hadn't in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hadn't in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hadn't [Am ˈhædnt, Brit ˈhad(ə)nt]

hadn't → had not

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we hadn't bargained for such an eventuality

no habíamos contado con que pasara algo así

we hadn't bargained for such an eventuality

no habíamos tenido en cuenta esa posibilidad

I hadn't bargained for staying that late

no contaba con quedarme hasta tan tarde

he hadn't studied for the exam, but he scraped by

no había estudiado para el examen, pero se las arregló para aprobar raspando

they hadn't figured on our finding their hideout

no contaban con que encontraríamos su escondite

they hadn't figured on our finding their hideout

nunca pensaron que encontraríamos su escondite

I hadn't reckoned on having to pay for both of us

no contaba con or no esperaba que iba a tener que pagar por los dos

I hadn't reckoned on that happening

no contaba con que pasara eso

I hadn't reckoned on that happening

no esperaba que sucediera eso

he fell on the food as if he hadn't eaten for a week

se abalanzó sobre la comida como si hiciera una semana que no comía

Translations for hadn't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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no le había notado la bizquera

I hadn't noticed that he was cross-eyed

no traía el embalaje adecuado

it hadn't been packed o packaged correctly

hacía tiempo que el equipo no jugaba decentemente

the team hadn't been playing well o hadn't played a decent game for some time

lo sabía de oídas, pero no me lo habían confirmado

I'd heard it but I hadn't had it confirmed

hadn't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hadn't in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hadn't [ˈhædnt]

hadn't = had not, have

See also have

I.have [həv, stressed: hæv] has, had, had has, had, had VB trans

1. have (own):

have

tener

have

poseer

she's got two brothers

tiene dos hermanos

have you got a cold? — no, I've got a headache

¿estás resfriado? — no, me duele la cabeza

to have sth to do

tener algo que hacer

2. have (engage in):

to have a walk

pasear

to have a talk with sb

hablar con alguien

to have a bath/shower

bañarse/ducharse

to have a nap

echar una cabezadita

to have a game

echar una partida

3. have (eat):

to have lunch

comer

I haven't had shrimp in ages!

¡hace años que no como gambas!

to have some coffee

tomar un poco de café

4. have (give birth to):

to have a child

tener un hijo

5. have (receive):

have

tener

have

recibir

to have news of sb

tener [o recibir] noticias de alguien

to have visitors

tener visita

6. have (prepare):

to have dinner ready

tener la cena preparada

7. have (cause to occur):

to not have sb/sth doing sth

no dejar que alguien/algo haga algo

I'll have Bob give you a ride home

le pediré [o diré] a Bob que te lleve a casa

8. have (understand):

I kept telling him you were French, but he wouldn't have it

le dije una y otra vez que eras francesa, pero él no bajaba del burro

Phrases:

to have done with it

acabar con el asunto

to have it in for sb inf

tenerla tomada con alguien

to have it in one to do sth

ser capaz de hacer algo

I didn't think she had it in her!

¡no pensaba que fuera capaz de eso!

if she finds out about what you've done, you've have it! inf

si se entera de lo que has hecho, ¡estás listo!

to have had it with sb/sth inf

haber tenido más que suficiente de alguien/algo

II.have [həv, stressed: hæv] has, had, had has, had, had VB aux (indicates perfect tense)

he has never been to Scotland

nunca ha estado en Escocia

we had been swimming

habíamos estado nadando

to have got to do sth

tener que hacer algo

what time have we got to be there?

¿a qué hora tenemos que estar allí?

do we have to finish this today?

¿tenemos que acabar esto hoy?

had I known you were coming, ... form

si hubiera sabido que ibas a venir, ...

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I wish he hadn't come

ojalá no hubiera venido

Translations for hadn't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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no se dio por entendido

he pretended he hadn't heard

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

eso no entraba en mis cálculos

I hadn't reckoned on this

hizo como que no me vio

he pretended he hadn't seen me

si no lo veo, no lo creo

if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it

de no haber sido por ti

if it hadn't been for you

hadn't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I wish he hadn't come

ojalá no hubiera venido

if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it

si no lo veo, no lo creo

he pretended he hadn't seen me

hizo como que no me vio

if it hadn't been for you

de no haber sido por ti

the fact that he/she hadn't returned yet gave us a lot to think about

nos dio mucho que pensar que no hubiera regresado aún

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The pack horses stampeded and bolted - they hadn't heard the like before and of course a bolting pack horse soon looses its pack.

en.wikipedia.org

When the box still hadn't arrived a week later, we sent a second box via a real courier company.

www.theage.com.au

He hadn't used insect repellent or a mosquito net either.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The attending doctor who operated on his ankle said that he would have died if he hadn't used his gymnastic skills.

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We are 100% sure that if the punch bag hadn't kept on coming back for more, the ram would have left the issue.

www.joe.ie

Did we mindlessly put up red equal signs when we hadn't even thought about what marriage is?

thefederalist.com

Those scornful of the decision, he said, likely hadn't sat through all the evidence.

www.calgarysun.com

Although her weekly salary was what a workman earned in a year at the time, she hadn't saved a penny.

en.wikipedia.org

They said they hadn't got anyone lined up to strip off for the show yet, but have a "wish list".

www.thesun.ie

He said they were fed an inadequate quantity of food, and he lost 40 kilograms, and he still hadn't fully recovered his strength.

en.wikipedia.org