tener

A. vt

• 1 a (poseer, disponer de) [dinero/trabajo/tiempo] to have ¿tienen hijos? = do they have any children?, have they got any children? no tenemos pan = we don't have any bread, we haven't got any bread tiene el pelo largo = she has o she's got long hair Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian b (llevar encima) [lápiz/cambio] to have ¿tiene hora? = have you got the time? Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian c (hablando de actividades, obligaciones) to have tengo invitados a cenar = I have o I've got some people coming to dinner tengo cosas que hacer = I have o I've got things to do Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian d (dar a luz) [bebé/gemelos] to have Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (señalando características, tamaño) to be la casa tiene mucha luz = the house is very light tiene un metro de largo = it is one meter long le lleva 15 años — ¿y eso qué tiene? (AmL) (fam) = she's 15 years older than he is — so what does that matter? Definition of be in the British & World English dictionary Definition of be in the US English dictionary Translate be | into French | into German | into Italian b (señalando edad) to be ¿cuántos años tienes? = how old are you? tengo veinte años = I'm twenty (years old) Definition of be in the British & World English dictionary Definition of be in the US English dictionary Translate be | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 a (sujetar, sostener) to hold tenlo derecho = hold it upright Definition of hold in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hold in the US English dictionary Translate hold | into French | into German | into Italian b (tomar) ten la llave = take o here's the key

• 4 a (sentir) tengo hambre/frío = I'm hungry/cold le tengo mucho cariño = I'm very fond of him tengo el placer de … = it gives me great pleasure to … b (refiriéndose a enfermedades) [gripe/cáncer] to have tengo dolor de cabeza = I have o I've got a headache Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian c (refiriéndose a experiencias) [discusión/accidente] to have que tengas buen viaje = have a good trip Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian

• 5 (refiriéndose a actitudes) ten más respeto = have a little more respect ten paciencia/cuidado = be patient/careful tiene mucho tacto = he's very tactful

• 6 (indicando estado, situación) la mesa tiene una pata rota = one of the table legs is broken tengo las manos sucias = my hands are dirty tienes el cinturón desabrochado = your belt's undone me tiene muy preocupada = I'm very worried about it

B. v aux

• 1tener que hacer algo a (expresando obligación, necesidad) to have (got) to do sth tengo que estudiar hoy = I have to o I must study today tienes que comer más = you ought to eat more b (expresando propósito, recomendación) tenemos que ir a ver esa película = we must go and see that movie tendrías que llamarlo = you should ring him c (expresando certeza) tiene que estar en este cajón = it must be in this drawer ¡tú tenías que ser! = it had to be you!

• 2 (con participio pasado) tengo entendido que sí viene = I understand he is coming te tengo dicho que … = I've told you before (that) … teníamos pensado irnos hoy = we intended leaving today

• 3 (AmL) (en expresiones de tiempo) tienen tres años de casados = they've been married for three years tenía un año sin verlo = she hadn't seen him for a year