Sentence examples of "Tenían" in Spanish with translation "be"

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Tenían prisa por llegar a casa. They were in a hurry to get home.
Las acusaciones que hicieron no tenían fundamento. The allegations they made were unfounded.
¿Qué edad tenían ustedes cuando estalló la guerra? How old were you when the war broke out?
Dijeron que no tenían miedo de los contrabandistas. They said they were not afraid of smugglers.
–Novatos –afirmó Al-Sayib–. Si 25 personas fueron asesinadas por ti, Dima, tenían que ser novatos. "Noobs," Al-Sayib stated. "If 25 people got killed by you, Dima, then they must have been noobs."
Los pintores y escultores bajo el Nazismo a menudo ilustraban el desnudo, pero tenían prohibido mostrar ninguna imperfección corporal. Painters and sculptors under the Nazis often depicted the nude, but they were forbidden to show any bodily imperfections.
En todo caso ten paciencia. Above all, be patient.
Tom tiene miedo al compromiso. Tom is afraid of commitment.
Él tiene miedo de equivocarse. He is afraid of making mistakes.
Mi amiga tiene diecisiete años. My friend is seventeen years old.
¿Cuántos años tiene este zoológico? How old is this zoo?
¿Cuántos años tiene tu tío? How old is your uncle?
¿Tacos? Tiene que ser México. Tacos? Gotta be Mexico.
La compañía tiene problemas financieros. The company is in financial trouble.
Ella tiene un inglés excelente. She is excellent in English.
¿Qué edad tiene tu hijo? How old is your son?
Usted realmente tiene suerte, ¿no? You really are lucky, aren't you?
Este trabajo no tiene futuro. There is no future in this job.
Creo que él tiene razón. I think that he is right.
La biblioteca tiene ochenta años. The library is eighty years old.
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