we've got Sue to thank for that

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)

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?

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?

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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?

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

• 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 or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

• hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?

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

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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... *

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

• 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...

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

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

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 *

you've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!

that's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!

let him have it! * — ¡dale!

as ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente

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

having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue

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

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

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

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 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)

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?

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?

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

so quickly — (soon) così presto, (fast) così in fretta

it is so big that... — è così grosso che...

it was so much more difficult than I expected — era molto più difficile di quanto pensassi

she's not so clever as him — lei non è intelligente come lui

he's not so foolish as I thought — non è così scemo come pensavo

I wish you weren't so clumsy — magari non fossi così maldestro

so much — tanto, (+ noun) tanto (-a)

so many — tanti (-e)

I love you so much — ti voglio tanto bene

I'm so worried — sono così preoccupato

I'm so glad to see you again — sono così felice rivederti

I've got so much to do — ho tanto da fare

I've got so much to do that... — ho così tanto da fare che...

thank you so much — grazie infinite or mille

the article is so written as to... — l'articolo è scritto in modo da...

if so — se è così, quand'è così

he likes things just so — vuole che tutto sia fatto a puntino

so do I, so am I etc — anch'io

and so forth; and so on — e così via

it so happens that... — si dà il caso che... + sub

while she was so doing — mentre lo stava facendo

you should do it so — dovresti farlo così

I hope so — lo spero

I think so — penso di sì

I'm afraid so — temo di sì

so he says — così dice

so to speak — per così dire

don't worry so — non preoccuparti così tanto

I told you so — te l'avevo detto io

so saying he walked away — così dicendo se ne andò

do so — fallo

I haven't so much as a penny — non ho neanche una lira

so much for her promises! — a fidarsi delle sue promesse!

at so much per week — a un tot alla settimana

ten or so — circa una decina

just so!; quite so! — esattamente!

even so — comunque

so long! fam — ciao!, ci vediamo!

so far — finora, fin qui, (in past) fino ad allora

we hurried so as not to be late — ci affrettammo per non fare tardi

so (that) — perché + sub

I brought it so that you could see it — l'ho portato perché tu lo vedessi

so as to prevent cheating — così da evitare imbrogli

so there! fam — ecco!

so (what)? fam — e allora?, e con questo or ciò?

it got worse and worse — andò di male in peggio o sempre peggio

and that — BE colloq. e cose così

and how! — colloq. eccome!

it got worse and worse — andò di male in peggio o sempre peggio

and that — BE colloq. e cose così

and how! — colloq. eccome!

have you got enough? — ne hai abbastanza or a sufficienza?

enough's enough! fam — adesso basta!

I've had enough! — (protest) non ne posso più!

it's enough to drive you mad fam — è sufficiente a farti diventare matto

she was fool enough or enough of a fool to listen to him — è stata così stupida da dargli retta

fair enough! fam — d'accordo!