a falta de
Spanish, preposition/a ˈfalta de/
a falta de is spelled A-F-A-L-T-A-D-E (8 letters). A falta de is a Spanish preposition meaning “failing; for want of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does a falta de mean in English?
preposition
- 1
failing; for want of
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Empleando un recurso en sustitución de otro que no se posee.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce a falta de?
- /a ˈfalta de/
- [a ˈfal̪.t̪a ð̞e]
- [a ˈfal̪t̪a ð̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to a falta de
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.