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I.there ADV [Am ðɛr, Brit ðɛː, ðə] there, meaning present, is not always translated: they were all there estaban todos. But: she's not there no está ahí.

1.1. there:

there (close to person being addressed)
ahí
there (further away)
allí
there (further away)
ahí esp LatAm
there (less precise, further)
allá
what have you got there?
¿qué tienes ahí?
where is my umbrella? — there, by the door
¿dónde está mi paraguas? — allí, al lado de la puerta
where is my umbrella? — there, by the door
¿dónde está mi paraguas? — ahí, al lado de la puerta esp LatAm
over there, across the river
allá, al otro lado del río
do you mean here? — no, further over there
¿dices aquí? — no, más allá
$80 or somewhere around there
80 dólares o por ahí
what are you doing down/up there?
¿qué haces ahí abajo/arriba?
they've been in there for hours
hace horas que están metidos ahí or allí (dentro)
you there! inf
¡oye, tú! inf
you there! inf
¡che(, vos)! RioPl inf
to have been there (before) inf I know what it's like, I've been there before
ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso

2. there (calling attention to sth, pointing sth out etc):

there's the bell, it must be her!
¡el timbre! debe de ser ella
now there's a coincidence!
¡eso sí que es casualidad!
now there's a coincidence!
¡fíjate! ¡qué casualidad!
there's £20
ahí tienes £20
there you are or inf there you go, it's as good as new
aquí tiene, ha quedado como nuevo
there we are: that's that done!
¡ya está! ¡listo!
there you are: what did I tell you?
¿ves? or ¡ahí tienes! ¿qué te dije?
it's a pity, but there you are: what can you do?
es una lástima pero así son las cosas ¿qué se le va a hacer?
there he goes: politics again!
¡ya está otra vez con la política!
there goes the bus
ahí va el autobús
there go my chances of promotion!
¡adiós ascenso!
fetch my newspaper, there's a dear!
anda, sé bueno y tráeme el periódico
there's a good boy
¡qué niño más bueno!

II.there PRON [Am ðɛr, Brit ðɛː, ðə]

there's an egg/there are two eggs in the nest
hay un huevo/dos huevos en el nido
there was nobody there
no había nadie
once upon a time there was a princess/there were two brothers who …
había una vez una princesa/dos hermanos que …
there was a demonstration/there were two demonstrations last week
hubo una manifestación/dos manifestaciones la semana pasada
what is there to stop you?
¿qué te lo impide?
had there been an accident, we would have heard by now
si hubiera habido un accidente, ya nos habríamos enterado
there can't be many people with that name
no puede haber mucha gente que se llame así
I want there to be no mistakes
no quiero que haya ningún error
there's no sugar left
no queda azúcar
there's no sugar left
se ha acabado el azúcar
I think there's a paragraph/there are two paragraphs missing
creo que falta un párrafo/que faltan dos párrafos
then there are the children to think about
luego están los niños, hay que pensar en ellos
there's no denying it: he's a genius
hay que reconocerlo, es un genio
there was no mistaking that face!
la cara era inconfundible
all there is is a piece of stale bread
todo lo que hay es un pedazo de pan duro
what food there was was inedible
la poca comida que había era incomible
there comes a time when …
llega un momento en el que …

there's [Am ðɛrz, Brit ðɛːz, ðəz]

1. there's → there is

2. there's → there has

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d'you go there often?
¿vas ahí a menudo?
ahoy there!
¡ah del barco!

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there in the PONS Dictionary

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I.there [ðeəʳ, Am ðer] ADV

II.there [ðeəʳ, Am ðer] INTERJ

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there's sth afoot
se está tramando algo
there will be ructions
se va a armar una gorda
there is trouble brewing coll
se está gestando un problema
there was beer aplenty
había cerveza en abundancia
ahoy there!
¡ah del barco!

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there Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I haven't been there for three years
hace tres años que no estoy allí
where there's a will, there's a way prov
querer es poder prov
there's no comparison between the two restaurants
no hay ni punto de comparación entre los dos restaurantes
there's no smoke without fire Brit, Aus prov, where there's smoke, there's fire Am prov
cuando el río suena, agua lleva prov
there was hardly anybody [or anyone] there
apenas había nadie
there is no rose without a thorn
no hay miel sin hiel prov
where there's a will, there's a way
querer es poder prov
to me that's neither here nor there
a mí eso ni me va ni me viene
there was no one on the streets
nadie transitaba por la calle
there was hardly anyone else there
éramos cuatro gatos inf
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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There was a day when such a lapse would have sent him into paroxysms of defensive laughter.
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Cancer of the esophagus is often detected late inasmuch as there are typically no early symptoms.
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We have counter-evidence that every time there are leaks out of these agencies, the sky doesn't fall down.
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Their function is to pick off debris so as to keep the surface clean and to prevent larvae of other invertebrates from settling and growing there.
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There has been a long-running campaign to have the older tunnel converted into a cycleway, though this scheme has never gained wholehearted council support.
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The water has almost no dissolved oxygen, and instead there are traces of heavy metals like copper, besides sewage and sludge.
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As there wasn't room inside for everybody the trooper chained two of the prisoners to the tree.
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And there is a lot to rile him, especially his relatives.
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There is usually a commercial break between artists.
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There, plant staff separate non-combustible items and divert them to their proper destination.
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