Sentence examples of "kept" in English with translation "tener"

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Translations: all364 mantener113 seguir68 tener36 guardar36 quedarse18 cumplir14 mantenerse9 continuar8 conservar7 escribir7 llevar6 impedir4 sostener1 other translations37

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He kept me waiting for an hour. Me tuvo una hora esperando.

The operation had to be kept secret. La operación tiene que mantenerse en secreto.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. Disculpa por haberte tenido esperando tanto tiempo.

You ought not to have kept her waiting on such a cold night. Tú no debiste haberla tenido esperando en una noche tan fría.

Tom managed to escape from the room where his kidnappers had kept him locked up. Tom logró escapar de la habitación donde sus secuestradores lo tenían encerrado.

Tom keeps a black cat. Tom tiene un gato negro.

I'll keep it in mind. Lo tendré en mente.

You must keep your eyes open. Debes tener los ojos abiertos.

Keep a good dictionary at hand. Ten un buen diccionario a mano.

Don't keep me in suspense! ¡No me tengas en vilo!

I keep a rabbit as a pet. Tengo un conejo como mascota.

You keep a dog, don't you? Tienes perro, ¿no?

I'll keep your problems in mind. Tendré en cuenta tus problemas.

Some people keep rare animals as pets. Algunas personas tienen animales exóticos como mascotas.

What does she keep as a pet? ¿Qué tiene como mascota?

I will keep your advice in mind. Tendré en cuenta tu consejo.

You must bind yourself to keep the promise. Tienes que jurar que cumplirás la promesa.

You must keep this machine free from dust. Tienes que mantener esta máquina libre de polvo.

I always keep a dictionary close at hand. Siempre tengo un diccionario a la mano.

She has a way of keeping old letters. Ella tiene el hábito de guardar viejas cartas.

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