Usage examples of "have an axe to grind" in English with translation to Spanish

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Until now I've never used an axe. Jamás había utilizado un hacha hasta ahora.

You really have an ear for music. Verdaderamente tienes oído para la música.

My brother may have acute appendicitis, in which case he’d have to have an operation. Puede que mi hermano tenga apendicitis aguda, en cuyo caso tendría que operarse.

Do you have an appointment with him? ¿Tenés un encuentro con él?

I have an older brother and two younger sisters. Yo tengo un hermano mayor y dos hermanas menores.

A model must have an attractive body. Una modelo debe tener un cuerpo atractivo.

You have an entry ticket. Tienes una entrada.

I have an itch right in the middle of my back and I can't reach it. Arrgghh! Tengo un comezón justo en el centro de la espalda y no lo puedo alcanzar. ¡Arrgghh!

This problem is very common but doesn't have an easy answer. Este problema es muy común pero no tiene una respuesta sencilla.

The Germans have an inhuman way of cutting up their verbs. Now a verb has a hard time enough of it in this world when it's all together. It's downright inhuman to split it up. But that's just what those Germans do. They take part of a verb and put it down here, like a stake, and they take the other part of it and put it away over yonder like another stake, and between these two limits they just shovel in German. Los alemanes tienen una forma inhumana de cortar sus verbos. Un verbo ya lo pasa bastante mal cuando está entero. Es completamente inhumano partirlo. Pero eso es exactamente lo que hacen los alemanes. Cogen una parte del verbo y la ponen aquí, como una estaca, y cogen la otra parte y la ponen allá a lo lejos, como otra estaca, y simplemente cavan en alemán entre estos dos límites.

We will have an English test next Monday. El lunes que viene tendremos un examen de inglés.

All of us have an interest in history. In a sense, we are all historians. A todos nos interesa la historia. En cierto sentido, todos somos historiadores.

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. La mayor parte de los seres humanos tienen una capacidad de dar las cosas por hecho casi infinita.

Making this matter public would have an effect on our sales, so we're going to overlook it this once. Hacer este asunto público tendría efecto sobre las ventas, así que vamos a pasarlo por alto por esta vez.

I have an important role. Tengo un papel importante.

You will see, if you look, that those words have an immediate and a much wider context. Tú verás, si observas, que esas palabras tienen un contexto inmediato y uno mucho más amplio.

What do you intend to do from now on? Do you have an objective? ¿Que pretendes hacer a partir de ahora? ¿Tienes un objetivo?

I have an ice bag. Tengo un saquito para hielo.

I have an idea. Tengo una idea.

I have an older brother. Tengo un hermano mayor.

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