Avoir - To have Flashcards
(59 cards)
Avoir_ans
Mes enfnts ont dix et quinze ans
To be_years old
My children are ten and fifteen years old
Literally: To have ___ years old
Avoir à son actif
Il a plusieurs projets à son actif depuis le début de sa carrière
To have to one’s credit
He has many projects to his credit since the beginning of his career
Literally: To have at one’s active
Avoir beau + infinitive
Elle a beau essayer de comprendre le manuel, rien ne fonctionne
Despite doing
She may try to understand the manual, but nothing works.
Literally: To have pretty
Avoir besoin de
On a besoin de temps pour prendre une décision
To need
We need time to make a decision.
Literally: To have need of
Avoir chaud
Est-ce que tu as chaud ? Je peux allumer la clim si tu veux
To be hot
Are you hot? I can turn on the air conditioning if you want.
Literally: To have hot
Avoir confiance
Je n’ai pas confiance en lui. Il est toujours en train de faire des hist
To trust
I don’t trust him. He’s always making a fuss
Literally: To have trust
Avoir de la bouteille (familiar)
Il a de la bouteille, il peut t’apprendre beaucoup de choses
To have been around for a while
He has been around for a while, he can teach you many things
Literally: To have some bottle
Avoir de la chance
Qu’est-ce que tu as de la chance de vivre dans cette ville !
To be lucky
Aren’t you lucky to live in this town!
Literally: To have some luck
Avoir du bol (familiar)
Tu as du bol d’avoir gagné le gros lot !
To be lucky
Aren’t you lucky to have won the jackpot!
Literally: To have some “bowl”
Avoir du pot (familiar)
Tu as du pot d’avoir gagné le gros lot !
To be lucky
Aren’t you lucky to have won the jackpot!
Literally: To have some “pot”
Avoir du charme
Je trouve qu’il a beaucoup de charme.
To have charm
I think he has charm.
Avoir du coffre
Elle pourrait casser quelques verres facilement.
To have a powerful voice
She could break a few glasses easily.
Literally: To have some trunk
Avoir du mal à
Elle a du mal à parler anglais malgré les heures qu’elle passe à étudier
To have a hard time - To struggle to
She struggles to speak despite all the hours she spends studying
Avoir du plomb dans l’aile
Il ne fait rien de ses journées, il a vraiment du plomb dans l’aile.
To be no good
He does nothing all day, he’s no good.
Literally: To have lead in the wing
Avoir eu chaud
Il n’a eu aucune blessure. Il a vraiment eu chaud !
To have narrowly escaped something bad - To be lucky
He had no injuries. He got lucky!
Literally: To have had heat
Avoir faim
Est-ce que ça t’ennuie si on mange maintenant ? On a tous faim.
To be hungry
Do you mind if we eat now? We are all
hungry.
Literally: To have hunger
Avoir froid
Ma mère a toujours froid. Elle porte toujours des pulls épais.
To be cold
My mother is always cold. She always wears thick sweaters
Literally: To have cold
Avoir hâte de + inf.
On a hâte d’atterrir. On a eu des turbulences pendant tout le vol.
I can’t wait to + inf.
We can’t wait to land. We had turbulence during the whole flight
Avoir honte de
Il a honte de ses résultats.
To be ashamed of
He’s ashamed of his results
Literally: To have shame of
Avoir horreur de
J’ai horreur de la couleur jaune
To hate
hate the colour yellow
Literally: To have horror of
Avoir l’air fin
Il avait l’air fin quand il a compris qu’il avait tort !
To look like a fool
He looked like a fool when he realized he was wrong!
Literally: To look thin
Avoir l’heure
Est-ce que vous avez l’heure ?
To have the time
Do you have the time?
Avoir l’impression que
Le policier a l’impression que le suspect ne lui dit pas tout.
To be under the impression that
The policeman has the impression that he isn’t telling him everything
Literally: To have under the impression that
Avoir l’intention de
Cet auteur a l’intention d’écrire trois livres par an.
To have the intention to - To plan to
This author intends to write three books per year.
