"faute de" meaning in French

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Preposition

IPA: /fot də/
Head templates: {{fr-prep}} faute de
  1. through lack of; for want of; because of a lack of Synonyms: à défaut de, en l'absence de, par manque de Derived forms: faute de grives, on mange des merles, faute de quoi, faute de mieux
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