falloir

falwaʁ

fallait, fallant, fallu

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Definition of falloir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

obligationexprimer une nécessité, une obligation ou un devoir

Il faut étudier pour réussir l'examen.

devoir

être nécessaire

besoinexprimer ce dont on a besoin pour quelque chose

Il faut trois œufs pour faire cette recette.

manquemanquer, faire défaut

Il s'en faut de peu qu'il réussisse.

faire défaut

manquer

prixindiquer le prix ou la somme à payer

Il faut vingt euros pour ce livre.

coûter

valoir

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s'en falloir

manquer pour atteindre quelque chose ou pour que quelque chose arrive

Il s'en faut de peu qu'elle réussisse son examen.

Origin of falloir

latin, fallere (tromper)

Examples of falloir in a sentence

Faut-il vraiment remplir ce formulaire ?
Il faut du courage pour affronter cette épreuve.
Pour réussir, il faut de la persévérance.
Il me faut encore dix euros pour payer.
Il a fallu de la patience pour attendre.
Il faut cinq euros pour entrer au musée.

Combien faut-il pour acheter ce jouet ?

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English:be necessary, require, ...
German:müssen, benötigen, ...
Italian:essere necessario, servire, ...
Spanish:ser necesario, necesitar, ...
Portuguese:ser necessário, faltar, ...
Chinese:需要, 得, ...
Japanese:〜しなければならない, 要る, ...
Arabic:وجب, احتاج, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצְרִיךְ, לְהִצְטָרֵךְ, ...
Russian:нужно, быть нужным, ...
Ukrainian:потрібно, треба, ...
Catalan:caldre, cal, ...
Danish:skulle, skulle bruges, ...
Dutch:moeten, nodig hebben, ...
Greek:πρέπει, χρειάζεται, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវ, ចាំបាច់, ...
Korean:필요하다, 있어야 하다, ...
Polish:trzeba, potrzeba, ...
Portuguese (BR):ser necessário, ser preciso, ...
Romanian:a trebuie, a fi nevoie de, ...
Swedish:behöva, behövas, ...
Thai:จำเป็นต้อง, ต้องใช้, ...
Turkish:gerekmek, lazım olmak, ...
Vietnamese:cần phải, cần, ...

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