Sentence examples of "debía" in Spanish with translation "have to"

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Se debía tomar una decisión. A decision had to be made.
Él debía pagar sus propias deudas. He had to pay his own debts.
Tom tuvo que pagar una multa por cruzar por donde no debía. Tom had to pay a fine for jaywalking.
La medida debe ser exacta. The measurement has to be exact.
Deberemos esperar al próximo día. We'll have to wait for the next day.
Tom deberá salir del edificio. Tom will have to leave the building.
Debes creer en ti mismo. You have to believe in yourself.
Debes respetar a los mayores. You have to respect the old.
Debes proteger a tu familia. You have to protect your family.
Debo decirle la verdad mañana. I have to tell her the truth tomorrow.
Los animales debían ser matados. The animals had to be killed.
Es tarde. Debe ir a casa. It's late. You have to go home.
Este mismo debe ser su paraguas. This just has to be his umbrella.
Uno debe comportarse en la iglesia. You have to behave in the church.
Debemos eliminar costumbres malas como esa. We have to do away with such a bad custom.
Debemos impedirle que siga bebiendo más. We have to stop him from drinking any more.
Debemos tratar de reducir su complejidad. We have to try to reduce its complexity.
No veo por qué debería disculparme. I don't see any reason why I have to apologize.
No debería haber vuelto nunca aquí. I shouldn't have to ever come back here.
No debes preocuparte de los fondos. You don't have to worry about funds.
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