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| hacer falta |
| 1. v. to be necessary, have need of. |
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| * No hace falta que me lo digas. - 'You don't need to tell it to me.' |
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| Spanish > Spanish |
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| hacer falta |
| 1. Ser necesaria una cosa o persona. |
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| A menudo hace falta dedicación para lograr una meta. |
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| 2. Sentir la ausencia o carencia de algo o de alguien. |
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| Uso: se conjuga en construcción pasiva, como gustar |
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| Para reparar el vehículo me hizo falta la herramienta adecuada. |
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| Me hiciste falta anoche, ¿dónde estabas? |
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| Analysis |
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| hacer |
| 1. v. to do, to make |
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| 2. v. to play (a part in a play) |
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| 3. v. (reflexive) to become; to get |
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| ¡Hazte vegetariano! - Become vegetarian! |
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| Me haré rico. - I will get rich. |
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| falta |
| 1. n. lack, shortage |
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| 2. n. fault |
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| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of faltar |
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| 4. adj. feminine singular of adjective falto |
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| faltar |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to be lacking, lack, not have |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) to remain |
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| ¿Cuánto tiempo falta? - How much time left? |
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| 3. v. (intransitive) to be absent |
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| 4. v. (intransitive) to miss (a date or an appointment) |
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