Compound Forms:
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| have a flutter on [sth] v expr | UK, slang (place a bet) | apostar a vtr + prep |
| | | hacer un apuesta en loc verb |
| | John and Mike had a flutter on the outcome of the elections. |
| have a fondness for [sth] v expr | (like [sth]) | tener debilidad por vtr + prep |
| | I have a fondness for chocolate chip ice cream. |
| | Tengo debilidad por los helados de chocolate. |
| have a frog in your throat v expr | figurative, informal (be hoarse) (voz rasposa) | carraspera nf |
| | What's wrong? Have you got a frog in your throat? |
| | ¿Qué te pasa? ¿Tienes carraspera? |
have a gander,
take a gander v expr | slang (look) | echar un vistazo loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | echar un ojo loc verb |
| | They're filming a big Hollywood movie in the town centre today. Let's go and have a gander. |
| | Están filmando una película de Hollywood en el centro. Vamos a echar un vistazo. |
have a gander at [sth],
take a gander at [sth] v expr | slang (look at [sth]) | echar un vistazo a loc verb + prep |
| | (coloquial) | echar un ojo a loc verb + prep |
| have a go v expr | informal (try [sth]) | intentarlo, probarlo vtr |
| | | hacer un intento loc verb |
| | I'd never been waterskiing before so I decided to have a go. |
| | Nunca había practicado esquí acuático, así que decidí probarlo. |
| have a go at [sb] v expr | slang (attack verbally) | insultar a a vtr + prep |
| | (AR, coloquial) | putear a vtr + prep |
| | | meterse con v prnl + prep |
| | | decirle de cosas a loc verb |
| | Elena had a go at her husband for being late. |
| | Elena insultó a su marido por llegar tarde. |
| | (coloquial) | decirle cuatro frescas a, cantarle cuatro frescas a loc verb |
| | (AR, ES, coloquial) | cantarle las cuarenta a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | leerle la cartilla a loc verb |
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have a go at [sth],
have a go at doing [sth] v expr | informal (try) | intentar⇒, probar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer un intento con loc verb |
| | Harry was having a go at solving the crossword puzzle. |
| | Harry estaba intentando resolver el crucigrama. |
| have a good chance v expr | (be likely to succeed) | tener muchas probabilidades loc verb |
| | | tener grandes probabilidades loc verb |
| | I have a good chance of winning the race. |
| | Tengo muchas probabilidades de ganar la carrera. |
| have a good chat v expr | (converse at length) | hablar largo y tendido loc verb |
| | I had a good chat with an old friend down at the market yesterday. |
| | They hadn't seen each other for years and welcomed the chance to have a good chat. |
| | Hablé largo y tendido con un viejo amigo ayer en el mercado. // No se habían visto en años y aprovecharon la oportunidad para hablar largo y tendido. |
| Have a good day. interj | (pleasantry) (tú) | Que tengas un buen día loc interj |
| | (usted) | Que tenga un buen día loc interj |
| | (ustedes) | Que tengan un buen día loc interj |
| | (vosotros; ES) | Que tengáis un buen día loc interj |
| | The shopkeeper greeted me with a cheerful "Have a good day!" |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Adiós, Ana. Que tengas un buen día. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Yo me voy ya. Que tengáis un buen día. |
| have a good head on your shoulders v expr | figurative (be sensible) | tener la cabeza en su sitio loc verb |
| | I don't mind him dating my daughter. That boy has a good head on his shoulders. |
| | No me importa que salga con mi hija: ese chico tiene la cabeza en su sitio. |
| have a good innings v expr | UK, informal, figurative (live a long life) | tener una vida larga loc verb |
| | My grandmother died at 103, so she'd had a really good innings. |
| | Mi abuela murió a los 103 años, así que tuvo una vida larga. |
| have a good knowledge of [sth] v expr | (be informed about) | conocer bien loc verb |
| | Taxi drivers have to have a good knowledge of all the local streets. |
| | Los taxistas deben conocer bien las calles de la ciudad. |
| have a good laugh v expr | UK, informal (be amused) | dar mucha risa loc verb |
| | | reír mucho vi + adv |
| | I was mortified when I poured wine down my shirt, but everyone else had a good laugh. |
| | Me sentí mortificada cuando derramé el vino en mi camisa pero a todos los demás les dio mucha risa. |
| have a good mind to do [sth] v expr | informal (be tempted, inclined to do) | tener ganas de hacer algo loc verb + prep |
| | | sentirse tentado a hacer algo loc verb + prep |
have a good shot at [sth],
have a good shot at doing [sth] v expr | (likely chance) | tener grandes posibilidades de loc verb |
| | | tener posibilidades de loc verb |
| | I have a good shot at winning the scholarship this year. |
| | Tengo grandes posibilidades de ganar la beca este año. |
| have a good time v expr | (enjoy yourself, have fun) (coloquial) | pasarlo bien, pasarla bien loc verb |
| | | divertirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | pasar un buen rato loc verb |
| | Whenever I go out with friends we all have a good time. I hope you have a good time in Spain! |
| | Siempre que salgo con mis amigos, todos la pasamos bien. |
| | ¡Espero que se diviertan en España! |
| Have a good trip interj | (pleasant holiday) | ¡que tengas buen viaje! loc interj |
| | (ES) | ¡que tengáis buen viaje! loc interj |
| | | ¡buen viaje! loc interj |
| Have a good trip interj | (safe journey) | ¡que tengas buen viaje! loc interj |
| | (ES) | ¡que tengáis buen viaje! loc interj |
| have a good weekend interj | (used to wish [sb] a pleasant weekend) (ES) | que paséis un buen fin de semana loc interj |
| | | que tengas un buen fin de semana loc interj |
| | Have a good weekend, and I will see you on Monday. |
| | Espero que paséis un buen fin de semana. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | feliz finde loc interj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | buen finde loc interj |
| | ¡Feliz finde, nos vemos el lunes! |
| have a grasp of [sth] v expr | (understand) | entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr |
| | | tener una idea de loc verb |
have a green thumb,
have green thumbs (mainly US),
have green fingers (mainly UK) v expr | (be skilled at gardening) | tener manos de jardinero loc verb |
| | | tener mano para la jardinería loc verb |
| | (AmL) | tener buena mano loc verb |
| | My mother has a green thumb: everything she touches grows well. |
| | All my cuttings took this year, so perhaps I do have green fingers after all. |
| | Mi madre tiene manos de jardinero: todo lo que toca crece bien. |
| have a grip on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (understand) | entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr |
| | | dominar⇒ vtr |
| have a hand in [sth] v expr | informal (be involved) | participar en vi + prep |
| | | estar involucrado en v cop + loc adj |
| | (informal) | tener que ver con loc verb + prep |
| | Wilson scored one goal and had a hand in two others. |
| | Wilson hizo un gol y participó en otros dos. |
| have a hand in doing [sth] v expr | informal (be involved) | estar involucrado en v cop + loc adj |
| | | intervenir en vi + prep |
| | Gwyneth had a hand in persuading Celia to change her mind. |
| | Gwyneth estuvo involucrada en convencer a Celia de que cambiara de opinión. |
| have a handle on [sth] v expr | (have a firm understanding) (coloquial) | agarrarle la mano a loc verb |
| | | entender⇒, saber⇒ vtr |
| | | tener controlado loc verb |
| | Now I have a handle on what I'm doing, I think I should be able to get through the project fairly quickly. |
| | Ahora que le agarré la mano a lo que estoy haciendo, creo que debería poder terminar el proyecto rápidamente. |
| have a hangover v expr | (after too much alcohol) | tener resaca loc verb |
| | Please don't breathe so loudly; I have a hangover. |
| | Por favor no hagas tanto ruido al respirar, tengo resaca. |
| have a hard time v expr | (experience difficulties) | vivir un momento difícil loc verb |
| | Be kind to her - she's having a really hard time right now. |
| | Sé bueno con ella; está viviendo un momento realmente difícil. |
| | | estar pasándola mal loc verb |
| | | pasarla mal loc verb |
| | Sé bueno con ella; la está pasando realmente mal en este momento. |
| have a hard time doing [sth] v expr | informal (find difficult) | costar⇒ vi |
| | We're having a hard time picking a suitable slogan for our marketing campaign. |
| | Nos cuesta encontrar un eslogan apto para nuestra campaña de mercadotecnia. |
| have a heart v expr | informal, figurative (be compassionate) | tener corazón expr |
| | | ser compasivo loc verb |
| | Have a heart and consider making a donation to this worthwhile charity. |
| | Ten corazón y considera hacer una donación a esta organización de caridad. |
| have a heart interj | informal, figurative (be more compassionate) | no ser tan duro loc verb |
| | | tener corazón expr |
| | | ser compasivo loc verb |
| | Have a heart! Timmy's only a child and didn't mean any harm. |
| | ¡No seas tan duro! Timmy es solo un niño y no tuvo intención de dañar a nadie. |
| have a heart attack v expr | (suffer blocked circulation to the heart) | tener un ataque al corazón, sufrir un ataque al corazón loc verb |
| | | tener un ataque cardíaco, sufrir un ataque cardíaco loc verb |
| | | sufrir un paro cardiaco, tener un paro cardíaco loc verb |
| | After he had a heart attack, my father gave up smoking. |
| | Después de tener un ataque al corazón, mi padre dejó de fumar. |
| have a heart of gold n | figurative (be kind, generous) (figurado) | corazón de oro loc nom m |
| | | buenos sentimientos grupo nom |
| | He may seem surly at first, but he really has a heart of gold. |
| | Puede parecer hosco al principio, pero en verdad tiene un corazón de oro. |
| have a heart of stone v expr | figurative (lack compassion) | tener el corazón de piedra loc verb |
| | | ser insensible loc verb |
| | You must have a heart of stone if the film didn't bring a tear to your eye. |
| have a history v expr | (have had a past relationship) | tener una historia loc verb |
| have a history with [sb] v expr | (have had a past relationship with) | tener una historia con loc verb |
have a history of [sth],
have a history of doing [sth] v expr | (be known to have done [sth]) | tener fama de loc verb |
| | | tener reputación de loc verb |
| have a history of [sth] v expr | (medical problem) | tener un historial de loc verb |
| have a hold on [sth] v expr | (grasp firmly) | tener bajo control loc verb |
| | Sally had a hold on the horse's reins. |
| | Sally tenía bajo control las riendas del caballo. |
| have a hold on [sth] v expr | (account: be blocked) | tener carencia loc verb |
| | Any check I deposit has a hold on it for 7 days. |
| | Todos los cheques depositados tienen una carencia de siete días. |
| have a hold on [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (exert control) | tener controlado loc verb |
| | In New Jersey, Democrats have had a hold on the Senate seats for many years. |
| | En Nueva Jersey, los demócratas tienen controlada una banca en el senado desde hace muchos años. |
have a hunch that,
have a hunch [sth] v expr | informal (suspect, sense) | tener la corazonada de que loc verb |
| | | tener el presentimiento de que loc verb |
| | | tener la sensación de que loc verb |
| | I have a hunch that the show will be cancelled; they haven't sold many tickets. |
| | Tengo la corazonada de que van a cancelar el espectáculo: no han vendido muchas entradas. |
| have a job v expr | (be in employment) | tener trabajo loc verb |
| | | tener empleo loc verb |
| have a job doing [sth] v expr | slang (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) | costar⇒ vi |
| | | llevar trabajo loc verb |
| | | hacerse difícil loc verb |
| | You'll have a job convincing him to give you a raise. |
| | Te va a costar convencerlo de que te dé un aumento. |
| | (MX, coloquial) | hacer la talacha loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | tener su tela loc verb |
| | Vas a tener que hacer la talacha para convencerlo de que te dé un aumento. |
| have a keen eye for [sth] v expr | (be good at spotting [sth]) | tener buen ojo para expr |
| | Audrey has a keen eye for errors. |
have a knack for doing [sth],
have the knack for doing [sth],
have a knack of doing [sth] v expr | (have a talent, skill for [sth]) (coloquial) | tener madera para loc verb |
| | | tener facilidad para loc verb |
| | Carly has a knack for solving impossible problems. |
| have a knack of doing [sth] v expr | ironic (have a tendency to do [sth]) (irónico) | tener facilidad para loc verb |
| | | tener una tendencia a loc verb |
| | My brother has a knack of annoying people. |
| have a laugh v expr | UK, informal (enjoy a joke, be amused) (informal) | echarse unas risas, reírse un poco loc verb |
| | (ES) | partirse de risa loc verb |
| | | desternillarse de risa loc verb |
| | We didn't mean to hurt his feelings, we did it just to have a laugh. |
| | No quisimos herir sus sentimientos, lo hicimos solo para echarnos unas risas. |
| not have a leg to stand on v expr | figurative (have no support for a claim, etc.) | no tener pruebas loc verb |
| have a leg up on [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (have an advantage: over [sb]) | tener ventaja sobre, tener una ventaja sobre loc verb |
| | She's got a leg up on most of the kids in the team, as her dad's a professional player. |
| | Tiene ventaja sobre los demás niños del equipo, ya que su padre es un jugador profesional. |
| have a lie-in v expr | UK (sleep late) | dormir hasta tarde vi + loc adv |
| | Tony starts works at 7am six days a week, so on Sundays he has a lie-in. |
| have a little talk v expr | informal (discuss [sth] sensitive) | tener una pequeña conversación loc verb |
| | | tener una charla loc verb |
| | | tener unas palabras loc verb |
| | Young lady, I think it's time you and I had a little talk. |
| | Señorita, creo que es tiempo de que tú y yo tengamos una pequeña conversación. |
| have a look at [sth/sb] v expr | (look at) | echarle un vistazo a loc verb + prep |
| | | mirar⇒, ver⇒ vtr |
| | These family photos are great. Have a look at them. |
| | Estas fotos familiares son excelentes; échales un vistazo. |
| have a look at [sth/sb] v expr | (examine, inspect) | mirar⇒, examinar⇒ vtr |
| | | mirar a, examinar a vtr + prep |
| | Let the doctor have a look at your rash. |
| | Deja que el doctor te mire ese sarpullido. |
| have a look-see v expr | informal (take a quick look at [sth]) | echar un vistazo loc verb |
| | | echar una ojeada loc verb |
| have a lot to do with [sth] v expr | (be due to) | tener mucho que ver con loc verb |
| | His success has a lot to do with his father's business connections. |
| | Su éxito tiene mucho que ver con los contactos de negocio de su padre. |
| have a lot to say about v expr | (openly share one's opinions on) | tener mucho que decir sobre loc verb |
| | As a working mother, she has a lot to say about childcare facilities and unpaid, unscheduled overtime. |
| | Como madre trabajadora, tiene mucho que decir sobre equipamientos para el cuidado de los niños y horas extra no pagadas. |
| have a lump in your throat v expr | figurative (be moved emotionally) | tener un nudo en la garganta expr |
| have a meltdown v expr | informal, figurative (have a tantrum or outburst) | tener una crisis loc verb |
| | | tener un ataque loc verb |
| have a mind of its own v expr | figurative ([sth] inanimate: malfunction) (figurado) | ir por libre loc verb |
| | | tener vida propia loc verb |
| | My hair has a mind of its own today. |
| | Mi pelo va por libre hoy. |
| | Mi pelo tiene vida propia hoy. |
| | | andar cuando quiere loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Aquí todos los electrodomésticos son muy temperamentales, andan cuando quieren, y a veces hay que darles de patadas para que arranquen. |
| have a mind to do [sth] v expr | (think about doing) | dar ganas de loc verb |
| | I have a mind to tell your parents about what you've been doing. |
| | Me dan ganas de decirle a tus padres lo que has hecho. |
| | | sentir el impulso de loc verb |
| | Siento el impulso de decirle a tus padres lo que has hecho. |
| have a moment v expr | UK, informal (briefly act out of character) | salirse de sus casillas loc verb |
| | (AR: coloquial) | estar en una loc verb |
| | I'm sorry I snapped at you. It wasn't your fault; I was just having a moment. |
| have a narrow escape v expr | (experience a brush with danger) | salvarse por un pelo loc verb |
| | Mary had a narrow escape when a car nearly hit her. |
| | | salvarse de milagro loc verb |
| | | salvarse por un pelo loc verb |
| have a narrow mind v expr | (be intolerant) (coloquial; desaprobación) | ser cerrado loc verb |
| | | ser de mente estrecha loc verb |
| have a nasty look about him/her/it n | informal (look unpleasant, bad) | tener mala cara loc verb |
| | I don't trust that guy; he's got a nasty look about him. |
| | No confío en ese tipo, tiene mala cara. |
| Have a nice day. interj | (pleasantry) (formal) | ¡que tenga un buen día! interj |
| | (informal) | ¡que tengas un buen día!, ¡que tengáis un buen día! interj |
| | Thank you for shopping here; have a nice day! Have a nice day, he said as I left. |
| | Gracias por su compra, ¡que tenga un buen día! |
| | Gracias por tu compra, ¡que tengas un buen día! |
| Have a nice life interj | informal, ironic (bitter, dismissive) (irónico) | ¡adiós, que te vaya bonito! loc interj |
| | (irónico) | ¡adiós muy buenas! loc interj |
| | | que te vaya bien... y que no vuelvas nunca loc interj |
| | (CR) | vaya con Dios loc interj |
| have a nice trip interj | (enjoy your vacation, holiday) | que tenga buen viaje loc interj |
| | | que tengas un buen viaje loc interj |
| | | disfrute sus vacaciones loc interj |
| | | felices vacaciones loc interj |
| | Here are your tickets, Sir. Have a nice trip! |
| | Aquí tiene sus billetes. ¡Qué tenga buen viaje! |
| have a nose for [sth] n | figurative (have instinctive ability to detect [sth]) | tener olfato para algo loc verb + prep |
| | He has a nose for good books. |
| | Tiene olfato para los buenos libros. |
have a nosey,
have a nosey around v expr | informal (look around) | echar un vistazo loc verb |
| | | echar una ojeada loc verb |
| have a part in [sth] v expr | (be partly responsible) | tener parte en loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | tener que ver con loc verb + prep |
| | | participar en vi + prep |
| | Lewis denied having a part in the attempted murder. |
| | Lewis negó tener parte en el intento de homicidio. |
| have a picture of [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (visualize) | tener una imagen de loc verb + prep |
| | | poder imaginarse loc verb |
| | The architect had a picture in his mind of what the finished building would look like. |
| | El arquitecto tenía una imagen del edificio terminado en su mente. |
| have a point v expr | (be right about [sth]) | tener razón loc verb |
| | Gudrun has a point; we should leave early tomorrow in order to avoid the traffic. |
| | Gudrun tiene razón, deberíamos salir temprano mañana para evitar el tráfico. |
| have a premonition v expr | (foresee in a vision) | tener una premonición loc verb |
| | Lucy had a premonition in a dream that Alan would die in a motorbike accident. |
| | En un sueño, Lucy tuvo la premonición de que Alan moriría en un accidente de motocicleta. |
| have a premonition of [sth] v expr | (foresee [sth]) | tener una premonición de loc verb + prep |
| | Miguel had a premonition of the earthquake the day before it happened. |
| | Miguel tuvo una premonición del terremoto un día antes que sucediese. |
| have a quick dip v expr | informal (go for quick swim) | darse un chapuzón loc verb |
| | Joachim had a quick dip in the lake before lunch. |
| | Joachim se dio un chapuzón en el lago antes de almorzar. |
| have a quick dip into [sth] v expr | figurative (experience briefly) | incursionar brevemente en loc verb + prep |
| | I had a quick dip into Zen Buddhism when I was about eighteen years old. |
| | Cuando tenía dieciocho años, incursioné brevemente en el budismo zen. |
| have a receding hairline v expr | (have hair thinning at the front) | tener entradas loc verb |
| | Darren has a receding hairline; I expect he'll be completely bald by the time he's 50. |
| have a right to [sth] v expr | (be entitled to [sth]) | tener derecho a loc verb |
| | You have a right to representation by a lawyer. |
| | I'm going to say whatever I want to; I have a right to free speech. |
| | Tiene derecho a que lo represente un abogado. // Voy a decir lo que quiero porque tengo derecho a la libertad de expresión. |
have a right to do [sth],
have the right to do [sth] v expr | (be entitled to do [sth]) | tener derecho a loc verb |
| have a ringside seat v expr | figurative (be near the action) | tener una ubicación privilegiada loc verb |
| | (figurado) | tener asiento en primera fila loc verb |
| | The water boy has a ringside seat to the football game. |
| | El chico del agua tiene una ubicación privilegiada en el partido de fútbol. |
| have a row v expr | UK, informal (quarrel) | tener una discusión vtr |
| | They had a row about his staying out all night. |
| | Tuvieron una discusión sobre sus salidas nocturnas. |
| have a run-in with [sb/sth] v expr | informal (quarrel with) (coloquial) | tener una agarrada con loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | tener una pelotera con loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | tener un roce con loc verb |
| | (PR, coloquial) | tener una garata loc verb |
| | I had a run-in with my brother yesterday over whose turn it was to borrow the car. |
| | Ayer tuve una agarrada con mi hermano sobre a quién le tocaba llevarse prestado el auto. |
| | (formal) | tener un pleito con loc verb |
| | | tener una pelea con loc verb |
| | Ayer tuve un pleito con mi hermano sobre a quién le tocaba llevarse prestado el auto. |
| have a say v expr | (influence outcome) | tener voz y voto loc verb |
| | | influenciar⇒ vtr |
| | The assessor will have a say in how the money is spent. |
| | El asesor tiene voz y voto para decidir en qué se va a gastar el dinero. |
| have a score to settle v expr | figurative, informal (plan to take revenge) (figurado) | tener un asunto pendiente con loc verb |
| | Bruce has a score to settle with Joe because he thinks Joe stole some of his money. |