accept a weak case

accept an inheritance with assets and liabilities — отримувати у спадщину майно та зобов'язання

accept the resignation of the government — приймати відставку уряду

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumoradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

she had her eyes closed — tenía los ojos cerrados

has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?

I haven't got a washing-machine — no tengo lavadora

he has a Spanish girlfriend — tiene una novia española

I've got some letters to write — tengo algunas cartas que escribir

haven't you got anything to do? — ¿no tienes nada que hacer?

we had ice-cream for dessert — tomamos helado de postre

I'll have a coffee — tomaré un café

will you have some more? — ¿te sirvo más?

thank you for having me — gracias por su hospitalidad

they can be had for as little as £10 each — pueden conseguirse por tan solo 10 libras

it's not to be had anywhere — no se consigue en ninguna parte

there was no bread to be had — no quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio

I'll have a dozen eggs, please — ¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?

which one will you have? — ¿cuál quiere?

can I have your name please? — ¿me da su nombre, por favor?

what did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?

she had a boy — ha tenido un niño

I have him in my power — lo tengo en mi poder

I've got it! — ¡ya!

I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike — no voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto

to have a pleasant afternoon/evening — pasar una tarde agradable

have a nice day! — ¡que pases un buen día!

I had a horrible day at school today — he tenido un día horrible en el colegio

what sort of day have you had? — ¿qué tal día has tenido?

can I have Personnel please? — ¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?

I'll soon have it nice and shiny — enseguida lo dejo bien brillante

he had us confused — nos tenía confundidos

we had our luggage brought up — mandamos subir el equipaje

I've had the brakes checked — he mandado revisar los frenos

to have a suit made — (mandar) hacerse un traje

to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

they had him killed — lo mataron

he had me do it again — me hizo hacerlo otra vez, me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez

I had him clean the car — le hice limpiar el coche

I'll have you know that... — quiero que sepas que...

she had her bag stolen — le robaron el bolso

he had his arm broken — le rompieron el brazo

he will have it that he is right — insiste en que tiene razón

rumour has it that... — corre la voz de que...

you'd better not have anything to do with him — más te vale no tener tratos con él

I'll let you have my reply tomorrow — les daré mi respuesta mañana

let me have your address — dame tus señas

let me have your pen for a moment — déjame el boli un momento

... and what have you —... y qué sé yo qué más

I've already seen that film — ya he visto esa película

he's been very kind — ha sido muy amable

has he gone? — ¿se ha ido?

hasn't he told you? — ¿no te lo ha dicho?

she said she had spoken to them — dijo que había hablado con ellos

never having seen it before, I... — como no lo había visto antes,...

you've got more than I have — tienes más que yo

they've done more than we have — ellos han hecho más que nosotros

he hasn't worked as hard as you have — él no ha trabajado tanto como tú

"he's already eaten" - "so have I" — -él ya ha comido -yo también

"we haven't had any news yet" - "neither have we" — -no hemos tenido noticias todavía -nosotros tampoco

"we haven't paid" - "yes we have!" — -no hemos pagado -¡qué sí!

"he's got a new job" - "oh has he?" — -tiene un trabajo nuevo -¿ah, sí?

"have you read the book?" - "yes, I have" — -¿has leído el libro? -sí

"has he told you?" - "no, he hasn't" — -¿te lo ha dicho? -no

he hasn't done it, has he? — no lo ha hecho, ¿verdad?

you've all been there before, but I haven't — vosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no

he has never met her, but I have — él no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí

have you ever been there? if you have... — ¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así...

have you tried it? if you haven't... — ¿lo has probado? (porque) si no...

to have (got) to do sth — tener que hacer algo

I shall have to go and see her — tendré que ir a verla

it will just have to wait till tomorrow — tendrá que esperar hasta mañana

he had to pay all the money back — tuvo que devolver todo el dinero

she was having to get up at six each morning — tenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañana

this has to be a mistake — esto tiene que ser un error

do you have to make such a noise? — ¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?

you didn't have to tell her! — ¡no tenías por qué decírselo!

it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays — es un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábados

it has to be done this way — tiene que hacerse de este modo

does it have to be ironed? — ¿hay que plancharlo?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumor/tradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

avoir de la force — to be strong

ne plus avoir de force — to have no strength left

la force de marcher — the strength to walk

mes forces m'abandonnent — I'm getting weak

être à bout de forces — to feel drained

c'est au-dessus de mes forces — it's too much for me

dans la force de l'âge — in the prime of life

force armée — armed force

de force — by force

faire faire quelque chose à quelqu'un de force — to force somebody to do something

entrer de force dans un lieu — to force one's way into a place

par la force des choses — through force of circumstance

c'est ce qui fait leur force — that's where their strength lies

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

tu n'es pas de force à t'attaquer à lui — you're no match for him

revenir en force, faire un retour en force — to make a strong comeback

les forces du mal — the forces of evil

forces d'opposition — opposition forces

arriver en force — to arrive in force

forces — forces

d'importantes forces de police — large numbers of police

à force, elle l'a cassé — she ended up breaking it

réussir à force de travail — to succeed by dint of hard work

à force d'économiser, elle a pu l'acheter — by saving very hard, she was able to buy it

il est aphone à force de crier — he shouted so much (that) he lost his voice

à force de frotter, tu vas le déchirer — if you keep on rubbing it, you'll tear it

Je n'ai pas beaucoup de force dans les bras. — I haven't got much strength in my arms.

avoir de la force — to be strong

être à bout de force — to have no strength left

s'élever à la force du poignet — to work one's up by one's own efforts

la force de volonté — will power

Ils ont eu recours à la force. — They had to use force.

de force — forcibly, by force

Ils lui ont enlevé son pistolet de force. — They took the gun from him by force.

par la force — using force

force d'inertie — force of inertia

les forces des ténèbres — the powers of darkness

être de force à faire — to be up to doing

par la force des choses — by force of circumstances

c'est une force de la nature — he's larger than life

à force de faire — by doing, by dint of doing

Il a grossi à force de manger autant. — He got fat by eating so much.

faire force de rames — to ply the oars

faire force de voiles — to pile on sail

de première force — first class

de toutes mes/ses forces — with all my/his strength

d'importantes forces de police — large contingents of police

aller jusqu'à la limite de ses forces — to push oneself to the limit

ma patience a des limites — there are limits to my patience

connaître ses limites — to know one's (own) limitations

franchir les limites de la décence — to go beyond the bounds of decency

vraiment, il dépasse les limites! — he's really going too far!

à la limite, je préférerais qu'il refuse — I'd almost prefer it if he refused

à la limite de — on the verge of

plaisanterie à la limite du mauvais goût — joke bordering on bad taste

un spectacle à la limite du supportable — an almost unbearable sight

dans une certaine limite — up to a point, to a certain extent

dans la limite de, dans les limites de — within the limits of

nous vous aiderons dans la limite de nos moyens — we will help you as much as we can

accepter des spectateurs dans la limite des places disponibles — to admit spectators subject to the availability of seats

dans la limite du possible — as far as possible

âge(-)limite — maximum age

date(-)limite — deadline

date(-)limite de vente — sell-by date

limite d'âge — age limit

Est-ce qu'il y a une limite d'âge? — Is there an age limit?

dans la limite de — within the limits of

"dans la limite des stocks disponibles" — "while stocks last"

À la limite, on pourrait prendre le bus. — At a pinch we could go by bus.

vitesse limite — maximum speed

charge limite — maximum load

cas limite — borderline case

date limite — deadline

date limite de vente — sell-by date

date limite de consommation — best-before date, use-before date

prix limite — upper price limit

J'ai trouvé son comportement plutôt limite. — I thought his behaviour was barely tolerable.

On s'en est tirés mais c'était limite. — We got out of it but it was touch and go., We got out of it but it was a close thing.

as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda

he mellowed as he grew older — se fue ablandando con los años

as it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos

try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo

(as) strange as it may seem — por extraño que parezca

much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...

in the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30

it's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable

as I was saying — como iba diciendo

the situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...

I love her as I would my own daughter — la quiero como a una hija

do as I say — haz lo que te digo

she sang as never before — cantó como nunca

she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba

use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos

I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí

Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes

as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización

as... as — tan... como

I am as tall as you (are) — soy tan alta como tú

I left as soon as I could — me fui en cuanto pude

there weren't as many people as (there were) last time — no había tanta gente como la última vez

as if/as though — como si (+ subj)

he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara

she made as if to open the door — hizo como si fuera a abrir la puerta

he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto

it's not as cold today — hoy no hace tanto frío

I can't run as quickly now — no puedo correr tan rápido ahora

I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)

I was disgusted and said as much — estaba asqueado y lo dije

as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960

as a teacher... — como maestro...

she was brilliant as Cleopatra — estuvo genial en el papel de Cleopatra

he works as a clerk — trabaja de oficinista

they answered as one man — respondieron como un solo hombre

as against — frente a

as for — en cuanto a, respecto a

and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...

as to — en cuanto a, respecto a

as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda

he mellowed as he grew older — se fue ablandando con los años

as it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos

try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo

(as) strange as it may seem — por extraño que parezca

much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...

in the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30

it's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable

as I was saying — como iba diciendo

the situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...

I love her as I would my own daughter — la quiero como a una hija

do as I say — haz lo que te digo

she sang as never before — cantó como nunca

she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba

use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos

I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí

Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes

as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización

as... as — tan... como

I am as tall as you (are) — soy tan alta como tú

I left as soon as I could — me fui en cuanto pude

there weren't as many people as (there were) last time — no había tanta gente como la última vez

as if/as though — como si (+ subj)

he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara

she made as if to open the door — hizo como si fuera a abrir la puerta

he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto

it's not as cold today — hoy no hace tanto frío

I can't run as quickly now — no puedo correr tan rápido ahora

I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)

I was disgusted and said as much — estaba asqueado y lo dije

as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960

as a teacher... — como maestro...

she was brilliant as Cleopatra — estuvo genial en el papel de Cleopatra

he works as a clerk — trabaja de oficinista

they answered as one man — respondieron como un solo hombre

as against — frente a

as for — en cuanto a, respecto a

and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...

as to — en cuanto a, respecto a