tener

/teˈneɾ/, [t̪eˈneɾ]

have, to have

Examples

Nadie parecía tener un motivo para el asesinato.

Nobody seemed to have a motive for the murder.

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Si te vas al extranjero, necesitas tener un pasaporte.

If you are going abroad, it's necessary to have a passport.

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Vamos a tener que quitarle las muelas del juicio. Ahora mismo.

We're going to have to remove your wisdom teeth. Right now.

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Me gustaría tener el pelo así.

I would like my hair in this style.

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Los conductores irresponsables deberían tener retenidas sus licencias.

Bad drivers should have their licenses taken away from them.

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Lo que el profesor dijo hizo que Mary empezara a tener sudores fríos.

What the teacher said made Mary break out into a cold sweat.

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Es necesario tener una licencia para manejar un coche.

It is necessary to have a license to drive a car.

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La felicidad no consiste en tener solamente bienes materiales.

Happiness isn't merely having many possessions.

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Voy a tener una charla con Tom.

I'm going to have to talk to Tom.

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No quiero tener más problemas con Tom.

I don't want any more trouble with Tom.

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Pensé que te gustaría tener compañía.

I thought you might like some company.

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¿Hace falta tener un dios?

Is it necessary to have a god?

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Tiene que tener más de 80 años.

She must be over eighty.

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Una frase puede tener múltiples significados en un solo idioma.

One sentence may have multiple meanings in one language.

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Él no parece tener ganas de ir al concierto.

He doesn't look willing to come to the concert.

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Es mejor luchar y sufrir que tener todo y aburrirse.

It is better to struggle and suffer than to have everything and be bored.

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Es difícil tener buenas ideas.

It's difficult to have great ideas.

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Debemos tener una reunión del Consejo de Dirección.

We must hold a meeting of the council of directors.

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Todos quieren lo que no pueden tener.

Everyone wants what they can't have.

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Casi todos en la clase votaron a favor de tener una fiesta de agradecimiento a los profesores.

Almost everyone in the class voted in favor of having a thank-you party for the teachers.

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