Usage examples of "tiene que" in Spanish with translation to English

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Alguien tiene que detenerlo. Someone has to stop it.
Tiene que parar. It has to stop.
Ya no puedo discutir, ¡esto tiene que acabar! I can't argue anymore, this has to stop!
Tom tiene que pagar por todo. Tom has to pay for everything.
Tiene que contar hasta el último céntimo. She has to count every penny.
Tom tiene que llamar a un doctor. Tom needs to call a doctor.
Tom tiene que seguir nuestras reglas. Tom has to follow our rules.
Tom tiene que levantarse pronto. Tom has to get up early.
Ella no tiene que trabajar. She doesn't need to work.
No cabe duda de que la verdad es más extraña que la ficción. La ficción tiene que tener sentido. It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
¿Tacos? Tiene que ser México. Tacos? Gotta be Mexico.
Uno de nosotros dos tiene que hacerlo. One of the two of us has to do it.
Tiene que coger el autobús número 12. You have to take bus number 12.
Tom tiene que actualizar su página web. Tom needs to update his website.
Ella no tiene que ir a la escuela el sábado. She doesn't have to go to school on Saturday.
—Durmiendo en un contenedor, ¿eh? —preguntó Al-Sayib— Ésa tiene que haber sido una experiencia apestosa. "Sleeping in a dumpster, huh?" Al-Sayib asked. "That must have been a smelly experience."
Tom no tiene que ayudar a Mary. Tom doesn't have to help Mary.
Tom tiene que protegerse. Tom has to protect himself.
Tom tiene que ir de compras ahora. Tom has to go shopping now.
Tiene que estar loco para hablar así. He must be crazy to talk like that.
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