"hacer falta" meaning in Spanish

See hacer falta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: hago falta [first-person, present, singular], hice falta [first-person, preterite, singular], hecho falta [participle, past]
Head templates: {{es-verb}} hacer falta (first-person singular present hago falta, first-person singular preterite hice falta, past participle hecho falta)
  1. (idiomatic) to be necessary, have need of Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hacer_falta-es-verb-WuhK7hu1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "Hello ma'am, do you need something?",
          "text": "Hola señora, ¿le hace falta algo?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "You don't need to tell it to me.",
          "text": "No hace falta que me lo digas.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I forgot to put saffron on the shopping list, so even though I mentioned it to him yesterday, he needs to be reminded that I need it for the rice.",
          "text": "Olvidé poner azafrán en la lista de la compra, así que si bien se lo mencioné a él ayer, hace falta recordarlo que lo necesito para el arroz.",
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