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"Take a shower" is a phrase which is often translated as "ducharse", and "have" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "tener". Learn more about the difference between "take a shower" and "have" below.
take a shower(
teyk
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shau
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
b. tomar una ducha
Boy, you stink! Why don't you take a shower?¡Vaya cómo apestas! ¿Por qué no tomas una ducha?
c. bañarse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Can I take a shower before we go?¿Puedo bañarme antes de irnos?
d. darse una ducha (Southern Cone) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
I'm going to take a shower. I'll be back in fifteen minutes.Voy a darme una ducha. Vuelvo en quince minutos.
e. darse un regaderazo (colloquial) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
There's just time to take a shower before dinner.Justo hay tiempo para darme un regaderazo antes de cenar.
have(
hahv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to own)
a. tener
My parents have a home, a car, and three beautiful children.Mis padres tienen una casa, un carro y tres hijos bellos.
2. (to suffer)
a. pasar
I had the worst time trying to quit smoking.Lo pasé muy mal cuando estaba tratando de dejar de fumar.
b. vivir
We've had some difficult times over the last few years.Vivimos unos momentos difíciles en los últimos años.
c. tener
I don't want to go back to that place. I had a bad experience last time.No quiero volver a ese lugar. La última vez tuve una mala experiencia.
4. (to consume)
5. (to receive)
a. poseer
The new party leader has many great qualities.La nueva líder del partido posee muchas grandes cualidades.
a. tener
My college roommate had a baby last week.Mi compañera de cuarto de la universidad tuvo un bebé la semana pasada.
8. (to allow)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I had my car washed at the weekend.Llevé el coche a lavar el fin de semana.
I had my shirt cleaned at the laundry.Me lavaron la camisa en la lavandería.
An auxiliary verb, or helper verb, is a conjugated verb that comes before a main verb and determines the main verb's tense, mood, or aspect (e.g., I have gone.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
13. (rich person)
a. el rico (M), la rica (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'd rather be one of the haves rather than the have-nots.Prefiero ser uno de los ricos que los pobres.
