What does falla in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word falla in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use falla in Spanish.

The word falla in Spanish means fault, fault, error, falla, Falla-making committee, fail, miss, fail, give way, fail, rule, award, ruff, electrical failure. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word falla

fault

nombre femenino (defecto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El paro de la planta de refrescos se debió a una falla en la máquina embotelladora.
The shutdown of the soda plant was due to a fault in the bottling machine.

fault

nombre femenino (junta de placas tectónicas) (geology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El estado de California se encuentra encima de la falla de San Andrés, es una zona propensa a los terremotos.
The state of California is right above the San Andreas fault; the area is prone to earthquakes.

error

nombre femenino (AmL (error)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedo acceder a mis datos porque ha habido una falla en el sistema.
I cannot access my data because there was an error in the system.

falla

nombre femenino (ES (muñecos de cartón) (papier mâché figure made for festival)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La falla que recreaba un taller de juguetes, por votación popular, se salvó de ser quemada la noche de San José.
By popular vote, the falla that the toy workshop made was saved from the fire on night of the San José festival.

Falla-making committee

nombre femenino (ES (comisión fallera) (traditional celebration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me he apuntado a la falla de mi calle.
I have put myself down for the Falla-making committee of my street.

fail, miss

verbo intransitivo (errar, equivocarse) (not succeed in [sth])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No trates de adivinar porque siempre fallas.
Don't try to guess because you always fail.

fail

verbo intransitivo (dejar de funcionar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El motor falló y la lancha quedó a la deriva.
The engine failed, and the boat drifted.

give way

verbo intransitivo (perder resistencia)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Unas vigas fallaron y el edificio se derrumbó.
Some beams gave way and the building collapsed.

fail

verbo intransitivo (decepcionar, defraudar) (not meet urgent needs)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Está afligido porque sus amigos le fallaron.
He's very upset because his friends failed him.

rule

verbo intransitivo (autoridad: dictaminar) (judicial decision)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El juez falló a favor del demandante.
The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff.

award

verbo transitivo (autoridad: determinar) (give)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Este es el jurado que fallará el premio tras evaluar a los concursantes.
This is the jury that will award the prize after evaluating the contestants.

ruff

verbo transitivo (naipes: echar un triunfo) (cards)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

electrical failure

(problema de electricidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debido a una falla eléctrica, el avión no pudo despegar a tiempo.
The airplane couldn't take off due to an electrical failure.

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