tuvo

/ˈtubo/, [ˈt̪u.β̞o]

had


Examples
  • La familia de Koum tuvo que depender de cupones de alimentos después de emigrar de Ucrania a los Estados Unidos.

    Koum's family had to rely on food stamps after emigrating from Ukraine to the United States.

  • Tom tuvo un grave accidente.

    Tom had a major accident.

  • Él tuvo un extraño sueño anoche.

    He had a strange dream last night.

  • El acto tuvo lugar por la tarde.

    The ceremony took place in the afternoon.

  • Dan tuvo un romance con una mujer que tenía casi la mitad de su edad.

    Dan found romance with a woman almost half his age.

  • Tom no tuvo tiempo de terminar la historia.

    Tom had no time to finish the story.

  • Tom tuvo una operación a corazón abierto.

    Tom had open heart surgery.

  • Lamentablemente ella falleció antes de alcanzar a plasmar el sueño que ella tuvo.

    Unfortunately, she died before she managed to realize her dream.

  • El viejo matrimonio no tuvo hijos.

    The old couple had no children.

  • Tom tuvo suerte de no perder su empleo.

    Tom was lucky that he didn't lose his job.

  • La profesora no vino porque tuvo un accidente.

    The teacher didn't come because there was an accident.

  • Tom tuvo una buena idea.

    Tom had a good idea.

  • Tom no tuvo el coraje de apretar el gatillo.

    Tom couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger.

  • No tuvo mucho tiempo para trabajar en su discurso.

    He did not have much time to work on his speech.

  • Tom tuvo que pagar por todo él mismo.

    Tom had to pay for everything himself.

  • Un gran avance en nuestra comprensión del universo tuvo lugar en la década de 1920 gracias al astrónomo estadounidense Edwin Hubble.

    A major breakthrough in our understanding of the universe took place in the 1920's thanks to American astronomer Edwin Hubble.

  • La película que Tom y Mary vieron juntos tuvo un final feliz.

    The movie that Tom and Mary watched together had a happy ending.

  • Tuvo el valor de decir eso.

    He had the nerve to say that.

  • Tom dice que no tuvo la intención de matarla.

    Tom says he did not mean to kill her.

  • Él nunca tuvo comida suficiente para darle a otro.

    He never had enough food to give to someone else.


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