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to have had lunch

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1 -to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, ecc.)-

Nota d'uso
Quando in inglese si parla dei pasti in generale, non si antepone l'articolo al pasto: Yesterday we had dinner in a good restaurant (non we had a dinner), ieri abbiamo cenato in un buon ristorante.

English-Italian dictionary > -to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, ecc.)-
2 have

have [hæv]

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1. auxiliary verb

2. modal verb

3. transitive verb

4. noun

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► 3rd pers sg pres has, pret, ptp had

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► When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, look up the noun.

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1. auxiliary verb

   a. avoir

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► avoir is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses. For important exceptions see below.

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• I have eaten j'ai mangé

• I had eaten j'avais mangé

• haven't you grown! comme tu as grandi !

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► Note the agreement of the past participle with the preceding direct object.

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• I haven't seen her je ne l'ai pas vue

• I hadn't seen him je ne l'avais pas vu

• if I had seen her I would have spoken to her si je l'avais vue, je lui aurais parlé

• having seen them les ayant vus

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► When describing uncompleted states or actions, French generally uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.

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• I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January j'habite ici depuis 10 ans/depuis janvier

• I had lived or had been living there for 10 years j'habitais là depuis 10 ans

► to have just... venir de...

• I have just seen him je viens de le voir

• I had just spoken to him je venais de lui parler

   b. être

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► être is the auxiliary used with all reflexives, and the following verbs when used intransitively: aller, arriver, descendre, devenir, entrer, monter, mourir, naître, partir, passer, rentrer, rester, retourner, revenir, sortir, tomber, venir.

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• I have gone je suis allé

• I've made a mistake je me suis trompé

• I had gone j'étais allé

• I had made a mistake je m'étais trompé

   c. (in tag questions seeking confirmation) n'est-ce pas

• you've seen her, haven't you? vous l'avez vue, n'est-ce pas ?

• he hasn't told anyone, has he? il n'en a parlé à personne, n'est-ce pas ?

   d. (in tag responses) he's got a new job -- oh has he? il a un nouveau travail -- ah bon ?

• you've dropped your book -- so I have! vous avez laissé tomber votre livre -- en effet !

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► (mais) si or (mais) non are used to contradict.

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• you haven't seen her -- yes I have! vous ne l'avez pas vue -- (mais) si !

• you've made a mistake -- no I haven't! vous vous êtes trompé -- mais non !

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► oui or non are often sufficient when answering questions.

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• have you met him? -- yes I have est-ce que tu l'as rencontré ? -- oui

• has he arrived? -- no he hasn't est-ce qu'il est arrivé ? -- non

   e. (avoiding repetition of verb) have you ever been there? if you have... y êtes-vous déjà allé ? si oui,...

• have you tried it? if you haven't... est-ce que vous avez goûté ça ? si vous ne l'avez pas fait,...

2. modal verb

► to have to + infinitive devoir falloir

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► falloir is always used in the third person singular, in an impersonal construction. Note that falloir que is always followed by the subjunctive.

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• they have to work hard ils doivent travailler dur il faut qu'ils travaillent dur

• they had to work hard ils ont dû travailler dur il a fallu qu'ils travaillent dur

• you're going to have to work hard! tu vas devoir travailler dur ! il va falloir que tu travailles dur !

• I'll have to leave now or I'll miss the train il faut que je parte, sinon je vais rater mon train

• he had to pay all the money back il a dû tout rembourser

• don't you have to get permission? est-ce qu'on ne doit pas demander la permission ?

• do you have to go now? est-ce que vous devez partir tout de suite ?

• we've had to work late twice this week nous avons dû rester travailler tard deux fois cette semaine

• we'll have to find an alternative nous allons devoir trouver une autre solution

• the locks will have to be changed il va falloir changer les serrures

• what kind of equipment would you have to have? quel type de matériel vous faudrait-il ?

• it has to be the biggest scandal this year c'est sans aucun doute le plus gros scandale de l'année

• it still has to be proved ça reste à prouver

• do you have to make such a noise? tu ne pourrais pas faire un peu moins de bruit ?

► don't/doesn't have to + infinitive

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► Note that falloir and devoir are not used.

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• he doesn't have to work il n'a pas besoin de travailler

• you didn't have to tell her! tu n'avais pas besoin de le lui dire !

• it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays c'est agréable de ne pas avoir à travailler le samedi

• I don't have to do it je ne suis pas obligé or forcé de le faire

3. transitive verb

   a. avoir

• I have or I've got three books j'ai trois livres

• have you got a suitcase? avez-vous une valise ?

• she has blue eyes elle a les yeux bleus

• have you got this jumper in black? est-ce que vous avez ce pull en noir ?

• I haven't any more je n'en ai plus

• I have got nothing to do je n'ai rien à faire

• I've got a headache j'ai mal à la tête

• I had my camera ready j'avais mon appareil tout prêt

• to have a child avoir un enfant

• she is having a baby in April elle va avoir un bébé en avril

• our cat has had kittens notre chatte a eu des petits

• I'll have everything ready je veillerai à ce que tout soit prêt

   b. ( = eat, drink, take) he had an egg for breakfast il a mangé un œuf au petit déjeuner

• I'll just have a sandwich je vais juste prendre un sandwich

• have some more reprends-en

• shall we have a coffee? on prend un café ?

• to have tea with sb prendre le thé avec qn

• I've had a couple of aspirins j'ai pris deux aspirines

► will you have...? (in offers)

will you have tea or coffee? vous prendrez du thé ou du café ?

   c. ( = spend) passer

• what sort of day have you had? est-ce que tu as passé une bonne journée ?

• to have a pleasant evening passer une bonne soirée

   d. ( = smoke) fumer

• he had a cigarette il a fumé une cigarette

   e. ( = catch) tenir

• he had me by the throat il me tenait à la gorge

• I've got him where I want him! (inf) je le tiens !

• to be had (inf) ( = taken in) se faire avoir

• you've been had tu t'es fait avoir (inf)

   f. (set structures)

► to let sb have ( = give) donner à qn

• let me have your address donnez-moi votre adresse

• I'll let you have it for $100 je vous le cède pour 100 dollars► must have or have to have

• I must have £50 at once il me faut 50 livres immédiatement

• I must or have to have them by this afternoon il me les faut pour cet après-midi► won't have ( = refuse to accept)

I won't have this nonsense! je ne tolérerai pas ces enfantillages !

• I won't have it! je ne tolérerai pas ça !

• I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike je ne veux pas qu'il risque sa vie sur cette moto► would have ( = wish)

what would you have me do? que voulez-vous que je fasse ?

• I would have you know that... sachez que...► to have sth done [+ service] faire faire qch

• to have sth mended faire réparer qch

• to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux

• I've had the brakes checked j'ai fait vérifier les freins

• he had his car stolen il s'est fait voler sa voiture

• he had his worst fears confirmed ses pires craintes se sont réalisées► to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn

• I had him clean the car je lui ai fait nettoyer la voiture

• she soon had them all reading and writing elle a réussi très rapidement à leur apprendre à lire et à écrire► had better ( = should)

I had better go now il vaut mieux que j'y aille

• you'd better not tell him that! tu ferais mieux de ne pas lui dire ça !► to have had it (inf)

I've had it ( = am done for) je suis fichu (inf)

• I've had it up to here j'en ai marre ! (inf)► to have to do with

• I have nothing to do with it je n'y suis pour rien

• that has nothing to do with it ça n'a rien à voir

4. noun

• the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl

5. Phrasal Verbs

► have in separable transitive verb

   a. faire venir

• we'll have them in and discuss it nous allons les faire venir pour en discuter

   b. to have it in for sb (inf) avoir une dent contre qn

   c. to have it in one en être capable

• she has got it in her elle en est capable► have off separable transitive verb

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to have it off with sb (inf!) s'envoyer (inf !) qn► have on separable transitive verb

   a. [+ clothes] porter

• he had nothing on il était tout nu

   b. (British = have planned) I've got so much on this week that... j'ai tant de choses à faire cette semaine que...

• I've got nothing on this evening je suis libre ce soir

   c. (British = tease) (inf) faire marcher (inf)

   d. Richard has nothing on him! (inf) Richard ne lui arrive pas à la cheville !

• the police have nothing on me (inf) la police n'a pas de preuve contre moi► have out separable transitive verb

   a. to have a tooth out se faire arracher une dent

   b. to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn► have round separable transitive verb

[+ friends, neighbours] inviter

► have up separable transitive verb

• to be had up passer en jugement ( for doing sth pour avoir fait qch)

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[hæv, həv] 1.
transitive verb ( uses not covered in NOTE)

1) ( possess) avoir

she has (got) a dog — elle a un chien

2) ( consume) prendre

to have a sandwich — manger un sandwich

to have a whisky — boire un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumer une cigarette

to have breakfast — prendre le petit déjeuner

to have dinner — dîner

to have lunch — déjeuner

I had some more cake — j'ai repris du gâteau

3) ( want) vouloir, prendre

what will you have? — qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez?

she won't have him back — elle ne veut plus de lui

I wouldn't have it any other way — ça me convient comme ça

I wouldn't have him/her any other way — c'est comme ça que je l'aime

4) (receive, get) recevoir [letter, information]

I've had no news from him — je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui

I must have the information soon — il me faut l'information bientôt

to let somebody have something — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un

5) ( hold) faire [party, celebration]; tenir [meeting]; organiser [competition, ballot, exhibition]; avoir [conversation]; mener [enquiry]

6) (exert, exhibit) avoir [effect, influence]; avoir [courage, courtesy] ( to do de faire)

7) ( spend) passer

to have a nice day/evening — passer une journée/soirée agréable

to have a good time — bien s'amuser

to have a hard ou bad time — traverser une période difficile

to have a good vacation — passer de bonnes vacances

8) ( be provided with) (also have got)

to have something to do — avoir quelque chose à faire

I have ou I've got letters to write — j'ai du courrier à faire

9) (undergo, suffer) avoir

to have (the) flu/a heart attack — avoir la grippe/une crise cardiaque

to have toothache — avoir mal aux dents

to have a shock — subir un choc

he had his car stolen — il s'est fait voler sa voiture

she has had her windows broken — on lui a cassé ses vitres

they like having stories read to them — ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires

to have an interview — avoir or passer un entretien

10) ( cause to be done)

to have something done — faire faire quelque chose

to have the house painted — faire peindre la maison

to have one's hair cut — se faire couper les cheveux

to have an injection — se faire faire une piqûre

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

she had him close the door — elle lui a fait fermer la porte

they would have us believe that... — ils voudraient nous faire croire que...

I would have you know that... — je voudrais que vous sachiez que...

he had them laughing — il les a fait rire

11) ( cause to become)

he had his revolver ready — il avait son revolver prêt

we'll soon have everything ready/clean — nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser le verre

she had them completely baffled — elle les a complètement déroutés

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — je l'avais fini avant 5 heures

12) ( allow) tolérer

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement!

I won't have it! — ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!

I won't have them exploit him — je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent

I won't have him hurt — je ne laisserai personne le blesser

we can't have them staying in a hotel — on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel

13) ( physically hold) tenir

she had the glass in her hand — elle tenait le verre dans la main

she had him by the throat/by the arm — elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras

he had his hands over his eyes — il avait les mains sur les yeux

14) ( give birth to) [woman] avoir [child]; [animal] mettre bas, avoir [young]

has she had it yet? — est-ce qu'elle a accouché?

she's having a baby (in May) — elle va avoir un enfant (en mai)

15) ( as impersonal verb)

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso

what we have here is a small group of extremists — ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes

16) ( puzzle)

you have ou you've got me there! — là tu me poses une colle! (colloq)

17) ( have at one's mercy) (also have got)

I've got you/him now! — maintenant je te/le tiens!

I'll have you! — je vais te montrer!
2.
modal auxiliary

1) ( must)

I have (got) to leave now — je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant

2) ( need to)

you don't have to ou you haven't got to leave so early — tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt

why did this have to happen? — pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive?

something has (got) to be done — il faut faire quelque chose

3) ( for emphasis)

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre
3.
auxiliary verb

1) gen avoir; ( with movement and reflexive verbs) être

she has lost her bag — elle a perdu son sac

she has already left — elle est déjà partie

she has hurt herself — elle s'est blessée

2) ( in tag questions etc)

you've seen the film, haven't you? — tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — tu n'as pas vu le film?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard?

‘he's already left’ - ‘has he indeed!’ — ‘il est déjà parti’ - ‘vraiment!’

‘you've never met him’ - ‘yes I have!’ — ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’ - ‘mais si!’
4.
having auxiliary verb

1) ( in time clauses)

having finished his breakfast, he went out — après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti

2) (because, since)

having already won twice — comme il a déjà gagné deux fois

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have back

- have in

- have on

- have over

- have up

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to have done with something — en finir avec quelque chose

this car/TV has had it — (colloq) cette voiture/télé est foutue (colloq)

when your father finds out, you've had it! — (colloq) ( in trouble) quand ton père l'apprendra, ça va être ta fête! (colloq)

I can't do any more, I've had it! — (colloq) ( tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé! (colloq)

I've had it (up to here) with... — (colloq) j'en ai marre de... (colloq)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un dans le collimateur (colloq)

she has/doesn't have it in her to do — elle est capable/incapable de faire

to have it out with somebody — s'expliquer avec quelqu'un

he will have it that — il soutient que

I've got it! — je sais!

and the ayes/noes have it — les oui/non l'emportent

the haves and the have-nots — les riches et les pauvres

...and what have you —...etc

there is no milk/there are no houses to be had — on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons

English-French dictionary > have
3 have

(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tener algo de reserva, guardar algo

have vb

1. tener

do you have a video? ¿tienes vídeo?

she has no sisters no tiene hermanas

he has a bicycle tiene una bicicleta

I have flu tengo la gripe

2. tomar

we had a coffee nos tomamos un café

I think I'll have a salad creo que voy a tomar una ensalada

3. haber

have you read Don Quixote? ¿has leído Don Quijote?

I have been to the swimming pool he estado en la piscina

she was ill because she had eaten too much estaba enferma porque había comido demasiado

to have to do something tener que hacer algo

we have to leave now ya nos tenemos que ir

I've got to work tomorrow tengo que trabajar mañana

to have something done mandar hacer algo

they're having a house built les están construyendo una casa

have you had your hair cut? ¿te has cortado el pelo?

Esta construcción se emplea cuando no eres tú quien hace algo, sino que pagas a alguien para que te lo haga

to have breakfast desayunar

to have lunch almorzar / comer

to have dinner cenar

to have a bath bañarse (en la bañera)

to have a shower ducharse

to have a swim bañarse / nadar

El pasado y participio pasado de have es had; el gerundio se escribe having

have

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transitive verb (3rd pers pres sing has tr[hæz], pt & pp had tr[hæd], ger having)

1 (posess) tener, poseer

■ she has a house in Whitby tiene una casa en Whitby

■ he had blue eyes tenía los ojos azules

2 (food) comer, tomar; (drink) beber, tomar

■ I think I'll have the turbot creo que tomaré el rodaballo

■ will you have a brandy? ¿quieres tomar un coñac?

■ to have breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner desayunar/comer/merendar/cenar

3 (cigarette) fumar

■ how many cigarettes have you had today? ¿cuántos cigarros has fumado hoy?

4 (shower, bath, etc) tomar

■ when she got home she had a shower cuando llegó a casa se dio una ducha, cuando llegó a casa se duchó

■ in Finland I had a sauna en Finlandia hice una sauna

■ have you had a wash and a shave? ¿te has lavado y afeitado?

■ I'll have a swim before lunch me bañaré antes de comer

5 (treatment) recibir

■ I had an injection me dieron una inyección

■ she had a heart operation la operaron del corazón

■ I have a massage every Thursday cada jueves voy al masajista

■ she's having physiotherapy acude a fisioterapia

6 (illness) tener

■ he didn't come because he had flu no vino porque tenía la gripe

■ I have a headache tengo dolor de cabeza

7 (experience) tener

■ I had a scare tuve un susto, me asusté

■ have a good time! ¡divertíos!, ¡pasadlo bien!

■ I had quite a surprise me llevé una gran sorpresa

8 (receive, invite) recibir, invitar

■ we had John and Mary for dinner last night invitamos a John y Mary a cenar anoche

9 (borrow) pedir prestado, dejar

■ can I have your book for a second, please? ¿me dejas tu libro un segundo, por favor?

10 (party) celebrar, tener, dar; (meeting) celebrar, tener

■ they're always having parties no paran de dar fiestas

■ are you going to have a party for your birthday? ¿vas a hacer una fiesta para tu cumpleaños?

■ they had their annual meeting last week celebraron su reunión anual la semana pasada

11 (according to) según

■ rumour has it that... corre el rumor de que...

12 (baby) tener, dar a luz

13 (cause to happen) hacer, mandar

■ he had the house painted hizo pintar la casa

■ she had her hair cut se cortó el cabello

■ they had him killed lo mandaron matar

14 (allow) permitir, consentir

■ I can't have you walking about naked no puedo permitir que vayas por ahí desnudo

15 familiar (cheat) timar

■ if you paid £200 pounds for that you were had si has pagado doscientas libras por eso te han timado

auxiliar

1 haber

■ I have seen her la he visto

■ I hadn't seen the film so I went to the cinema no había visto la película así que fui al cine

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

had better más vale que

■ you'd better come alone más vale que vengas solo

■ we'd better not tell her about it sería mejor no decírselo

have got SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tener

■ Sue's got a new car Sue tiene un coche nuevo

■ you've got a stain on your shirt tienes una mancha en la camisa

■ he said he'd got a hangover dijo que tenía resaca

to have done with acabar con

to have had it (broken) estar hecho,-a polvo, estar fastidiado,-a 2 (in trouble) haberlo,-a cagado,-a 3 (finished) estar acabado,-a

■ this radio's had it, I'll have to get a new one esta radio está en las últimas, tendré que comprar una nueva

■ your dad's seen you, you've had it now! te ha visto tu padre, ¡la has cagado!

■ if this scandal gets out he's had it as an MP si la gente se entera de este escándalo, se han acabado sus días de diputado

to have it away / have it off taboo echar un polvo

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

to have it out with somebody ajustar las cuentas con alguien

to have it over and done with acabar algo de una vez y para siempre

to have just acabar de

■ she's just finished the letter acaba de terminar la carta

to have somebody over to one's house / have somebody round to one's house invitar a alguien a casa

to have somebody up for something SMALLLAW/SMALL llevar a alguien ante los tribunales por algo, procesar a alguien por algo

to have something on tener algo planeado, tener algo que hacer

to have something on somebody tener información comprometedora sobre alguien, saber algo comprometedor acerca de alguien

to have to tener que, haber de

■ I have to see you tengo que verte

to have to do with tener que ver con

■ that has nothing to do with you eso no tiene nada que ver contigo

have ['hæv,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæf] v, had ['hæd] ; having ; has ['hæz,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæs] vt

1) possess: tener

do you have change?: ¿tienes cambio?

2) experience, undergo: tener, experimentar, sufrir

I have a toothache: tengo un dolor de muelas

3) include: tener, incluir

April has 30 days: abril tiene 30 días

4) consume: comer, tomar

5) receive: tener, recibir

he had my permission: tenía mi permiso

6) allow: permitir, dejar

I won't have it!: ¡no lo permitiré!

7) hold: hacer

to have a party: dar una fiesta

to have a meeting: convocar una reunión

8) hold: tener

he had me in his power: me tenía en su poder

9) bear: tener (niños)

10) (indicating causation)

she had a dress made: mandó hacer un vestido

to have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

have v aux

1) : haber

she has been very busy: ha estado muy ocupada

I've lived here three years: hace tres años que vivo aquí

2) (used in tags)

you've finished, haven't you?: ha terminado, ¿no?

3)

to have to : deber, tener que

we have to leave: tenemos que salir

have

have (sth.) coming

expr.

• merecer v.

have (sth.) in mind

expr.

• tener algo en mente expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had) = contener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• poseer v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

v.

• haber v.

(§pres: he, has...) subj: hay-

pret: hub-

fut/c: habr-•)

hæv, weak forms həv, əv
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

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?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

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

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

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...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

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

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

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

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

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

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

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

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

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

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

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

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

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

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

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

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

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

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

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

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

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

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

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

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

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

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

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

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

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

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

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

b) ( elliptical use)

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

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

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?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

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

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

[hæv] ( 3rd pers sing present has) (pt, pp had) When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=possess) tener

he's got or he has blue eyes — tiene los ojos azules

have you got or do you have 10p? — ¿tienes diez peniques?

have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters? — ¿tienes hermanos?

she had her eyes closed — tenía los ojos cerrados

he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friends — no tiene amigos

I've got or I have a friend staying next week — tengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene

I've got or I have an idea — tengo una idea
Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:
has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?

I haven't got a washing-machine — no tengo lavadora
Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:
he has a Spanish girlfriend — tiene una novia española

• all or everything I have is yours — todo lo que tengo es tuyo

you must give it all or everything you have — tienes que emplearte a fondo

you must put all or everything you have into it — tienes que emplearte a fondo

• can I have a pencil please? — ¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?

• the book has no name on it — el libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueño

I've got or I have no Spanish — no sé español

• to have something to do — tener algo que hacer

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

I've got or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

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

• hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?
handy, ready 1., 1), a)
2) (=eat, drink) tomar

• what are we having for lunch? — ¿que vamos a comer?

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

• to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo, tomar algo

• what will you have? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

I'll have a coffee — tomaré un café

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

3) (=receive) recibir

thank you for having me — gracias por su hospitalidad

• you can have my ticket — puedes quedarte con mi billete

• we had some help from the government — recibimos ayuda del gobierno

• I had a letter from John — tuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan

• I must have them by this afternoon — necesito tenerlos para esta tarde

• to have no news — no tener noticias

• they had a lot of wedding presents — recibieron or les hicieron muchos regalos de boda

• we had a lot of visitors — (at home) tuvimos muchas visitas; (at exhibition etc) tuvimos muchos visitantes

4) (=obtain)

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

5) (=take)

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?

• you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10 — te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras

6) (=give birth to) [+ baby, kittens] tener

what did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?

she had a boy — ha tenido un niño

7) (=hold, catch) tener

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

• he had him by the throat — lo tenía agarrado por la garganta

• I have it on good authority that... — me consta que..., sé a ciencia cierta que..., sé de buena tinta que... *

I've got it! — ¡ya!

• you have me there, there you have me — ahí sí que me has pillado *

8) (=allow) consentir, tolerar

• we can't have that — eso no se puede consentir

• I won't have this nonsense — no voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonterías

I won't have it! — no lo voy a consentir or tolerar

she won't have it said that... — no consiente or tolera que digan que...

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

9) (=spend) pasar

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?

10) (on telephone)

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

11) * (=have sex with) acostarse con

12) (=make)

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

he had us confused — nos tenía confundidos

13) (in set structures)
to have sth done hacer que se haga algo, mandar hacer algo
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
to have sb do sth mandar a algn hacer algo
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

what would you have me do? — † ¿qué quiere que haga?

I'll have you know that... — quiero que sepas que...
to have sth happen
she had her bag stolen — le robaron el bolso

he had his arm broken — le rompieron el brazo
to have sb doing sth
she soon had them all reading and writing — (=organized them) enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir; (=taught them) enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir

14) (in set expressions)
to have sth against sb/sth tener algo en contra de algn/algo to have had it
you've had it now! he knows all about it * — ¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo

this sofa has had it * — este sofá ya no da para más *

I've had it up to here with his nonsense * — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *
to have it that
he will have it that he is right — insiste en que tiene razón

rumour has it that... — corre la voz de que...
to be had
you've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!
to have to do with tener que ver con
that's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!

you'd better not have anything to do with him — más te vale no tener tratos con él
to let sb have sth (=give) dar algo a algn; (=lend) dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algn
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

let him have it! * — ¡dale!
what have you
... and what have you —... y qué sé yo qué más
would have it
as ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente
luck
2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) haber

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

had you phoned me frm or if you had phoned me I would have come round — si me hubieras llamado habría venido

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

having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue
just I, 1., 3)
See:

SINCE in since

2) (verb substitute)

a)

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

"you've made a mistake" - "no I haven't!" — -has cometido un error -no es verdad or cierto

"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?

"you've written it twice" - "so I have!" — -lo has escrito dos veces -es verdad or cierto

"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

b) (in question tags)

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

you've done it, haven't you? — lo has hecho, ¿verdad? or ¿no?

3) (avoiding repetition of verb)

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...
so I, 1., nor
3.

MODAL VERB (=be obliged)

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

I've got to or I have to finish this work — tengo que terminar este trabajo

have we got to or do we have to leave early? — ¿tenemos que salir temprano?

I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glasses — no necesito (usar) gafas

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?

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have round

- have up

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[hæv], weak forms [həv, əv]
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

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?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

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

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

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...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

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

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

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

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

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

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

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

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

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

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

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

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

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

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

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

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

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

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

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

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

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

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

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

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

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

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

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

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

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

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

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

b) ( elliptical use)

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

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

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?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

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

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

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- have over

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English-spanish dictionary > have
4 have

1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/33887/have_off">have off

- have on

- have out

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(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) in Reserve halten

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have

[hæv, həv]

I. AUXILIARY VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (forming past tenses)

he has never been to Scotland before er war noch nie zuvor in Schottland

we had been swimming wir waren schwimmen gewesen

I've heard that story before ich habe diese Geschichte schon einmal gehört

I wish I'd bought it ich wünschte, ich hätte es gekauft

\have we been invited? — yes we \have sind wir eingeladen worden? — ja, sind wir

I've passed my test — \have you? congratulations! ich habe den Test bestanden — oh, wirklich? herzlichen Glückwunsch!

they still hadn't had any news sie hatten immer noch keine Neuigkeiten

2. (experience)

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen

he had a window smashed es wurde ihm eine Scheibe eingeschlagen

3. (render)

▪ to \have sth done etw tun lassen

to \have one's hair cut/done/dyed sich dat die Haare schneiden/machen/färben lassen

4. (must)

▪ to \have [or \have got] to do sth etw tun müssen

what time \have we got to be there? wann müssen wir dort sein?

do I \have to? muss ich [das] wirklich?

5. ( form: if)

had I/she/he etc. done sth,... hätte ich/sie/er etc. etw getan,..., wenn ich/sie/er etc. etw getan hätte,...

if only I'd known this wenn ich das nur gewusst hätte

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (possess)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

he's got green eyes er hat grüne Augen; (own) etw haben [o besitzen]

I don't have [or haven't got] a car ich habe [o besitze] kein Auto

do you have a current driving licence? haben Sie einen gültigen Führerschein?

she has a degree in physics sie hat einen Hochschulabschluss in Physik

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the time (know the time) die Uhrzeit haben, wissen, wie spät [o wie viel Uhr] es ist; (have enough time) Zeit haben

\have you got the time? kannst du mir die Uhrzeit sagen?

will you \have time to finish the report today? reicht es Ihnen, den Bericht heute noch zu Ende zu schreiben?

2. (suffer from)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth illness, symptom etw haben

to \have cancer/polio Krebs/Polio haben, an Krebs/Polio erkrankt sein

to \have a cold erkältet sein, eine Erkältung haben

3. (feel)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

at least she had the good sense to turn the gas off zumindest war sie so schlau, das Gas abzudrehen

he had the gall to tell me that I was fat! hat er doch die Frechheit besessen, mir zu sagen, ich sei dick!

to \have the decency to do sth die Anständigkeit besitzen, etw zu tun

to \have the honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun

to \have patience/sympathy Geduld/Mitgefühl haben

I \haven't any sympathy for this troublemaker ich empfinde keinerlei Mitleid mit diesem Unruhestifter

4. (engage in)

to \have a bath/shower ein Bad/eine Dusche nehmen, baden/duschen

to \have a nap [or ( fam) snooze] ein Schläfchen [o fam Nickerchen] machen

to \have a party eine Party machen

to \have a swim schwimmen

to \have a talk with sb mit jdm sprechen; (argue) sich akk mit jdm aussprechen

to \have a try es versuchen

I'd like to \have a try ich würde es gern einmal probieren

to \have a walk spazieren gehen, einen Spaziergang machen

5. (consume)

▪ to \have sth etw zu sich dat nehmen

I'll \have the trout, please ich hätte gern die Forelle

I haven't had shrimps in ages! ich habe schon ewig keine Shrimps mehr gegessen!

\have a cigarette/some more coffee nimm doch eine Zigarette/noch etwas Kaffee

we're having sausages for lunch today zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Würstchen

to \have a cigarette eine Zigarette rauchen

to \have lunch/dinner zu Mittag/Abend essen

6. (experience)

we're having a wonderful time in Venice wir verbringen eine wundervolle Zeit in Venedig

we didn't \have any difficulty finding the house wir hatten keinerlei Schwierigkeiten, das Haus zu finden

we'll soon \have rain es wird bald regnen

let's not \have any trouble now! bloß kein Ärger jetzt!

to \have fun/luck Spaß/Glück haben

\have a nice day/evening! viel Spaß!; (to customers) einen schönen Tag noch!

7. (receive)

I've just had a letter from John ich habe gerade erst einen Brief von John erhalten

okay, let's \have it! okay, her [o rüber] damit! fam

to let sb \have sth back jdm etw zurückgeben

to \have news of sb Neuigkeiten von jdm erfahren

8. (receive persons)

my mother's having the children to stay die Kinder bleiben bei meiner Mutter

we had his hamster for weeks wir haben wochenlang für seinen Hamster gesorgt

they've got Ian's father staying with them Ians Vater ist bei ihnen zu Besuch

thanks for having us danke für Ihre Gastfreundschaft

to \have sb back (resume relationship) jdn wieder [bei sich dat] aufnehmen

they solved their problems, and she had him back sie haben ihre Probleme gelöst und sie ist wieder mit ihm zusammen

to \have sb to visit jdn zu [o auf] Besuch haben

to \have visitors Besuch haben

9. (feature)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

the new model has xenon headlights das neue Modell ist mit Xenon-Scheinwerfern ausgestattet

10. (exhibit)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben [o aufweisen]

this wine has a soft, fruity flavour dieser Wein schmeckt weich und fruchtig

11. (comprise)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

a week has 7 days eine Wochen hat [o geh zählt] 7 Tage

12. (have learned)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

to \have [a little] French/German Grundkenntnisse in Französisch/Deutsch haben

13. (think)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth idea, plan, reason, suggestion etw haben

\have you reason to think he'll refuse? ( form) haben Sie Grund zur Annahme, dass er ablehnen wird?

14. (be obliged)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth to do etw tun müssen

you simply \have to see this film! diesen Film musst du dir unbedingt anschauen!

15. (give birth to)

to \have a child ein Kind bekommen

my mother was 18 when she had me meine Mutter war 18, als ich geboren wurde

to be having a baby (be pregnant) ein Baby bekommen, schwanger sein

16. (render)

to have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the radio/TV on das Radio/den Fernseher anhaben fam

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth ready (finish) etw fertig haben; (to hand) etw bereit haben

17. (induce)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [dazu] veranlassen, etw zu tun

▪ to \have sb/sth doing sth jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

the film soon had us crying der Film brachte uns schnell zum Weinen

Guy'll \have it working in no time Guy wird es im Handumdrehen zum Laufen bringen

18. (request)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [darum] bitten, etw zu tun

I'll \have the secretary run you off a copy for you ich werde von der Sekretärin eine Kopie für Sie anfertigen lassen

19. (find)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth jdn/etw [gefunden] haben

20. (place)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo haben

she had her back to me sie lag/saß/stand mit dem Rücken zu mir

21. (hold)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth by sth:

she had the dog by the ears sie hielt den Hund fest an den Ohren

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb by the throat jdn bei [o an] der Kehle [o Gurgel] gepackt haben

22. (fam!: have sex with)

▪ to \have sb mit jdm Sex haben

how many men have you had? wie viele Männer hast du gehabt?

23. ( fam: deceive)

£80 for a CD? you've been had! 80 Pfund für eine CD? dich hat man ganz schön übern Tisch gezogen! fam

24. ( fam: confound)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb jdn in Verlegenheit bringen

the GNP of Greece? you \have me there das BSP von Griechenland? da hab ich nicht den leisesten Schimmer fam

25. esp AM ( fam: indulge)

▪ to \have oneself sth sich dat etw gönnen [o genehmen]

I think I'm going to have myself an ice cream Ich glaub', ich gönne mir ein Eis

don't worry about it anymore — just go and have yourself a nice little holiday mach dir mal keine Gedanken mehr darüber — genieße erstmal deinen Urlaub

26.

▶ to not \have any [of it] ( fam) nichts von etw dat wissen wollen

▶ to not \have sb/sth doing sth nicht erlauben [o zulassen], dass jd/etw etw tut

▶ to \have done with sth mit etw dat fertig sein

▶ to \have [got] it (find answer)

we \have it! wir haben es!

▶ to \have it that... (claim)

rumour has it that... es geht das Gerücht [um], dass...

▶ to have had it ( fam: be broken) hinüber sein fam, ausgedient haben; (be tired) fix und fertig sein fam; (be in serious trouble) dran fam [o sl geliefert] sein

if she finds out, you've had it! wenn sie es herausfindet, bist du dran [o ist der Ofen aus]! fam

▶ to have had it with sb/sth ( fam) von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben fam, jdn/etw satthaben

I've had it with his childish behaviour! sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!

▶ there's none to be had of sth etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o fam aufzutreiben]

there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse

▶ to not \have sth (not allow) etw nicht zulassen, [jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen

I won't \have it! kommt nicht infrage [o fam in die Tüte]!

I'm not having any squabbling in this house ich toleriere in diesem Haus keine Zankerei

I'm not having your behaviour spoil my party ich werde mir meine Feier durch dein Benehmen nicht verderben lassen

I wont have you insult my wife ich lasse es nicht zu, dass Sie meine Frau beleidigen

▶ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS\have got] nothing on sb ( fam: be less able) gegen jdn nicht ankommen, mit jdm nicht mithalten können; (lack evidence) nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben, keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben

he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen

▶ and what \have you ( fam) und wer weiß was noch fam

III. NOUN

( fam)

▪ the \haves pl die gut Betuchten fam, die Reichen

the \haves and the \have-nots die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

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[hv] pret, ptp had, 3rd pers sing present has When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a dream, have a good time, look up the noun.
1. AUXILIARY VERB

1) habenThe verb haben is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses in German. For important exceptions see (b).

to have seen/heard/eaten — gesehen/gehört/gegessen haben

I have/had seen — ich habe/hatte gesehen

I have not/had not or I haven't/I hadn't seen him — ich habe/hatte ihn nicht gesehen

had I seen him, if I had seen him — hätte ich ihn gesehen, wenn ich ihn gesehen hätte

having said that he left — nachdem or als er das gesagt hatte, ging er Note the tenses used in the following:

I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January — ich wohne or lebe schon 10 Jahre/seit Januar hier

2) seinThe verb sein is used with verbs of motion, eg. gehen, fahren, or verbs implying development, eg. wachsen, and to form past tenses.

to have gone/run — gegangen/gelaufen sein

you HAVE grown! — du bist aber gewachsen!

to have been — gewesen sein

I have been to London — ich bin in London gewesen

I have been against this for years — ich bin schon seit Jahren dagegen

3)

in tag questions etc you've seen her, haven't you? — du hast sie gesehen, oder nicht?

you haven't seen her, have you? — du hast sie nicht gesehen, oder?

you haven't seen her – yes, I have — du hast sie nicht gesehen – doch or wohl (inf)

you've made a mistake – no, I haven't — du hast einen Fehler gemacht – nein(, hab ich nicht)

you've dropped your book – so I have — dir ist dein Buch hingefallen – stimmt or tatsächlich

have you been there? if you have/haven't... — sind Sie schon mal da gewesen? wenn ja/nein or nicht,...

I have seen a ghost – have you? — ich habe ein Gespenst gesehen – wahrhaftig or tatsächlich?

I've lost it – you haven't! (disbelieving) — ich habe es verloren – nein!

2. MODAL AUXILIARY VERB
__diams; to have to do sth (= to be obliged) etw tun müssen
I have (got esp Brit) to do it — ich muss es tun or machen

do you have to go now? — müssen Sie jetzt (wirklich) unbedingt gehen?

do you have to make such a noise? — müssen Sie (unbedingt) so viel Lärm machen?

she was having to get up at 6 o'clock each morning — sie musste jeden Morgen um 6 Uhr aufstehen

we've had to go and see her twice this week — wir mussten diese Woche schon zweimal zu ihr (hin)

the letter will have to be written tomorrow — der Brief muss morgen unbedingt geschrieben werden

I'm afraid it has to be — das muss leider sein

it's got to be or it has to be the biggest scandal this year — das ist todsicher der (größte) Skandal des Jahres

I don't have to do it — ich muss es nicht tun, ich brauche es nicht zu tun

you didn't have to tell her — das mussten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen, das hätten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen müssen or brauchen

he doesn't have to work — er braucht nicht zu arbeiten, er muss nicht arbeiten

3. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = possess haben

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a car? — hast du ein Auto?

I haven't (got esp Brit) or I don't have a pen —

to have something/nothing to do — etwas/nichts zu tun haben

I have (got esp Brit) work/a translation to do — ich habe zu arbeiten/eine Übersetzung zu erledigen

I must have more time —

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a cigarette? — hast du (mal) eine Zigarette?

I don't have any German (Brit) —

she has (got esp Brit) blue eyes — sie hat blaue Augen

I have it! — ich habs!

what time do you have? (US) — wie viel Uhr hast du? (inf), wie spät hast du es?

2) = receive, obtain, get haben

to have news from sb — von jdm hören

I have it on good authority that... — ich habe aus zuverlässiger Quelle gehört or erfahren, dass...

I must have something to eat — ich brauche etwas zu essen, ich muss dringend etwas zu essen haben

there are no newspapers to be had —

it's nowhere to be had — es ist nirgends zu haben or kriegen (inf)

there are some great bargains to be had in the shops — in den Geschäften gibt es tolle Angebote

I'll have the bed in this room — das Bett möchte or werde ich in dieses Zimmer stellen

thanks for having me — vielen Dank für Ihre Gastfreundschaft __diams; to let sb have sth

please let me have your address I'll let you have it for £50 — geben Sie mir bitte Ihre Adresse ich gebe es dir für £ 50

3)

= eat, drink, take to have breakfast — frühstücken

to have lunch/dinner — zu Mittag/Abend essen

to have tea with sb — mit jdm (zusammen) Tee trinken

will you have tea or coffee? — möchten Sie lieber Tee oder Kaffee?

will you have a drink/cigarette? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken/eine Zigarette?

what will you have? – I'll have the steak — was möchten or hätten Sie gern(e)? – ich hätte or möchte gern das Steak

he had a cigarette/drink/steak —

will you have some more? — möchten Sie or hätten Sie gern(e) (noch etwas) mehr?

have another one — nimm noch eine/einen/eines; (drink) trink noch einen; (cigarette) rauch noch eine

4) = catch, hold (gepackt) haben

me by the throat/the hair — er hatte or hielt mich am Hals/bei den Haaren gepackt

him where I want him —

the champion had him now — der Meister hatte ihn jetzt fest im Griff or in der Tasche (inf)

I'll have you (inf) — dich krieg ich (beim Kragen)

you have me there — da bin ich überfragt

5)

= suffer from he has diabetes — er ist zuckerkrank, er hat Zucker (inf)

to have a heart attack — einen Herzinfarkt bekommen

a headache — ich habe Kopfschmerzen

6)

= experience to have a pleasant evening — einen netten Abend verbringen

to have a good time — Spaß haben, sich amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß!

7) = hold, organize party geben, machen; meeting abhalten

are you having a reception? — gibt es einen Empfang?

we decided not to have a reception — wir haben uns gegen einen Empfang entschieden

8)

= go for to have a walk — einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen

to have a swim — schwimmen gehen

9)

= give birth to to have a child or baby —

she is having a baby in April she had twins — sie bekommt or kriegt (inf) im April ein Kind sie hat Zwillinge bekommen or geboren or gekriegt (inf)

our cat has had kittens — unsere Katze hat Junge gekriegt (inf) or bekommen

10)

= cause to be I had him in such a state that... — er war in einer solchen Verfassung, dass...

he had the audience in hysterics — das Publikum kugelte sich vor Lachen

he had the police baffled —

she nearly had the table over (Brit) — sie hätte den Tisch beinahe umgekippt or zum Umkippen gebracht

11)

= maintain, insist as he has it, Paul is guilty — er besteht darauf, dass Paul schuldig ist

as he had it, Paul isn't guilty — er wollte nichts davon hören, dass Paul schuldig ist

has it —

as the Bible/Shakespeare has it — wie es in der Bibel/bei Shakespeare steht

12)

= refuse to allow in negative sentences I won't have this nonsense — dieser Unsinn kommt (mir) nicht infrage or in Frage!

I won't have this sort of rudeness! —

I won't have it! — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten!

I won't have him insulted —

I won't have him insult his mother — ich lasse es nicht zu, dass er seine Mutter beleidigt

we won't have women in our club — in unserem Klub sind Frauen nicht zugelassen

I'm not having any of that! (inf) — mit mir nicht! (inf)

but she wasn't having any (inf) — aber sie wollte nichts davon wissen

13) = wish mögen

which one will you have? —

as fate would have it,... — wie es das Schicksal so wollte,...

what would you have me do? — was wollen Sie, dass ich mache?

14) set structures __diams; to have sth done = request, order etw tun lassen

to have one's hair cut — sich (dat) die Haare schneiden lassen

to have a suit made — sich (dat) einen Anzug machen lassen

I had my cases brought up — ich habe (mir) meine Koffer nach oben bringen lassen

have it mended — geben Sie es in Reparatur, lassen Sie es reparieren

they had him shot — sie ließen ihn erschießen

he had his car stolen — man hat ihm sein Auto gestohlen

he had his arm broken — er hat/hatte einen gebrochenen Arm

I've had three windows broken — (bei) mir sind drei Fenster eingeworfen worden __diams; to have sb do sth = make them do

I had him wash the car — ich ließ ihn den Wagen waschen

I'll have you know... — Sie müssen nämlich wissen...

I had my friends turn against me — ich musste es erleben, wie or dass sich meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

she had us all helping with the dinner — nach ihrer Ermunterung halfen wir alle mit dem Abendessen

she soon had them all reading and writing — dank ihres Engagements konnten alle schon bald lesen und schreiben __diams; to have had it

he has had it with politics — er hat von der Politik die Nase voll (inf)

that coat has had it — der Mantel ist im Eimer (inf)

if I miss the last bus, I've had it — wenn ich den letzten Bus verpasse, bin ich geliefert (inf) or ist der Ofen aus (inf) __diams; let him have it! (inf) gibs ihm! (inf) __diams; have it your own way machen Sie es or halten Sie es, wie Sie wollen __diams; to be had ( inf

you've been had! — da hat man dich übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

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have [hæv; unbetont həv, əv]

A s

1. the haves and the have-nots die Begüterten und die Habenichtse, die Reichen und die Armen

2. Br umg Trick m

B v/t prät und pperf had [hæd], 2. sg präs obs hast [hæst], 3. sg präs has [hæz], obs hath [hæθ], 2. sg prät obs hadst [hædst]

1. allg haben, besitzen:

he has a house (a friend, a good memory);

we can’t have everything man kann nicht alles haben;

you have my word for it ich gebe Ihnen mein Wort darauf;

I had the whole road to myself ich hatte die ganze Straße für mich allein;

I wouldn’t have it if you gave it to me das nähme ich nicht (mal) geschenkt; → get B 10 a

2. haben, erleben:

we had a fine time wir hatten viel Spaß, wir hatten es schön

3. a) ein Kind bekommen

b) ZOOL Junge werfen

4. behalten:

can I have it?; → honor B 2

5. Gefühle, einen Verdacht etc haben, hegen

6. Nachrichten etc erhalten, bekommen ( beide:

from von):

(not) to be had (nicht) zu haben, (nicht) erhältlich

7. (erfahren) haben:

I have it from reliable sources ich habe es aus verlässlicher Quelle (erfahren);

I have it from my friend ich habe oder weiß es von meinem Freund

8. Speisen etc zu sich nehmen, einnehmen, essen oder trinken etc:

I had a glass of sherry ich trank ein Glas Sherry;

have another sandwich nehmen Sie noch ein Sandwich!;

what will you have? was nehmen Sie?;

have a cigar eine Zigarre rauchen; → breakfast A, dinner 1, etc

9. haben, ausführen, (mit)machen:

have a discussion eine Diskussion haben oder abhalten; → look A 1, try A 1, walk A 3, wash A 1

10. können, beherrschen:

she has no French sie kann nicht oder kein Französisch;

have sth by heart etwas auswendig können

11. (be)sagen, behaupten:

he will have it that … er behauptet steif und fest, dass …;

astrology has it that Taureons are … der Astrologie zufolge sind Stiere …; → rumor A 1

12. sagen, ausdrücken:

as Byron has it wie Byron sagt

13. umg erwischt haben:

he had me there da hatte er mich (an meiner schwachen Stelle) erwischt, da war ich überfragt

14. Br umg jemanden reinlegen:

you have been had man hat dich reingelegt oder übers Ohr gehauen

15. haben, dulden:

I will not ( oder won’t) have it ich dulde es nicht, ich will es nicht (haben);

I won’t have it mentioned ich will nicht, dass es erwähnt wird;

he wasn’t having any umg er ließ sich auf nichts ein;

thank you for having us bes Br vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit bei Ihnen; → none Bes Redew

16. haben, erleiden:

they had broken bones sie erlitten Knochenbrüche;

he had a shock er bekam einen Schock

17. (vor inf) müssen:

I have to go now;

he will have to do it er wird es tun müssen;

we have to obey wir haben zu oder müssen gehorchen;

it has to be done es muss getan werden; → get B 10 b

18. (mit Objekt und pperf) lassen:

I had a suit made ich ließ mir einen Anzug machen;

they had him shot sie ließen ihn erschießen

19. mit Objekt und pperf zum Ausdruck des Passivs:

he had a son born to him ihm wurde ein Sohn geboren;

I’ve had some money stolen mir ist Geld gestohlen worden

20. (mit Objekt und inf) (veran)lassen:

have them come here at once lass sie sofort hierherkommen;

I had him sit down ich ließ ihn Platz nehmen

21. (mit Objekt und inf) es erleben, dass:

I had all my friends turn against me ich erlebte es oder ich musste es erleben, dass sich alle meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

22. ( nach will oder would mit akk und inf):

I would have you to know it ich möchte, dass Sie es wissen

23. würde, täte ( mit as well, rather, better, best etc):

I had rather go than stay ich möchte lieber gehen als bleiben;

you had best go du tätest am besten daran, zu gehen;

he better had das wäre das Beste(, was er tun könnte)

C v/i

1. obs eilen:

have after sb jemandem nacheilen

2. have at obs zu Leibe rücken (dat), sich hermachen über (akk)

3. they had until July 3 sie hatten bis zum 3. Juli Zeit

4. I have to ich muss;

do you have to? muss das sein?

D v/aux

1. haben:

I have seen ich habe gesehen

2. sein:

I have been ich bin gewesen Besondere Redewendungen: have and hold JUR US innehaben, besitzen;

I have it! ich habs! (ich habe die Lösung gefunden);

he has had it umg

a) er ist reingefallen,

b) er hat sein Fett (seine Strafe) weg,

c) er ist erledigt (auch tot) my car has had it umg mein Wagen ist im Eimer;

let sb have it es jemandem (tüchtig) geben oder besorgen, jemanden fertigmachen umg;

I didn’t know he had it in him ich wusste gar nicht, dass er dazu fähig ist oder dass er das Zeug dazu hat;

I have nothing against him personally ich habe nichts gegen ihn persönlich;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem in keiner Weise überlegen sein,

b) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben, jemandem nichts anhaben können have it (all) over sb umg jemandem (haushoch) überlegen sein;

he has it over me that … umg er ist mir insofern voraus, als …;

have what it takes das Zeug dazu haben; → do¹ B 9

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1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- have off

- have on

- have out

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(a) temperature expr.

fiebern v. (take) pity on someone expr.

mit jemandem Mitleid haben ausdr. (to possess) v.

besitzen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had)

= bekommen v.

haben v.

(§ p.,pp.: hatte, gehabt)

English-german dictionary > have
5 have

[hæv, həv] aux vb <has, had, had>

1)

( indicates perfect tense) haben;

he has never been to Scotland before er war noch nie zuvor in Schottland gewesen;

we had been swimming wir waren schwimmen gewesen;

I've heard that story before ich hab' diese Geschichte schon einmal gehört;

I wish I'd bought it ich wünschte, ich hätte es gekauft;

\have we been invited? - yes we \have sind wir eingeladen worden? - ja, sind wir;

I've passed my test - \have you? congratulations! ich habe den Test bestanden - oh, wirklich? herzlichen Glückwunsch!;

they still hadn't had any news sie hatten immer noch keine Neuigkeiten

2) (experience, suffer)

to \have sth done etw erleiden [o erfahren];

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen;

she had a window smashed es wurde ihr eine Scheibe eingeschlagen;

( cause to be done) etw machen [o ( fam) tun] lassen;

we \have the house painted every three years wir lassen alle drei Jahre das Haus streichen;

to \have one's hair cut/ done/ dyed sich dat die Haare schneiden/machen/färben lassen

3) had sb known [sth],... ( form) hätte jd [das] gewusst,...;

had I known you were coming, I'd \have made dinner wenn ich gewusst hätte, dass ihr kommt, dann hätte ich Abendbrot gemacht vt <has, had, had>

1) (own, possess)

to \have [or (esp Brit, Aus) \have got] sth etw haben;

she's got two brothers sie hat zwei Brüder;

to \have a car/ dog ein Auto/einen Hund haben;

to \have a degree/ qualification einen Abschluss/eine Qualifikation haben;

to \have [a little] French/ German (dated) Grundkenntnisse pl in Französisch/Deutsch haben;

to \have a job einen Arbeitsplatz haben;

to \have a [current] driving licence einen gültigen Führerschein haben

2) ( suffer) illness, symptom etw haben;

to \have cancer/ polio Krebs/Polio haben, an Krebs/Polio erkrankt sein ( geh)

to \have a cold erkältet sein, eine Erkältung haben;

to \have a headache/ toothache Kopfschmerzen pl [o ( fam) Kopfweh nt]; /Zahnschmerzen pl [o ( fam) Zahnweh nt] haben

3) ( display) etw haben [o ( form) aufweisen];

I haven't any sympathy for this troublemaker ich empfinde keinerlei Mitleid mit diesem Unruhestifter;

at least she had the good sense to turn the gas off zumindest war sie so schlau, das Gas abzudrehen;

he had the gall to tell me that I was fat! hat er doch die Frechheit besessen, mir zu sagen, ich sei dick!;

to \have the decency to do sth die Anständigkeit besitzen, etw zu tun;

to \have blue eyes/ a big nose blaue Augen/eine große Nase haben;

to \have the honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun;

to \have patience/ sympathy Geduld/Mitgefühl haben; idea, plan, reason, suggestion etw haben ( form);

\have you reason to think he'll refuse? haben Sie Grund zur Annahme, dass er ablehnen wird?;

(quality of food, wine) etw haben [o ( form) aufweisen];

this wine has a soft, fruity flavour dieser Wein schmeckt weich und fruchtig;

( obligation)

to \have sth to do etw tun [o erledigen] müssen;

I've got several texts to edit before Wednesday ich muss vor Mittwoch noch einige Texte redigieren

4) ( engage in activity)

to \have a bath [or wash] / shower ( fam) ein Bad/eine Dusche nehmen ( geh), baden/duschen;

to \have a nap [or snooze] ein Schläfchen [o Nickerchen] machen;

to \have a party eine Fete veranstalten;

to \have a swim schwimmen;

to \have a talk with sb mit jdm sprechen;

( argue) sich akk mit jdm aussprechen;

to \have a try es versuchen;

I'd like to \have a try ich würde es gern einmal probieren;

to \have a walk spazieren gehen, einen Spaziergang machen

5) (eat, drink)

to \have sth etw zu sich dat nehmen;

I'll \have the trout, please ich hätte gern die Forelle;

I haven't had shrimps in ages! ich habe schon ewig keine Shrimps mehr gegessen!;

\have some more coffee nimm doch noch etwas Kaffee;

we've got sausages for lunch today zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Würstchen;

to \have lunch/ dinner zu Mittag/Abend essen

6) ( give birth to)

to \have a child ein Kind bekommen;

my mother had three boys before she had me meine Mutter hat drei Jungen bekommen, bevor ich geboren wurde;

to be having a baby ( be pregnant) ein Baby bekommen, schwanger sein

7) ( receive)

I've just had a letter from John ich habe gerade erst einen Brief von John erhalten;

to \have news of sb Neuigkeiten von jdm erfahren;

( entertain)

my mother's having the children to stay next week die Kinder bleiben nächste Woche bei meiner Mutter;

we had his hamster for weeks wir haben wochenlang für seinen Hamster gesorgt;

they've got Ian's father staying with them Ians Vater ist bei ihnen zu Besuch;

to \have visitors Besuch haben;

to \have sb to visit jdn zu [o auf] Besuch haben;

to \have sb back ( resume relationship) jdn wieder [bei sich dat] aufnehmen;

they solved their problems, and she had him back sie haben ihre Probleme gelöst und sie ist wieder mit ihm zusammen;

to let sb \have sth back jdm etw zurückgeben

8) ( prepare)

to \have sth ready etw fertig haben;

to \have dinner/ lunch ready das Abendessen/Mittagessen fertig haben

9) ( cause to occur)

to \have sb/ sth do sth jdn/etw [dazu] veranlassen, etw zu tun;

to \have sb do sth jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun;

I'll \have the secretary run you off a copy for you ich werde von der Sekretärin eine Kopie für Sie anfertigen lassen;

I'll \have Bob give you a ride home ich werde Bob bitten, dich nach Hause zu fahren;

to \have sb doing sth jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun;

the film soon had us crying der Film brachte uns schnell zum Weinen;

Guy'll \have it working in no time Guy wird es im Handumdrehen zum Laufen bringen

10) ( undergo experience)

we're having a wonderful time in Venice wir verbringen eine wundervolle Zeit in Venedig;

we didn't \have any difficulty finding the house wir hatten keinerlei Schwierigkeiten, das Haus zu finden;

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen;

\have a nice day/evening! viel Spaß!;

( said to departing customers) einen schönen Tag noch!;

to \have fun/ luck Spaß/Glück haben

11) ( obligation)

to \have [or \have got] to do sth etw tun müssen;

what time \have we got to be there? wann müssen wir dort sein?;

do we \have to finish this today? müssen wir das heute fertig bekommen?;

I'm not going back there unless I absolutely \have to ich gehe nicht dorthin zurück, wenn ich nicht unbedingt muss;

come on now, put your toys away - oh, Dad, do I \have to? komm jetzt, leg deine Spielsachen weg - oh, Papa, muss ich wirklich?

12) (fam!: have sex with)

to \have sb mit jdm Sex haben;

he asked me how many men I'd had er fragte mich, wie viele Männer ich gehabt habe

13) (fam: trick)

to \have sb jdn auf den Arm nehmen [o ( fam) verkohlen] [o ( fam) veräppeln];

PHRASES:

to \have nothing on sb (fam: not be as talented) gegen jdn nicht ankommen, mit jdm nicht mithalten können;

he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen;

( lack evidence) nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben, keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben;

to \have the time ( know what the time is) die Uhrzeit haben, wissen, wie spät [o wie viel Uhr] es ist;

\have you got the time? kannst du mir die Uhrzeit sagen?;

( have enough time) Zeit haben;

will you \have time to finish the report today? reicht es Ihnen, den Bericht heute noch zu Ende zu schreiben?;

to not \have any [of it] ( fam) nichts von etw dat wissen wollen ( fam)

the girls tried to explain everything but Mrs Jones wasn't having any of it die Mädchen wollten alles erklären, aber Mrs. Jones wollte nichts davon hören;

to not \have sth ( not allow) etw nicht zulassen;

I won't \have it! kommt nicht in Frage [o ( fam) in die Tüte] !;

( not believe) etw nicht glauben wollen, [jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen;

I kept telling him you were French, but he wouldn't \have it ich habe ihm die ganze Zeit gesagt, dass du Franzose bist, aber er hat es nicht glauben wollen;

to not \have sth/sb doing sth nicht erlauben [o ( geh) zulassen], dass etw/jd etw tut;

I can't \have you doing the hoovering in my house, you're my guest! ich kann doch nicht zulassen, dass du bei mir staubsaugst, du bist schließlich mein Gast!;

to \have done with sth mit etw dat fertig sein;

to \have it in for sb ( fam) es auf jdn abgesehen haben ( fam), jdn auf dem Kieker haben (sl, fam)

to \have it in one das Zeug[s] zu etw dat haben;

her speech was really funny, I didn't think she had it in her! ihre Rede war echt witzig, ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass sie das Zeug dazu hat!;

to \have had it (fam: be broken) hinüber sein ( fam), ausgedient haben;

the old vacuum cleaner has had it der alte Staubsauger hat den Geist aufgegeben;

( be in serious trouble) geliefert [o (sl) dran] sein ( fam)

if she finds out about what you've done, you've \have it! wenn sie herausfindet, was du getan hast, ist der Ofen aus! ( fam)

to \have had it with sb/ sth ( fam) von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben ( fam), jdn/etw satthaben;

I've had it with his childish behaviour! sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!;

there's none to be had of sth etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o ( fam) aufzutreiben];

there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse n ( fam);

the \haves pl die gut Betuchten, die Reichen;

the \haves and the \have-nots die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

English-German students dictionary > have
6 have

I 1. [ forma debole həv] [ forma forte hæv]
verbo transitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (possess) avere

he has (got) a dog — ha un cane

2) (consume)

to have a sandwich — mangiare un panino

to have a whisky — bere un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumare una sigaretta

to have breakfast — fare colazione

to have dinner — cenare

I had some more cake — presi ancora un po' di torta

3) (want) volere, prendere

what will you have? — cosa desidera?

she won't have him back — non vuole riprenderlo con sé

I wouldn't have him any other way — non mi piacerebbe se fosse diverso

4) (receive, get) ricevere [letter, parcel]; avere, ricevere [news, information]

to let sb. have sth. — lasciare prendere qcs. a qcn

5) (hold) fare [party, meeting, enquiry]; organizzare [competition, exhibition]; avere [ conversation]

6) (exert, exhibit) avere [effect, courage, courtesy] ( to do di fare); avere, esercitare [ influence]

7) (spend) passare, trascorrere

to have a nice day — passare una bella giornata

to have a good time — divertirsi

8) (be provided with)

to have sth. to do — avere qcs. da fare

I have o I've got letters to write — devo scrivere delle lettere

9) (undergo, suffer) avere

to have (the) flu, a heart attack — avere l'influenza, un infarto

to have (a) toothache — avere mal di denti

he had his car stolen — gli hanno rubato la macchina

they like having stories read to them — gli piace farsi leggere delle storie

10) (cause to be done)

to have sth. done — far fare qcs.

to have the house painted — fare tinteggiare la casa

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

to have an injection — farsi fare un'iniezione

to have sb. do sth. — fare fare qcs. a qcn.

she had him close the door — gli fece chiudere la porta

they would have us believe that — ci volevano fare credere che

I would have you know that — vorrei che sapessi che

he had them laughing — li fece ridere

11) (cause to become)

he had his camera ready — aveva la macchina fotografica pronta

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — se non fai attenzione rovescerai quel bicchiere

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — l'avevo finito per le cinque

12) (allow) permettere, tollerare

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — non tollererò questo tipo di comportamento!

I won't have it! — non mi va!

I won't have them exploit him — non lascerò che lo sfruttino

I won't have him hurt — non permetterò che si faccia male

we can't have them staying in a hotel — non possiamo permettere che stiano in albergo

13) (physically hold) tenere

she had the glass in her hand — teneva in mano il bicchiere

she had him by by the arm — lo teneva per il braccio

he had his hands over his eyes — si teneva le mani davanti agli occhi

14) (give birth to) [woman, animal] avere [child, young]

has she had it yet? — ha già partorito?

15) (as impersonal verb)

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — qui abbiamo un dipinto di Picasso

what we have here is a group of extremists — quello con cui abbiamo a che fare è un gruppo di estremisti

16) (have at one's mercy)

I've got you now! — ti ho preso!

I'll have you! — ora ti faccio vedere io!
2.
verbo modale (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (must)

I have (got) to leave now — ora devo andare

2) (need to)

you don't have to o you haven't got to leave so early non è necessario che te ne vada così presto; did you have to spend so much money? era necessario che spendessi così tanti soldi? something had to be done — si doveva fare qualcosa

3) (for emphasis)

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — questa è proprio la decisione più difficile che abbia mai preso
3.
ausiliare (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) avere; (with movement and reflexive verbs) essere

she has lost her bag — ha perso la borsa

she has already left — è già partita

she has hurt herself — si è fatta male

2) (in tag questions etc.)

you've seen the film, haven't you? — hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — non hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — hai per caso visto la mia borsa?

"he's already left" - "has he indeed!" — "è già andato via" - "davvero?"

"you've never met him" - "yes I have!" — "non l'hai mai incontrato" - "invece sì!"

3) (in time clauses)

having finished his breakfast, he went out — finito di fare colazione, uscì

4) (because)

having already won twice, he's a favourite — dato che ha già vinto due volte, è uno dei favoriti

•

- have around

- have back

- have in

- have on

- have over

- have up

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to have done with sth. — finire (di usare qcs.) o finire con qcs.

this TV has had it — colloq. questa televisione ha fatto il suo tempo

when your father finds out, you've had it! — colloq. quando tuo padre lo viene a sapere, sei rovinato!

I can't do any more, I've had it! — colloq. non ne posso più, sono stremato!

I've had it (up to here) — colloq. non ne posso più

to have it in for sb. — colloq. avercela (a morte) con qcn.

she has, doesn't have it in her to do — sarebbe, non sarebbe mai capace di fare

he will have it that — sostiene che

I've got it! — ci sono! ho capito!

you have o you've got me there! mi hai colto in fallo! o toccato! and the ayes, noes have it i sì, i no sono in maggioranza; and what have you...eccetera,...e quant'altro; there are no houses to be had — non c'è modo di trovare delle case
II [hæv]
nome

the haves and the have-nots — i ricchi e i poveri

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(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tenere di riserva

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have /hæv/
n. (fam.)

1 (antiq. GB) imbroglio; inganno; fregatura (fam.)

2 (solo al pl.) abbienti; benestanti; ricchi; nazioni ricche: the haves and have-nots, i ricchi e i poveri; chi ha e chi non ha.
♦ (to) have /hæv, həv/
(pass. e p. p. had; 3^a pers. sing. indic. pres. has), v. t.

1 (ausiliare, nella voce attiva) avere; essere: «Have you seen it?» «Yes, I have [No, I haven't]», «l'hai visto?» «sì, l'ho visto [no, non l'ho visto]»; He had come back, era ritornato

2 avere; possedere; ottenere; ricevere: The school has a large playing field, la scuola ha un grande campo di gioco; He has a moustache, ha i baffi; I've got ( USA: I have) a cold, ho il raffreddore; We had fine weather all the time, abbiamo sempre avuto tempo buono; He hasn't (fam.: hasn't got; USA: doesn't have) much time, non ha molto tempo; How much money have you got? ( USA: do you have)?, quanto denaro (fam.: quanti soldi) hai?; I had some work to do, avevo un po' di lavoro da fare; I've always wanted to have a sports car, ho sempre desiderato (avere) un'auto sportiva

3 prendere; possedere: Have some more biscuits!, prendi degli altri biscotti!; Have a drink!, prendi qualcosa da bere!; bevi qualcosa!

4 (in varie loc.) fare: to have a walk [a ride, a swim, a bath, a dance, a dream, a game], fare una passeggiata [una cavalcata, una nuotata, un bagno, un ballo, un sogno, una partita]; They're having a meeting, stanno facendo una riunione

5 (causativo: seguito da un p. p.) fare (più un inf.): I must have my hair cut, devo farmi tagliare i capelli; I had my watch repaired, feci riparare l'orologio

6 (causativo: seguito da un inf. o da una forma in - ing) fare (più un inf.): I'll have the plumber do it, lo farò fare all'idraulico; He had us all laughing at his story, con la sua storiella ci fece ridere tutti

7 (seguito da un p. p.) subire ( l'azione specificata): Frank has had his leg broken, Frank si è rotto la gamba (o ha subito la rottura della gamba); I had my car stolen yesterday, ieri mi hanno rubato la macchina

8 ( anche to have got) avere da; dovere; toccare (impers.): I have to go to the dentist's, devo andare dal dentista; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- What time do you have to be there?, a che ora devi essere là?; We only fight because we have to, ci battiamo soltanto perché dobbiamo farlo (o perché è nostro dovere); DIALOGO → - At the station 2- Do the children have to pay?, i bambini pagano il biglietto?

9 permettere; sopportare; tollerare: I won't have bad behaviour, non permetto che ci si comporti male; I won't have it!, non lo permetto!; non l'accetto!

10 farsi; subire: to have a kidney operation, farsi operare (o subire un'operazione) ai reni

11 avere alla propria mercé; tenere in pugno (fig.); avere la meglio su (q.)

12 (fam., di solito al passivo) fregare (fam.); imbrogliare; ingannare; farla a (q.): I have been had!, mi sono fatto fregare! (o me l'hanno fatta!)

13 (seguito da it) dire; scrivere; asserire; sostenere: The newspapers have it that the firm will go bankrupt, i giornali scrivono che la ditta è sull'orlo del fallimento

14 (form.) conoscere; sapere; parlare: He has little [no] English, conosce poco [non sa (o non parla)] l'inglese

15 prendere; mangiare; bere; fumare: I had a sandwich for lunch, ho mangiato un panino a pranzo; DIALOGO → - Ordering drinks- What are you having?, che prendi?; DIALOGO → - Ordering drinks- I'll have a pint of cider, prendo un bicchiere di sidro

16 (fam.) corrompere; comprare (fam.)

17 (idiom.; per es., in:) Let me have a try [a look]!, fammi provare [dare un'occhiata]!; I offered it to him, but he wouldn't have it, glielo offrii, ma lo rifiutò; Have your homework done in an hour!, che i tuoi compiti siano finiti entro un'ora!

● (leg.) to have and to hold, avere (o possedere) a pieno titolo ( di proprietà) □ ( slang) to have a ball, divertirsi un sacco □ to have charge of sb., avere la responsabilità (o essere responsabile) di q. □ to have charge of st., avere in custodia qc.; custodire qc. □ to have to do with, avere (a) che fare (o a che vedere) con: I don't want to have anything to do with him, non voglio aver nulla a che fare con lui □ to have done with, cessare, smettere (di fare qc.); averla fatta finita con, non volerne più sapere di □ to have done with it, finirla, farla finita; non pensarci più □ (fam. GB) to have a down on sb., avercela con q. □ to have fun, divertirsi; spassarsela □ to have a good time, divertirsi, spassarsela: DIALOGO → - At the airport- Have a good time, divertiti; divertitevi □ (fam.) to have had it, essere finito (o rovinato, spacciato); ( di persona o macchina) non farcela più; ( di un indumento, ecc.) essere logoro (o consumato, consunto) □ (fam.) to have had one too many, avere alzato un po' il gomito (fig.); essere un po' brillo □ ( in una votazione) to have it, vincere, avere la maggioranza: The ayes have it, vincono i sì □ ( slang volg. GB) to have it away with sb. = to have it off with sb. ► have off □ to have ( got) it coming, tirarsi addosso un guaio; meritare ( una punizione, ecc.); meritarsela, cercarsela (fam.): He had it coming!, se l'è meritata (o cercata)! □ to have it one's ( own) way, fare a modo proprio; averla vinta: In the end she had it her way, alla fine l'ha avuta vinta lei □ (fam.) Have it your (own) way!, va bene, facciamo come vuoi tu!; hai vinto! □ to have sex with sb., fare sesso (o andare a letto) con q. □ to have st. [sb.] ( all) to oneself, avere qc. [q.] tutto per sé □ to let sb. have st., fare avere (o dare) qc. a q.: Let me have your lighter, dammi il tuo accendino □ (fam.) to let sb. have it, dire a q. il fatto suo; non mandargliela a dire; ( anche) attaccare, dare addosso a q.: Let him have it!, (dagli) addosso! □ (fam.) I have it! (o I've got it), ci sono!; ho capito!; ( anche) lo so!, so rispondere! □ (fam. USA) to have what it takes, avere quel che ci vuole; avere le qualità necessarie (per fare qc.) □ You have me (o you've got me) there!, mi hai preso in castagna!; un punto a tuo favore!; ( anche) non lo so (proprio)!; mi arrendo! (fig.) □ to be not having any, non accettare; non volerne sapere: I tried to convince her, but she wasn't having any, tentai di convincerla, ma lei non voleva nemmeno sentirne parlare □ I [you] had better, farei [faresti] meglio; sarebbe meglio che io [tu] (più inf. senza to): You'd better go home at once, faresti meglio ad andare subito a casa NOTA D'USO: - had better- □ ( slang USA) Have a good (o a nice) one!, ciao!; stammi bene! □ (fam. scherz.) Have a heart!, abbi pietà!; sii buono!
NOTA D'USO: - to have- NOTA D'USO: - to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, ecc.)-
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I 1. [ forma debole həv] [ forma forte hæv]
verbo transitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (possess) avere

he has (got) a dog — ha un cane

2) (consume)

to have a sandwich — mangiare un panino

to have a whisky — bere un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumare una sigaretta

to have breakfast — fare colazione

to have dinner — cenare

I had some more cake — presi ancora un po' di torta

3) (want) volere, prendere

what will you have? — cosa desidera?

she won't have him back — non vuole riprenderlo con sé

I wouldn't have him any other way — non mi piacerebbe se fosse diverso

4) (receive, get) ricevere [letter, parcel]; avere, ricevere [news, information]

to let sb. have sth. — lasciare prendere qcs. a qcn

5) (hold) fare [party, meeting, enquiry]; organizzare [competition, exhibition]; avere [ conversation]

6) (exert, exhibit) avere [effect, courage, courtesy] ( to do di fare); avere, esercitare [ influence]

7) (spend) passare, trascorrere

to have a nice day — passare una bella giornata

to have a good time — divertirsi

8) (be provided with)

to have sth. to do — avere qcs. da fare

I have o I've got letters to write — devo scrivere delle lettere

9) (undergo, suffer) avere

to have (the) flu, a heart attack — avere l'influenza, un infarto

to have (a) toothache — avere mal di denti

he had his car stolen — gli hanno rubato la macchina

they like having stories read to them — gli piace farsi leggere delle storie

10) (cause to be done)

to have sth. done — far fare qcs.

to have the house painted — fare tinteggiare la casa

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

to have an injection — farsi fare un'iniezione

to have sb. do sth. — fare fare qcs. a qcn.

she had him close the door — gli fece chiudere la porta

they would have us believe that — ci volevano fare credere che

I would have you know that — vorrei che sapessi che

he had them laughing — li fece ridere

11) (cause to become)

he had his camera ready — aveva la macchina fotografica pronta

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — se non fai attenzione rovescerai quel bicchiere

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — l'avevo finito per le cinque

12) (allow) permettere, tollerare

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — non tollererò questo tipo di comportamento!

I won't have it! — non mi va!

I won't have them exploit him — non lascerò che lo sfruttino

I won't have him hurt — non permetterò che si faccia male

we can't have them staying in a hotel — non possiamo permettere che stiano in albergo

13) (physically hold) tenere

she had the glass in her hand — teneva in mano il bicchiere

she had him by by the arm — lo teneva per il braccio

he had his hands over his eyes — si teneva le mani davanti agli occhi

14) (give birth to) [woman, animal] avere [child, young]

has she had it yet? — ha già partorito?

15) (as impersonal verb)

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — qui abbiamo un dipinto di Picasso

what we have here is a group of extremists — quello con cui abbiamo a che fare è un gruppo di estremisti

16) (have at one's mercy)

I've got you now! — ti ho preso!

I'll have you! — ora ti faccio vedere io!
2.
verbo modale (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (must)

I have (got) to leave now — ora devo andare

2) (need to)

you don't have to o you haven't got to leave so early non è necessario che te ne vada così presto; did you have to spend so much money? era necessario che spendessi così tanti soldi? something had to be done — si doveva fare qualcosa

3) (for emphasis)

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — questa è proprio la decisione più difficile che abbia mai preso
3.
ausiliare (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) avere; (with movement and reflexive verbs) essere

she has lost her bag — ha perso la borsa

she has already left — è già partita

she has hurt herself — si è fatta male

2) (in tag questions etc.)

you've seen the film, haven't you? — hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — non hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — hai per caso visto la mia borsa?

"he's already left" - "has he indeed!" — "è già andato via" - "davvero?"

"you've never met him" - "yes I have!" — "non l'hai mai incontrato" - "invece sì!"

3) (in time clauses)

having finished his breakfast, he went out — finito di fare colazione, uscì

4) (because)

having already won twice, he's a favourite — dato che ha già vinto due volte, è uno dei favoriti

•

- have around

- have back

- have in

- have on

- have over

- have up

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to have done with sth. — finire (di usare qcs.) o finire con qcs.

this TV has had it — colloq. questa televisione ha fatto il suo tempo

when your father finds out, you've had it! — colloq. quando tuo padre lo viene a sapere, sei rovinato!

I can't do any more, I've had it! — colloq. non ne posso più, sono stremato!

I've had it (up to here) — colloq. non ne posso più

to have it in for sb. — colloq. avercela (a morte) con qcn.

she has, doesn't have it in her to do — sarebbe, non sarebbe mai capace di fare

he will have it that — sostiene che

I've got it! — ci sono! ho capito!

you have o you've got me there! mi hai colto in fallo! o toccato! and the ayes, noes have it i sì, i no sono in maggioranza; and what have you...eccetera,...e quant'altro; there are no houses to be had — non c'è modo di trovare delle case
II [hæv]
nome

the haves and the have-nots — i ricchi e i poveri

English-Italian dictionary > have
7 have

(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) imeti na zalogi

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I [hæv]
noun

slang potegavščina, sleparija

the haves and the have-nots — bogati in revni
II [hæv]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

imeti; vsebovati, imeti v sebi; imeti mlade, otroka ( to have a baby); imeti, preživljati ( to have a fine time dobro se imeti); obdržati, imeti (may I have it?); gojiti čustva, imeti (misli itd.); dobiti ( I've had no news); zvedeti od, slišati od ( I have it from my friend); znati, razumeti ( she has no German); jesti, piti, kaditi (I had a sandwich, some coffee, a cigarette); trditi ( as Plato has it); slang potegniti, prevarati koga; z nedoločnikom: morati ( I have to do it); z objektom in preteklim deležnikom: dati si kaj narediti ( I had a suit made); z nedoločnikom brez "to": dovoliti, trpeti (I won't have it, I won't have you say it);

Z nedoločnikom brez "to": I had as good — ali as well — prav tako bi lahko

I had as lief — ali as soon — prav tako bi rad

I had better — ali best — bolje bi storil, če, bilo bi pametno, če

I had sooner — ali rather — raje bi

I had soonest — ali liefest — najraje bi;

Druge fraze in rabe: slang you have been had — prevarali so te

parliament the Ayes have it — večina je za

figuratively he had me in the argument — potolkel me je

have them come here — poskrbi, da pridejo

(not) to be had — se (ne) dobi

you have it coming — dobiš, kar zaslužiš

what would you have me do? — kaj naj po tvojem storim?

I won't have you do it — ne dovolim, da bi to naredil

have done! — nehaj!

I have done with it — s tem sem opravil

I have your idea — sedaj te razumem

he had a leg broken — zlomil si je nogo

he had a son born to him — rodil se mu je sin

I won't have it — tega ne trpim, ne dovolim

you have me, have you not? — ti me razumeš, kajne?

rumour has it — govorica gre

he will have it that — on trdi, da

have it your own way — naj bo po tvojem

I have it — že imam, spomnil sem se

I would have you know — rad bi, da zveš

I had him there — na tem sem ga ujel, premagal sem ga, bil sem močnejši od njega

you have it right — prav imaš, uganil si

to have breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper) — zajtrkovati, kositi, večerjati

to have an affair — imeti ljubezensko razmerje

to have the best of — zmagati

to have s.th. by heart — znati kaj na pamet

to have a chat — pokramljati

to have a cold — biti prehlajen

to have the cheek to — predrzniti se

to have a day off — imeti prost dan

to have to do with — imeti kaj opraviti z

to have an edge on — imeti majhno prednost, biti malo opit

to have one's fill of — imeti dovolj česa

to have one's fling — izdivjati se

American juridically to have and to hold — imeti v posesti, ne spustiti iz rok

to have it in for s.o. — zameriti komu, komu kaj slabega želeti

to have it in one to — imeti dovolj poguma za

to have a heart — biti usmiljen, imeti srce

to have kittens — biti razburjen

to have the laugh on — zadnji se smejati

to have a look at — pogledati

to have a mind to — kaj nameravati

to have s.th. in mind — imeti kaj v mislih

to have it (all) over s.o. — biti na boljšem od koga

to have it out with s.o. — razčistiti stvar s kom

to let s.o. have it — kaznovati koga, odkrito komu povedati, kar mu gre

to have ready — pripraviti

to have a short (long) run — obdržati se malo (dolgo) časa

to have the run of — imeti pravico uporabljati

to have a say in — imeti pravico kaj reči k

to have a good time — dobro se imeti

to have a way with — znati s kom ali čim ravnati

to have a shot at — poskusiti kaj narediti

to have s.th. on s.o. — imeti koga v šahu

to have s.o. on toast — imeti koga v rokah, prekaniti koga

to have a try — poskusiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > have
8 have

have [hæv]

verbe auxiliaire ⇒ 1 avoir ⇒ 1, 2A (a)-(c), 2B (b)-(e), 2C (a), 2C (b), 2F (a), 2F (d), 2F (h), 2F (i) être ⇒ 1 posséder ⇒ 2A (a) disposer de ⇒ 2A (b) prendre ⇒ 2B (c) passer ⇒ 2B (d) recevoir ⇒ 2C (a), 2C (b) vouloir ⇒ 2C (c), 2F (f) tenir ⇒ 2D (a) faire faire ⇒ 2E (b), 2E (c) placer ⇒ 2F (b) devoir ⇒ 2G (a), 2G (b) concerner ⇒ 2G (c)

ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives, haven't et hasn't, s'écrivent have not and has not dans un style plus soutenu.

ⓘ GRAM Most French verbs will conjugate with avoir to form the perfect tense. However, all reflexive verbs and many intransitive verbs - mainly of motion - will conjugate with être.

(3rd pers sing pres has [hæz], pt & pp had [hæd])

1 auxiliary verb

(a) (used to form perfect tenses) avoir, être;

∎ to have finished avoir fini;

∎ to have left être parti;

∎ to have sat down s'être assis;

∎ to have been/had avoir été/eu;

∎ has she slept? a-t-elle dormi?;

∎ have they arrived? sont-ils arrivés?;

∎ he has been ill il a été malade;

∎ when you've calmed down quand vous vous serez calmé;

∎ I will have forgotten by next week j'aurai oublié d'ici la semaine prochaine;

∎ the children will have gone to bed by the time we arrive les enfants seront couchés quand nous arriverons;

∎ you were silly not to have accepted tu es bête de ne pas avoir accepté;

∎ after or when you have finished, you may leave quand vous aurez fini, vous pourrez partir;

∎ she was ashamed of having lied elle avait honte d'avoir menti;

∎ she felt she couldn't change her mind, having already agreed to go elle sentait qu'elle ne pouvait pas changer d'avis, étant donné qu'elle avait dit être d'accord pour y aller;

∎ I have been thinking j'ai réfléchi;

∎ he has been working here for two months il travaille ici depuis deux mois, il y a deux mois qu'il travaille ici;

∎ I have known her for three years/since childhood je la connais depuis trois ans/depuis mon enfance;

∎ I had known her for years cela faisait des années que je la connaissais, je la connaissais depuis des années;

∎ she claimed she hadn't heard the news elle a prétendu ne pas avoir entendu la nouvelle;

∎ I had already gone to bed when he arrived j'étais déjà couché quand il est arrivé;

∎ we had gone to bed early nous nous étions couchés de bonne heure;

∎ when he had given his speech, I left une fois qu'il eut terminé son discours, je partis;

∎ had I known, I wouldn't have insisted si j'avais su, je n'aurais pas insisté;

∎ if I had known, I wouldn't have said anything si j'avais su, je n'aurais rien dit;

∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;

∎ why don't you just leave him and have done with it? pourquoi donc est-ce que vous ne le quittez pas, pour en finir?;

∎ I'd as soon not j'aimerais mieux pas;

∎ he'd rather or sooner stay at home than go out dancing il aimerait mieux rester ou il préférerait rester à la maison qu'aller danser;

∎ familiar he's had it (is in trouble) il est fichu ou foutu; (is worn out) il est à bout;

∎ familiar I've had it with all your complaining! j'en ai jusque-là de tes jérémiades!;

∎ familiar I've had it up to here with him j'en ai jusque-là de ce type-là;

∎ familiar the car has just about had it la voiture va bientôt rendre l'âme;

∎ familiar this plant has had it cette plante est fichue

(b) (elliptical uses)

∎ have you ever had the measles? - yes, I have/no, I haven't avez-vous eu la rougeole? - oui/non;

∎ she hasn't finished - yes, she has! elle n'a pas fini - (mais) si!;

∎ you've forgotten his birthday - no, I haven't! tu as oublié son anniversaire - mais non!;

∎ have you ever considered going into politics? if you have.../if you haven't… avez-vous déjà envisagé de rentrer dans la vie politique? si oui…/si non…;

∎ you've forgotten your gloves - so I have! vous avez oublié vos gants - en effet! ou tiens, c'est vrai!

(c) (in tag questions)

∎ you've read 'Hamlet', haven't you? vous avez lu 'Hamlet', n'est-ce pas?;

∎ he hasn't arrived, has he? il n'est pas arrivé, si?;

∎ so she's got a new job, has she? elle a changé de travail alors?

2 transitive verb

A.

(a) (be in possession of, own) avoir, posséder;

∎ do you have or have you got a car? avez-vous une voiture?;

∎ they have (got) a lot of friends/money ils ont beaucoup d'amis/d'argent;

∎ they don't have or they haven't got any more ils n'en ont plus;

∎ she shares everything she has (got) with them elle partage tout ce qu'elle a avec eux;

∎ he has (got) £10 left il lui reste 10 livres;

∎ we have (got) six of them left il nous en reste six;

∎ do you have or have you got any children? if you have... avez-vous des enfants? si vous en avez ou si oui...;

∎ they have (got) a 50 percent interest in the business ils ont ou détiennent 50 pour cent des intérêts dans l'affaire;

∎ I have (got) a lot of work to finish j'ai beaucoup de travail à finir;

∎ do we have or have we got any milk in the house? est-ce qu'on a du lait ou est-ce qu'il y a du lait à la maison?;

∎ she has (got) a baker's shop/bookshop elle tient une boulangerie/librairie;

∎ do you have or have you got the time? avez-vous l'heure?;

∎ he doesn't have or hasn't got a job il n'a pas de travail, il est sans travail;

∎ we have (got) a deadline to meet nous avons un délai à respecter;

∎ I've got it! ça y est, j'ai trouvé ou j'y suis!;

∎ paper, envelopes and what have you du papier, des enveloppes et je ne sais quoi encore;

∎ proverb you can't have your cake and eat it on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre;

∎ familiar give it all you have or all you've got! mets-y le paquet!

(b) (enjoy the use of) avoir, disposer de;

∎ we had a couple of hours to do our errands nous disposions de ou nous avions quelques heures pour faire nos courses;

∎ I don't have time or I haven't got time to stop for lunch je n'ai pas le temps de m'arrêter pour déjeuner;

∎ he has (got) a month to finish il a un mois pour finir;

∎ he hasn't (got) long to live il ne lui reste pas longtemps à vivre;

∎ do you have or have you (got) a minute (to spare)? tu as une minute?;

∎ she had the house to herself elle avait la maison pour elle toute seule;

∎ such questions have an important place in our lives ce genre de questions occupe une place importante dans notre vie;

∎ he has (got) nothing to do/to read il n'a rien à faire/à lire

(c) (possess as quality or attribute) avoir;

∎ she has (got) red hair elle a les cheveux roux, elle est rousse;

∎ you have (got) beautiful eyes tu as de beaux yeux;

∎ the ticket has (got) a name on it il y a un nom sur le billet;

∎ to have good taste avoir bon goût;

∎ to have a bad temper avoir mauvais caractère;

∎ she has (got) a reputation for being difficult elle a la réputation d'être difficile;

∎ the house has (got) a beautiful view of the mountains de la maison, on a une belle vue sur les montagnes;

∎ she has (got) what it takes or she has it in her to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ you've never had it so good! vous n'avez jamais eu la vie si belle!;

∎ familiar he really has it bad for Emma il a complètement craqué pour Emma

(d) (possess knowledge or understanding of)

∎ do you have or have you got any experience of teaching? avez-vous déjà enseigné?;

∎ she has (got) a clear sense of what matters elle sait très bien ce qui est important;

∎ he has some Greek and Latin il connaît un peu le grec et le latin;

∎ I have a little Spanish je parle un peu espagnol

B.

(a) (indicating experience of a specified situation)

∎ to have a dream/nightmare faire un rêve/cauchemar;

∎ I have no regrets je n'ai aucun regret ou pas de regrets;

∎ I didn't have any trouble in finding it je n'ai eu aucune peine à le trouver;

∎ we have (got) nothing or we don't have anything against dogs on n'a rien contre les chiens;

∎ I've had my appendix out je me suis fait opérer de l'appendicite;

∎ he had all his money stolen il s'est fait voler ou on lui a volé tout son argent;

∎ I love having my back rubbed j'adore qu'on me frotte le dos;

∎ they had some strange things happen to them il leur est arrivé de drôles de choses

(b) (be infected with, suffer from) avoir;

∎ to have a cold avoir un rhume, être enrhumé;

∎ do you have or have you got a headache? avez-vous mal à la tête?;

∎ he has (got) problems with his back il a des problèmes de dos

(c) (perform, take part in → bath, lesson) prendre; (→ meeting) avoir;

∎ we had our first argument last night nous nous sommes disputés hier soir pour la première fois;

∎ to have a stroll se promener, faire un tour;

∎ I want to have a think about it je veux y réfléchir;

∎ to have a party (organize) organiser une fête; (celebrate) faire la fête;

∎ I'll have no part in it je refuse de m'en mêler

(d) (pass, spend) passer, avoir;

∎ I had a horrible day at work j'ai passé une journée atroce au travail;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ to have a good time s'amuser;

∎ did you have a good time? c'était bien?, tu t'es bien amusé?;

∎ a good time was had by all tout le monde s'est bien amusé;

∎ she's had a hard time of it lately elle vient de traverser une mauvaise passe

(e) (exhibit, show) avoir, montrer;

∎ have mercy on us! ayez pitié de nous!;

∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;

∎ he didn't even have the decency to apologize il n'a même pas eu la décence de s'excuser

C.

(a) (obtain, receive) avoir, recevoir;

∎ I'd like him to have this picture j'aimerais lui donner cette photo;

∎ I'd like to have your advice on something j'aimerais que vous me donniez un conseil à propos de quelque chose;

∎ we had a phone call from the mayor nous avons reçu ou eu un coup de fil du maire;

∎ they've still had no news of the lost plane ils n'ont toujours pas de nouvelles de l'avion (qui a) disparu;

∎ I have it on good authority je le tiens de bonne source;

∎ I must have your answer by tomorrow il me faut votre réponse pour demain;

∎ let me have your answer by next week donnez-moi votre réponse avant la semaine prochaine;

∎ let me have your keys donne-moi tes clefs;

∎ let me have the book back when you've finished rends-moi le livre quand tu auras fini;

∎ she let them have the wardrobe for £300 elle leur a laissé ou cédé l'armoire pour 300 livres;

∎ there are plenty of flats to be had il y a plein d'appartements;

∎ familiar I let him have it (attacked him) je lui ai réglé son compte; (told him off) je lui ai passé un savon;

∎ familiar you had it coming! tu ne l'as pas volé!

(b) (invite) recevoir, avoir;

∎ she's having some people (over) for or to dinner elle reçoit ou elle a du monde à dîner;

∎ let's have him round for a drink et si on l'invitait à prendre un pot?;

∎ did you have any visitors? avez-vous eu de la visite?;

∎ after the movie we had them back for coffee après le cinéma, nous les avons invités à venir prendre le café chez nous

(c) (accept, take) vouloir;

∎ he'd like to marry but nobody will have him! il aimerait se marier mais personne ne veut de lui!;

∎ do what you want, I'm having nothing more to do with your schemes fais ce que tu veux, je ne veux plus être mêlé à tes combines

D.

(a) (clutch) tenir;

∎ to have sb in one's power avoir qn en son pouvoir;

∎ the teacher had (got) him by the arm/the ear le maître le tenait par le bras/l'oreille;

∎ he had (got) his assailant by the throat il tenait son agresseur à la gorge

(b) figurative (gain control or advantage over)

∎ you have me there! là vous me tenez!;

∎ I have (got) you right where I want you now! je vous tiens!;

∎ Sport the Bears have it! les Bears ont gagné!

(c) (bewilder, perplex)

∎ who won? - you've got me there qui a gagné? - là, tu me poses une colle

E.

(a) (cause to be)

∎ the news had me worried la nouvelle m'a inquiété;

∎ I'll have this light fixed in a minute j'en ai pour une minute à réparer cette lampe;

∎ we'll have everything ready tout sera prêt

(b) (with past participle) (cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch;

∎ I had my hair cut je me suis fait couper les cheveux;

∎ we must have the curtains cleaned nous devons faire nettoyer les rideaux ou donner les rideaux à nettoyer;

∎ three houses had their windows shattered trois maisons ont eu leurs fenêtres brisées;

∎ she had coffee brought up to the room elle a fait monter du café dans la chambre;

∎ I had my watch stolen je me suis fait voler ma montre

(c) (with infinitive) (cause to do) to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn;

∎ she had him invite all the neighbours round elle lui a fait inviter tous les voisins;

∎ have them come in faites-les entrer;

∎ the boss had him up to his office le patron l'a convoqué dans son bureau;

∎ he soon had them all laughing il eut tôt fait de les faire tous rire;

∎ I had the children go to bed early j'ai couché les enfants de bonne heure;

∎ as he would have us believe comme il voudrait nous le faire croire

F.

(a) (consume → food, meal) avoir, prendre;

∎ we were having lunch nous étions en train de déjeuner;

∎ we're having dinner out tonight nous sortons dîner ce soir;

∎ to have breakfast in bed prendre le petit déjeuner au lit;

∎ would you like to have coffee? voulez-vous (prendre) un café?;

∎ do you have coffee or tea in the morning? prenez-vous du café ou du thé le matin?;

∎ I had tea with her j'ai pris le thé avec elle;

∎ we stopped and had a drink nous nous sommes arrêtés pour boire quelque chose;

∎ what will you have? - I'll have the lamb (in restaurant) qu'est-ce que vous prenez? - je vais prendre de l'agneau;

∎ we had fish for dinner nous avons mangé ou eu du poisson au dîner;

∎ he always has a cigarette after dinner il fume toujours une cigarette après le dîner;

∎ will you have a cigarette? voulez-vous une cigarette?

(b) (indicating location, position) placer, mettre;

∎ we'll have the wardrobe here and the table in there nous mettrons l'armoire ici et la table par là;

∎ she had her arm around his shoulders elle avait mis le bras autour de ses épaules;

∎ I had my back to the window je tournais le dos à la fenêtre;

∎ he had his head down il avait la tête baissée

(c) (be accompanied by)

∎ she had her mother with her sa mère était avec elle;

∎ I can't talk right now, I have someone with me je ne peux pas parler, je ne suis pas seul ou je suis avec quelqu'un

(d) (give birth to) avoir;

∎ she's had a baby elle a eu un bébé;

∎ she had her baby last week elle a accouché la semaine dernière;

∎ she's going to have a baby elle attend ou elle va avoir un bébé;

∎ he's had three children by her il a eu trois enfants d'elle;

∎ our dog has just had puppies notre chien vient d'avoir des petits

(e) (assert, claim) soutenir, maintenir;

∎ public opinion has it that he is not telling the truth on pense généralement qu'il ne dit pas la vérité;

∎ rumour has it that they're married le bruit court qu'ils sont mariés;

∎ as the government would have it comme dirait le gouvernement;

∎ as Plato has it comme dit Platon, comme l'a écrit Platon

(f) (with "will" or "would") (wish for) vouloir;

∎ what would you have me do? que voudriez-vous que je fasse?;

∎ I'll have you know I have a degree in French je vous fais remarquer que j'ai une licence de français

(g) (in negative) (allow, permit) I will not have him in my house! il ne mettra pas les pieds chez moi!;

∎ I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!;

∎ we can't have you sleeping on the floor nous ne pouvons pas vous laisser dormir par terre;

∎ familiar we tried to give the dog a bath but he wasn't having any of it! nous avons essayé de donner un bain au chien, mais rien n'y a fait!;

∎ familiar I'm not having any of your nonsense pas de bêtises

(h) (in passive) familiar (cheat, outwit) avoir;

∎ you've been had! tu t'es fait avoir!

(i) very familiar (sleep with) avoir

G.

(a) (with infinitive) (indicating obligation) to have (got) to do sth devoir faire qch, être obligé de faire qch;

∎ do you have to or have you got to leave so soon? êtes-vous obligé de partir ou faut-il que vous partiez si tôt?;

∎ I have (got) to go to the meeting il faut que j'aille ou je dois aller ou je suis obligé d'aller à la réunion;

∎ don't you have to or haven't you got to phone the office? est-ce que tu ne dois pas appeler le bureau?;

∎ he'll do it if he's got to il le fera s'il est obligé de le faire;

∎ you don't have to or you haven't got to go tu n'es pas obligé d'y aller;

∎ we had to take physics at school nous étions obligés de suivre des cours de physique à l'école;

∎ she had to take a blood test elle a été obligée de ou elle a dû faire un examen sanguin;

∎ I hate having to get up early j'ai horreur de devoir me lever tôt;

∎ I won't apologize - you have to je ne m'excuserai pas - il le faut;

∎ you've got to be joking! vous plaisantez!, c'est une plaisanterie!;

∎ you didn't have to tell your father what happened! tu n'avais pas besoin d'aller dire à ton père ce qui s'est passé!;

∎ ironic the train WOULD have to be late today of all days! il fallait que le train soit en retard aujourd'hui!;

∎ familiar that has (got) to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard! ça doit être l'idée la plus idiote que j'aie jamais entendue!

(b) (with infinitive) (indicating necessity) devoir;

∎ you have (got) to get some rest il faut que vous vous reposiez, vous devez vous reposer;

∎ I'll have to think about it il va falloir que j'y réfléchisse;

∎ I have (got) to know il faut que je le sache;

∎ we have to be careful about what we say on doit faire attention ou il faut qu'on fasse attention à ce qu'on dit;

∎ some problems still have to or have still got to be worked out il reste encore des problèmes à résoudre;

∎ if you finish the report this evening you won't have to come in to work tomorrow si vous finissez le rapport ce soir, vous n'aurez pas besoin de venir travailler demain;

∎ first the potatoes have (got) to be washed il faut d'abord laver les pommes de terre;

∎ I don't like housework but it has (got) to be done je n'aime pas faire le ménage mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse;

∎ the plumbing has (got) to be redone la plomberie a besoin d'être refaite;

∎ you'd have to be deaf not to hear that noise il faudrait être sourd pour ne pas entendre ce bruit;

∎ do you have to turn the music up so loud? vous ne pourriez pas baisser un peu la musique?

(c) (with "to do") (idioms) the book has to do with archaeology ce livre traite de l'archéologie;

∎ their argument had to do with money ils se disputaient à propos d'argent;

∎ this has nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne ou regarde pas;

∎ I'll have nothing more to do with her je ne veux plus avoir affaire à elle;

∎ they had nothing to do with her being fired ils n'avaient rien à voir avec son licenciement

3 haves plural noun

∎ the haves les riches mpl, les nantis mpl;

∎ the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl, les nantis mpl et les démunis mpl

➲ have around separable transitive verb

(keep available) garder ou avoir sous la main;

∎ I have the documents around somewhere les documents sont là quelque part, j'ai les documents quelque part;

∎ she's a useful person to have around il est bon de l'avoir sous la main;

∎ I don't like having children around je n'aime pas la compagnie des enfants

➲ have at inseparable transitive verb

British Fencing attaquer

➲ have away separable transitive verb

British very familiar

∎ to have it away (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have down separable transitive verb

(invite from upstairs, the north) inviter;

∎ we're having his family down for the weekend sa famille vient passer le week-end chez nous

➲ have in separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to enter) faire entrer;

∎ she had him in for a chat elle l'a fait entrer pour discuter

(b) (invite)

∎ to have friends in for a drink inviter des amis à prendre un pot

(c) (doctor, workman) faire venir;

∎ we had to have the doctor in nous avons dû faire venir le médecin;

∎ they've got workmen in at the moment ils ont des ouvriers en ce moment

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to have it in for sb avoir une dent contre qn;

∎ they had it in for me from the day I arrived ils en ont eu après moi dès mon arrivée

➲ have off separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) retirer;

∎ the barber nearly had my ear off le coiffeur a failli me couper l'oreille

(b) (have removed) faire retirer;

∎ she's having the plaster off next week on lui retire son plâtre la semaine prochaine

(c) British very familiar (have sexual intercourse)

∎ to have it off (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have on separable transitive verb

(a) (wear) porter;

∎ what does she have on? qu'est-ce qu'elle porte?, comment est-elle habillée?;

∎ she had her black dress on elle avait ou portait sa robe noire;

∎ the child had nothing on l'enfant était tout nu

(b) (radio, television)

∎ have you got the radio on? avez-vous allumé la radio?, est-ce que la radio est allumée?;

∎ he has the radio/television on all night sa radio/sa télévision est allumée toute la nuit

(c) (commitment, engagement)

∎ we have a lot on today nous avons beaucoup à faire aujourd'hui;

∎ do you have anything on for tonight? avez-vous des projets pour ou êtes-vous pris ce soir?;

∎ I have nothing on for the weekend je n'ai rien de prévu ce week-end

(d) British familiar (tease, trick) faire marcher;

∎ you're having me on! tu me fais marcher!;

∎ I was only having you on c'était juste pour te faire marcher

(e) (idiom)

∎ they have nothing on me ils n'ont aucune preuve contre moi;

∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui

➲ have out separable transitive verb

(a) (tooth) se faire arracher

(b) (settle)

∎ to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;

∎ she had it or the matter or the whole thing out with him elle a eu une longue explication avec lui;

∎ let's have this out once and for all mettons les choses au point une fois pour toutes

➲ have over separable transitive verb

(invite) inviter

➲ have up separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (bring before the authorities)

∎ I'll have you up for blackmail je vais vous poursuivre (en justice) pour chantage;

∎ they were had up by the police for vandalism ils ont été arrêtés pour vandalisme;

∎ he was had up (before the court) for breaking and entering il a comparu (devant le tribunal) pour effraction

(b) (invite from downstairs, the south) inviter;

∎ he had them up (to his flat) for tea il les a invités à venir prendre le thé;

∎ we're having them up from London for the weekend il sont venus nous voir de Londres pour le week-end

✾ Film 'To Have and Have Not' Hawks 'Le Port de l'angoisse'

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9 have

have ⇒ Usage note: have,

A vtr ( uses not covered in NOTE)

1 ( possess) avoir ; she has a dog elle a un chien ;

2 ( consume) prendre ; to have a sandwich manger un sandwich ; to have a whisky boire un whisky ; to have a cigarette fumer une cigarette ; to have breakfast prendre le petit déjeuner ; to have dinner dîner ; to have lunch déjeuner ; he had a sandwich for lunch il a mangé un sandwich au déjeuner ; I had some more cake j'ai repris du gâteau ;

3 ( want) vouloir, prendre ; I'll have tea please je voudrais du thé s'il vous plaît ; what will you have? qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez? ; she won't have him back elle ne veut plus de lui ; I offered her £5, but she wouldn't have it je lui ai offert cinq livres sterling, mais elle les a refusées ; I wouldn't have it any other way ça me convient comme ça ; I wouldn't have him/her any other way c'est comme ça que je l'aime ;

4 (receive, get) recevoir [letter, parcel, information] ; I've had no news from him je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui ; I must have the information/some money soon il me faut l'information/de l'argent bientôt ; I must have the document by 4 o'clock il faut que j'aie le document avant 4 heures ; to let sb have sth donner qch à qn ;

5 ( hold) faire [party, celebration] ; tenir [meeting] ; organiser [competition, ballot, exhibition] ; avoir [conversation] ; célébrer [church service] ; mener [enquiry] ; passer [interview] ;

6 (exert, exhibit) avoir [effect, influence] ; avoir [courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy] (to do de faire) ;

7 ( spend) passer ; to have a nice day/evening passer une journée/soirée agréable ; to have a good time bien s'amuser ; to have a hard ou bad time avoir des moments difficiles ; to have a good vacation/a day at the beach passer de bonnes vacances/une journée à la plage ;

8 ( be provided with) ( also have got) to have sth to do avoir qch à faire ; I have ou I've got some clothes to wash j'ai des vêtements à laver ; I have ou I've got letters to write j'au du courrier à faire ; I have ou I've got a lot of work to do j'ai beaucoup de travail ;

9 (undergo, suffer) avoir ; to have (the) flu/measles avoir la grippe/la rougeole ; to have (a) toothache/a headache avoir mal aux dents/mal à la tête ; to have an accident/a heart attack avoir un accident/une crise cardiaque ; to have a shock subir un choc ; he had his car/watch stolen il s'est fait voler sa voiture/montre, on lui a volé sa voiture/montre ; she has had her windows broken on lui a cassé ses fenêtres ; they like having stories read to them ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires ; I have ou I've got a student coming in five minutes j'ai un élève qui arrive dans cinq minutes ;

10 ( cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch ; to have the house painted/the washing-machine installed faire peindre la maison/installer la machine à laver ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ; to have an injection/a dental check-up/a manicure se faire faire une piqûre/un contrôle des dents/une manucure ; to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; she had him close the door/wait in the corridor elle lui a fait fermer la porte/attendre dans le couloir ; they would have us believe that ils voudraient nous faire croire que ; I would have you know/say that je voudrais que vous sachiez/disiez que ; to have sb doing faire faire qn ; he had them laughing/crying il les a fait rire/pleurer ; she had them digging the garden/writing poetry elle leur a fait bêcher le jardin/écrire des poèmes ;

11 ( cause to become) he had his revolver/camera ready il avait son revolver/appareil photo prêt ; we'll soon have everything ready/clean nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer ; she had the car in pieces in the garage elle avait démonté la voiture dans le garage ; if you're not careful you'll have that table/that glass over si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser la table/le verre ; she had them completely baffled elle les a complètement déroutés ; I had it finished by 5 o'clock je l'avais fini avant 5 heures ;

12 ( allow) ( gén au négatif) tolérer ; I won't have this kind of behaviour! je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement! ; I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça! ; I won't have this any more! je n'en supporterai pas davantage! ; I won't have them exploit him je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent ; I won't have him hurt je ne laisserai personne le blesser ; we can't have them staying in a hotel on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel ;

13 ( physically hold) tenir ; she had the glass in her hand elle tenait le verre dans la main ; she had him by the throat/by the arm elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras ; he had his hands over his eyes il avait les mains sur les yeux ; to have one's back to sb tourner le dos à qn ;

14 ( give birth to) [woman] avoir [child] ; [animal] mettre bas, avoir [young] ; has she had it yet? est-ce qu'elle a accouché? ; she's having a baby (in May) elle va avoir un enfant (en mai) ;

15 ( as impersonal verb) over here, we have a painting by Picasso ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso ; what we have here is a small group of extremists ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes ; on the one hand you have the victims of crime and on the other… d'un côté il y a les victimes des crimes, et de l'autre… ;

16 ( puzzle) ( also have got) you have ou you've got me there! là tu me poses une colle! ;

17 ( have at one's mercy) ( also have got) I've got you/him now! maintenant je te/le tiens! ; I'll have you! je vais te montrer! ;

18 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [person].

B modal aux

1 ( must) I have to leave now je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant ;

2 ( need to) you don't have to ou you haven't got to leave so early tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt ; why did this have to happen? pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive? ; did you have to spend so much money? tu avais vraiment besoin de dépenser autant d'argent?, est-ce qu'il fallait vraiment que tu dépenses autant d'argent? ; something had to be done il fallait faire quelque chose ;

3 ( for emphasis) this has to be the most difficult decision I've ever made c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre.

C aux

1 gen avoir ; ( with movement and reflexive verbs) être ; she has lost her bag elle a perdu son sac ; she has already left/arrived elle est déjà partie/arrivée ; she has hurt herself elle s'est blessée ; she has washed her hands elle s'est lavé les mains ; have you seen her? l'as-tu vue?, est-ce que tu l'as vue? ; we haven't lost them nous ne les avons pas perdus ;

2 ( in tag questions etc) you've seen the film, haven't you? tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas? ; you haven't seen the film, have you? tu n'as pas vu le film? ; you haven't seen my bag, have you? tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard? ; ‘he's already left’-‘has he indeed!’ ‘il est déjà parti’-‘vraiment!’ ; ‘you've never met him’-‘yes I have!’ ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’-‘mais si!’

D having aux

1 ( in time clauses) having finished his breakfast, he went out après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti ; having said he'd be there early, he arrived late après avoir dit or alors qu'il avait dit qu'il viendrait tôt, il est arrivé en retard ;

2 (because, since) having already won twice, he's a great favourite comme il a déjà gagné deux fois, c'est un grand favori ; having lost money before, he was reluctant to invest in a new project ayant déjà perdu de l'argent or comme il avait déjà perdu de l'argent, il hésitait à investir dans un nouveau projet.

Idioms

to have done with sth en finir avec qch ; this car/TV has had it ○ cette voiture/télé est foutue ○ ; when your father finds out, you've had it ○ ! ( in trouble) quand ton père saura, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; I can't do any more, I've had it ○ ! ( tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé ○ ! ; I've had it (up to here) ○ j'en ai marre ○ ; I've had it (up to here) with him/my job ○ j'en ai marre de ce type/mon travail ○ ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; she has/doesn't have it in her to do elle est capable/incapable de faire ; he will have it that il soutient que ; he won't have it that il n'admet pas que ; I've got it! je sais! ; let's be having you! hum à nous deux! ; and the ayes/noes have it les oui/non l'emportent, les voix pour/contre l'emportent ; to have it off ou away with sb ◑ GB s'envoyer en l'air avec qn ◑ ; the haves and the have-nots les riches et les pauvres ; …and what have you …etc ; there is no milk/there are no houses to be had on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons ; are there any more to be had? est- ce qu'on en trouve encore? ; these are the best spectacles to be had ce sont les meilleures lunettes qu'on puisse trouver.

Phrasal verbs

■ have around US = have over, have round.

■ have back:

▶ have [sth] back, have back [sth] ( have returned) you can have it back tomorrow je te le rendrai demain ; when can I have my car/my money back? quand est-ce que tu me rends ma voiture/mon argent?

■ have down:

▶ have [sb] down inviter [person] ; to have sb down for the weekend inviter qn à passer le weekend à la maison.

■ have in:

▶ have [sb] in ( also have got) faire venir [doctor, priest] ; faire entrer [employee, neighbour] ; we've got decorators in at the moment en ce moment nous avons des décorateurs à la maison.

■ have on:

▶ have [sth] on, have on [sth] ( also have got) ( be wearing) porter [coat, skirt etc] ; to have nothing on ne rien avoir sur soi ;

▶ have [sth] on ( be busy doing) avoir [qch] de prévu ; have you got anything on this evening? avez-vous quelque chose de prévu ce soir? ; I've got a lot on next week j'ai beaucoup de choses prévues la semaine prochaine ;

▶ have [sb] on ○ ( tease) faire marcher ○ [person] ;

▶ have sth on sb ( have evidence about) avoir des preuves contre qn ; the police have got nothing on me la police n'a aucune preuve contre moi.

■ have out:

▶ have [sth] out se faire enlever or arracher [tooth] ; to have one's appendix out se faire opérer de l'appendicite ; to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn.

■ have over, have round:

▶ have [sb] over inviter [person] ; to have sb over for the evening inviter qn à passer la soirée chez soi.

■ have up ○:

▶ to be had up être jugé (for pour).

Big English-French dictionary > have
10 have smth. up one's sleeve

(have (или keep) smth. up one's sleeve)

иметь что-л. про запас, на всякий случай, скрывать что-л. до поры до времени; см. тж. an ace up one's sleeve

Blanco: "Take care, Boozy. He hasn't finished with you yet. He always has a trick up his sleeve." (B. Shaw, ‘The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet’) — Бланко: "Смотри, Бузи, осторожнее! Он еще не расквитался с тобой. А у него всегда есть что-нибудь наготове."

Again that indefinable mockery, as if he had something up his sleeve. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. VII) — Снова чуть заметная ирония. Как будто он что-то скрывал.

‘Coffee,’ said Mrs. Marle, ‘I think we could do with it. I have something up my sleeve for lunch.’ (P. H. Johnson, ‘Night and Silence Who Is Here?’, ch. XXXIII) — - Кофе, - сказала миссис Марл, - всех устроит. Но у меня на завтрак есть еще кое-что.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > have smth. up one's sleeve
11 lunch

1. noun
(a meal eaten in the middle of the day.) almuerzo, comida

2. verb
(to eat this meal: We lunched on the train.) almorzar, comer

- lunchtime

lunch n almuerzo / comida

I had a sandwich for lunch comí un bocadillo

to have lunch almorzar / comer

we have lunch at one o'clock almorzamos a la una

lunch

tr[lʌnʧ]

noun

1 comida, almuerzo

■ we'll have lunch at one comeremos a la una

■ I take a packed lunch to the office traigo la comida hecha al despacho

intransitive verb

1 formal use comer, almorzar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

business lunch almuerzo de trabajo

lunch hour hora de comer

pub lunch SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL comida de pub

lunch ['lʌnʧ] vi

: almorzar, comer

lunch n

: almuerzo m, comida f, lonche m

lunch

n.

(§ pl.: lunches) = almuerzo s.m.

• comida de mediodía s.f.

v.

• almorzar v.

I lʌntʃ
mass & count noun almuerzo m, comida f (esp Esp, Méx)

to have lunch — almorzar*, comer (esp Esp, Méx)

II

intransitive verb (frml) almorzar*, comer (esp Esp, Méx)

[lʌntʃ]
1.

N comida f, almuerzo m, lonche m (Mex)

to have lunch — comer, almorzar

- be out to lunch

2.

CPD

lunch break N — = lunch hour

lunch counter N — (US) (=café) cafetería donde se sirven comidas ; (=counter) mostrador o barra donde se come

lunch hour N — hora f de la comida or del almuerzo or (Mex) del lonche
lunchroom
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I [lʌntʃ]
mass & count noun almuerzo m, comida f (esp Esp, Méx)

to have lunch — almorzar*, comer (esp Esp, Méx)

II

intransitive verb (frml) almorzar*, comer (esp Esp, Méx)

English-spanish dictionary > lunch
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[hæv] has 3rd pers sg pres had pt, pp
1. aux vb

1) (gen) avere, (with many intransitive verbs) essere

to have arrived — essere arrivato (-a)

he has been kind/promoted — è stato gentile/promosso

to have eaten — aver mangiato

having finished or when he had finished, he left — dopo aver finito se n'è andato

has/hasn't she told you? — te l'ha/non te l'ha detto?

2)

(in tag questions) you've done it, haven't you? — l'hai fatto, (non è) vero?

he hasn't done it, has he? — non l'ha fatto, vero?

3)

(in short answers and questions) you've made a mistake — no I haven't/so I have — hai fatto uno sbaglio — ma no, niente affatto/eh sì, è vero

we haven't paid — yes we have! — non abbiamo pagato — sì che abbiamo pagato!

I've been there before, have you? — ci sono già stato, e tu?

2. modal aux vb

(be obliged) to have (got) to do sth — dover fare qc

I had better leave — è meglio che io vada

this has got to be a mistake — dev'essere un errore, deve trattarsi di un errore

she has to do it — lo deve fare

I have (got) to finish this work — devo finire questo lavoro

it will have to wait till tomorrow — bisogna rimandarlo a domani

I don't have to wear glasses — non ho bisogno di portare gli occhiali

3. vt

1) (possess) avere

he has (got) blue eyes — ha gli occhi azzurri

I haven't got blue eyes; I don't have blue eyes — non ho gli occhi azzurri

I have (got) an idea — ho un'idea, mi è venuta un'idea

have you (got) or do you have a pen? — hai una penna?

I've got somebody staying next week — ho un ospite la settimana prossima

I have (got) no Spanish — non so una parola di spagnolo

2) (meal, shower) fare, (drink) prendere

to have breakfast — far colazione

she had a cigarette — fumò una sigaretta

I'll have a coffee — prendo un caffè

to have dinner — cenare

I must have a drink — devo bere qualcosa

to have lunch — pranzare

will you have some more? — ne vuoi ancora?

what will you have? — cosa bevi or prendi?

3) (receive, obtain) avere, ricevere

let me have your address — dammi il tuo indirizzo

there was no bread to be had — non avevano più or non c'era più pane

I must have it by tomorrow — mi occorre per domani

to have a child — avere un figlio

you can have it for £5 — te lo lascio per 5 sterline

I have it on good authority that... — so da fonte sicura che...

4) (hold) avere, tenere

he had him by the throat — lo teneva per la gola

I have (got) him where I want him — ce l'ho in mano or in pugno

5)

(maintain, allow) she will have it that she is right — sostiene or asserisce di aver ragione

rumour has it (that)... — si dice or corre voce che...

I won't have it — questo non mi va affatto

she won't have it said that... — non permette che si dica che...

I won't have this nonsense — non tollero queste assurdità

6)

(causative) to have sth done — far fare qc

to have sb do sth — far fare qc a qn

to have one's luggage brought up — farsi portar su le valigie

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

he had them all dancing — è riuscito a farli ballare tutti

what would you have me do? — cosa vuoi che faccia?

I'd have you know that... — voglio che tu sappia che...

he had a suit made — si fece fare un abito

7)

(experience, suffer) to have an operation — avere or subire un'operazione

she had her bag stolen — le hanno rubato la borsa

8)

(+ noun = verb identical with noun) let's have a look — diamo un'occhiata

to have a swim — fare una nuotata

let me have a try — fammi or lasciami provare

to have a walk — fare una passeggiata

9)

(phrases) to have a pleasant evening — passare una piacevole serata

you've been had! fam — ci sei cascato!

let him have it! fam — dagliele!, picchialo!

you've had it! fam — sei fritto!, sei fregato!

thank you for having me — grazie dell'ospitalità

you have me there! — questo proprio non lo so!

to have a party — dare una festa

to have a good time — divertirsi

•

- have in

- have on

- have out

- have up

English-Italian dictionary > have *****
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vt/i (had, had) l. imati; posjedovati; sadržati; dobiti, primiti; znati; razumjeti ([he has no Greek]); [sl] nasamariti; tvrditi; kazati ([as Plato has it]); dopustiti; trpjeti ([I will not # you say such things]); čuti, saznati ([from ] od); pojesti; popiti ([we had some eggs and coffee]); dovesti u nepriliku; pobjediti; dati napraviti; pretrpjeti; željeti ([What would you # me do]) 2. s infinitivom: morati, trebati ([Ihave to go]) / [sl] you # been had = nasamarili su te; to # a p shot = dati koga ustrijeliti; to # about one = imati uza se; to # a p down = imati koga kao gosta; to # a p in = imati koga u kući, kod sebe; to # sth in = imati što u kući; [sl] to # it off ([with a p]) = imati ljubavni odnošaj (s kim); to # sth on = imati na sebi, nositi (odjeću); imati obavezu, imati u programu; [coll] to # a p on = varati koga, nasamariti, (po)vući za nos; to # a p up = imati u gostima; izvesti koga pred sud; [sl] let him # it = udesi ga valjano, sredi ga, daj mu da osjeti; [parl] the Ayes # it = većina je za to; I had him there = potukao sam ga, bio sam mu u tome nadmoćan; had better = bolje bi bilo; I had rather = radije bih; # done! = prestani!, dosta!; to # done with = dovršiti, prestati; to # sth done = dati što napraviti; # your hair cut = daj se ošišati; he had his head cut off = odrubili su mu galvu; to # it out with (a p) = objasniti se (s kim), izvesti što načistac (s kim); izvesti načistac; to # by heart = znati napamet; to # and to hold = čvrsto držati, ne puštati iz ruku; to # a baby = dobiti dijete; # it your own way = radi kako te volja, neka bude po tvojemu; to # in mind = imati na umu; to # breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper), tea = doručkovati; ručati; večerati; užinati; to # ready = spremiti, pripremiti; to # a good time = dobro se zabavljati, dobro se provesti; to # a look = pogledati; let's # a drink! = popijmo nešto!, popijmo čašicu!; to # a chat = (po)čavrljati; to # a swim = plivati; to # a walk = prošetati se; to # a wash = oprati se; to # a rest = otpočinuti; let me # a try = daj da (ja) pokušam; to # a smoke = popušiti cigaretu; # a cigarette! = izvoli(te) cigaretu!; [sl] you # had it = propao si, nadrljao si; ništa od toga; he will # it that he is right = on tvrdi da ima pravo; he had an arm broken = slomio je ruku ; I won't # it = ja to neću trpjeti; you # it right = pogodio si; coffee is not to be had here = ovdje se ne može dobiti kava; you # me, # you not? = vi me razumijete, zar ne?; to # to do with (a p, th) = imati posla (sa), imati veze (s kim, čim); I had as well... = bilo bi isto tako dobro kad bih...

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imati
morati
nositi
pobijediti
posjedovati
trebati

English-Croatian dictionary > have
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adj.

1 satiate, full to satiety.

Comido por servido meat for work signifying the small value of any employ

2 eaten, outworn.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: comer.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comedirse.

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comido

► participio pasado

1→ link=comer comer

► adjetivo

1 eaten

2 familiar (fig) having eaten

■ saldré comido I'll have something to eat before leaving

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lo comido por lo servido familiar fair do's

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ADJ

1)

estar comido — to have had lunch etc

vengo comido — I've had lunch (before coming)

2)

- es lo comido por lo servido

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- da adjetivo

volvió/llegó comido — when he returned/arrived he had (already) eaten

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* pan comido = plain sailing, child's play, walkover, pushover, no-brainer, easy peasy, easy peasy lemon squeezy, easy peasy japanesey.

* ser pan comido = be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

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- da adjetivo

volvió/llegó comido — when he returned/arrived he had (already) eaten

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* pan comido = plain sailing, child's play, walkover, pushover, no-brainer, easy peasy, easy peasy lemon squeezy, easy peasy japanesey.

* ser pan comido = be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

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comido -da

adjective

volvió/llegó comido when he returned/arrived he had (already) eaten

lo comido por lo servido: me tienen que pagar, lo comido por lo servido they've got to pay me, I've earned it o after all, I've done the work!

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Del verbo comedirse: ( conjugate comedirse)

me comido es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Del verbo comer: ( conjugate comer)

comido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
comer
comido
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de comido I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comido a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comido al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comido (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comido? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a comido they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo comido otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué comido they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

comidose las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
comido,-a adjetivo yo estoy comida, I've had lunch
vinieron comidos, when they arrived they had already eaten
♦ Locuciones: sale lo comido por lo servido, (no compensar) it's not worthwhile
ser pan comido, to be a piece of cake
' comido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comida
- confesar
- haber
- pan
- suiza
- suizo
English:
already
- barrel
- breeze
- cinch
- confess
- hog
- much
- out
- piece
- scrap
- walkover
- yet
- cake
- push

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comido, -a

♦ ver comedirse

♦ adj

fed;

estar comido to have eaten;

llegó ya comido he had already eaten before he came;

Comp
Fam
ser lo comido por lo servido [no merecer la pena] to be unprofitable;

le he ayudado, pero él me había ayudado antes, así que lo comido por lo servido I helped him, but he'd helped me before, so fair's fair

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comido

I part → comer

II adj

:

estoy comido I’ve already eaten;

llegó comido he had eaten before he arrived

Spanish-English dictionary > comido
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v.

1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?; (al mediodía) what's for dinner? (a noche)

comer fuera to go out for lunch (al mediodía)

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!

dar de comer to feed

2 to take, to capture.

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

3 to eat up.

les come la envidia they're eaten up with envy

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time

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comer

► verbo transitivo

1 to eat

■ comer pescado to eat fish

2 (tomar) to have

■ para cenar comimos sopa we had soup for dinner

3 (color) to fade

4 (corroer) to corrode

5 figurado (gastar) to eat away; (combustible) to use, use up

6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to eat; (a mediodía) to have lunch, lunch; (por la noche) to have dinner, dine

■ ayer comimos a las dos yesterday we had lunch at two

■ mañana vamos a comer fuera tomorrow we're going to eat out

■ David me ha invitado a comer David's invited me to lunch

► nombre masculino

1 eating

► verbo pronominal comerse

1 to eat

■ se lo comió todo he ate all of it

2 figurado (saltarse) to omit; (párrafo) to skip; (palabra) to swallow

■ se come las palabras she doesn't pronounce her words very clearly

3 (color) to fade

4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrow

comer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horse

come con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) belly

comerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kisses

comerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovingly

comerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyes

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails

¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?

dar de comer to feed

echar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)

está para comérsela familiar (mujer) she's really tasty

me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envy

no tener qué comer not to have enough to live on

ser de buen comer to be a good eater

sin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it

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verb

to eat

- dar de comer

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1. VT

1) [+ comida] to eat

¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?

no tienen qué comer — they have nothing to eat

sin comerlo ni beberlo —

sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case

ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
coco I, 2), tarro 2)
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch

los domingos suelo comer paella — on Sundays I usually have paella for lunch

3) (=hacer desaparecer)

el pelo te come la cara — your hair's covering half your face

esto come las existencias — this devours the stocks

poco a poco el polvo fue comiendo la casa — dust gradually took over the house

• comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them

el equipo se dejó comer el terreno — the team conceded a lot of ground

4) (=destruir, consumir)

un ácido que come la plata — an acid that corrodes silver

el agua comió la piedra — the water wore down the stone

eso les come la moral — that's eating away at their morale

le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy

5) (=escocer)

el picor me come la pierna — my leg's stinging

6) (Ajedrez) to take

2. VI

1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat

¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?

los leones tienen que cazar para comer — lions have to hunt to eat

¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *

• comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sth

come de los platos de los demás — she eats other people's food

no todos podemos comer de lo que cultivamos — not all of us can live off what we grow ourselves

• comer fuera — to eat out

comer con los ojos —

siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach

- comer como una vaca o fiera

- no comer ni dejar comer

- el mismo que come y viste

2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner

comemos a la una — we have lunch at one

me gusta comer fuerte y cenar poco — I like to have a big lunch and a light evening meal

3)

• dar de comer — to feed

estaba dando de comer al niño — she was feeding her child

dar de comer a las gallinas — to feed the hens

ni siquiera nos dio de comer — she didn't even give us anything to eat

4) And
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comer a algn — to screw sb ***

3.

See:

comerse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

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= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

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* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

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= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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comer¹ [E1 ]

vi

A

1 (tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anything

no hay nada para comer there's nothing to eat

este niño no me come nada ( fam); this child won't eat anything (I make for him) ( colloq)

las palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her hand

el sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed them

comer como un sabañón or ( Esp) una lima or ( Méx) un pelón de hospicio ( fam); to eat like a horse

comer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird

2

dar de comer to feed

todavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed him

darle de comer al gato to feed the cat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kids

nos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very well

ni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eat

darle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid gloves

B

1

(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yet

hace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages

¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?

no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel

¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!

¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien the food here is very good

donde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2 (esp Esp, Méx) (almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner ( BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

3 ( esp AmL) (cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at nine

nos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner

■ comer

vt

A ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat

como mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruit

no puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso have a little cheese

tienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you

¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat

nadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat you

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eaten

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)

B ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her face

estos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoes

estos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savings

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rent

si seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirt

C (en ajedrez, damas) to take

■ comerse

v pron

A ‹acento/palabra›

te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accents

me comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two lines

se comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'

se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his words

B

1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eat

cómetelo todo eat it all up

se lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one go

está para comérsela ( fam); she's really tasty ( colloq), she's a real dish ( colloq)

no te comas las uñas don't bite your nails

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)

se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envy

se comió cuatro años de cárcel ( fam); he did four years in prison o inside ( colloq)

comerse a algn vivo ( fam); to skin sb alive ( colloq)

si se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)

2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into

3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)

C ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpet

el mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sand

el ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metal

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salary

D ( Col fam) (poseer sexualmente) to have ( colloq)

comer²

masculine

eating

una persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her food

el arte del buen comer the art of good eating

el comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop

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comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot

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comer

♦ vt

1. [alimentos] to eat;

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;

¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;

no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;

Comp

ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;

Comp
Fam
comer el coco o [m5] tarro a alguien [convencer] to brainwash sb;

Comp

sin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;

sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;
esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;
hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today

3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

4. [consumir] to eat up;

tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;

esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;

los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;

me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive

♦ vi

1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;

ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;

comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;

yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;

comer a la carta to eat à la carte;

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;

¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;

dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;

no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;

en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;
Fam
ser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;
Fig
tener qué comer to have enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
comer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;

Comp

comer como una lima o [m5] un regimiento to eat like a horse;

Comp

comimos como curas o [m5] reyes we ate like kings;

Comp

comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;

Comp
Fam
dar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;

Comp

donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;

en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;

hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;

comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch

3. esp Andes [a la noche] to have dinner

♦ See also the pronominal verb comerse

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comer

I v/t eat; a mediodía have for lunch

II v/i eat; a mediodía have lunch;

dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;

no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;

sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden

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comer vt

1) : to eat

2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat into

comer vi

1) : to eat

2) cenar: to have a meal

3)

dar de comer : to feed

♦ See also the reflexive verb comerse

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comer vb

1. (en general) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten]

hay que comer más verduras you must eat more vegetables

¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?

2. (al mediodía) to have lunch

siempre como en casa I always have lunch at home

me ha invitado a comer he's invited me to lunch

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

fuimos a dar de comer a los patos we went to feed the ducks

Spanish-English dictionary > comer
16 déjeuner

déjeuner [deʒœne]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

to have lunch

• nous avons déjeuné de fromage et de pain we had bread and cheese for lunch

• rester à déjeuner chez qn to stay and have lunch with sb

• inviter qn à déjeuner to invite sb to lunch

2. masculine noun

a. ( = repas de midi) lunch

• déjeuner d'affaires business lunch

• prendre son déjeuner to have lunch

• j'ai eu du poulet au déjeuner I had chicken for lunch

b. ( = tasse et soucoupe) breakfast cup and saucer

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I deʒœne
verbe intransitif

1) ( à midi) to have lunch

inviter quelqu'un à déjeuner — to invite somebody to lunch

restez déjeuner — stay for lunch

déjeuner d'un sandwich — to have a sandwich for lunch

2) ( le matin) dial, Belgicisme, Canadianisme to have breakfast

II deʒœne
nom masculin

1) ( repas de midi) lunch

déjeuner d'affaires — business lunch

prendre son déjeuner — to have lunch

l'heure du déjeuner — lunchtime

le déjeuner est servi — lunch is ready

après déjeuner — after lunch

2) ( petit déjeuner) dial, Belgicisme, Canadianisme breakfast

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- déjeuner sur l'herbe

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deʒœne
1. vi

to have lunch, (le matin) to have breakfast

2. nm

1) lunch

déjeuner d'affaires — business lunch

2) (= petit déjeuner) breakfast

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déjeuner verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( repas de midi) lunch; déjeuner d'affaires/de travail/de famille business/working/family lunch; prendre son déjeuner to have lunch; inviter qn pour le déjeuner to invite sb to lunch; manger de la soupe au déjeuner or pour le déjeuner to have soup for lunch; c'est l'heure du déjeuner it's lunchtime; le déjeuner est servi lunch is ready; à l'heure du déjeuner at lunchtime; après déjeuner after lunch;

2 ( le matin) Belg, Can breakfast; petit déjeuner breakfast;

3 ( objet) breakfast cup and saucer.

B vi

1 ( prendre le repas de midi) to have lunch; inviter qn à déjeuner to invite sb for ou to lunch; restez (à) déjeuner stay for ou to lunch; venez déjeuner samedi come and have lunch ou come to lunch on Saturday; qu'est-ce que tu as eu à déjeuner? what did you have for lunch?; déjeuner d'un sandwich to have a sandwich for lunch;

2 ( le matin) dial, Belg, Can to have breakfast.

C déjeuner(-) ( in compounds) déjeuner-concert lunchtime concert; déjeuner-conférence lecture accompanied by lunch.

Composé

déjeuner sur l'herbe picnic lunch.

I

[deʒɶne] nom masculin

1. [repas de la mi-journée] lunch, luncheon (soutenu)

prendre son déjeuner to have lunch

un déjeuner d'affaires a business lunch

2. [dialecte: repas du matin] breakfast

3. [tasse et soucoupe] (large) breakfast cup and saucer

4. (locution)

déjeuner de soleil short-lived feeling, flash in the pan

II

[deʒɶne] verbe intransitif

1. [le midi] to (have) lunch

invite-le à déjeuner invite him for ou to lunch

j'ai déjeuné d'une salade I had a salad for lunch

j'ai fait déjeuner les enfants plus tôt I gave the children an early lunch

2. [dialecte, le matin] to have breakfast

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > déjeuner
17 almorzar

v.

1 to have lunch.

2 to have for lunch.

los viernes almuerzan pescado on Fridays they have fish for lunch

3 to eat.

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almorzar

Conjugation model [ FORZAR], like link=forzar forzar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (al mediodía) to have lunch; (de desayuno) to have breakfast; (a media mañana) to have elevenses, have a mid-morning snack

► verbo transitivo

1 (al mediodía) to have for lunch; (de desayuno) to have for breakfast; (a media mañana) to have for elevenses, have for a mid-morning snack

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verb

1) to have lunch

2) have for lunch

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1.

VT [a mediodía] to have for lunch, lunch on frm; [a media mañana] to have for breakfast, have for brunch

2.

VI [a mediodía] to have lunch, lunch frm; [a media mañana] to have breakfast o brunch

vengo almorzado — I've had lunch

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( a mediodía) to have lunch

b) (en algunas regiones) ( a media mañana) to have a mid-morning snack
2.
almorzar vt

a) ( a mediodía) to have... for lunch

b) (en algunas regiones) ( a media mañana) to have... mid-morning

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( a mediodía) to have lunch

b) (en algunas regiones) ( a media mañana) to have a mid-morning snack
2.
almorzar vt

a) ( a mediodía) to have... for lunch

b) (en algunas regiones) ( a media mañana) to have... mid-morning

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almorzar [ A11 ]

vi

1 (a mediodía) to have lunch

salimos almorzados we had lunch before we left

2 ( en algunas regiones) (a media mañana) to have a mid-morning snack, have elevenses ( BrE colloq)

■ almorzar

vt

1 (a mediodía) to have … for lunch

2 ( en algunas regiones) (a media mañana) to have … mid-morning, have … for elevenses ( BrE colloq)

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almorzar ( conjugate almorzar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( a mediodía) to have lunch

b) (en algunas regiones) ( a media mañana) to have a mid-morning snack

verbo transitivo
a) ( a mediodía) to have … for lunch

b) (en algunas regiones) ( a media mañana) to have … mid-morning

almorzar
I verbo intransitivo (a mediodía) to have lunch
(a media mañana) to have a mid-morning snack
II verbo transitivo (a mediodía) to have (something) for lunch
(a media mañana) to have sthg for a mid-morning snack: nunca desayuno, pero almuerzo algo a las once, I don't have breakfast, but I have something at eleven
' almorzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
almuerza
- comer
- enseguida
- hora
- vuelta
English:
lunch
- dinner
- have
- lunchtime

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almorzar

♦ vt

1. [a mediodía] to have for lunch;

los viernes almuerzan pescado on Fridays they have fish for lunch

2. [a media mañana] to have as a mid-morning snack

♦ vi

1. [a mediodía] to have lunch

2. [a media mañana] to have a mid-morning snack

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almorzar

I v/i al mediodía have lunch; a media mañana have a mid-morning snack

II v/t

:

almorzar algo al mediodía have sth for lunch; a media mañana have sth as a mid-morning snack;

vengo almorzado I’ve already eaten

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almorzar {36} vi

: to have lunch

almorzar vt

: to have for lunch

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almorzar vb

1. (a media mañana) to have a snack

2. (a mediodía) to have lunch

me voy a almorzar a casa I'm going home for lunch

Spanish-English dictionary > almorzar
18 sitzen

v/i; sitzt, saß, hat oder bes. südd., österr., schw. ist gesessen

1. (hat oder ist) sit; am Steuer / im Sattel sitzen sit ( oder be seated) at the (steering) wheel / in the saddle; von morgens bis abends im Auto sitzen spend the whole day sitting in the car; sitz! zum Hund: sit!; bei jemandem sitzen sit beside ( oder next to, with) s.o.; sitzen Sie bequem? are you comfortable?; zu viel sitzen spend too much time sitting (on one’s backside umg.); das viele Sitzen ist nicht gut für dich all this sitting is bad for you; ich war ganz steif vom vielen Sitzen I was really stiff from all that sitting; etw. im Sitzen tun do s.th. sitting down; er sitzt auf seinem Geld umg., fig. he’s sitting on his money; sag mal, sitzt du auf den Ohren? umg., fig. are you deaf?, Am. auch have you got beans in your ears?

2. (hat oder ist) (sein) sit, be; lieber zu Hause sitzen prefer to sit ( oder stay) at home; beim Essen sitzen be having one’s dinner ( oder lunch); beim Arzt sitzen umg. be at the doctor’s; im Gefängnis sitzen be in jail (clink umg.); siehe 5; den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe sitzen sit around in the pub all day; stundenlang vor dem Fernseher sitzen spend hours (sitting) in front of the television; stärker: be glued to the television for hours umg.; ich habe lange daran gesessen I spent a lot of time on it; über den Büchern sitzen sit (poring) over one’s books; sie sitzt immer noch an ihren Hausaufgaben she’s still doing her homework; sitzen in (+ Dat) Firma etc.: have its headquarters in; im Parlament sitzen have a seat in Parliament, Brit. auch be an MP ( oder a Member of Parliament); im Stadtrat sitzen be on the (town oder city) council; im Ausschuss sitzen be on the committee; sie sitzen immer noch they’re still in the meeting

3. (hat) Kleidung: (passen) fit; (richtig angezogen sein) be on properly; deine Krawatte sitzt nicht richtig your tie’s not straight; dein Hut sitzt schief your hat’s not on straight, your hat’s crooked

4. (hat) Modell: sit ( jemandem for s.o.)

5. (hat) umg. im Gefängnis: do time; er saß sechs Monate wegen Diebstahl(s) he did six months for theft; er hat sein halbes Leben lang gesessen he’s spent half his life in jail

6. (hat) umg. (treffen) find the target; bes. fig. go ( oder hit) home; das hat gesessen! that went ( oder hit) home; jeder Schuss / Schlag sitzt every shot / blow finds its target; bei ihm sitzt jeder Handgriff he knows exactly what he’s doing; jede Pointe saß every punch line went home

7. (hat oder ist) fig. (stecken); wo sitzt der Schmerz? where does it hurt exactly?; da sitzt der Fehler! that’s where the problem lies; die Angst / der Hass sitzt tief the fear / hatred runs oder goes deep; mir sitzt der Schreck noch in den Gliedern I’m still shaking with fright; einen sitzen haben umg. have had one too many

8. (hat) fig. gespr. ( im Gedächtnis) sitzen have sunk in; die Vokabeln sitzen gut / schlecht he etc. knows his etc. vocabulary off pat, Am. he’s etc. got his etc. vocabulary down pat / his etc. vocabulary’s shaky, he etc. needs to work on his etc. vocabulary; das sitzt noch nicht richtig it hasn’t quite sunk in yet

9. (ist): sitzen bleiben remain ( oder stay) seated; umg. beim Tanz: be left without a partner, be a wallflower; (nicht geheiratet werden) be left on the shelf; bleiben Sie sitzen! don’t get up; im Theater etc.: stay in your seat(s); sitzen bleiben PÄD. have to repeat a year, Brit. auch stay down, Am. auch flunk umg.; er ist dreimal sitzen geblieben he had to repeat the class (Brit. auch stay down) three times all told; auf etw. sitzen bleiben be left with ( oder stuck with) s.th.

10. (hat): sitzen lassen umg. leave, desert, walk out on; (Freund[in]) leave, walk out on, jilt; (versetzen) stand s.o. up; (im Stich lassen) let s.o. down, leave s.o. in the lurch; sie ließ ihn einfach sitzen (versetzte ihn) auch she just didn’t turn up; er hat sie mit drei Kindern sitzen lassen he walked out on her and three children, he left her to bring up three children on her own; einen Vorwurf etc. nicht auf sich (Dat) sitzen lassen not stand for ( oder take); das lasse ich nicht auf mir sitzen auch I’m not going to take that lying down; dass du so etwas auf dir sitzen lässt! I’m amazed that you would stand for that

11. (ist) schw. (sich setzen) sit down; Patsche, Tinte etc.

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(passen) to fit;

(sich befinden) to sit; to be

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sịt|zen ['zɪtsn] pret sa\#ß [zaːs] ptp gese\#ssen [gə'zɛsn]
vi aux haben or (Aus, S Ger, Sw)sein

1) (Mensch, Tier) to sit; (Vogel) to perch

sitzen Sie bequem? — are you comfortable?

hier sitzt man sehr bequem — it's very comfortable sitting here

auf der Toilette sitzen — to be on (inf) or in the toilet

etw im Sitzen tun — to do sth sitting down

beim Frühstück/Mittagessen sitzen — to be having breakfast/lunch

beim Wein/Schach sitzen — to sit over a glass of wine/a game of chess

an einer Aufgabe/über den Büchern/über einer Arbeit sitzen — to sit over a task/one's books/a piece of work

See:

→ auch sitzen bleiben

2) (= Modell sitzen) to sit (jdm for sb)

3) (= seinen Sitz haben) (Regierung, Gericht etc) to sit; (Firma) to have its headquarters

4) (= Mitglied sein) (im Parlament) to have a seat (
in +dat in); (im Vorstand, Aufsichtsrat etc) to be or sit ( in +dat on)
5) (inf = im Gefängnis sitzen) to be inside (inf)

gesessen haben — to have done time (inf), to have been inside (inf)

er musste zwei Jahre sitzen — he had to do two years (inf)

6) (= sein) to be

er sitzt in Bulgarien/im Kultusministerium (inf) — he's in Bulgaria/the ministry of culture

er sitzt in der Äußeren Mongolei (und kann nicht weg) (inf) — he's stuck in outer Mongolia (inf)

er sitzt im Gefängnis (inf) — he's in prison

die Verfolger saßen uns auf den Fersen — our pursuers were hard on our heels

auf der Bank sitzen (Sport) — to be or sit on the bench

7) (=angebracht sein Deckel, Schraube etc) to sit

der Deckel sitzt fest — the lid is on tightly

die Schraube sitzt fest — the screw is in tightly

locker sitzen — to be loose

8) (= stecken) to be (stuck)

fest sitzen — to be stuck tight(ly)

der Splitter saß fest in meinem Fuß — the splinter was stuck in my foot

9) (= im Gedächtnis sitzen) to have sunk in

10) (= seinen Herd haben) (Infektion, Schmerz) to be; (fig Übel, Hass, Schmerz) to lie, to be

11) (Kleid, Frisur) to sit

deine Krawatte sitzt nicht richtig — your tie isn't straight

sein Hut saß schief — his hat was (on) crooked

12) (inf = treffen) to hit home

das saß!, das hat gesessen! — that hit home

13)

einen sitzen haben (inf) — to have had one too many (inf)

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1) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sit

2) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sit

3) ((of a blow, insult etc) to reach the place where it will hurt most.) strike home

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sit·zen

<saß, gesessen>

[ˈzɪtsn̩]

vi Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ sein

1. (sich gesetzt haben) to sit; (auf einer Kante, Vogel a.) to perch

wir saßen auf Barhockern und tranken ein Bier we perched on bar stools and had a beer

sitz! (Befehl an Hund) sit!

[bitte] bleib/bleiben Sie \sitzen! [please] don't get up, [please] remain seated form

▪ im S\sitzen when seated, sitting down, in/from a sitting position

bequem/gut \sitzen to be comfortable [or sitting comfortably]

sitzt du bequem? are you comfortable?

eine \sitzende Lebensweise a sedentary life

jdm Modell \sitzen to sit for sb

2. (sich befinden) to sit

sie sitzt noch bei Tisch (form) she is still eating [or having her meal]

er sitzt den ganzen Tag vor dem Fernseher/in der Kneipe (fam) he spends the whole day sitting in front of the telly/in the pub BRIT fam

ich habe stundenlang beim Zahnarzt \sitzen müssen I had to spend hours at the dentist's

sie sitzt jetzt in einem kleinen Dorf (fam) she's living in a small village now

er sitzt in Moskau und hat kein Geld für die Rückfahrt (fam) he's stuck in Moscow and has no money for a return ticket

auf der Anklagebank \sitzen to be in the dock

beim Frühstück/Mittagessen \sitzen to be having breakfast/lunch

bei einem Glas Wein/einer Tasse Kaffee \sitzen to sit over a glass of wine/a cup of coffee

beim Kartenspiel/Schach \sitzen to sit playing cards/over a game of chess

im Sattel \sitzen to be in the saddle

auf der Toilette \sitzen to be on the toilet

3. (sich beschäftigen)

▪ an [o über] etw dat \sitzen to sit over sth

sie sitzt viel über den Büchern she spends a lot of time sitting over her books

an einer Arbeit \sitzen to sit over a piece of work

4. JUR, POL (tagen) Gericht, Regierung to sit

5. (angehören)

▪ in etw dat \sitzen to sit on [or be in] sth

sie sitzt in einigen Ausschüssen she sits on a number of committees

er sitzt im Verteidigungsministerium he's in the Ministry of Defence BRIT [or AM Department of Defense]

im Parlament/Vorstand \sitzen to have a seat in parliament/on the management board

in der Regierung \sitzen to be with the government

6. (fam: inhaftiert sein) to do time fam, to be inside fam

er musste vier Jahre \sitzen he had to do four years fam

gesessen haben to have done time [or been inside] fam

7. (seinen Sitz haben)

▪ irgendwo \sitzen Firma, Gesellschaft etc. to have its headquarters somewhere

das Unternehmen sitzt in München the company is based [or has its headquarters] in Munich

8. (befestigt sein) to be

der Knopf sitzt an der falschen Stelle the button isn't in the right place

die Tür sitzt schief in den Angeln the door is not hanging straight

9. (stecken)

▪ in etw dat \sitzen to be in sth

der Splitter sitzt fest in meinem Zeh the splinter won't come out of my toe

ihr sitzt der Schreck noch in den Gliedern (fig) her knees are still like jelly

fest \sitzen to be stuck tight[ly]

der Deckel/die Schraube sitzt ziemlich fest the lid is on/the screw is in rather tightly

10. (Passform haben) Kleidung to fit

das Jackett sitzt gut the jacket fits well

sitzt die Fliege korrekt? is my bow tie straight?

dein Hut sitzt schief your hat is [on] crooked

eng/locker \sitzend close-/loose-fitting

11. MED (von etwas ausgehen) Infektion, Schmerz to be [located [or situated]]

ihr Hass saß tief (fig) she felt nothing but hatred

12. (fam: treffen) to hit [or strike] home

das hat gesessen! that hit home!

13. SCH

[in Mathe/Englisch] \sitzen bleiben (fam) to [have to] repeat a year [in maths [or AM math]/English], to stay down [a year] [in maths/English] BRIT

jdn \sitzen lassen (fam) to keep sb down [or hold sb back] [a year]

14. (fam: nicht absetzen können)

auf etw dat \sitzen bleiben to be left with [or fam be sitting on] sth

15. (fam: etw nicht hergeben)

▪ auf etw akk \sitzen to hang [or cling] on to sth

sie sitzt auf ihrem Geld she's very tight with her money fam

16. (fam: gut eingeübt sein) to have sunk in

du musst die Vokabeln so oft wiederholen, bis sie \sitzen you must keep on repeating the vocab till it sticks fam

sie hatte so lange geübt, bis jeder Schritt wie im Schlafe saß she had practised till she could do every step in her sleep

17.

▶ \sitzen bleiben (pej fam: als Frau unverheiratet) to be left on the shelf; (beim Tanz) to be left sitting

▶ jdm auf den Fersen \sitzen to be on sb's tail

▶ einen \sitzen haben (fam) to have had one too many

▶ jdn \sitzen lassen (fam: im Stich lassen) to leave sb in the lurch; (versetzen) to stand sb up fam; (nicht heiraten) to jilt [or walk out on] sb

er hat Frau und Kinder \sitzen lassen he left his wife and children

▶ etw nicht auf sich dat \sitzen lassen not to take [or stand for] sth

das lasse ich nicht auf mir \sitzen I won't take [or stand for] that

▶ jdm auf der Pelle [o dem Pelz] sitzen (fam) to keep bothering sb, to keep on at sb fam

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) sit

bleiben Sie bitte sitzen — please don't get up; please remain seated

er saß den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe — he spent the whole day in the pub (Brit.) or (Amer.) bar

im Sattel sitzen — be in the saddle

jemandem auf der Pelle od. dem Pelz sitzen — (salopp) keep bothering somebody; keep on at somebody (coll.)

2) (sein) be

die Firma sitzt in Berlin — the firm is based in Berlin

einen sitzen haben — (salopp) have had one too many

3) ([gut] passen) fit

die Krawatte sitzt nicht — the tie isn't straight

4) (ugs.): (gut eingeübt sein)

Lektionen so oft wiederholen, bis sie sitzen — keep on repeating lessons till they stick (coll.)

5) (ugs.): (wirksam treffen) hit home

6) (Mitglied sein) be, sit (in + Dat. on)

7) (ugs.): (eingesperrt sein) be in prison or (sl.) inside

8)

sitzen bleiben — (ugs.) ( nicht versetzt werden) stay down [a year]; have to repeat a year; (abwertend): (als Frau unverheiratet bleiben) be left on the shelf

auf etwas (Dat.) sitzen bleiben — (etwas nicht loswerden) be left or (coll.) stuck with something

jemanden sitzen lassen — (ugs.): (nicht heiraten) jilt somebody; (ugs.): (im Stich lassen) leave somebody in the lurch

er hat Frau und Kinder sitzen lassen — od. (seltener:)

sitzen gelassen — he left his wife and children

etwas nicht auf sich (Dat.) sitzen lassen — not take something; not stand for something
•• Cultural note:
sitzen bleiben

If German pupils fail more than one subject in their end-of-year school report, they have to repeat the year. This is colloquially referred to as sitzen bleiben, and it means that some pupils do not manage to sit their Abitur until they are 20

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sitzen v/i; sitzt, saß, hat oder besonders südd, österr, schweiz ist gesessen

1. (hat oder ist) sit;

am Steuer/im Sattel sitzen sit ( oder be seated) at the (steering) wheel/in the saddle;

von morgens bis abends im Auto sitzen spend the whole day sitting in the car;

sitz! zum Hund: sit!;

bei jemandem sitzen sit beside ( oder next to, with) sb;

sitzen Sie bequem? are you comfortable?;

zu viel sitzen spend too much time sitting (on one’s backside umg);

das viele Sitzen ist nicht gut für dich all this sitting is bad for you;

ich war ganz steif vom vielen Sitzen I was really stiff from all that sitting;

etwas im Sitzen tun do sth sitting down;

er sitzt auf seinem Geld umg, fig he’s sitting on his money;

sag mal, sitzt du auf den Ohren? umg, fig are you deaf?, US auch have you got beans in your ears?

2. (hat oder ist) (sein) sit, be;

lieber zu Hause sitzen prefer to sit ( oder stay) at home;

beim Essen sitzen be having one’s dinner ( oder lunch);

beim Arzt sitzen umg be at the doctor’s;

im Gefängnis sitzen be in jail (clink umg); → 5;

den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe sitzen sit around in the pub all day;

stundenlang vor dem Fernseher sitzen spend hours (sitting) in front of the television; stärker: be glued to the television for hours umg;

ich habe lange daran gesessen I spent a lot of time on it;

über den Büchern sitzen sit (poring) over one’s books;

sie sitzt immer noch an ihren Hausaufgaben she’s still doing her homework;

sitzen in (+dat) Firma etc: have its headquarters in;

im Parlament sitzen have a seat in Parliament, Br auch be an MP ( oder a Member of Parliament);

im Stadtrat sitzen be on the (town oder city) council;

im Ausschuss sitzen be on the committee;

sie sitzen immer noch they’re still in the meeting

3. (hat) Kleidung: (passen) fit; (richtig angezogen sein) be on properly;

deine Krawatte sitzt nicht richtig your tie’s not straight;

dein Hut sitzt schief your hat’s not on straight, your hat’s crooked

4. (hat) Modell: sit (

jemandem for sb)

5. (hat) umg im Gefängnis: do time;

er saß sechs Monate wegen Diebstahl(s) he did six months for theft;

er hat sein halbes Leben lang gesessen he’s spent half his life in jail

6. (hat) umg (treffen) find the target; besonders fig go ( oder hit) home;

das hat gesessen! that went ( oder hit) home;

jeder Schuss/Schlag sitzt every shot/blow finds its target;

bei ihm sitzt jeder Handgriff he knows exactly what he’s doing;

jede Pointe saß every punch line went home

7. (hat oder ist) fig (stecken);

wo sitzt der Schmerz? where does it hurt exactly?;

da sitzt der Fehler! that’s where the problem lies;

die Angst/der Hass sitzt tief the fear/hatred runs oder goes deep;

mir sitzt der Schreck noch in den Gliedern I’m still shaking with fright;

einen sitzen haben umg have had one too many

8. (hat) fig gespr

(im Gedächtnis) sitzen have sunk in;

die Vokabeln sitzen gut/schlecht he etc knows his etc vocabulary off pat, US he’s etc got his etc vocabulary down pat/his etc vocabulary’s shaky, he etc needs to work on his etc vocabulary;

das sitzt noch nicht richtig it hasn’t quite sunk in yet

9. (ist):

sitzen bleiben remain ( oder stay) seated; umg beim Tanz: be left without a partner, be a wallflower; (nicht geheiratet werden) be left on the shelf;

bleiben Sie sitzen! don’t get up; im Theater etc: stay in your seat(s);

sitzen bleiben SCHULE have to repeat a year, Br auch stay down, US auch flunk umg;

er ist dreimal sitzen geblieben he had to repeat the class (Br auch stay down) three times all told;

auf etwas sitzen bleiben be left with ( oder stuck with) sth

10. (hat):

sitzen lassen umg leave, desert, walk out on; (Freund[in]) leave, walk out on, jilt; (versetzen) stand sb up; (im Stich lassen) let sb down, leave sb in the lurch;

sie ließ ihn einfach sitzen (versetzte ihn) auch she just didn’t turn up;

er hat sie mit drei Kindern sitzen lassen he walked out on her and three children, he left her to bring up three children on her own;

einen Vorwurf etc

nicht auf sich (dat)

sitzen lassen not stand for ( oder take);

das lasse ich nicht auf mir sitzen auch I’m not going to take that lying down;

dass du so etwas auf dir sitzen lässt! I’m amazed that you would stand for that

11. (ist) schweiz (sich setzen) sit down; → Patsche, Tinte etc

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) sit

bleiben Sie bitte sitzen — please don't get up; please remain seated

er saß den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe — he spent the whole day in the pub (Brit.) or (Amer.) bar

im Sattel sitzen — be in the saddle

jemandem auf der Pelle od. dem Pelz sitzen — (salopp) keep bothering somebody; keep on at somebody (coll.)

2) (sein) be

die Firma sitzt in Berlin — the firm is based in Berlin

einen sitzen haben — (salopp) have had one too many

3) ([gut] passen) fit

die Krawatte sitzt nicht — the tie isn't straight

4) (ugs.): (gut eingeübt sein)

Lektionen so oft wiederholen, bis sie sitzen — keep on repeating lessons till they stick (coll.)

5) (ugs.): (wirksam treffen) hit home

6) (Mitglied sein) be, sit (in + Dat. on)

7) (ugs.): (eingesperrt sein) be in prison or (sl.) inside

8)

sitzen bleiben — (ugs.) ( nicht versetzt werden) stay down [a year]; have to repeat a year; (abwertend): (als Frau unverheiratet bleiben) be left on the shelf

auf etwas (Dat.) sitzen bleiben — (etwas nicht loswerden) be left or (coll.) stuck with something

jemanden sitzen lassen — (ugs.): (nicht heiraten) jilt somebody; (ugs.): (im Stich lassen) leave somebody in the lurch

er hat Frau und Kinder sitzen lassen — od. (seltener:)

sitzen gelassen — he left his wife and children

etwas nicht auf sich (Dat.) sitzen lassen — not take something; not stand for something
•• Cultural note:
sitzen bleiben

If German pupils fail more than one subject in their end-of-year school report, they have to repeat the year. This is colloquially referred to as sitzen bleiben, and it means that some pupils do not manage to sit their Abitur until they are 20

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: saß, gesessen)

= to sit v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sat)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sitzen
19 być

impf (jestem, jesteś, jest, jesteśmy, jesteście, są, byłem, byłeś, był, byliśmy, byliście, byli, będę, będziesz, będzie, będziemy, będziecie, będą) Ⅰ vi 1. (istnieć, żyć) to be
- jest wielu znanych aktorów there are many well known actors

- nie ma nikogo, kto mógłby to zrobić there’s no one who could do it

- czy jest Bóg, czy go nie ma? does God exist, or not?

- był sobie kiedyś stary król there was a. lived once an old king

- nie było cię jeszcze wtedy na świecie this was before you were born

- kiedy mnie już z wami nie będzie euf. when I am no more a. I am no longer with you euf.

- myślę, więc jestem I think, therefore I am

- być albo nie być to be or not to be

- to dla nas być albo nie być this is our to be or not to be, this is our Waterloo

- nie ma już dla niej ratunku nothing can save her now

- jest wiele powodów do zadowolenia there’s good reason to be happy

- nie ma obaw a. strachu pot. ! no problem! pot., not to worry! pot.

- nie ma powodu do obaw there is no reason a. need to worry

- są sprawy, których nigdy nie zrozumiesz there are (certain) things that you’ll never understand

- nie ma co płakać/gadać it’s no use crying/talking (about it)

- nie ma co żałować (there’s) no need to be sorry

- nie ma co a. czego żałować it’s no great loss

- nie ma czemu się dziwić, że… it’s no surprise a. wonder that…

- nie ma o co się kłócić there’s nothing to quarrel about

- nie ma czym się martwić/czego się bać there’s nothing to worry about/to be afraid of

- nie ma z czego być dumnym (it’s) nothing to be proud of

- nie ma z czego się cieszyć/śmiać there’s nothing to rejoice/to laugh about

- „dziękuję za podwiezienie” – „nie ma za co” ‘thanks for the lift’ – ‘don’t mention it’ a. ‘you’re welcome‘

- „przepraszam, że panu przerwałem” – „nie ma za co” ‘sorry I interrupted you’ – ‘that’s all right’

- już cię/was nie ma! off with you!
2. (przebywać, znajdować się) to be
- być w pracy/szkole to be at work/at school

- być w teatrze/na koncercie to be at the theatre/at a concert

- teraz wychodzę, ale będę w domu o piątej I’m going out now, but I’ll be home at five

- dzisiaj nie ma go w biurze he’s not in the office today

- w pokoju nikogo nie ma/nie było there is/was no-one in the room

- jest już piąta, a jego jak nie ma, tak nie ma it’s already five, and he’s still not here a. there’s still no trace of him

- „czy jest Robert?” – „nie, nie ma go, jest jeszcze w szkole” ‘is Robert in?’ – ‘no, he’s not, he’s still at school’

- „są jeszcze bilety na ostatni seans?” – „niestety, już nie ma” ‘do you still have tickets for the last showing?’ – ‘sorry, all sold out’

- czy będziesz jutro w domu? ‘will you be at home a. in home tomorrow?’

- kiedy (ona) będzie znowu w Warszawie? when will she be in Warsaw again?

- byłem wczoraj u Roberta/u babci I was at Robert’s/granny’s yesterday, I went to see Robert/granny yesterday

- był przy narodzinach swojej córki he was present at the birth of his daughter

- nigdy nie byłem w Rosji I’ve never been to Russia

- „skąd jesteś?” – „(jestem) z Krakowa/Polski” ‘where are you from?’ – ‘(I’m) from Cracow/Poland’

- „gdzie jesteś?” – „tutaj!” ‘where are you?’ – ‘(I’m) here!’

- „jestem!” (przy odczytywaniu listy) ‘here!’, ‘present’

- będąc w Londynie, odwiedziłem Annę when a. while I was in London I went to see Anna

- biblioteka jest w budynku głównym the library is in the main building

- w jednym pudełku jest dziesięć bateryjek there are ten batteries in a packet

- w domu nie było nic do jedzenia there was nothing to eat at home a. in the house

- co jest w tym pudle? what’s in this box?

- gdzie jest moja książka/najbliższa apteka? where’s my book/the nearest chemist’s?

- co jest dzisiaj na lunch? what’s for lunch today?

- wczoraj na kolację był dorsz there was cod for dinner yesterday

- „dużo masz tych ziemniaków?” – „oj, będzie” pot. ‘got a lot of those spuds?’ – ‘loads’ pot.

- będzie, będzie, więcej się nie zmieści pot. that’s plenty a. that’ll do, there’s no room for any more
3. (trwać, stawać się) to be
- jest godzina druga po południu it’s two in the afternoon a. two p.m.

- nie ma jeszcze szóstej rano it’s not yet six a.m.

- zanim dotrzemy do domu, będzie ósma wieczorem/północ it’ll be eight p.m./midnight by the time we reach home

- był maj it was in May

- to było w grudniu 1999 it was in December 1999

- to było dawno, dawno temu this was a long, long time ago

- jest piękny ranek it’s a fine morning

- jest mroźno/upalnie it’s nippy/hot

- wczoraj był deszcz/mróz it was raining/freezing yesterday

- ciekawe, czy jutro będzie pogoda I wonder if it’s going to be fine tomorrow

- nie pamiętam dokładnie, to było dość dawno temu I can’t really remember, it was some time ago

- z niego jeszcze coś będzie he’ll turn out all right

- co z niego będzie? how will he turn out?, what will become of him?

- będzie z niego dobry pracownik he’ll be a good worker

- kuchmistrz to z ciebie nie będzie you’ll never make a chef

- z tych kwiatów nic już nie będzie these flowers/plants have had it pot.

- z naszych planów/wakacji nic nie będzie nothing will come of our plans/holidays

- nic z tego nie będzie it’s hopeless

- nic dobrego z tego nie będzie nothing good will come of it

- tyle pracy i nic z tego nie ma (he’s done) so much work and nothing to show for it
4. (odbywać się, zdarzać się) to be
- koncert/egzamin jest jutro the concert/exam is tomorrow

- zebranie było w sali konferencyjnej the meeting was (held) in the conference room

- jutro nie będzie a. nie ma lekcji there are no classes tomorrow

- był do ciebie telefon there was a phone call for you

- czy były do mnie jakieś telefony? has anyone called me?

- był wypadek w kopalni there was an accident in the mine

- co będzie, jeśli nie zdasz egzaminu? what’s going to happen if you fail the exam?

- co będzie, jeśli ktoś nas zobaczy? supposing a. what if someone sees us?

- nie martw się, wszystko będzie dobrze don’t worry, it’ll be a. it’s going to be fine

- w życiu bywa rozmaicie you never know what life may bring

- opowiedziałem jej wszystko, tak jak było I told her everything just as it happened

- co ci/jej jest? what’s the matter with you/her?

- coś mi/jemu jest something’s the matter with me/him

- czy jemu coś jest? is anything the matter with him?

- nic mu nie będzie, to tylko przeziębienie he’ll be fine, it’s only a cold
5. (uczestniczyć, uczęszczać) to be
- być na weselu/zebraniu to be at a wedding/meeting

- wczoraj byliśmy na przyjęciu we were at a reception yesterday

- być w liceum/na uniwersytecie to be at secondary school/at university

- być na studiach to be a student a. at college

- być na prawie/medycynie to study law/medicine

- był na trzecim roku anglistyki he was in his third year in the English department

- być na kursie komputerowym to be on a computer course

- być na wojnie to go to war
6. (przybyć) to be, to come
- być pierwszym/drugim to be the first/second to arrive

- był na mecie trzeci he came third

- czy był już listonosz? has the postman been a. come yet?
7. (znajdować się w jakimś stanie) to be
- być pod urokiem/wrażeniem kogoś/czegoś to be charmed/impressed by sb/sth

- być pod wpływem kogoś/czegoś to be under the influence of sb/sth

- prowadzić samochód, będąc pod wpływem alkoholu to drive while under the influence of alcohol

- być w ciąży to be pregnant

- być w dobrym/złym humorze to be in a good/bad mood

- nie być w nastroju do zabawy not to feel like going out a. partying

- być w doskonałej formie to be in excellent form a. in fine fettle

- być w strachu to be scared

- być w rozpaczy to be in despair

- bądźmy dobrej myśli let’s hope for the best

- jestem przed obiadem I haven’t had my lunch yet

- jestem już po śniadaniu I’ve already had breakfast

- był siedem lat po studiach he had graduated seven years earlier

- być po kielichu/po paru kieliszkach pot. to have had a drop/a few euf.

- być na diecie to be on a diet

- być na kaszce a. kleiku to be on a diet of gruel

- być na emeryturze/rencie to be on a pension

- sukienka jest do kolan the dress is knee-length

- wody było do kostek the water was ankle-deep

- firanka była do połowy okna the net curtain reached halfway down the window

- chwila nieuwagi i było po wazonie one unguarded moment and the vase was smashed to pieces

- jest już po nim/nas! it’s curtains for him/us! pot.

- jeszcze chwila i byłoby po mnie another instant and it would have been curtains for me a. would have been all up with me pot.
Ⅱ v aux. 1. (łącznik w orzeczeniu złożonym) to be
- być nauczycielem/malarzem to be a teacher/painter

- kiedy dorosnę, będę aktorem when I grow up, I’ll be an actor

- być Polakiem/Duńczykiem to be Polish/Danish

- borsuk jest drapieżnikiem the badger is a predator

- nie bądź dzieckiem! don’t be childish a. such a child!

- jestem Anna Kowalska I’m Anna Kowalska

- „cześć, to ty jesteś Robert?” – „nie, jestem Adam” ‘hi, are you Robert? a. you’re Robert, are you?’ – ‘no, I’m Adam’

- co to jest – ma cztery nogi i robi „miau”? what (is it that) has four legs and says ‘miaow’?

- była wysoka/niska she was tall/short

- jest autorką cenioną przez wszystkich she’s an author appreciated by all a. everybody

- mój dziadek był podobno bardzo przystojnym mężczyzną my grandfather is said to have been a very handsome man

- wciąż jest taka, jaką była za młodu she’s still her old self

- kwiaty były żółte i czerwone the flowers were yellow and red

- pizza była całkiem dobra the pizza was quite good

- pojemnik był z drewna/plastiku the container was made of wood/plastic

- z tych listewek byłby ładny latawiec these slats could make a fine kite

- wszystko to były jedynie domysły it was all only conjecture

- czyj jest ten samochód? whose car is this?, who does this car belong to?

- ta książka jest jej/Adama this book is hers/Adam’s, this is her/Adam’s book

- żona była dla niego wszystkim his wife was everything to him

- nie naśladuj innych, bądź sobą don’t imitate others, be yourself

- ta zupa jest zimna this soup is cold

- Maria jest niewidoma Maria is blind

- jesteś głodny? are you hungry?

- Robert jest żonaty/rozwiedziony Robert is married/divorced

- są małżeństwem od dziesięciu lat they’ve been married for ten years

- bądź dla niej miły be nice to her

- bądź tak dobry a. uprzejmy would you mind

- bądź tak miły i otwórz okno would you mind opening the window?

- czy byłaby pani uprzejma podać mi sól would you be kind enough a. would you be so kind as to pass me the salt?

- nie bądź głupi! don’t be a fool!

- cicho bądź! be quiet!

- być w kapeluszu/kaloszach/spodniach to be wearing a hat/rubber boots/trousers

- była w zielonym żakiecie/czarnym berecie she was wearing a green jacket/black beret, she had a green jacket/black beret on

- być za kimś/czymś (opowiadać się) to support sb/sth, to be for sb/sth

- byłem za tym, żeby nikomu nic nie mówić I was for not telling anyone anything

- dwa razy dwa jest cztery two times two is four
2. (w stronie biernej) artykuł jest dobrze napisany the article is well written
- ściany pokoju były pomalowane na różowo the walls of the room were painted pink

- dzieci, które są maltretowane przez rodziców children who are abused by their parents

- tak jest napisane w gazecie that’s what it says in the paper

- samochód będzie naprawiony jutro the car will be repaired by tomorrow

- to musi być zrobione do czwartku this must be done by Thursday

- sukienka była uszyta z czarnej wełenki the dress was made of black wool
3. (w czasie przyszłym złożonym) shall, will
- będzie pamiętał a. pamiętać tę scenę przez cały życie he will remember this scene all his life

- będziemy długo go wspominali a. wspominać we shall a. will long remember him
4. przest. (w czasie zaprzeszłym) w Krakowie mieszkał był przed trzema laty he would have been living a. was living in Cracow three years ago 5. (w trybie warunkowym) byłbym napisał a. napisałbym był do ciebie, gdybym znał twój adres I would have written to you, had I known your address a. if I had known your address
- co by się było stało, gdyby nie jego pomoc what would have happened if it hadn’t been for his help

- byłaby spadła ze schodów (omal nie) she almost fell down the stairs

- byłbym zapomniał! zabierz ze sobą śpiwór I almost a. nearly forgot! take a sleeping bag with you
6. (w zwrotach nieosobowych) było już późno it was already late
- jest dopiero wpół do ósmej it’s only half past seven

- nie było co jeść there was nothing to eat

- za ciepło będzie ci w tym swetrze you’ll be too hot in this jumper

- byłoby przyjemnie zjeść razem obiad it would be nice to have lunch together

- wychodzić po zmierzchu było niebezpiecznie it was dangerous going out after dark

- nie kupić tego mieszkania będzie niewybaczalnym błędem not to buy that a. the flat would be an inexcusable mistake

- z chorym było źle/coraz gorzej the patient was bad/getting worse

- z dziadkiem jest nienajlepiej grandfather is poorly

- wszystko będzie na niego he’ll get all the blame

- żeby nie było na mnie I don’t want to get the blame

- na imię było jej Maria her name was Maria

- było dobrze po północy it was well after midnight

- będzie z godzinę/trzy lata temu an hour or so/some three years ago

- będzie kwadrans jak wyszedł he must have left fifteen minutes or so ago, it’s been fifteen minutes or so since he left

- do najbliższego sklepu będzie ze trzy kilometry it’s a good three kilometres to the nearest shop

- nie ma tu gdzie usiąść there’s nowhere here to sit

- w tym mieście na ma dokąd pójść wieczorem there’s nowhere to go at night in this town

- nie ma komu posprzątać/zrobić zakupy there’s no-one to clean/to do shopping

- nie ma z kim się bawić there’s no-one to play with
7. (z czasownikami niewłaściwymi) to be
- trzeba było coś z tym zrobić something had to be done about it

- trzeba było od razu tak mówić why didn’t you say so in the first place?

- czytać można było tylko przy świecach one could read only by candlelight

- jest gorzej niż można było przypuszczać it’s worse than might have been expected

■ bądź zdrów! (pożegnanie) goodbye!, take care!

- być bez forsy/przy forsie pot. to be penniless/flush pot.

- być do niczego (bezużyteczny) [osoba, przedmiot] to be useless a. no good; (chory, słaby) [osoba] to be poorly a. out of sorts

- być może perhaps, maybe

- być może nam się uda perhaps we’ll succeed

- być może a. może być, że… it may happen that…

- być niczym [osoba] to be a nobody

- znałem ją, kiedy jeszcze była nikim I knew her when she was still a nobody

- być przy nadziei a. być w poważnym a. odmiennym a. błogosławionym stanie książk. to be in an interesting condition a. in the family way przest.; to have a bun in the oven euf., pot.

- było nie było (tak czy owak) when all’s said and done, after all; (niech się dzieje co chce) come what may, be that as it may

- było nie było, to już ćwierć wieku od naszego ślubu when all’s said and done a. after all, it’s twenty-five years since we got married

- było nie było, idę pogadać z szefem o podwyżce come what may, I’m going to the boss to talk about a rise

- było siedzieć w domu/nie pożyczać mu pieniędzy pot. serves you right, you should have stayed at home/shouldn’t have lent him money

- było nic mu nie mówić you should have told him nothing

- co będzie, to będzie whatever will be, will be

- co było, to było let bygones be bygones

- co jest? pot. what’s up? pot.

- co jest, do jasnej cholery? dlaczego nikt nie otwiera? what the hell’s going on? – why doesn’t anyone open the door? pot.

- co jest? przyjacielowi paru groszy żałujesz? what’s wrong? – can’t spare a friend a few pence? pot.

- coś w tym jest a. coś w tym musi być there must be something in it

- coś w tym musi być, że wszyscy dyrektorzy będą na tym zebraniu there must be something in it, if all the directors are going to the meeting

- jakoś to będzie things’ll a. it’ll work out somehow pot.

- nie ma co a. rady oh well

- nie ma co, trzeba brać się do roboty oh well, time to do some work

- nie ma co! well, well!

- mieszkanie, nie ma co, widne i ustawne well, well, not a bad flat, airy and well laid out

- ładnie się spisałeś, nie ma co! iron. well, well, you’ve done it now, haven’t you!

- nie ma (to) jak kuchnia domowa/kieliszek zimnej wódki nothing beats a. you can’t beat home cooking/a glass of cold vodka

- nie ma (to) jak muzyka klasyczna give me classical music every time

- nie ma to jak wakacje! there’s nothing like a holiday!

- nie może być! (niedowierzanie) I don’t believe it!, you don’t say!

- niech będzie! oh well!

- niech ci/wam będzie! have it your own way!

- niech mu/jej będzie! let him/her have his/her own way!

- niech tak będzie! (zgoda) so be it!

- tak jest! (owszem) (that’s) right!

- „to jest pańskie ostatnie słowo” – „tak jest, ostatnie” ‘is that your final word?’ – ‘yes, it is’, ‘that’s right’

- tak jest, panie pułkowniku/generale! Wojsk. yes, sir!

- to jest książk. that is, that is to say

- główne gałęzie przemysłu, to jest górnictwo i hutnictwo the main branches of industry, that is (to say) mining and metallurgy

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(jestem, jesteś); pl jesteśmy; pl jesteście; pl są; imp bądź; pt był, była, byli; sg fut będę; sg fut; będziesz; vi

to be

jestem! — present!, here!

jestem samochodem — I've come by car

jesteśmy po obiedzie — we've already had dinner

czy byłeś w partii? — were you a party member?

jest ciepło/zimno — it's warm/cold

jest mi zimno/przykro — I'm cold/sorry

co ci jest? — what's the matter with you?

będę pamiętać lub pamiętał — I will remember

ten dom był zbudowany w 1874 — this house was built in 1874

co będzie, jeśli nie przyjdą? — what will happen if they don't come?

być może — maybe

nie może być! — this lub it can't be!

tak jest! — yes, sir!

to jest — that is

jestem za +instr /przeciw być — +dat I am for/against

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I.

być¹

ipf.

jestem jesteś są; będę będziesz bądź

1. (= znajdować się w jakimś stanie l. miejscu) be; (= istnieć) exist, be there; być na diecie be on a diet; być na emeryturze be retired; jestem po robocie I'm finished l. done with work (for today); pewnego razu był sobie król... once upon a time there lived a king...; w ogrodzie były róże there were roses in the garden; w Galaktyce są miliardy gwiazd there are billions of stars in the Galaxy; ile ich jest? how many of them are there?; być w kinie be at the theater; być na wycieczce be on a trip; być w Warszawie be in Warsaw; być u babci na wsi be at grandma's house in the country; być z kimś sam na sam be one on one with sb; od świtu jestem na nogach I have been on my feet all day; Ewa jest na ostatnich nogach Eva is ready to drop l. dead on her feet; jesteś na drodze do zawału you are on the road to a heart attack; wszystko jest na swoim miejscu everything is in its place; to było nie na miejscu that was out of line; być na ustach całego miasteczka be on the lips of everyone in town; być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie have one foot in the grave; co dzisiaj będzie na obiad? what's for supper today?; wszystko jest pod ręką we have everything right at hand; być u steru przen. be at the wheel; no to jestem w domu (= zrozumiałem) that hits home; być w latach l. w leciech be up in one's years; być w sile wieku be in one's prime; być w opałach be in a bind; teraz wszystko jest w twoich rękach now everything is in your hands l. up to you; być w siódmym niebie be in seventh heaven; być w swoim żywiole be in one's element; być na zebraniu be at a meeting; być na wojnie be (fighting) in a war; być na studiach be at college; być na anglistyce be in the English Department; nigdy nie byłem w Chicago I've never been to Chicago; Adam jest pod pantoflem swojej żony Adam is henpecked; być nie w sosie be in a bad mood; jest gaz i woda we have gas and water; jestem takiego samego zdania I'm of the same opinion; jestem dobrej myśli I'm hoping for the best; jest mi u ciebie tak dobrze I feel so good at your place; jest mi głupio I feel stupid; to jest do niczego it's no good; być górą be on top; to nie jest czas po temu this is not the time for that; to nie jest mi na rękę this is inconvenient (for me); to nie jest po mojej myśli that's not what I intended l. what I had in mind; jestem pod wrażeniem I'm impressed; jestem bez pieniędzy I'm broke; jestem w ciąży I'm pregnant; Ewa jest przy nadziei przest. Eva is in the family way; jestem na służbie I'm on duty; byliśmy na spacerze we were taking a walk; dobrze wiesz, że jesteś na mojej łasce you know fully well that you're at my mercy; czy jesteś w stanie mnie zrozumieć? are you able to understand me?; jestem w dobrym humorze I'm in a good mood; byliśmy w kłopocie, co zrobić z... we couldn't figure out what to do with...; Ewa przez moment była w rozterce for a moment Ewa was in a dilemma; Ewa jest z Adamem w przyjaźni Ewa is friends with Adam; po czyjej jesteś stronie? whose side are you on?; Adam jest w porządku Adam is OK l. alright; to nie jest w moim guście that's not my style; jestem na bakier z gramatyką I haven't a clue about grammar; z teściową jestem na złej stopie I'm on bad terms with my mother-in-law; z prezesem jestem na ty I'm on a first name basis with the president; jestem za reformą I'm for the reform; oni są z sobą za pan brat they are on familiar terms; jestem z Ewą po słowie przest. I'm engaged to Eve.

2. ( część orzeczenia imiennego) jestem studentem I am a student; byłam piosenkarką I was a singer; będę generałem I will be a general; ta dziewczyna jest ładna that girl is pretty; samochód jest ojca that's father's car; ten długopis nie jest mój this pen isn't mine; bądź zdrów! get well!; jesteś dla mnie niczym! you mean nothing to me; on nie był sobą he wasn't himself; dwa razy dwa jest cztery two plus two is l. equals four.

3. ( w zdaniach bezosobowych) (= zdarzać się) jest piękny dzień it's a beautiful day; był kwiecień it was April; było to dość dawno it was l. happened quite a long time ago; był do ciebie telefon you had a call; było już późno it was getting late; nie ma co jeść there's nothing to eat; będzie z godzinę temu, jak... it's been an hour since...; a co będzie ze mną? what will happen to me?; ciekaw jestem, co z niego będzie I'm curious (about) what will become of him; jeżeli tak jest if it is so; być może maybe, perhaps; co będzie, to będzie come what may; co było, to było let bygones be bygones; jakoś to (w końcu) będzie thing's will turn out fine (in the end); co ci jest? what's wrong l. the matter with you?; z tej mąki nie będzie chleba it's hopeless; nie może być that's impossible; jest już po nim it's too late for him; he's done for; he's a goner l. a has-been; co było, a nie jest, nie pisze się w rejestr what's done is done; tak jest! exactly!, precisely!, that's right; wojsk. yes, sir!; to jest (= czyli) that is; było nie było whatever happens; no matter what (happens).

II.

być²

ipf.

czasownik posiłkowy

1. tylko będę będziesz itd. ( w formach czasu przyszłego) will (be); będę pamiętał o tym I'll remember that; dzieci będą w ogrodzie the kids will be in the garden; będziemy śpiewać kolędy we're going to sing carols.

2. ( w formach strony biernej) dom był sprzedany za... the house was sold for...; jesteś obserwowany you are being watched; droga jest już naprawiona the road has been repaired.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > być
20 comida

f.

1 food (food).

comida basura junk food

comida casera home cooking

comida chatarra junk food (Mexican Spanish)

comida corrida o corriente set meal (Mexican Spanish)

comidas para empresas business catering

comida para perros dog food

comida preparada convenience food

comida rápida fast food

2 meal (almuerzo, cena).

comida de Navidad Christmas dinner

comida de trabajo business lunch

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: comer.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: comedirse.

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comida

► nombre femenino

1 (alimento) food

■ comida italiana italian food

2 (desayuno etc) meal

■ la primera comida del día the first meal of the day

3 (almuerzo) lunch

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comida basura junk food

comida campestre picnic

comida casera home cooking

comida de negocios business lunch

comida para gatos catfood

comida para perros dogfood

comida rápida fast food

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noun f.

1) food

2) dinner

3) meal

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SF

1) (=alimento) food

le echas mucha sal a la comida — you put too much salt on your food

sirvió la comida en cuencos — she served the food in bowls

nos hemos quedado sin comida — we've got no food left

no me gusta la comida india — I don't like Indian food

mamá está haciendo o preparando la comida — mum is making lunch

no sirven comida después de las tres — they don't serve food o meals after three o'clock

acábate la comida — finish your meal

comida a domicilio — meals on wheels pl

comida basura — junk food

comida casera — home cooking

comida infantil — baby food

comida para gatos — cat food

comida para perros — dog food

comida precocinada, comida preparada — ready meals pl, precooked meals pl

comida rápida — fast food

comida reconfortante — comfort food

2) (=acto de comer) meal

ganamos una comida para dos personas — we won a meal for two

tómese una pastilla después de cada comida — take one tablet after meals

hacemos la comida fuerte al mediodía — we have our main meal at midday

comida de negocios — business lunch

comida de trabajo — working lunch

3) esp Esp (=almuerzo) lunch

la hora de la comida — lunch time

4) LAm (=cena) dinner, evening meal

5) **

comida de coco, comida de tarro, en la mili le han hecho una comida de coco o tarro — they brainwashed him when he was in the army

este libro es una comida de coco o tarro — this book is pretty heavy stuff *

* * *

femenino

1) ( alimentos) food

comida para perros — dog food

2)

a) ( ocasión en que se come) meal

hago tres comidas al día — I have o eat three meals a day

la comida fuerte del día — the main meal of the day

b) (AmL) (menú, platos) food

hacer or preparar la comida — to get the food ready o cook the food

- comida basura/rápida

- comida de negocios/de trabajo

3)

a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)

b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

* * *

= food, meal, eats, cuisine, food supply, grub, chow, nosh, foodstuffs, fare, supper, supply of food.

Ex. Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.

Ex. The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.

Ex. Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.

Ex. Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.

Ex. This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.

Ex. Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.

Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.

Ex. Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

Ex. This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.

Ex. A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* atracarse de comida = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* atracón de comida = binge eating.

* bolsa de comida = box lunch.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* búsqueda de comida = foraging.

* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.

* comida al aire libre = cookout.

* comida basura = junk food.

* comida caliente = cooked meal.

* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.

* comida de empresa = company dinner.

* comida de fuera = outside food.

* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.

* comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.

* comida de tres platos = three-course meal.

* comida ecológica = ecological food.

* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* comida enlatada = tinned food, canned food.

* comida escolar = school lunch, school dinner.

* comida grasa = fatty food.

* comida infantil = baby food.

* comida para animales = animal feed.

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* comida para niños = baby food.

* comida para pájaros = bird seed.

* comida para perros = dog food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comida precocinada = baked goods.

* comida preparada = take-out.

* comida principal = main meal.

* comida rápida = fast food, junk food.

* comidas = dining.

* comida saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comida sana = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comidas caseras = home cooking.

* comidas selectas = delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].

* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos = soul food.

* comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.

* comida y habitación = board and lodging.

* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.

* en las comidas = at meal times.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* harto de comida = fullfed.

* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].

* industria de la comida rápida, la = fast-food industry, the.

* preparar la comida = cook + meal.

* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.

* puesto de comida = food stall.

* restaurante de comida rápida = fast-food restaurant.

* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* * *

femenino

1) ( alimentos) food

comida para perros — dog food

2)

a) ( ocasión en que se come) meal

hago tres comidas al día — I have o eat three meals a day

la comida fuerte del día — the main meal of the day

b) (AmL) (menú, platos) food

hacer or preparar la comida — to get the food ready o cook the food

- comida basura/rápida

- comida de negocios/de trabajo

3)

a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)

b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

* * *

= food, meal, eats, cuisine, food supply, grub, chow, nosh, foodstuffs, fare, supper, supply of food.

Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.

Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.

Ex: Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.

Ex: Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.

Ex: This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.

Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.

Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.

Ex: Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.

Ex: A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* atracarse de comida = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* atracón de comida = binge eating.

* bolsa de comida = box lunch.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* búsqueda de comida = foraging.

* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.

* comida al aire libre = cookout.

* comida basura = junk food.

* comida caliente = cooked meal.

* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.

* comida de empresa = company dinner.

* comida de fuera = outside food.

* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.

* comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.

* comida de tres platos = three-course meal.

* comida ecológica = ecological food.

* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* comida enlatada = tinned food, canned food.

* comida escolar = school lunch, school dinner.

* comida grasa = fatty food.

* comida infantil = baby food.

* comida para animales = animal feed.

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* comida para niños = baby food.

* comida para pájaros = bird seed.

* comida para perros = dog food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comida precocinada = baked goods.

* comida preparada = take-out.

* comida principal = main meal.

* comida rápida = fast food, junk food.

* comidas = dining.

* comida saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comida sana = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comidas caseras = home cooking.

* comidas selectas = delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].

* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos = soul food.

* comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.

* comida y habitación = board and lodging.

* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.

* en las comidas = at meal times.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* harto de comida = fullfed.

* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].

* industria de la comida rápida, la = fast-food industry, the.

* preparar la comida = cook + meal.

* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.

* puesto de comida = food stall.

* restaurante de comida rápida = fast-food restaurant.

* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* * *

comida

feminine

A (alimentos) food

gastamos mucho en comida we spend a lot on food

¿te gusta la comida china? do you like Chinese food o cooking?

comida para perros/gatos dog/cat food

B

1 (ocasión en que se come) meal

hago tres comidas al día I have o eat three meals a day

come mucho pan con la comida she eats a lot of bread with her meals o food

aquí la comida fuerte es la del mediodía here the main meal is at midday

2 (menú, platos) food

en este bar no sirven comidas they don't serve o ( BrE) do meals in this bar

está haciendo or preparando la comida he's getting the food ready o cooking the food

Compuestos:

● comida basura

junk food

● comida de negocios/de trabajo

business/working lunch

● comida escolar

school lunch o dinner ( BrE)

C

1 (esp Esp, Méx) (almuerzo) lunch, dinner ( BrE)

2 ( esp AmL) (cena) dinner, supper; (en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

* * *

Del verbo comedirse: ( conjugate comedirse)

me comida es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

se comida es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

comida sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) food;

◊ comida para perros dog food;

comida basura/rápida junk/fast food
b) ( ocasión en que se come) meal;

◊ la comida fuerte del día the main meal of the day;

¿quién hace la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your house?;
todavía no he hecho la comida I still haven't cooked the meal
c) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch

d) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper;

( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea
comido,-a adjetivo yo estoy comida, I've had lunch
vinieron comidos, when they arrived they had already eaten
♦ Locuciones: sale lo comido por lo servido, (no compensar) it's not worthwhile
ser pan comido, to be a piece of cake
comida sustantivo femenino
1 (alimentos) food: la comida escasea, food is scarce
2 (ingesta de alimentos) meal
(al mediodía) lunch: después de la comida siempre estamos un ratito de sobremesa, after dinner we always chat around the table
La palabra comida puede referirse al alimento en general ( food), a cualquiera de las tres comidas del día ( meal) o a la comida del mediodía ( lunch), aunque algunos anglohablantes la llaman a veces dinner. ➣ Ver nota en dinner
' comida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- aderezar
- aderezo
- alimento
- almuerzo
- ansiosa
- ansioso
- antojarse
- aperitivo
- apetitosa
- apetitoso
- atracarse
- bocado
- brocheta
- ciega
- ciego
- comido
- cruda
- crudo
- delicada
- delicado
- delito
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- destemplarse
- enormidad
- envidiar
- estar
- estropearse
- fondón
- fondona
- fuerte
- grasosa
- grasoso
- guarrear
- harta
- hartar
- harto
- hincar
- indigestarse
- ingerir
- itacate
- llenar
- mesa
- mierda
- mucha
- mucho
- palillo
- pasar
- peculiar
English:
ample
- beautiful
- beg
- binge
- bite
- bland
- boiling
- burn
- can
- canned
- cater
- caterer
- complaint
- concoct
- consumption
- cook
- cooking
- cool down
- cool off
- course
- dainty
- decay
- defrost
- dehydrated
- delicacy
- delicatessen
- delightful
- diet
- dig into
- digest
- dinner
- disagree
- dish
- doggy bag
- eat up
- enjoyable
- excessive
- fancy
- far
- fare
- fast food
- feed
- filling station
- finish up
- fit
- fix
- food
- forage
- freeze
- fresh

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comida nf

1. [alimento] food;

la comida francesa/mexicana French/Mexican food;

comida para perros/gatos dog/cat food

Comp
comida basura junk food;
comida casera home cooking;
Méx comida chatarra junk food; Méx comida corrida set meal; Méx comida corriente set meal;
comidas a domicilio = home delivery of food;

comidas para empresas business catering;

comida para llevar takeaway food;

comida preparada ready meals;

comida rápida fast food

2. [acto de comer] meal;

se sirven comidas [en letrero] food served

3. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] lunch;

dar una comida to have a lunch party;

una comida de negocios o [m5] de trabajo a business lunch;

una comida campestre a picnic

4. esp Andes [a la noche] dinner

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comida

f

1 (comestibles) food

2 ocasión meal

* * *

comida nf

1) : food

2) : meal

3) : dinner

4)

comida basura : junk food

5)

comida rápida : fast food

* * *

comida n

1. (alimentos) food

tenemos que llevar algo de comida we've got to take some food

necesitan comida y medicinas they need food and medicine

2. (al mediodía) lunch

voy a hacer la comida I'm going to make lunch

¿a qué hora quieres la comida? what time do you want lunch?

3. (a cualquier hora) meal

hacemos tres comidas al día we have three meals a day

comida para llevar takeaway

comida rápida fast food

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