tienes que comer

you have to eat

→ tener
phrase Rare #30,076
you have to eat Used to say that someone is required or needs to eat.
SP: Tienes que comer algo antes de salir.
EN: You have to eat something before you leave.

Tienes que comer si no quieres morir.

You have to eat if you don't want to die.

— Despedidas (2008)

Pero tienes que comer despacio.

But you have to eat slowly.

— El tigre y el dragón (2000)

Para mejorar, tienes que comer.

To get better, you have to eat.

¿Siempre tienes que comer?

Do you always have to eat?

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Tienes que comer, ¿sabes?

You have to eat, you know?

— El tigre y el dragón (2000)

Tienes que comer con regularidad.

You need to eat regularly.

Para perder peso tienes que comer menos dulces.

To lose weight you have to eat fewer sweets.

Tienes que comer.

You have to eat.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Tienes que comer la tostada.

You have to eat the toast.

No tienes que comer si no quieres.

You don't have to eat if you don't want to.

Aún si no te gusta esto, te lo tienes que comer.

Even if you don't like it, you still have to eat it.

Creo que tienes que comer más.

I think you need to eat more.