tener

/teˈneɾ/, [t̪eˈneɾ]

have, to have

Examples

Debería tener más cuidado.

You should be more careful.

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Es inconveniente no tener teléfono.

Not having a telephone is an inconvenience.

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Siento mucho tener que cancelar nuestra cita del veintisiete de febrero.

I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.

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Tenemos que tener alguna razón para vivir.

We must have something to live for.

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Debes tener cuidado nadando en el mar.

You must be careful when swimming in the sea.

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Mi mujer nunca quiso tener hijos.

My wife never wanted to have kids.

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Detesto tener que aparentar que me interesa.

I hate pretending I'm interested.

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Deberían tener más cuidado.

You should be more careful.

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Soy afortunado de tener amigos sinceros.

I'm lucky to have sincere friends.

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Tomás tiene que aprender a tener más cuidado.

Tom has to learn to be more careful.

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Todos los estudiantes de inglés deben tener un buen diccionario de inglés.

All students of English should have a good English-English dictionary at hand.

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Debo tener mucho cuidado, Tom.

I've got to be very careful, Tom.

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Por mi culpa vas a tener problemas.

You're going to be in trouble and it's my fault.

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Lo importante es tener esto en mente.

What is important is to keep this in mind.

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Él se queja de no tener suficiente tiempo para leer.

He complains of not having enough time to read.

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Solo quisiera tener una conversación rápida con Tom antes de que nos vayamos.

I'd just like to have a quick conversation with Tom before we leave.

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Debemos tener una charla en privado.

We need to have a chat in private.

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Un aborto puede tener causas variadas.

An abortion can have various causes.

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Si llegara a tener mucho dinero, te daría la mitad.

If I should make a lot of money, I would give you half of it.

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¿Pensáis que soy demasiado mayor para tener otro bebé?

Do you think I'm too old to have another baby?

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