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no tener nada que hacer

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
no tener nada que hacer loc verb	(estar ocioso, no trabajar)	have nothing to do v expr
	Cuando no tiene nada que hacer se pone a ver la tele.
	He turns the TV on when he has nothing to do.
no tener nada que hacer loc verb	(quedarse sin opciones)	be nothing left you can do v expr
	Lo intenté todo sin éxito; ya no tengo nada que hacer.
	I tried everything to no avail; there's nothing left I can do.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
no tener nada que hacer loc verb	informal (resultar inoportuno)	have no place v expr
	Esa ley absurda no tiene nada que hacer en la Constitución.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
no tener nada que hacer en loc verb	(ser inoportuno)	has no business in, has nothing to do with v expr
	Ese ejército extranjero no tenía nada que hacer en la guerra civil.

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