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tengo
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of tener
tener
1. v. to have, possess
Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
3. v. to hold, grasp
Ten esto. - Hold this.
4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
5. v. to have, feel (internally)
Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
6. v. to make to feel
Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
7. v. to have (a measure or age)
Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
8. v. (used with que) to have to
Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
14. v. tener en cuenta
15. v. tener prisa
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
amigo
1. n-m. friend
Los amigos de nuestros amigos son nuestros amigos. (The friends of our friends are our friends.)
2. n-m. (slang) penis
cuyo
1. det. whose
la mujer cuyos hijos son cocineros - the woman whose sons are cooks
2. n-m. (El Salvador) Alternative form of cuy
Padre
1. pron. Father (a title for a Latin Catholic priest and also God the Father)
2. n-m. (family) father
3. n-m. (Christianity) father
4. adj. (Mexico, slang) cool, acceptable, easy
es
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
2. n. plural of e
ser
1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
Errar es humano. - To err is human.
2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
3. v. to exist; to occur
La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
4. n-m. a being, organism
5. n-m. nature, essence
6. n-m. value, worth
e
1. conj. and
Yo hablo francés e inglés. - I speak French and English.
un
1. art. a
2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
actor
1. n-m. actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)
2. n-m. (legal) defendant
famoso
1. adj. well-known, famous
2. n-m. celebrity, famous person

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