"falla" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfal.la/ Forms: falle [plural]
Rhymes: -alla Etymology: Deverbal from fallare + -a. Etymology templates: {{it-deverbal|fallare}} Deverbal from fallare + -a Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} falla f (plural falle)
  1. a hole, especially a leak (from a wall or a ship's keel) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-falla-it-noun-eNQK3Sif
  2. (figurative, by extension) a reason or source of loss (of money, resources, etc.) Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-falla-it-noun-aFsoq4Kg
  3. (military) to retreat on a front of a battle, allowing enemy penetration into one's territory Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-falla-it-noun-6lphgj-R Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. a defect in a fabric, due to an error in the weaving process Tags: feminine Synonyms: fallatura, fallo
    Sense id: en-falla-it-noun-tI8fYZZt Categories (other): Italian deverbals, Italian terms suffixed with -a (deverbal) Disambiguation of Italian deverbals: 10 9 33 48 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -a (deverbal): 20 21 23 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfal.la/ Forms: falle [plural]
Rhymes: -alla Etymology: Borrowed from English fall, with influence from the lemma above. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|en|fall|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English fall, {{bor+|it|en|fall}} Borrowed from English fall Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} falla f (plural falle)
  1. (radio engineering) drop Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-falla-it-noun-2Q7pzPa- Topics: broadcasting, engineering, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, radio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈfal.la/
Rhymes: -alla Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} falla
  1. inflection of fallare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-falla-it-verb-ZK~KZ90W Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 9 14 13 47 9
  2. inflection of fallare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-falla-it-verb-uNpJUVsI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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