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- ○ no tener razón to be wrong. ○ tener . . . años to be . . . years old Creo que tiene veinticinco años. I think he's twenty-five years old. ○ tener buena cara to be looking well ¿Cómo estás, María? Tienes buena cara. How are you, Mary? You're looking well. ▲ to look good Tiene buena cara ese pastel. That cake looks good. ○ tener con cuidado to worry Su ausencia me tiene con cuidado. His absence worries me. ○ tener cuidado to be careful. ○ tener en cuenta to take into consideration. ○ tener gana(s) de to feel like. ○ tener frío to be cold. Tengo frío. I'm cold. ○ tener gracia to be funny ¡Tendría gracia que eso pasara! It would be funny if that happened. ○ tener gusto to be pleased, be glad Tengo mucho gusto en conocerle. I'm very glad to meet you. ○ tener hambre to be hungry. ○ tener (la) costumbre de to be used to Tengo costumbre de levantarme temprano. I'm used to getting up early in the morning. ○ tener miedo to be afraid. ○ tener presente to bear in mind Tendré presente lo que Ud. me ha dicho. I'll bear in mind what you've told me. ○ tener prisa to be in a hurry. ○ tener que to have to, be obliged to Tengo que irme ya. I have to go now. ○ tener que ver to have to do with Eso no tiene que ver con lo que digo. That has nothing to do with what I'm saying. ○ tener razón to be right. ○ tener remedio to be able to be remedied or helped Esta situación no tiene remedio. This situation can't be helped. ○ tenese (en pie) to keep on one's feet, stand, remain standing Apenas podía tenerse en pie. He could hardly stand.
- teniente [m] lieutenant.
- tenis [m] tennis.
- tensión [f] tension.
- tentación [f] temptation.
- tentar [rad-ch I] to touch, feel; to tempt.
- tentativa attempt.
- teñir [rad-ch III] to dye.
- tequila tequila (plant, drink) [Mex].
- tercer [adj] (see tercero) third Este es mi tercer viaje a este país. This is my third trip to this country.
- tercero [adj] third Vive en el piso tercero. He lives on the third floor. ▲ [m] third person, mediator Necesitamos un tercero para resolver esto. We need a third person to decide this. ▲ third one Era el tercero de su clase. He was third in his class.
- tercio one-third; Spanish Foreign Legion.
- terciopelo velvet.
- terco stubborn.
- terminación [f] termination, completion.
- terminar (de) to end, finish Terminó de hablar. He finished speaking.
- término end.
○ en último término in the last analysis. ○ poner término a to put an end to. ○ término medio compromise, middle road. ○ término municipal township. - termómetro thermometer.
- ternera female calf; calfskin; veal.
- ternero male calf.
- ternura tenderness, fondness.
- terquedad [f] stubbornness, obstinacy.
- terraza terrace.
- terremoto earthquake.
- terreno piece of ground, lot; ground, soil.
- terrible terrible Hace un calor terrible. It's terribly hot. ▲ wonderful, terrific Nos divertimos de una manera terrible. We had a terrific time.
- territorio territory.
- terrón [m] lump (of sugar); clod (of earth).
- terror [m] terror.
- tertulia conversation, gabfest, gathering.
- tesorería treasury.
- tesorero, tesorera treasurer.
- tesoro treasure.
- testamento will (document).
- testarudo stubborn, hardheaded.
- testificar to testify.
- testigo [n] witness. ▲ [m] testimony.
- tetera teapot.
- texto text; textbook.
- tez [f] complexion.
- ti [Fam; used only with a preposition] you Esta carta es para ti. This letter is for you.—No me lo dijo a mí, sino a ti. He didn't say it to me, but to you.
- tía aunt; old woman.○ ○ no hay tu tía [Fam] there are no excuses, nothing doing No hay tu tin; tienes que ir. Nothing doing; you have to go yourself.
- tibio tepid, lukewarm.
- tiempo time, period, epoch Esto fué construido en tiempo de la colonia. This was built in colonial times. ▲ time No'sé si tendré tiempo de ir con Ud. I don't know whether I'll have time to go with you. ▲ weather El tiempo está muy malo desde ayer. The weather has been very bad since yesterday.○ ○ a tiempo on time Llegué a tiempo. I arrived on time. ○ con tiempo in time Avíseme con tiempo. Notify me in time. ○ en otro tiempo formerly. ○ ganar tiempo to save time. ○ hacer
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