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tê-los

to have them

→ ter
phrase Rare #31,691
to have them Infinitive form of ter plus the object pronoun os. Used when talking about having done something to them or having them in some state.
PO: Espero tê-los ajudado.
EN: I hope I helped them.

Há muito tempo atrás pensei tê-los visto.

A long time ago I thought I had seen them.

— O Mundo dos Pequeninos (2010)

Desculpem tê-los deixado sós.

I'm sorry I left you alone.

— Stalker (1979)

Já devíamos tê-los encontrado!

We should have found them already!

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Você poderia tê-los salvos!

You could have saved them!

— A Lenda de Bhagat Singh (2002)

Não devia tê-los convidado à minha casa.

I shouldn't have invited them to my house.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Devia tê-los matado.

I should have killed them.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Como eu poderia tê-los salvo?

How could I have saved them?

phrase Rare #39,227
to have them A combination of the infinitive ter (to have) and the object pronoun os (them). In tê-los matado, it means “to have killed them.”
PO: Foi ótimo tê-los conosco.
EN: It was great to have them with us.

Estamos tão contentes de tê-los aqui esta noite.

We’re so happy to have you here tonight.

Eu gostaria de tê-los.

I would like to have them.

— Quando o Coração Floresce (1955)

Só um samurai forte poderia tê-los matado daquele jeito.

Only a strong samurai could have killed them like that.

— Yojimbo, o Guarda-Costas (1961)

É muito bom tê-los aqui.

It’s very nice to have you here.

— Questão de Tempo (2013)