falta

Definitions of falta
  1. noun
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    synonyms: equivocación, error, fallo, yerro
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    mancha, mácula
    an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    confusión
    a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
    desacierto, error de cálculo, gabarro, trabacuenta
    a mistake in calculating
    distorsión, tergiversación
    the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
    lapsus, olvido
    a mistake resulting from inattention
    descuido, omisión
    a mistake resulting from neglect
    buñuelo, cagada, cantada, cante, gazapatón, gazapo, patinazo, pifia
    an embarrassing mistake
    cacao, chapucería, chapuza, follón, lío
    something badly botched or muddled
    estupidez, imbecilidad, tontería
    a stupid mistake
    solecismo
    a socially awkward or tactless act
    coladura, metedura de pata, plancha
    a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
    traspié, trompicón, tropezón, tropiezo
    an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
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    malogro
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  2. noun
    (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
    synonyms: contra, personal
  3. noun
    improper or wicked or immoral behavior
    synonyms: delito, fechoría, mala conducta, malhecho
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    delincuencia
    an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
    bellaquería, bribonería, diablura, malicia, truhanería
    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
    libertad
    an act of undue intimacy
    anomalía, anormalidad, irregularidad
    behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
    deshonestidad
    an indecent or improper act
    peccata minuta
    a petty misdeed
    desviación
    deviate behavior
    gamberrismo, vandalismo
    willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
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    mala conducta, maldad
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  4. noun
    a crime less serious than a felony
    synonyms: contravención, delito menor, infracción
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    exhibicionismo
    vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place
    juramento falso, perjurio
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
    sedición
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
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    crimen, delito
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  5. noun
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    synonyms: carencia, deficiencia, escasez, estrechez
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    ausencia
    the state of being absent
    carestía, escasez, hambre, penuria
    an acute insufficiency
    tirantez
    a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
  6. noun
    an imperfection in an object or machine
    synonyms: defecto, desperfecto, fallo, imperfección, lacra, tacha, tara
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    interferencia
    a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
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    imperfección
    the state or an instance of being imperfect
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