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tener |
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| to have | |
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No tengo palabras.
I'm at a loss for words. | I have no words. |
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No sé si tengo tiempo.
I don't know if I have the time. |
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Tengo que irme a dormir.
I have to go to sleep. |
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Me tengo que ir a la cama.
I have to go to bed. |
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¿Qué otras opciones tengo?
What other options do I have? |
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No sé si todavía lo tengo.
I don't know if I still have it. |
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¡¿Nunca tienes clases o qué?!
You never have class or what?! |
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No tengo nada mejor que hacer.
I have nothing better to do. |
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¿Cuántos amigos íntimos tienes?
How many close friends do you have? |
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No tengo a nadie que viaje conmigo.
I don't have anyone who'd travel with me. |
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Creo que tengo una teoría sobre eso.
I think I have a theory about that. |
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Yo no tengo una cuenta en estos foros.
I do not have an account in these forums. |
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Para hacer eso, tienes que arriesgarte.
In order to do that, you have to take risks. |
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No soy un artista. Nunca tuve mente para ello.
I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it. |
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Realmente no tienes las prioridades correctas.
You really don't have the right priorities! |
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Tengo demasiadas cosas en la cabeza estos días.
I have too many things on my mind these days. |
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¡Nunca tienes tiempo para las cosas importantes!
You never have time for important things! |
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Siempre me he preguntado cómo será tener hermanos.
I've always wondered what it'd be like to have siblings. |
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Supongo que detrás de cada cosa que tenemos que hacer, hay algo que queremos hacer...
I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do... |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

