verb intransitiu to be lacking , be wanting to be absent , be missing de from faltar a escola to be absent from school , miss class en falten tres three are missing em falta poc per acabar I’ve nearly finished falten dos minuts per les vuit it’s two minutes to eight faltar a principi to be false to ídem persona to offend faltar a una promesa to break a promise , break one’s word , go back on one’s word faltar a la veritat to lie , be untruthful faltar a una regla to violate a rule mancar a la consideració deguda to be rude to , show disrespect for , be disrespectful to…