Usages of faltar
O gerente pediu um atestado para explicar por que faltei hoje.
The manager asked for a doctor’s note to explain why I was absent today.
Hoje eu vou faltar ao trabalho porque estou com febre.
Today I am going to miss work because I have a fever.
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