Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.

    Her parents were surprised to learn that she had a bun in the oven.

    einen Braten in der Röhre haben

    be pregnant with

Examples

25 sentences

  1. I don't have a microwave oven.

    У мене немає мікрохвильової пічки. — deniko

    ruУ меня нет микроволновки. — marafon

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  2. Tom doesn't have a microwave oven.

    ruУ Тома нет микроволновой печи. — Lenin_1917

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  3. Do you have an oven mitt?

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  4. I don't think Tom has a microwave oven.

    ruНе думаю, что у Тома есть микроволновка. — marafon

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  5. I have left you your dinner in the oven.

    ruЯ оставила тебе ужин в духовке. — odexed

    deIch habe dir dein Abendessen im Ofen gelassen. — MUIRIEL

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
(informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby:

Forms

has a bun in the oven, having a bun in the oven, had a bun in the oven, had a bun in the oven
Base formhave a bun in the oven · to have a bun in the oven
3rd person singularhas a bun in the oven
Present participlehaving a bun in the oven
Past simplehad a bun in the oven
Past participlehad a bun in the oven

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhave a bun in the oven
he, she, ithas a bun in the oven

Past simpleLesson

all personshad a bun in the oven

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave had a bun in the oven
he, she, ithas had a bun in the oven

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill have a bun in the oven

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hauntinglyC2hautehaveA1havenB1havoc

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