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tener

/teˈneɾ/, [t̪eˈneɾ]

have, to have

Examples

  • Tom podría tener razón en eso.

    Tom could be right about that.

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  • Alicia se empezaba a aburrir mucho de estar sentada junto a su hermana en la orilla del arrollo sin tener nada que hacer: una o dos veces había ojeado el libro que su hermana leía, pero no tenía figuras ni diálogos en él, '¿y qué uso tiene un libro sin figuras o diálogos?', pensó Alicia.

    Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'

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  • Lo importante es tener tu propio pasatiempo.

    The important thing is to have your own hobby.

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  • Me gustaría tener mejor memoria.

    I wish I had a better memory.

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  • ¿Por qué no podría la verdad ser más extraña que la ficción? Después de todo, la ficción tiene que tener sentido.

    Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.

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  • Puedes tener éxito en tu vida.

    You can succeed in your life.

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  • Los hijos de padres alcohólicos son más propensos a tener problemas de alcoholismo.

    Alcoholics' children are more likely to have drinking problems.

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  • ¿Te gustaría tener un cuerpo nuevo?

    Would you like to have a new body?

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  • Estoy seguro de tener éxito.

    I am sure of succeeding.

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  • Me gustaría tener un seguro médico.

    I'd like to get medical insurance.

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  • Ellos decidieron adoptar un niño en lugar de tener uno propio.

    They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own.

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  • Si querés tener éxito, deberías esforzarte.

    If you are to succeed, you should make efforts.

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  • Pasaron los meses sin tener noticias suyas.

    Months went past without any news from him.

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  • El gran secreto del poder es nunca tener el deseo de hacer más de lo que puedes.

    The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.

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  • Yo pienso que es necesario para los niños tener alguien con quien jugar.

    I think it necessary for children to have something to play with.

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  • Maneja lento. Podrías tener un accidente.

    Drive slowly. You might have an accident.

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  • La epilepsia puede tener distintas causas.

    Epilepsy can have various causes.

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  • El abuelo vivió hasta tener 99 años.

    Grandfather lived to be 99 years old.

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  • Una modelo debe tener un cuerpo atractivo.

    A model must have an attractive body.

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  • Los padres necesitan tener mucha paciencia.

    Parents need a lot of patience.

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