hubiera in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.haber1 VB aux

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2.2. haber (expresando acción futura) (haber de +  infinit.):

ha de llegar un día en que …
the day will come when …

II.haber1 VB impers

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1. haber (existir, estar, darse):

hay una carta/varias cartas para ti
there's a letter/there are several letters for you
ha habido un cambio/varios cambios en el programa
there has been a change/there have been several changes in the program
había un cliente/tres clientes esperando
there was a customer/there were three customers waiting
ayer hubo un accidente/dos accidentes
there was an accident/there were two accidents yesterday
no quiero que haya discusiones
I don't want there to be any arguments
¿qué van a tomar de postre? — ¿hay helado?
what would you like for dessert? — do you have any ice cream?
esta vez no hubo suerte, otra vez será
we were unlucky o out of luck this time, maybe next time
¿cuántos kilómetros hay de Mérida a Sevilla?
how many kilometers are there o is it from Mérida to Seville?
no hay día en que no tengan una discusión
not a day goes by without their having an argument
no hay como un buen descanso cuando uno se siente así
there's nothing like a good rest when you're feeling like that
no hay quien lo aguante
he's absolutely unbearable
hay quien piensa que es un error
there are those who feel it's a mistake
hubo o controvers hubieron varios heridos
several people were injured
habíamos solo tres niñas controvers
we were the only three girls
habíamos solo tres niñas controvers
there were only three of us girls inf
“hay leche fresca”
“fresh milk sold o on sale here”
las hay rojas y amarillas también
there are o you can get red ones and yellow ones too
dijo que no había problemas pero los hay
she said there weren't any problems but there are
¡no hay más que hablar!
there's nothing more to be said! o that's my last word (on the subject)!
gracias — no hay de qué
thank you — don't mention it o not at all o it's a pleasure o you're welcome
no hay de qué preocuparse
there's nothing to worry about
hola ¿qué hay? inf
hello, how are things?
¿qué hay de nuevo?
what's new?
es un poco largo — ¿qué hay? ¡lo acortamos! CSur inf
it's rather long — so what? we'll shorten it
¿qué hubo? Col Mex inf
how are things?
¿qué hubo de lo de Jorge y Ana?
what happened with Jorge and Ana?
donde los/las haya es listo/sinvergüenza donde los haya
he's as clever/rotten as they come
habérselas con alg./algo como vuelva por aquí tendrá que habérselas conmigo
if he comes around here again he'll have me to deal with
habido y por haber se conoce todos los trucos habidos y por haber
she knows every trick in the book
he leído todo lo habido y por haber sobre el tema
I've read absolutely everything there is to read on the subject
ser de lo que no hay inf eres de lo que no hay, nunca más te confío un secreto
you're the limit o you're unbelievable! I'm never going to tell you a secret again

2. haber (ser necesario) (haber que +  infinit.):

va a haber que hacerlo
it'll have to be done
hay que ser más optimista
you/we/they must be more optimistic
hubo que tirar la puerta abajo
we/they had to break the door down
me dijo que había que entregarlo el lunes
he told me it had to be handed in on Monday
¡hay que ver qué genio tiene el mocito!
well, well, he has got a temper, hasn't he!
¡hay que ver! ¡las cosas que uno tiene que aguantar!
honestly! the things one has to put up with!
¡había que verlo allí jugando en la nieve!
you should have seen him there playing in the snow!
no hay más que apretar el botón
all you have to do is press the button
no hay que darle muy fuerte (no es necesario)
you don't need to o you don't have to hit it too hard
no hay que darle muy fuerte (no se debe)
you mustn't hit it too hard

III.haber1 (habido habida, pp) VB trans form (tenido)

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estaba chocho de que se hubiera acordado
he was so happy that she had remembered
estaba chocho de que se hubiera acordado
he was tickled pink that she had remembered inf
estaba chocho de que se hubiera acordado
he was really chuffed that she had remembered Brit
se congratuló de que la propuesta hubiera tenido éxito
he was gratified o pleased by o he congratulated himself on the success of the proposal
un gesto así en él hubiera sido inconcebible hace algunos años
a few years ago it would have been inconceivable o unthinkable for him to have made a gesture like that

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hubiera in the PONS Dictionary

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I.haber VB aux irr

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II.haber VB vimpers irr

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III.haber VB trans

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IV.haber VB refl

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no haber inventado la pólvora inf
to be a bit dim

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hubiera Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

no tengo sitio — ¡haber venido antes!
there's no room — you should have come earlier!
pasaré la cantidad a tu haber
I'll pay the amount into your account
como si hubiera echado raíces fig
well-established
nos dio mucho que pensar que no hubiera regresado aún
the fact that he/she hadn't returned yet gave us a lot to think about
se ofendió por no haber sido invitada
she was offended that she had not been invited
ya debe haber recibido la carta
she will have received the letter by now
no haber bebido ni una gota
to be stone-cold sober
si hubiera sabido que ibas a venir, ...
had I known you were coming, ... form
como si hubiera nacido para ello
as if to the manner born
haber aprendido algo por su cuenta
to be self-taught in sth
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