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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
have been v expr (present perfect: be) (pretérito perfecto)haber sido, haber estado v cop
 I have been studying for three hours now; I need a break! My mother's been a doctor for twenty years now.
 He estado estudiando durante tres horas, necesito un descanso.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
have been around v expr informal (be experienced)tener mucha experiencia loc verb
 He's been around and knows what to expect.
 Tiene mucha experiencia y sabe qué esperar.
have been around v expr informal (be sexually promiscuous)tener mucha experiencia loc verb
 That rock star has certainly been around a bit; I heard he'd slept with over 1,000 women.
have been around v expr informal (have existed)haber existido loc verb
 Cell phones have been around for five decades now.
have been round/around the block v expr slang, figurative (be experienced)tener mucha experiencia, ser muy experimentado loc verb
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'have been' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
be - done - overdue - present perfect - present perfect tense
Spanish:
curar de espantos - el que avisa no es traidor - hacer mucho que - ir ya para varios años que - llevar - madrigado - saber - venir - ya lo hemos podido comprobar


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