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US - UKFor the verb: "to have"
| Simple Past: | had |
| Past Participle: | had |
Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
have /hæv/ , weak forms /həv/ , /əv/ (3rd pers sing pres has;
past &
past p had) verbo transitivo
Phrasal Verbs
have back
- (possess) tener(conj.⇒);
I ~ o (esp BrE) I've got two cats tengo dos gatos
- (hold, have at one's disposal) tener(conj.⇒);
can I ~ a sheet of paper? ¿me das una hoja de papel?;
I've (got) a lot to do tengo mucho que hacer
- (receive) ‹letter/news› tener(conj.⇒), recibir;
to ~ had it (colloq): I've had it (I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam);
(I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam);
to ~ it in for sb (colloq) tenerle(conj.⇒) manía or tirria a algn (fam)
- (obtain) conseguir(conj.⇒);
they were the only seats to be had eran los únicos asientos que había
- (receive) ‹letter/news› tener(conj.⇒), recibir;
- (consume) ‹steak/spaghetti› comer, tomar (Esp);
‹champagne/beer› tomar;
‹cigarette› fumar(se);
to ~ something to eat/drink comer/beber algo;
to ~ breakfast desayunar;
to ~ lunch almorzar(conj.⇒) or (esp Esp, Méx) comer;
to ~ dinner cenar, comer (AmL)
- (experience, undergo) ‹accident› tener(conj.⇒);
~ a nice day! ¡adiós! ¡que le (or te etc) vaya bien!;
we had a very pleasant evening pasamos una noche muy agradable;
she had a heart attack le dio un ataque al corazón
- (experience, undergo) ‹accident› tener(conj.⇒);
- (give birth to) ‹baby› tener(conj.⇒)
- (colloq) (swindle, dupe): you've been had! ¡te han timado or engañado!
- (possess) tener(conj.⇒);
- (causative use): we'll ~ it clean in no time enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio;
he had them all in tears los hizo llorar a todos;
you had me worried me tenías preocupado;
to ~ sth + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL);
to ~ one's hair cut cortarse el pelo
- (indicating what happens to sb): to have sth + PAST P: he had his bicycle stolen le robaron la bicicleta
- (allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir(conj.⇒);
I won't ~ it! ¡no lo consentiré or toleraré!
- (accept, believe) aceptar, creer(conj.⇒);
she wouldn't ~ it no lo quiso aceptar or creer
- (allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir(conj.⇒);
- (indicating state, position) tener(conj.⇒);
I had the radio on tenía la radio puesta
- (causative use): we'll ~ it clean in no time enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio;
~ v aux
- (used to form perfect tenses) haber(conj.⇒);
I ~/had seen her la he/había visto;
~ you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?;
if I'd known that … si hubiera sabido que …;
when he had finished, she … cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella …
- (in tags): you've met Joe, ~n't you? conoces a Joe ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?;
you ~n't lost the key, ~ you? ¡no habrás perdido la llave …!
- (elliptical use): you may ~ forgiven him, but I ~n't puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no;
the clock has stopped — so it has! el reloj se ha parado — ¡es verdad! or ¡es cierto!;
you've forgotten something — ~ I? te has olvidado de algo — ¿sí?
- (in tags): you've met Joe, ~n't you? conoces a Joe ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?;
- (used to form perfect tenses) haber(conj.⇒);
- (expressing obligation): to ~ to + inf tener(conj.⇒) que + inf;
you don't ~ to be an expert to realize that no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso
Phrasal Verbs
have back
- v + o + adv, v + adv + o (receive back): can I ~ the ring back? ¿me devuelves el anillo?
- v + o + adv ‹guests› to ~ sb back (invite again) volver(conj.⇒) a invitar a algn;
(reciprocate invitation) devolverle(conj.⇒) a algn una invitación
- (have removed): to ~ a tooth out sacarse(conj.⇒) una muela;
she had her tonsils out la operaron de las amígdalas
- (discuss forcefully) to ~ it out with sb ponerle(conj.⇒) las cosas claras a algn
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
have [hæv]
| I | vtr (3.ª persona sing pres has) (ps & pp had) vtr 1 poseer: he doesn't have any relatives/he hasn't got any relatives, no tiene familia I have a flat in London, tengo un piso en Londres ➣ Ver nota en tener 2 tener: I have nothing against politicians, but..., no tengo nada en contra de los políticos, pero... what have you got in your hand?, ¿qué tienes en la mano? 3 recibir: I had a postcard from Joe, recibí un postal de Joe 4 (pedir prestado) can I have the car tonight?, ¿me dejas el coche esta noche? 5 (pasar por una experiencia, enfermedad, etc) to have an accident, sufrir o tener un accidente to have a cold, estar resfriado,-a 6 (comer, beber, etc) tomar: to have a beer, tomar una cerveza to have a shower, ducharse, darse una ducha to have breakfast/dinner, desayunar/ cenar 7 familiar pillar: I've got you!, ¡te he pillado! 8 (hacer que algo se haga) he had his hair cut, se cortó el pelo 9 (un bebé) tener 10 (una fiesta, reunión) tener, celebrar 11 (usu en la voz pasiva) fam engañar: you've been had!, ¡te han timado! 12 to have to do with, tener que ver con 13 (obligación) to have to, tener que: I have to wear a tie to work, tengo que llevar una corbata al trabajo you don't have to come, no tienes por qué venir Cuando to have expresa obligación, no se usan las formas débiles: I've, you've, he's, etc. Aunque actualmente no es muy corriente el uso de to have sin el verbo auxiliar do (have you a car?, ¿tienes coche?), suele significar una posesión permanente, mientras que el verbo auxiliar implica una posesión temporal: I don't have a car, it's in the garage. No tengo coche, está en el taller. I haven't a car, I haven't bought one. No tengo coche, no me he comprado uno. |
| II | verbo auxiliar 1 (con tiempos compuestos) haber: have you been here long?, ¿llevas mucho tiempo aquí? he's gone home, se ha ido a casa we had already spoken, ya habíamos hablado 2 (en las coletillas) you haven't seen him, have you?, no lo has visto, ¿verdad? you've forgotten your umbrella, - so I have!, has olvidado tu paraguas, - ¡sí, es verdad! ♦ LOC: I've had it, ya no aguanto más o ya he tenido bastante |
have: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| have a baby | (give birth) | tener un bebé v | |||||||
| have a ball | vi | informal (enjoy oneself immensely) | pasarlo bomba loc verb | ||||||
| Thank you for a wonderful party; we all had a ball! | |||||||||
| pasarla muy bien, disfrutar mucho loc verb | |||||||||
| ...me invitaron a su casa de veraneo, donde la pasé muy bien. | |||||||||
| pasárselo de miedo, pirata, genial, de puta madre... loc verb | |||||||||
| México fam | divertirse como enano loc verb | ||||||||
| México fam | pasársela muy chido, de pelos, de película, de lujo, de fábula... loc verb | ||||||||
| have a bias | tener prejuicios v | ||||||||
| have a bias against | vtr | (be prejudiced against) | tenerle manía a loc verb | ||||||
| They have a bias against assertive women. | |||||||||
| Algunos les tienen manía a las mujeres inteligentes. | |||||||||
| fam | tenerle tirria (a alguien o algo), tenerle ojeriza (a alguien o algo)) fr hecha | ||||||||
| La profesora me tiene tirria, estudie o no me va a aplazar igual. | |||||||||
| estar predispuesto en contra de loc verb | |||||||||
| Algunas personas están predispuestos en contra de las mujeres feministas. | |||||||||
| México fam | tenerle mala fe a alguien loc verb | ||||||||
| Hoy lo comprobé, definitivamente mi suegra me tiene mala fe, todo lo que hago esta mal. | |||||||||
| have a care | (Old-fashioned) | cuidar de v | |||||||
| have a care | (Old-fashioned) | guardar v | |||||||
| have a case | enamorarse v | ||||||||
| have a case of | estar enfermo de v | ||||||||
| have a chance | vi | (be able to succeed at sth) | tener posibilidad de vtr | ||||||
| We have a chance of winning if we can carry on at this rate. | |||||||||
| México fam | tener un chance vtr | ||||||||
| have a chance | vi | (be given the opportunity to do sth) | tener la oportunidad de vtr | ||||||
| If I have a chance I will try and win. | |||||||||
| concedérseme la oportunidad v pron | |||||||||
| have a chance at | tener una oportunidad de v | ||||||||
| have a change of heart | vi | (go against one's previous decision) | cambiar de opinión sobre vtr | ||||||
| She's had a change of heart and is inviting her sister after all. | |||||||||
| cambiar de parecer vtr | |||||||||
| Ella cambió de parecer e invitará a su hermana después de todo | |||||||||
| have a close look around | examinar v | ||||||||
| have a cold | vi | (be suffering from the cold virus) | estar resfriado loc verb | ||||||
| I don't feel like going out today because I have a cold. | |||||||||
| estar resfriado o constipado loc verb | |||||||||
| No me apetece salir hoy porque estoy constipado | |||||||||
| tener un resfriado loc verb | |||||||||
| estar agripado loc verb | |||||||||
| tener un catarro loc verb | |||||||||
| Argentina | tener un resfrío loc verb | ||||||||
| Se quedó en cama, tiene un resfrío muy fuerte. | |||||||||
| have a corner on | vtr | idiom (own enough of to control market) México | acaparar vtr | ||||||
| I tried to have a corner on the silver market by buying low priced contracts, but I failed miserably. | |||||||||
| monopolizar v tr | |||||||||
| manejar el cotarro loc verb | |||||||||
| Como Pepe tiene el 75% de las acciones de Yogurtu Airways, él es quien maneja el cotarro. | |||||||||
| have a crush on | estar prendado de v | ||||||||
| have a death wish | vi | informal (behave in a reckless way) | conducta temeraria nf | ||||||
| He drives that car as though he has a death wish. | |||||||||
| conducta suicida nf | |||||||||
| como si no hubiera un mañana loc adv | |||||||||
| Está comiendo como si no hubiera un mañana | |||||||||
| comportarse como si la vida no valiera loc verb | |||||||||
| have a death wish | vi | (psychiatry: a wish for death of self or another) | pensamientos suicidas nmpl | ||||||
| The prisoner was observed round the clock in case he had a death wish. | |||||||||
| delirios asesinos nmpl | |||||||||
| instinto suicida nm | |||||||||
| sentimientos autodestructivos nmpl | |||||||||
| have a dig at | vtr | informal (make a critical remark about: sb) | despacharse en contra loc verb | ||||||
| The sacked workers had a dig at their former boss in the press. | |||||||||
| Aprovecharon las cámaras para despacharse en contra de los dirigentes responsables de los despidos. | |||||||||
| tirarle a loc verb | |||||||||
| Fue una crítica a un funcionario de bajo rango pero le estaba tirando por elevación al presidente. | |||||||||
| España, fam | poner a bajar de un burro loc verb | ||||||||
| Le pusieron a bajar de un burro con sus comentarios sobre su actuación. | |||||||||
| España, fam | poner a caer de un burro loc verb | ||||||||
| Le pusieron a caer de un burro por su actuación | |||||||||
| have a discussion | vi | (converse, discuss, debate) | conversar vt | ||||||
| We need to have a discussion about where to vacation this year. | |||||||||
| Necesitamos conversar sobre dónde ir de vacaciones este año. | |||||||||
| hablar vi | |||||||||
| Tenemos que hablar sobre las vacaciones de este año. | |||||||||
| charlar vi | |||||||||
| Necesitamos charlar sobre el lugar a donde iremos de vacaciones este año. | |||||||||
| tratar un tema vtr | |||||||||
| tener una discusión vtr | |||||||||
| tener una conversación v tr | |||||||||
| Necesitamos tener una conversación respecto a donde vacacionar este año | |||||||||
| have a drink | vi | (drink sth alcoholic) | tomar una copa loc verb | ||||||
| He is quite talkative tonight; I wonder if he's had a drink. | |||||||||
| beber algo loc verb | |||||||||
| Tiene la lengua suelta, probablemente habrá bebido algo. | |||||||||
| tomar un trago loc verb | |||||||||
| Está demasiado conversador hoy, me pregunto cuántos tragos se habrá tomado | |||||||||
| have a drink | vi | (socialize in a bar, pub, etc.) | ir a tomar algo loc verb | ||||||
| Why don't we go and have a drink to remember the good old days? | |||||||||
| ir a tomar una copa loc verb | |||||||||
| reunirse a tomar unas copas v pron | |||||||||
| tomar unos tragos loc verb | |||||||||
| ¿Por qué no vamos a tomar unos tragos para recordar viejos tiempos? | |||||||||
| ir por un trago loc verb | |||||||||
| have a feast | hacer una fiesta v | ||||||||
| have a feel for | vtr | (have a natural understanding of) | intuir v tr | ||||||
| I have a feel for what is needed in this situation. | |||||||||
| No podría asegurarlo pero creo intuir cuál fue el problema. | |||||||||
| fig | saber vtr | ||||||||
| Yo sé qué es lo que hay que hacer en esta situación. | |||||||||
| have a feeling | tener un sentimiento v | ||||||||
| have a feeling that | vtr | (suspect that) | dar la sensación vtr | ||||||
| I have a feeling that it will rain this afternoon. | |||||||||
| Me da la sensación de que hoy lo veré . | |||||||||
| tener el pálpito vtr | |||||||||
| Tengo el pálpito de que esta vez apruebo. | |||||||||
| tener la corazonada de vtr | |||||||||
| tener el presentimiento de que vtr | |||||||||
| tener la impresión de vtr | |||||||||
| presentir v tr | |||||||||
| Presiento que esto va a terminar mal. | |||||||||
| España, fam | dar en la nariz vtr | ||||||||
| Me da en la nariz que este finde va a llover. | |||||||||
| have a fight with | tener una discusión con v | ||||||||
| have a finger in every pie | estar metido en varios asuntos diferentes v | ||||||||
| have a finger in every pie | estar en todos los fregados loc | ||||||||
| have a finger in every pie | estar en misa y repicando loc | ||||||||
| have a flair for | tener un don para v | ||||||||
| have a fondness for | tener debilidad por v | ||||||||
| have a go | intentar v | ||||||||
| have a go at | vtr | slang (attack verbally) | insultar a vtr+prep | ||||||
| meterse con vprnl+prep | |||||||||
| Se metió con él y le criticó con dureza. | |||||||||
| fam | decirle de cosas (a alguien) loc verb | ||||||||
| Y fue entonces cuando empezó a decirle de cosas y de las palabras pasaron a las manos. | |||||||||
| fam | decirle (cantarle) cuatro frescas a alguien fr hecha | ||||||||
| Ya lo voy a agarrar y le voy a cantar cuatro frescas a ése. | |||||||||
| fam | cantarle la cuarenta a alguien | ||||||||
| Si no me devuelve el dinero voy y le canto las cuarenta en frente de todos los clientes. | |||||||||
| have a go at | vtr | informal (attempt, try) | probar a vtr + prep | ||||||
| If you won't try, I'll have a go at solving the puzzle. | |||||||||
| Prueba a hacerlo con los ojos cerrados. | |||||||||
| hacer un intento vtr | |||||||||
| Ahora haz un intento con una sola mano. | |||||||||
| have a good chance | tener una buena oportunidad v | ||||||||
| have a good chat | tener una buena charla v | ||||||||
| have a good head on one's shoulders | tener la cabeza sobre los hombros v | ||||||||
| have a good knowledge of | tener un buen conocimiento de v | ||||||||
| have a good time | vi | (enjoy oneself, have fun) | pasarlo (muy) bien loc verb | ||||||
| Whenever I go out with friends we all have a good time. | |||||||||
| I hope you'll have a good time in Spain! | |||||||||
| disfrutar vtr | |||||||||
| pasársela bien (uno) loc verb | |||||||||
| Nos la pasamos muy bien en tu casa de fin de semana, dentro de 15 días toca en la mía. | |||||||||
| have a hand in | estar metido en v | ||||||||
| have a hangover | tener resaca v | ||||||||
| have a hard time | colloquial | pasarlo mal v | |||||||
| have a heart | tener piedad v | ||||||||
| have a hold on sth | tener algo controlado v | ||||||||
| have a hold over sb | tener a alguien controlado v | ||||||||
| have a hunch | tener la impresión v | ||||||||
| have a job | vi | (be in employment) | tener trabajo vtr | ||||||
| Tengo trabajo, pero la ilusión de mi vida es que me mantengan. | |||||||||
| tener un empleo vtr | |||||||||
| Tengo un empleo digno y satisfactorio, pero mi ilusión, como la de muchas personas, es que me mantengan. | |||||||||
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a big round of applause for the work that have done up to now
a copy of that report may also have been send [sent] to your legal representative
A grant does not have to be paid back...
a lot people have / has - grammar
a number of factors such as... have all
a step at a time as things have a way of working out
A thief could have... - grammar
Acabo de llegar = I just arrived vs. I have just arrived - grammar
accept my love it is the best and the only one that I have
According to the lawyer: if your goal is to have...
according to the schedule as we have it arranged right now
achieve to have earnings
ACME will have no adequate remedy at law...
ACME will have no other choice to go by themselves.
adaptations that species have made
admit to vanity, "won't do" y "have a condition"
After finishing / Once you have finished - grammar
after resources have been considered and where appropriate utilized
After today,we'll have a day and a half's worth of water
after you have read it - grammar
against (to have a right against)
against any member found to have violated this policy
ago I was/have been/went - grammar
airlines have a lot of ground to make up"
Alcohol has many benefits to health but it may also have risks or cause problems for
algunas dudas con ¨have (got)¨ - grammar
alike have reported
All COLLADA models have the copyright information inside...
all contractors that have worked and will continue to work - grammar
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Spanish:
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