"faltarle un tornillo" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

IPA: /falˌtaɾle un toɾˈniʝo/, [fal̪ˌt̪aɾ.le ũn̪ t̪oɾˈni.ʝo], /falˌtaɾle un toɾˈniʝo/, [fal̪ˌt̪aɾ.le ũn̪ t̪oɾˈni.ʝo], /falˌtaɾle un toɾˈniʎo/, [fal̪ˌt̪aɾ.le ũn̪ t̪oɾˈni.ʎo], /falˌtaɾle un toɾˈniʃo/, [fal̪ˌt̪aɾ.le ũn̪ t̪oɾˈni.ʃo], /falˌtaɾle un toɾˈniʒo/, [fal̪ˌt̪aɾ.le ũn̪ t̪oɾˈni.ʒo], /falˌtaɾle un toɾˈnio/, [fal̪ˌt̪aɾ.le ũn̪ t̪oɾˈni.o] Forms: le falto un tornillo [first-person, present, singular], le falté un tornillo [first-person, preterite, singular], le faltado un tornillo [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to be missing a screw”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|to be missing a screw}} “to be missing a screw”, {{lit|to be missing a screw}} Literally, “to be missing a screw” Head templates: {{es-verb}} faltarle un tornillo (first-person singular present le falto un tornillo, first-person singular preterite le falté un tornillo, past participle le faltado un tornillo)
  1. (idiomatic) to have a screw loose Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: tener flojos los tornillos
    Sense id: en-faltarle_un_tornillo-es-verb-CIps8ReK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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