How the word "la falta" is translated into English
Hay falta de personal en la oficina.
[ˈaj ˈfalta ðe peɾsoˈnal en la ofiˈθina.]
There's a shortage of staff in the office.
¿Notas la falta de comunicación en el equipo?
[¿ˈnotas la ˈfalta ðe komunikaˈθjon en el eˈkipo?]
Do you notice the lack of communication in the team?
El informe tiene muchas faltas de ortografía.
[el iɱˈfoɾme ˈtjene ˈmuʧas ˈfaltaz ðe oɾtoɣɾaˈfia.]
The report has a lot of spelling mistakes.
"la falta" is in the lesson "Business 2" (Level 38), along with 11 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,369 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.