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tener

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tener [teˈner] vt 1. (poseer, gen) → to have;
(en la mano) → to hold;
¿tienes un boli? → have you got a pen?;
va a tener un niño → she's going to have a baby;
tiene los ojos azules → he's got blue eyes;
¡ten (o tenga)!, ¡aquí tienes (o tiene)! → here you are!
2. [+ edad, medidas] → to be;
tiene 7 años → she's 7 (years old);
tiene 15 cm de largo → it's 15 cm long
3. [+ sentimientos, sensaciones]: tener sed/hambre/frío/calor → to be thirsty/hungry/cold/hot;
tener celos → to be jealous;
tener cuidado → to be careful;
tener razón → to be right;
tener suerte → to be lucky
4. (= considerar): lo tengo por brillante → I consider him to be brilliant;
tener en mucho a algn → to think very highly of sb
5. (+ pp) (+ adj) (+ gerundio): tengo terminada ya la mitad del trabajo → I've done half the work already;
tenía el sombrero puesto → he had his hat on;
tenía pensado llamarte → I had been thinking of phoning you;
nos tiene hartos → we're fed up with him;
me ha tenido tres horas esperando → he kept me waiting three hours
6. tener que hacer algo → to have to do sth;
tengo que acabar este trabajo hoy → I have to finish this job today
7. ¿qué tienes, estás enfermo? → what's the matter with you, are you ill?
8. (locuciones): ¿conque ésas tenemos? → so it's like that, then?;
no las tengo todas conmigo → I'm a bit unsure (about it);
lo tiene difícil → he'll have a hard job;
tenerse vr
1. tenerse en pie → to stand up
2. tenerse por → to think o.s.;
se tiene por un gran cantante → he thinks himself a great singer

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