avoir à + infinitive | | to have to do something |
avoir beau + infinitive | | despite doing, however much (one) does |
avoir besoin de | | to need |
avoir confiance en | | to trust |
avoir d’autres chats à fouetter | (informal) | | to have other fish to fry |
avoir du charme | | to have charm |
avoir du chien |
(informal) | | to have a certain something, be attractive |
avoir du mal à + infinitive |
| to have trouble, struggle doing |
avoir du mal avec + noun |
| to have trouble, struggle with |
avoir du pain sur la planche |
(informal) | | to have a lot to do, have a lot on one’s plate |
avoir envie de | | to want, feel like |
avoir horreur de | | to detest/loathe |
avoir l’air (de) | | to look (like) |
avoir l’air fin |
(informal) | | to look like an idiot / a fool |
avoir la flemme de + infinitive | | to not feel like doing |
avoir la frite |
(informal) | | to feel great |
avoir la gueule de bois | | to have a hangover, to be hungover |
avoir la patate |
(informal) | | to feel great |
avoir la pêche |
(informal) | | to feel peachy |
avoir le bac | | to pass the bac |
avoir le cafard |
(informal) | | to feel low/blue/down in the dumps |
avoir le fou rire | | to have the giggles |
avoir le trac |
| to have stage fright |
avoir les chevilles qui enflent |
(informal) | | to have a swelled head |
avoir l’heure | | to have (know) the time |
avoir lieu | | to take place |
avoir l’impression que | | to have / be under the impression that |
avoir l’intention de | | to intend/plan to |
avoir mal à la tête, aux yeux, à l’estomac | | to have a headache, eye ache, stomachache |
avoir quelqu’un dans sa poche | (informal) | | to have someone in the palm of one’s hand |
avoir un bébé | | to have a baby |
avoir un chat dans la gorge | | to have a frog in one’s throat |
avoir un cheveu (sur la langue) |
(informal) | | to lisp |
avoir un examen | | to pass a test |
avoir un trou (de mémoire) | | to have a memory loss, to have one’s mind go blank |
avoir une dent contre quelqu’un |
(informal) | | to hold a grudge against someone |
chacun a son goût | | to each his own |
en avoir |
(familiar) | | to have guts |
il y a + period of time | | ___ ago |
n’avoir qu’à + infinitive | | to just/only have to do something |
Quand les poules auront des dents ! | | When pigs fly! |
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