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ain't

ain't1 [eɪnt] sl

ain't = has not, have not, have

See also have

I . have <has/have, had, had> [hæv, həv] VB aux

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II . have <has/have, had, had> [hæv, həv] VB trans

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11. have (comprise):

to have [or esp Brit, Aus have got] sth
etw haben
a week has 7 days
eine Wochen hat [o. form zählt] 7 Tage
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22. have inf! (have sex with):

to have sb
mit jdm Sex haben
how many men have you had?
wie viele Männer hast du gehabt?

23. have inf (deceive):

£80 for a CD? you've been had!
80 Pfund für eine CD? dich hat man ganz schön übern Tisch gezogen! inf

Phrases:

to not have any [of it] inf
nichts von etw dat wissen wollen
to not have sb/sth doing sth
nicht erlauben [o. zulassen] , dass jd/etw etw tut
to have done with sth
mit etw dat fertig sein
to have [got] it (find answer) we have it!
wir haben es!
to have it that ... (claim) rumour has it that ...
es geht das Gerücht [um], dass ...
to have had it inf (be broken)
hinüber sein inf
to have had it inf (be broken)
ausgedient haben
to have had it (be tired)
fix und fertig sein inf
to have had it (be in serious trouble)
dran inf [o. sl geliefert] sein
if she finds out, you've had it!
wenn sie es herausfindet, bist du dran [o. ist der Ofen aus] ! inf
to have had it with sb/sth inf
von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben inf
to have had it with sb/sth inf
jdn/etw satthaben
I've had it with his childish behaviour!
sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!
there's none to be had of sth
etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o. inf aufzutreiben]
there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here
man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse
to not have sth (not allow)
etw nicht zulassen
to not have sth (not allow)
[jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen
I won't have it!
kommt nicht infrage [o. inf in die Tüte] !
I'm not having any squabbling in this house
ich toleriere in diesem Haus keine Zankerei
I'm not having your behaviour spoil my party
ich werde mir meine Feier durch dein Benehmen nicht verderben lassen
I wont have you insult my wife
ich lasse es nicht zu, dass Sie meine Frau beleidigen
to have [or esp Brit, Aus have got] nothing on sb inf (be less able)
gegen jdn nicht ankommen
to have [or esp Brit, Aus have got] nothing on sb inf (be less able)
mit jdm nicht mithalten können
to have [or esp Brit, Aus have got] nothing on sb (lack evidence)
nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben
to have [or esp Brit, Aus have got] nothing on sb (lack evidence)
keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben
he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother
er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen
and what have you inf
und wer weiß was noch inf
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III . have [hæv, həv] N inf

ain't2 [eɪnt] sl

ain't = am not, is not, are not, be

See also be

be <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr + n/adj

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5. be (timing):

to be late/[right] on time
zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommen

11. be (expresses possibility):

can it [really] be that ...? form
ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass ...?
is it that ...? form
kann es sein, dass ...?

17. be (expresses imperatives):

be quiet or I'll ...!
sei still oder ich ...!
be seated! form
setzen Sie sich!
be seated! form
nehmen Sie Platz! form
be yourself!
sei du selbst! [o. ganz natürlich!]

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if it ain't broke don't fix it iron inf
verändre nichts, das funktioniert
things ain't what they used to be inf
nichts ist mehr so wie es war
you ain't heard/seen nothing yet inf
das hast du noch nicht gehört/gesehen
if it ain't broke, don't fix it prov
lass lieber die Finger davon, sonst wird es nur noch schlimmer
there's [or sl there ain't] no such animal
so was gibt's nicht inf
it ain't over until the fat lady sings idiom
das ist noch nicht das Ende vom Lied
It ain't over till the fat lady sings. idiom
Noch ist nicht aller Tage Abend.
the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings prov
das ist noch nicht das Ende
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sth ain't worth [or doesn't amount to] a hill of beans Am inf
etw ist keinen Pfifferling wert inf
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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And unlike the photo above, it ain't just a bunch of white guys in skinny ties and rolled up shirtsleeves.
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A play ain't a play these days unless it shows off a working domestic appliance.
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He concludes saying that the album ain't the most uplifting thing to listen to, but it's real.
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She ain't got it all doily-ed up and nothing like that.
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The tubercles themselves are small, low, are poorly defined, and ain't numerous.
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He further posted that he ain't got time for me now he's getting fortunes for dragging his mates cadaver round the world getting himself paid.
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They ain't card-carrying members of this here club.
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Systemic financial collapse may be the wet dream of the bullion-lickers who come here, but it ain't happening for a long time yet.
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What comes out of the ground ain't the thing you put in!
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This is my hospital; they ain't taking this mate.
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