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- (to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tener algo de reserva, guardar algohave vb1. tenerdo you have a video? ¿tienes vídeo?she has no sisters no tiene hermanashe has a bicycle tiene una bicicletaI have flu tengo la gripe2. tomarwe had a coffee nos tomamos un caféI think I'll have a salad creo que voy a tomar una ensalada3. haberhave you read Don Quixote? ¿has leído Don Quijote?I have been to the swimming pool he estado en la piscinashe was ill because she had eaten too much estaba enferma porque había comido demasiadoto have to do something tener que hacer algowe have to leave now ya nos tenemos que irI've got to work tomorrow tengo que trabajar mañanato have something done mandar hacer algothey're having a house built les están construyendo una casahave you had your hair cut? ¿te has cortado el pelo?Esta construcción se emplea cuando no eres tú quien hace algo, sino que pagas a alguien para que te lo hagato have breakfast desayunarto have lunch almorzar / comerto have dinner cenarto have a bath bañarse (en la bañera)to have a shower ducharseto have a swim bañarse / nadarEl pasado y participio pasado de have es had; el gerundio se escribe havinghavetr[hæv]transitive verb (3rd pers pres sing has tr[hæz] , pt & pp had tr[hæd] , ger having)1 (posess) tener, poseer■ she has a house in Whitby tiene una casa en Whitby■ he had blue eyes tenía los ojos azules2 (food) comer, tomar; (drink) beber, tomar■ I think I'll have the turbot creo que tomaré el rodaballo■ will you have a brandy? ¿quieres tomar un coñac?■ to have breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner desayunar/comer/merendar/cenar3 (cigarette) fumar■ how many cigarettes have you had today? ¿cuántos cigarros has fumado hoy?4 (shower, bath, etc) tomar■ when she got home she had a shower cuando llegó a casa se dio una ducha, cuando llegó a casa se duchó■ in Finland I had a sauna en Finlandia hice una sauna■ have you had a wash and a shave? ¿te has lavado y afeitado?■ I'll have a swim before lunch me bañaré antes de comer5 (treatment) recibir■ I had an injection me dieron una inyección■ she had a heart operation la operaron del corazón■ I have a massage every Thursday cada jueves voy al masajista■ she's having physiotherapy acude a fisioterapia6 (illness) tener■ he didn't come because he had flu no vino porque tenía la gripe■ I have a headache tengo dolor de cabeza7 (experience) tener■ I had a scare tuve un susto, me asusté■ have a good time! ¡divertíos!, ¡pasadlo bien!■ I had quite a surprise me llevé una gran sorpresa8 (receive, invite) recibir, invitar■ we had John and Mary for dinner last night invitamos a John y Mary a cenar anoche9 (borrow) pedir prestado, dejar■ can I have your book for a second, please? ¿me dejas tu libro un segundo, por favor?10 (party) celebrar, tener, dar; (meeting) celebrar, tener■ they're always having parties no paran de dar fiestas■ are you going to have a party for your birthday? ¿vas a hacer una fiesta para tu cumpleaños?■ they had their annual meeting last week celebraron su reunión anual la semana pasada11 (according to) según■ rumour has it that ... corre el rumor de que ...12 (baby) tener, dar a luz13 (cause to happen) hacer, mandar■ he had the house painted hizo pintar la casa■ she had her hair cut se cortó el cabello■ they had him killed lo mandaron matar14 (allow) permitir, consentir■ I can't have you walking about naked no puedo permitir que vayas por ahí desnudo15 familiar (cheat) timar■ if you paid £200 pounds for that you were had si has pagado doscientas libras por eso te han timadoauxiliar1 haber■ I have seen her la he visto■ I hadn't seen the film so I went to the cinema no había visto la película así que fui al cine\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhad better más vale que■ you'd better come alone más vale que vengas solo■ we'd better not tell her about it sería mejor no decírselohave got SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tener■ Sue's got a new car Sue tiene un coche nuevo■ you've got a stain on your shirt tienes una mancha en la camisa■ he said he'd got a hangover dijo que tenía resacato have done with acabar conto have had it (broken) estar hecho,-a polvo, estar fastidiado,-a 2 (in trouble) haberlo,-a cagado,-a 3 (finished) estar acabado,-a■ this radio's had it, I'll have to get a new one esta radio está en las últimas, tendré que comprar una nueva■ your dad's seen you, you've had it now! te ha visto tu padre, ¡la has cagado!■ if this scandal gets out he's had it as an MP si la gente se entera de este escándalo, se han acabado sus días de diputadoto have it away / have it off taboo echar un polvoto have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguiento have it out with somebody ajustar las cuentas con alguiento have it over and done with acabar algo de una vez y para siempreto have just acabar de■ she's just finished the letter acaba de terminar la cartato have somebody over to one's house / have somebody round to one's house invitar a alguien a casato have somebody up for something SMALLLAW/SMALL llevar a alguien ante los tribunales por algo, procesar a alguien por algoto have something on tener algo planeado, tener algo que hacerto have something on somebody tener información comprometedora sobre alguien, saber algo comprometedor acerca de alguiento have to tener que, haber de■ I have to see you tengo que verteto have to do with tener que ver con■ that has nothing to do with you eso no tiene nada que ver contigohave ['hæv,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæf] v, had ['hæd] ; having ; has ['hæz,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæs] vt1) possess: tenerdo you have change?: ¿tienes cambio?2) experience , undergo: tener, experimentar, sufrirI have a toothache: tengo un dolor de muelas3) include: tener, incluirApril has 30 days: abril tiene 30 días4) consume: comer, tomar5) receive: tener, recibirhe had my permission: tenía mi permiso6) allow: permitir, dejarI won't have it!: ¡no lo permitiré!7) hold: hacerto have a party: dar una fiestato have a meeting: convocar una reunión8) hold: tenerhe had me in his power: me tenía en su poder9) bear: tener (niños)10) (indicating causation)she had a dress made: mandó hacer un vestidoto have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelohave v aux1) : habershe has been very busy: ha estado muy ocupadaI've lived here three years: hace tres años que vivo aquí2) (used in tags)you've finished, haven't you?: ha terminado, ¿no?3)to have to : deber, tener quewe have to leave: tenemos que salirhavehave (sth.) comingexpr.• merecer v.have (sth.) in mindexpr.• tener algo en mente expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: had) = contener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• poseer v.• tener v.(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-fut/c: tendr-•)v.• haber v.(§pres: he, has...) subj: hay-pret: hub-fut/c: habr-•)hæv, weak forms həv, əv
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1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verbSense I2) (possess) tener*I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos
I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero
do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)
3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!
how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?
I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo
can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?
may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?
could I have your Sales Department, please? — (on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?
I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!
all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!
what have we here? — ¿y esto?
to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf
I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer
4)a) (receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibircould we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor
we have it on the best authority that ... — sabemos de buena fuente que ...
rumoradition has it that ... — corre el rumor de que .../según la tradición ...
to have 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)
your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)
I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)
to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)
to let somebody have it — (sl) (attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)
b) (obtain) conseguir*they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había
I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?
5) (consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomarto have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo
to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)
to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer
what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?
to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo
have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa
we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado
6)a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*to have a setback — sufrir un revés
did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?
have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!
we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable
I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección
he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía
she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto
they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil
b) (organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema
c) (suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*to have a cold — estar* resfriado
he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta
7) (look after) tener*they have visitors — tienen visita
my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños
8) (give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*9) (colloq)a) (catch, get the better of)they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse
I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán
b) (swindle) timar; (dupe) engañaryou've been had! — te han timado or engañado!
Sense II10) (causative use)we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio
he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos
you had me worried — me tenías preocupado
to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I ... para que sepa, jovencito, yo ...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo
11) (indicating what happens to somebody)I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar
to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta
12)a) (allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!
I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya
b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer
13) (indicating state, position) tener*I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta
you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido
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1) v auxSense I2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*I have/had seen her — la he/había visto
I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)
have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?
you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!
had I known that o if I'd known that ... — si hubiera sabido que ..., de haber sabido que ...
when he had finished, she ... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella ...
3)a) (in tags)you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?
you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave ...!
b) (elliptical use)you may have forgiven him, but I haven'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 - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?
I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?
Sense II4) (expressing obligation)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
I have o I've got to admit that ... — tengo que reconocer que ...
you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso
don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo
5) (expressing certainty)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir
you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!
•Phrasal Verbs:- have in- have off- have on- have out- have up[hæv] (3rd pers sing present has) (pt, pp had) When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=possess) tenerhe's got or he has blue eyes — tiene los ojos azules
have you got or do you have 10p? — ¿tienes diez peniques?
have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters? — ¿tienes hermanos?
she had her eyes closed — tenía los ojos cerrados
he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friends — no tiene amigos
I've got or I have a friend staying next week — tengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene
Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:I've got or I have an idea — tengo una idea
has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?
Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:I haven't got a washing-machine — no tengo lavadora
he has a Spanish girlfriend — tiene una novia española
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all or everything I have is yours — todo lo que tengo es tuyoyou must give it all or everything you have — tienes que emplearte a fondo
you must put all or everything you have into it — tienes que emplearte a fondo
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can I have a pencil please? — ¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?•
the book has no name on it — el libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueñoI've got or I have no Spanish — no sé español
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to have something to do — tener algo que hacerI've got some letters to write — tengo algunas cartas que escribir
I've got or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer
haven't you got anything to do? — ¿no tienes nada que hacer?
handy, ready 1., 1), a)•
hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?2) (=eat, drink) tomar•
what are we having for lunch? — ¿que vamos a comer?we had ice-cream for dessert — tomamos helado de postre
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to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo, tomar algo•
what will you have? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?I'll have a coffee — tomaré un café
will you have some more? — ¿te sirvo más?
3) (=receive) recibirthank you for having me — gracias por su hospitalidad
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you can have my ticket — puedes quedarte con mi billete•
we had some help from the government — recibimos ayuda del gobierno•
I had a letter from John — tuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan•
I must have them by this afternoon — necesito tenerlos para esta tarde•
to have no news — no tener noticias•
they had a lot of wedding presents — recibieron or les hicieron muchos regalos de boda•
we had a lot of visitors — (at home) tuvimos muchas visitas; (at exhibition etc) tuvimos muchos visitantes4) (=obtain)they can be had for as little as £10 each — pueden conseguirse por tan solo 10 libras
it's not to be had anywhere — no se consigue en ninguna parte
there was no bread to be had — no quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio
5) (=take)I'll have a dozen eggs, please — ¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?
which one will you have? — ¿cuál quiere?
can I have your name please? — ¿me da su nombre, por favor?
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you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10 — te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras6) (=give birth to) [+ baby, kittens] tenerwhat did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?
she had a boy — ha tenido un niño
7) (=hold, catch) tenerI have him in my power — lo tengo en mi poder
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he had him by the throat — lo tenía agarrado por la garganta•
I have it on good authority that ... — me consta que ..., sé a ciencia cierta que ..., sé de buena tinta que ... *I've got it! — ¡ya!
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you have me there, there you have me — ahí sí que me has pillado *8) (=allow) consentir, tolerar•
we can't have that — eso no se puede consentir•
I won't have this nonsense — no voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonteríasI won't have it! — no lo voy a consentir or tolerar
she won't have it said that ... — no consiente or tolera que digan que ...
I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike — no voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto
9) (=spend) pasarto have a pleasant afternoon/evening — pasar una tarde agradable
have a nice day! — ¡que pases un buen día!
I had a horrible day at school today — he tenido un día horrible en el colegio
what sort of day have you had? — ¿qué tal día has tenido?
10) (on telephone)can I have Personnel please? — ¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?
11) * (=have sex with) acostarse con12) (=make)I'll soon have it nice and shiny — enseguida lo dejo bien brillante
he had us confused — nos tenía confundidos
13) (in set structures)to have sth done hacer que se haga algo, mandar hacer algowe had our luggage brought up — mandamos subir el equipaje
I've had the brakes checked — he mandado revisar los frenos
to have a suit made — (mandar) hacerse un traje
to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo
to have sb do sth mandar a algn hacer algothey had him killed — lo mataron
he had me do it again — me hizo hacerlo otra vez, me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez
I had him clean the car — le hice limpiar el coche
what would you have me do? — † ¿qué quiere que haga?
to have sth happenI'll have you know that ... — quiero que sepas que ...
she had her bag stolen — le robaron el bolso
to have sb doing sthhe had his arm broken — le rompieron el brazo
she soon had them all reading and writing — (=organized them) enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir; (=taught them) enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir
14) (in set expressions)to have sth against sb/sth tener algo en contra de algn/algo to have had ityou've had it now! he knows all about it * — ¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo
this sofa has had it * — este sofá ya no da para más *
to have it thatI've had it up to here with his nonsense * — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *
he will have it that he is right — insiste en que tiene razón
to be hadrumour has it that ... — corre la voz de que ...
to have to do with tener que ver conyou've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!
that's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!
to let sb have sth (=give) dar algo a algn; (=lend) dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algnyou'd better not have anything to do with him — más te vale no tener tratos con él
I'll let you have my reply tomorrow — les daré mi respuesta mañana
let me have your address — dame tus señas
let me have your pen for a moment — déjame el boli un momento
what have youlet him have it! * — ¡dale!
would have it... and what have you — ... y qué sé yo qué más
luckas ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente
2. AUXILIARY VERB1) haberI've already seen that film — ya he visto esa película
he's been very kind — ha sido muy amable
has he gone? — ¿se ha ido?
hasn't he told you? — ¿no te lo ha dicho?
she said she had spoken to them — dijo que había hablado con ellos
had you phoned me frm or if you had phoned me I would have come round — si me hubieras llamado habría venido
never having seen it before, I ... — como no lo había visto antes, ...
just I, 1., 3)having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue
See:SINCE in since2) (verb substitute)a)you've got more than I have — tienes más que yo
they've done more than we have — ellos han hecho más que nosotros
he hasn't worked as hard as you have — él no ha trabajado tanto como tú
"he's already eaten" - "so have I" — -él ya ha comido -yo también
"we haven't had any news yet" - "neither have we" — -no hemos tenido noticias todavía -nosotros tampoco
"you've made a mistake" - "no I haven't!" — -has cometido un error -no es verdad or cierto
"we haven't paid" - "yes we have!" — -no hemos pagado -¡qué sí!
"he's got a new job" - "oh has he?" — -tiene un trabajo nuevo -¿ah, sí?
"you've written it twice" - "so I have!" — -lo has escrito dos veces -es verdad or cierto
"have you read the book?" - "yes, I have" — -¿has leído el libro? -sí
"has he told you?" - "no, he hasn't" — -¿te lo ha dicho? -no
b) (in question tags)he hasn't done it, has he? — no lo ha hecho, ¿verdad?
you've done it, haven't you? — lo has hecho, ¿verdad? or ¿no?
3) (avoiding repetition of verb)you've all been there before, but I haven't — vosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no
he has never met her, but I have — él no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí
have you ever been there? if you have ... — ¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así ...
so I, 1., norhave you tried it? if you haven't ... — ¿lo has probado? (porque) si no ...
3.MODAL VERB (=be obliged)to have (got) to do sth — tener que hacer algo
I've got to or I have to finish this work — tengo que terminar este trabajo
have we got to or do we have to leave early? — ¿tenemos que salir temprano?
I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glasses — no necesito (usar) gafas
I shall have to go and see her — tendré que ir a verla
it will just have to wait till tomorrow — tendrá que esperar hasta mañana
he had to pay all the money back — tuvo que devolver todo el dinero
she was having to get up at six each morning — tenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañana
this has to be a mistake — esto tiene que ser un error
do you have to make such a noise? — ¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?
you didn't have to tell her! — ¡no tenías por qué decírselo!
it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays — es un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábados
it has to be done this way — tiene que hacerse de este modo
does it have to be ironed? — ¿hay que plancharlo?
- have away- have in- have off- have on- have out- have up* * *[hæv], weak forms [həv, əv]
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1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verbSense I2) (possess) tener*I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos
I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero
do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)
3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!
how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?
I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo
can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?
may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?
could I have your Sales Department, please? — (on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?
I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!
all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!
what have we here? — ¿y esto?
to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf
I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer
4)a) (receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibircould we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor
we have it on the best authority that ... — sabemos de buena fuente que ...
rumor/tradition has it that ... — corre el rumor de que .../según la tradición ...
to have 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)
your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)
I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)
to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)
to let somebody have it — (sl) (attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)
b) (obtain) conseguir*they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había
I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?
5) (consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomarto have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo
to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)
to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer
what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?
to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo
have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa
we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado
6)a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*to have a setback — sufrir un revés
did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?
have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!
we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable
I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección
he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía
she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto
they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil
b) (organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema
c) (suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*to have a cold — estar* resfriado
he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta
7) (look after) tener*they have visitors — tienen visita
my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños
8) (give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*9) (colloq)a) (catch, get the better of)they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse
I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán
b) (swindle) timar; (dupe) engañaryou've been had! — te han timado or engañado!
Sense II10) (causative use)we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio
he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos
you had me worried — me tenías preocupado
to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I ... para que sepa, jovencito, yo ...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo
11) (indicating what happens to somebody)I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar
to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta
12)a) (allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!
I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya
b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer
13) (indicating state, position) tener*I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta
you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido
2.
1) v auxSense I2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*I have/had seen her — la he/había visto
I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)
have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?
you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!
had I known that o if I'd known that ... — si hubiera sabido que ..., de haber sabido que ...
when he had finished, she ... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella ...
3)a) (in tags)you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?
you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave ...!
b) (elliptical use)you may have forgiven him, but I haven'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 - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?
I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?
Sense II4) (expressing obligation)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
I have o I've got to admit that ... — tengo que reconocer que ...
you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso
don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo
5) (expressing certainty)to have to + inf — tener* que + inf
it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir
you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!
•Phrasal Verbs:- have in- have off- have on- have out- have up
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.