Expressions - Avoir, Être, Faire Flashcards by Kathleen Reed | Brainscape

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to be X years old – In French we say « to have X years.»

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Avoir # ans

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to have hunger

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Avoir faim

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to have reason, to be right

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Avoir raison

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to have heat.

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Avoir chaud

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to have pain at..

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Avoir mal à….

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to have need of

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Avoir besoin de

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to have fear

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Avoir peur

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to have thirst

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Avoir soif

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to have wrong

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Avoir tort

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to have cold

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Avoir froid

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to have luck

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Avoir de la chance

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to have the appearance/to seem

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D’avoir l’air ….

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He is right. (He has reason.)

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Il a raison.

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He is hot. (He has heat)

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Il a chaud.

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He is hungry. (He has hunger.)

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Il a faim.

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He’s lucky. (He has luck.)

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Il a de la chance.

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She has a headache. (She has pain to the head.)

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Elle a mal à la tête.

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He has fear

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Il a peur.

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He is cold. (He has cold.)

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Il a froid.

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She is wrong. (She has an incorrectness.)

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Elle a tort.

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She’s 3 years old. (She has 3 years.)

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Elle a 3 ans.

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He’s thirsty. (He has thirst.)

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Il a soif.

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He needs help. (He has need of help.)

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Il a besoin d’aide.

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I am hungry. (I have hunger)

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J’ai faim.

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I am thirsty. (I have thirst)

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J’ai soif.

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I am __ # _ years old. ( I have # years).

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J’ai 14 ans.

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I am right.

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J’ai raison.

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I am wrong.

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J’ai tort.

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I am a student.

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Je suis etudiant(e).

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I have a dog.

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J’ai un chien.

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I have a sister.

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J’ai une soeur.

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I have a brother.

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J’ai un frere.

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I am happy.

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Je suis content( e).

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I am sad.

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Je suis triste.

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I am tired.

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Je suis fatigue( e).

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I am smart.

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Je suis intelligent( e).

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to do the laundry

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Faire la lessive

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to do the dishes

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Faire la vaisselle

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to go for a walk

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Faire une promenade

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to go shopping*

(Different in Canada.)

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Faire du shopping. (France) Faire des achats. Faire du magasinage. (Canada)

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to do the grocery shopping /errands

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Faire les courses. (France)

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to make the bed

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Faire le lit

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to do the housework

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Faire le ménage

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to do the cooking

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Faire la cuisine

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to agree with

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être d’accord (avec)

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(to be busy / in the process of / doing something

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être en train de

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(to be about to)

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être sur le point de + vb

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to be supposed to

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être censé(e) + verb

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to belong to

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être à (à qui est cette montre

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to be on time

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être à l’heure

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to be late

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être en retard

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to be (absolutely) right

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Avoir (parfaitement) raison

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to be (completely) wrong

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Avoir (tout à fait) tort

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to be sleepy

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Avoir sommeil

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to be early

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être en avance

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to be back

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Être de retour

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to usually do something

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Avoir l´habitude de

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to mean to / to intend to

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Avoir l´intention de

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to feel like

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Avoir envie de

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to not be able to wait to

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Avoir hâte de

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to look good

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Avoir bonne mine

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to have off

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Avoir congé

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to pay attention

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Faire attention

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to go window shopping

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Faire du lèche-vitrines

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to carpool

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Faire du covoiturage

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to party

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Faire la fête

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to sleep in late

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Faire la grasse matinée

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to save money

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Faire des économies

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to line up / stand in line

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Faire la queue