She left her suitcases outside the room due to lack of space.

Por falta de lluvia las plantas murieron.

The plants died due to lack of rain.

Las plantas murieron por falta de agua.

The plants died from lack of water.

El museo tuvo que cerrar por falta de fondos.

The museum had to close due to lack of funds.

No pudimos continuar nuestro viaje por falta de dinero.

We were unable to continue our trip due to lack of money.

Ella no podía estudiar en el extranjero por falta de dinero.

She couldn't study abroad because she didn't have enough money.

No es por falta de ganas, pero no siempre se hace lo que se quiere.

It's not for lack of desire, but you don't always get what you want.

— El odio (1995)

Murió por falta de aire.

He died from lack of air.

Abandonamos el proyecto por falta de fondos.

We abandoned the project due to lack of funds.

En libertad por falta de pruebas.

Released due to lack of evidence.

— Mystic River (2003)

Por falta de dinero ella no pudo venir conmigo.

Because of a lack of money, she couldn't come with me.

Él murió por falta de oxígeno.

He died from lack of oxygen.

Hicimos todo lo planeado menos visitar el museo por falta de tiempo.

We did everything we had planned except visit the museum due to lack of time.