hay que pensar

you have to think

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you have to think An impersonal expression of obligation; it can also mean “one has to think.”
SP: Hay que pensar antes de hablar.
EN: You have to think before speaking.

Hay que pensar.

We need to think.

— Pecadores (2025)

Hay que pensar en los demás.

We must think of others.

Hay que pensar en algo.

We need to think of something.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

No hay que pensar así.

You shouldn't think that way.

Hay que pensar en los niños.

We must think about the children.

Seguro que cabe, pero hay que pensar cómo meterlo.

It will definitely fit, but we need to figure out how to put it in.

Hay que pensar en el futuro.

We must think about the future.

Aunque la administración cierre los ojos, hay que pensar en el sindicato.

Even if the administration turns a blind eye, we have to think about the union.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Hay que pensar otra cosa.

We need to think of something else.

— El Huésped (2006)

Hay que pensar en grande.

You have to think big.

Hay que pensar como el enemigo.

You have to think like the enemy.

— Museo (2018)