Avoir Expressions

Question 0

avoir (dix minutes) de retard

Answer 0

to be (10 minutes) late

Question 1

avoir (dix minutes) d’avance

Answer 1

be (10 minutes) early

Question 2

avoir à l’usure

Answer 2

wear (somebody) down

Question 3

avoir affaire à quelqu’un

Answer 3

to deal with someone

Question 4

avoir besoin de

Answer 4

to need

Question 5

avoir bon goût

Answer 5

to taste good

Question 6

avoir bon pied, bon œil

Answer 6

to be as fit as a fiddle

Question 7

avoir bonne conscience

Answer 7

to have a clear conscience

Question 8

avoir bonne mémoire

Answer 8

to have a good memory

Question 9

avoir bonne mine

Answer 9

to look well,
to look fit,
to have a peachy/bright complexion

Question 10

avoir chaud

Answer 10

to be hot

Question 11

avoir coutume de

Answer 11

to be in the habit of,

to be accustomed to

Question 12

avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

Answer 12

to have better things to do,

to have bigger fish to fry

Question 13

avoir de beaux jours devant soi

Answer 13

have a rosy future,
have a bright future,
have one’s best days ahead of you

Question 14

avoir de beaux restes

Answer 14

still have what it takes,

still look good/beautiful

Question 15

avoir de l’allure

Answer 15

to have style,

to look elegant

Question 16

avoir de l’assurance

Answer 16

to be poised

Question 17

avoir de l’avance

Answer 17

to be ahead,

to be in the lead

Question 18

avoir de l’avenir

Answer 18

to have a bright/good future

Question 19

avoir de l’eau jusqu’au genou

Answer 19

to be knee-deep in water

Question 20

avoir de l’embonpoint

Answer 20

to be slightly overweight,

to be carrying a few extra pounds

Question 21

avoir de l’entraînement

Answer 21

to be well practised,

to have had a lot of practice/training

Question 22

avoir de l’esprit

Answer 22

to be witty

Question 23

avoir de l’expérience

Answer 23

to be experienced

Question 24

avoir de l’humour

Answer 24

to have a sense of humour,

to be funny

Question 25

avoir de l’influence

Answer 25

to have influence

Question 26

avoir de la bouteille (familier),

avoir de l’expérience

Answer 26

to be an old hand

Question 27

avoir de la brioche, avoir de la bedaine, avoir du bedon (familier)

Answer 27

to be pot-bellied,

to have a beer-gut

Question 28

avoir de la chance

Answer 28

to be lucky

Question 29

avoir de la fièvre

Answer 29

to have a fever/temperature

Question 30

avoir de la monnaie

Answer 30

to have cash

Question 31

avoir de la peine

Answer 31

to feel grief,

to grieve

Question 32

avoir de la place

Answer 32

to have room

Question 33

avoir de la suite dans les idées

Answer 33

to be single-minded,

to know exactly what you want

Question 34

avoir de la veine

Answer 34

to be lucky

Question 35

avoir de la visite

Answer 35

to have a visitor

Question 36

avoir de mauvaises fréquentations

Answer 36

to keep bad company,

to mix with the wrong crowd

Question 37

avoir de quoi faire

Answer 37

to have enough to be getting on with,

to have enough to do

Question 38

avoir des absences

Answer 38

to suffer from mental blanks,

to have one’s mind go blank

Question 39

avoir des atomes crochus avec quelqu’un

Answer 39

to be on the same wavelength as someone,

to connect easily with someone

Question 40

avoir des bouches à nourrir (familier)

Answer 40

to have a family to feed

Question 41

avoir des boutons

Answer 41

to have spots

Question 42

avoir des cheveux blancs

Answer 42

to be white-haired,
to be grey-haired,
to go grey

Question 43

avoir des comptes à régler avec quelqu’un

Answer 43

to have a score to settle with someone,

to have a bone to pick with someone

Question 44

avoir des comptes à rendre à quelqu’un

Answer 44

to report to someone,

to owe someone (a few) explanations

Question 45

avoir des dents de lapin (familier)

Answer 45

to be buck-toothed

Question 46

avoir des dettes

Answer 46

to be in debt

Question 47

avoir des doigts de fée (familier)

Answer 47

to be dexterous

Question 48

avoir des doutes sur

Answer 48

to have doubts about

Question 49

avoir des ennuis

Answer 49

to be in trouble, to have problems

Question 50

avoir des états d’âme

Answer 50

to feel bad about something/someone,
to have anguish over something,
to have qualms about something

Question 51

avoir des facilités

Answer 51

to have ability, 
to have aptitude,
to be quick, 
to be bright 
to be a quick learner, 
to be quick on the uptake

Question 52

avoir des formes

Answer 52

to have a shapely figure, to be curvaceous

Question 53

avoir des fourmis dans les jambes

Answer 53

to have pins and needles in one’s legs

Question 54

avoir des goûts simples

Answer 54

to have a simple soul

Question 55

avoir des idées arrêtées sur

Answer 55

to hold strong/fixed opinions about/on

Question 56

avoir des idées bien arrêtées

Answer 56

to be set in one’s opinions

Question 57

avoir des idées noires

Answer 57

to have dark thoughts, to be in the doldrums

Question 58

avoir des notions de (français)

Answer 58

to have some knowledge of (French),

to have a spattering of (French)

Question 59

avoir des nouvelles de

Answer 59

to hear from

Question 60

avoir des œillères

Answer 60

to be blinkered, to wear blinkers

Question 61

avoir des oursins dans la poche,
avoir des oursins dans le porte-monnaie,
avoir un oursin dans la poche

Answer 61

to be tight-fisted,

to be stingy

Question 62

avoir des petits yeux

Answer 62

to be bleary-eyed

Question 63

avoir des poches sous les yeux

Answer 63

to be puffy-eyed,

to have bags under one’s eyes

Question 64

avoir des préjugés

Answer 64

to have prejudices

Question 65

avoir des problèmes

Answer 65

to have trouble

Question 66

avoir des problèmes de cœur

Answer 66

to have problems with your lovelife

Question 67

avoir des ratés

Answer 67

to have an automotive misfire

Question 68

avoir des relations

Answer 68

to have connections,

to be well-connected

Question 69

avoir des remontées acides

Answer 69

to suffer from heartburn,

to have heartburn

Question 70

avoir des remords

Answer 70

to feel guilty,

to be filled with remorse

Question 71

avoir des répercussions

Answer 71

to have repercussions

Question 72

avoir des réserves

Answer 72

to have reservations (about something)

Question 73

avoir des scrupules

Answer 73

to have scruples

Question 74

avoir des vues sur quelqu’un

Answer 74

to have designs on someone

Question 75

avoir deux de tension / être à deux de tension (familier)

Answer 75

to be slow-witted,

to have no energy

Question 76

avoir deux mains gauches

Answer 76

be very clumsy

Question 77

avoir droit à

Answer 77

to be entitled to,

to be eligible for

Question 78

avoir droit de cité

Answer 78

to have freedom of the city

to have a / its rightful place

Question 79

avoir du bol (familier)

Answer 79

to be lucky

Question 80

avoir du cachet

Answer 80

to have style,

to have character

Question 81

avoir du caractère [object, place]

Answer 81

to have personality

Question 82

avoir du chien

Answer 82

to have sex appeal,

to be hot

Question 83

avoir du cœur

Answer 83

to have a heart

Question 84

avoir du cœur à l’ouvrage vi

Answer 84

to work one’s heart out

Question 85

avoir du courage

Answer 85

to have courage

Question 86

avoir du cran

Answer 86

to have guts

Question 87

avoir du goût

Answer 87

to have a taste for

Question 88

avoir du mal à + [infinitif] (familier)

Answer 88

to be hard pushed to,
to have difficulty in doing,
to find it difficult to

Question 89

avoir du mérite

Answer 89

to be deserving,

to deserve praise

Question 90

avoir du mouron à se faire

Answer 90

to have something to worry about

Question 91

avoir du nez

Answer 91

to have flair,
to be a good judge of something,
to be intuitive

Question 92

avoir du pain sur la planche (familier)

Answer 92

to have a lot on your plate

Question 93

avoir du plomb dans la cervelle / avoir du plomb dans la tête

Answer 93

to have a good head on your shoulders

Question 94

avoir du pot (familier)

Answer 94

to be lucky

Question 95

avoir du potentiel

Answer 95

to have potential

Question 96

avoir du recul

Answer 96

to have the benefit of hindsight

Question 97

avoir du retard

Answer 97

to be late

Question 98

avoir du souci à se faire

Answer 98

to have something to worry about,

to have serious reason to worry

Question 99

avoir du succès

Answer 99

to catch on,

to be a success

Question 100

avoir du temps

Answer 100

to have time

Question 101

avoir du temps libre

Answer 101

to have time to spare

Question 102

avoir du travail

Answer 102

to have work (to do)

Question 103

avoir du vague à l’âme

Answer 103

to be melancholy,

to be blue

Question 104

avoir du vent dans les voiles (familier)

Answer 104

to be drunk

Question 105

avoir du ventre (familier)

Answer 105

to be pot-bellied,

to have a beer gut

Question 106

avoir du vocabulaire

Answer 106

to have a wide vocabulary

Question 107

avoir en commun

Answer 107

to have in common,

to share

Question 108

avoir en magasin

Answer 108

to have in stock

Question 109

avoir en réserve

Answer 109

to have in store

Question 110

avoir en tête

Answer 110

to have in mind

Question 111

avoir en vue

Answer 111

to have in view

Question 112

avoir envie de

Answer 112

to want to do (something),
to feel like doing (something),
to fancy doing (something)

Question 113

avoir envie de vomir

Answer 113

to feel sick,
to feel nauseous,
to feel like vomiting

Question 114

avoir faim

Answer 114

to be hungry

Question 115

avoir faim de (figuratif)

Answer 115

to be hungry for

Question 116

avoir fait son temps

Answer 116

to be one its last legs

Question 117

avoir fière allure

Answer 117

to cut a fine figure

Question 118

avoir foi en

Answer 118

to have faith in

Question 119

avoir froid

Answer 119

to be cold

Question 120

avoir grand plaisir à + [infinitif]

Answer 120

to be very pleased to do something,

to have great pleasure in doing something

Question 121

avoir hâte de faire quelque chose

Answer 121

to look forward to doing something
to not be able to wait for something (to happen)
to be dying for something (to happen)
to be anxious to do

Question 122

avoir honte

Answer 122

to be ashamed

Question 123

avoir horreur de

Answer 123

to hate,

to be unable to stand

Question 124

avoir intérêt à

Answer 124

to be well-advised to,

to be better off doing something

Question 125

avoir l’air + [adjectif]

Answer 125

to look,
to appear,
to seem

Question 126

avoir l’air de + [infinitif]

Answer 126

to look (like),
to appear to,
to seem to

Question 127

avoir l’air fin

Answer 127

to look daft,

to look silly

Question 128

avoir l’alcool mauvais

Answer 128

to be a mean drunk,

to be an angry drunk

Question 129

avoir l’alcool triste

Answer 129

to be a sad drunk

Question 130

avoir l’amabilité de

Answer 130

to be so good as to

Question 131

avoir l’aval de quelqu’un

Answer 131

to receive clearance from someone

to receive an endorsement from someone

Question 132

avoir l’avantage de

Answer 132

to have the advantage of

Question 133

avoir l’eau à la bouche

Answer 133

to salivate

Question 134

avoir l’eau courante

Answer 134

to have running water

Question 135

avoir l’électricité

Answer 135

to have electricity

Question 136

avoir l’esprit de famille

Answer 136

to be family-minded

Question 137

avoir l’ esprit de l’escalier, avoir l’esprit d’escalier

Answer 137

to be slow off the mark,

to be slow on the uptake

Question 138

avoir l’esprit mal tourné

Answer 138

to have a dirty mind

Question 139

avoir l’esprit tordu

Answer 139

to have a twisted mind,

to have a warped mind

Question 140

avoir l’esprit tranquille

Answer 140

to have an easy mind

Question 141

avoir l’esprit vif

Answer 141

to be quick-witted

Question 142

avoir l’estomac dans les talons

Answer 142

to be famished, to be ravenous

Question 143

avoir l’estomac noué

Answer 143

to have a knot in one’s stomach

Question 144

avoir l’étoffe de

Answer 144

to have the makings of,

to have what it takes to

Question 145

avoir l’exclusivité

Answer 145

to have exclusive rights,

to hold exclusive rights

Question 146

avoir l’habitude de

Answer 146

to be used to,

to be accustomed to

Question 147

avoir l’honneur de

Answer 147

to have the honour of (doing something)

Question 148

avoir l’idée de

Answer 148

to have a mind to

to have an idea of

Question 149

avoir l’impression de

Answer 149

to have the impression of

Question 150

avoir l’impression que

Answer 150

to have the impression that,
to be under the impression that,
to have a hunch that

Question 151

avoir l’intention de

Answer 151

to intend to
to mean to
to have every intention of

Question 152

avoir l’obligation de

Answer 152

to be obliged to,

to be obligated to

Question 153

avoir l’occasion de

Answer 153

to have the chance to,

to have the opportunity to

Question 154

avoir l’œil (sur)

Answer 154

to have a sharp eye for something

to keep tabs on something

Question 155

avoir l’oreille musicale

Answer 155

to have a good ear for music

Question 156

avoir la banane (familier)

Answer 156

to be happy,

to have a smile all over your face

Question 157

avoir la baraka (familier)

Answer 157

to be lucky

Question 158

avoir la belle vie

Answer 158

to have the good life

Question 159

avoir la berlue

Answer 159

to be seeing (imaginary) things

Question 160

avoir la bosse des maths

Answer 160

to be a born mathematician

Question 161

avoir la bouche pleine

Answer 161

to have your mouth full

Question 162

avoir la bougeotte (familier)

Answer 162

to be always on the money

Question 163

avoir la boule à zéro (familier)

Answer 163

to have a shaved head

Question 164

avoir la chance de

Answer 164

to have good luck

Question 165

avoir la conscience tranquille

Answer 165

to have a clear conscience

Question 166

avoir la corde au cou

Answer 166

to have a noose (tied) around your neck

Question 167

avoir la cote

Answer 167

to be popular

Question 168

avoir la dalle (très familier)

Answer 168

to be starving,

to be famished

Question 169

avoir la dent dure

Answer 169

to be scathing about someone / something,
to be hard on someone,
to have a sharp tongue

Question 170

avoir la flemme (familier)

Answer 170

can’t be bothered,
to be lazy,
to be apathetic

Question 171

avoir la forme

Answer 171

to be fit,

to be in good shape

Question 172

avoir la frite (familier)

Answer 172

to be on top form,

to feel in great shape

Question 173

avoir la frousse (familier)

Answer 173

to be scared stiff

Question 174

avoir la gorge nouée

Answer 174

to have a lump in your throat

Question 175

avoir la goutte au nez

Answer 175

to have a runny nose

Question 176

avoir la grosse tête

Answer 176

to be big-headed

Question 177

avoir la gueule de bois

Answer 177

to have a hangover

Question 178

avoir la gueule enfarinée (familier)

Answer 178

to look wet behind the ears

Question 179

avoir la langue bien pendue

Answer 179

to be a chatterbox,

to have the gift of the gab

Question 180

avoir la larme à l’œil

Answer 180

to have a tear in your eye

Question 181

avoir la main sur le cœur

Answer 181

to hold your hand over your heart

Question 182

avoir la main verte

Answer 182

to have green fingers

Question 183

avoir la mémoire courte

Answer 183

to have a short memory

Question 184

avoir la mémoire qui flanche

Answer 184

to have an unclear memory
to have memory that fails

Note: The best translation would use the verb “fail” and the expression “my memory fails me”.

Question 185

avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez

Answer 185

to lose your temper,

to lose your rag

Question 186

avoir la patate (familier)

Answer 186

to be in a great mood,

to feel in great shape

Question 187

avoir la peau qui tire

Answer 187

to have taut skin

Question 188

avoir la pêche (familier)

Answer 188

to feel great,
to feel in top form,
to feel happy

Question 189

avoir la pétoche (familier)

Answer 189

to be scared stiff

Question 190

avoir la peur de sa vie

Answer 190

to have the fright of a lifetime

Question 191

avoir la responsabilité de

Answer 191

to have responsibility for

Question 192

avoir la situation bien en main

Answer 192

to have the situation under control

Question 193

avoir la tête ailleurs

Answer 193

to have your mind elsewhere

Question 194

avoir la tête dans le cirage

Answer 194

to be / feel groggy,

to feel drowsy

Question 195

avoir la tête dans le guidon

Answer 195

to be extremely focused,

to have your head to the grindstone

Question 196

avoir la tête dans le pâté (familier)

Answer 196

to feel sleepy,
to feel drowsy,
to feel listless

Question 197

avoir la tête dans les nuages

Answer 197

to have your head in the clouds

Question 198

avoir la tête de l’emploi

Answer 198

to be the right person for the job

Question 199

avoir la tête qui tourne

Answer 199

to feel faint,
to feel dizzy,
my head is spinning

Question 200

avoir la tête sur les épaules

Answer 200

to have a good head on your shoulders,
to have your head screwed on right,
to be sensible

Question 201

avoir la trouille

Answer 201

to be scared stiff

Question 202

avoir la vie devant soi

Answer 202

have your whole life ahead of you

Question 203

avoir la vue basse

Answer 203

to be short-sighted

to have poor eyesight

Question 204

avoir le beau rôle

Answer 204

to get the best part,
get the lead role,
get to play the hero

Question 205

avoir le béguin pour quelqu’un

Answer 205

to have a crush on someone

Question 206

avoir le bras long

Answer 206

to be influential,
to pull strings,
to be well connected

Question 207

avoir le cafard

Answer 207

to feel depressed,
to feel blue,
to feel down

Question 208

avoir le choix

Answer 208

to have a choice

Question 209

avoir le cœur au bord des lèvres

Answer 209

to feel sick,
to feel nauseated,
to feel like vomiting

Question 210

avoir le cœur brisé

Answer 210

to be heart-broken

Question 211

avoir le cœur gros

Answer 211

to be heavy-hearted

Question 212

avoir le cœur léger

Answer 212

to be light-hearted

Question 213

avoir le cœur qui lâche

Answer 213

to suffer (a) heart failure

Question 214

avoir le cœur serré

Answer 214

to have a lump in your throat

Question 215

avoir le cœur sur la main

Answer 215

to be very generous

Question 216

avoir le contact facile

Answer 216

to mix easily,

to be easy to get on with

Question 217

avoir le contrôle de

Answer 217

to have control of

Question 218

avoir le couteau sous la gorge

Answer 218

to have a knife held to your throat

Question 219

avoir le déclic

Answer 219

to click,

to (suddenly) get it

Question 220

avoir le dernier mot

Answer 220

to have the last word

Question 221

avoir le dessus (sur)

Answer 221

to have the upper hand (over)

Question 222

avoir le diable au corps

Answer 222

to be a real devil,

be a real handful

Question 223

avoir le don de m’énerver

Answer 223

to have the knack of getting on my nerves

Question 224

avoir le dos en compote

Answer 224

my back is killing me

Question 225

avoir le droit à l’erreur

Answer 225

to have room for error

Question 226

avoir le droit à quelque chose

Answer 226

to have the right to something,
to be entitled to something,
be eligible for something

Question 227

avoir le droit de faire quelque chose

Answer 227

to have the right to do,

to be entitled to do

Question 228

avoir le droit de garde de quelqu’un

Answer 228

to have custody of

Question 229

avoir le feu vert

Answer 229

to have the green light,

have the go-ahead

Question 230

avoir le hoquet

Answer 230

to have the hiccups

Question 231

avoir le mal de mer

Answer 231

to be seasick

Question 232

avoir le mal des transports

Answer 232

to have travel sickness,

to suffer from travel sickness

Question 233

avoir le mal du pays

Answer 233

to be homesick

Question 234

avoir le malheur de

Answer 234

have the misfortune to do something

Question 235

avoir le mérite de + [infinitif]

Answer 235

have the merit of being something

Question 236

avoir le moral

Answer 236

to be in good spirits,

to be in high spirits

Question 237

avoir le moral à zéro

Answer 237

to feel down in the dumps,

to be completely down

Question 238

avoir le moral au beau fixe

Answer 238

to be in high spirits,

to be on a high

Question 239

avoir le moral dans les chaussettes (familier)

Answer 239

to be down in the dumps,

to be in low spirits

Question 240

avoir le moral en berne

Answer 240

to feel down

Question 241

avoir le nez bouché

Answer 241

to have a blocked up nose,

to have a stuffed up nose

Question 242

avoir le nez creux

Answer 242

to have a nose for things,

to have good intuition

Question 243

avoir le nez dans le guidon

Answer 243

to be fully focused on something,

to be totally concentrated on something

Question 244

avoir le nez plongé dans ses cours

Answer 244

to be absorbed in one’s lessons

Question 245

avoir le permis de conduire, avoir le permis

Answer 245

to have your driving licence

Question 246

avoir le plaisir de

Answer 246

to have pleasure in doing something,

to have the pleasure to do something

Question 247

avoir le profil

Answer 247

to have the right profile

Question 248

avoir le réflexe de

Answer 248

to do something instinctively / automatically,

to react swiftly

Question 249

avoir le regard fixe

Answer 249

to stare,

to gaze

Question 250

avoir le regard fuyant

Answer 250

to have shifty eyes

Question 251

avoir le regard vide

Answer 251

to have a vacant look

Question 252

avoir le sang chaud

Answer 252

to be hot-blooded

Question 253

avoir le sens de l’humour

Answer 253

to have a sense of humour

Question 254

avoir le sens de l’observation

Answer 254

to have a (good) sense of observation

Question 255

avoir le sens de l’orientation

Answer 255

to have a (good) sense of direction

Question 256

avoir le sens des affaires

Answer 256

to have a head for business,

to be business-minded

Question 257

avoir le sens des responsabilités

Answer 257

to have a (good) sense of responsibility

Question 258

avoir le sens du commerce

Answer 258

to have a head for business,

to be business-minded

Question 259

avoir le sens du contact

Answer 259

to have good interpersonal skills,

to have a (good) sense of rapport

Question 260

avoir le sens du partage

Answer 260

to have a sense of sharing

Question 261

avoir le sens du service

Answer 261

to be service-minded

to have a (good) sense of service

Question 262

avoir le sentiment de

Answer 262

to have the feeling that,

get the feeling that

Question 263

avoir le sommeil agité

Answer 263

to be a restless sleeper

Question 264

avoir le sommeil lourd

Answer 264

to be a heavy sleeper

Question 265

avoir le souffle coupé (figuratif)

Answer 265

to be breath-taken

to be gob-smacked

Question 266

avoir le souffle court

Answer 266

to be short-winded

Question 267

avoir le temps

Answer 267

to have time

Question 268

avoir le trac

Answer 268

to have butterflies (in one’s stomach),
to have stage fright,
to suffer from stage fright

Question 269

avoir le vent en poupe

Answer 269

to have the wind in your sails

Question 270

avoir le ventre qui gargouille

Answer 270

to have a rumbling stomach

Question 271

avoir le verbe haut

Answer 271

to lord it,
to take a haughty tone,
to be loud-mouthed

Question 272

avoir le vertige

Answer 272

to be scared of heights

Question 273

avoir le vin gai

Answer 273

to get happy after a few drinks

Question 274

avoir le vin mauvais

Answer 274

to get / turn nasty after a few drinks

Question 275

avoir le vin triste

Answer 275

to get sad after a few drinks

Question 276

avoir le visage défait

Answer 276

to look distraught,

to look shattered

Question 277

avoir les boules (familier)

Answer 277

to be hacked off

Question 278

avoir les cartes en main (figuré)

Answer 278

to hold all the cards

Question 279

avoir les cheveux abîmés

Answer 279

to have damaged hair

Question 280

avoir les cheveux au vent

Answer 280

to have hair blowing in the wind

to have windblown hair

Question 281

avoir les cheveux crêpés

Answer 281

to have crinkly hair

Question 282

avoir les cheveux défrisés

Answer 282

to have de-frizzed hair,

to have straightened hair

Question 283

avoir les cheveux électriques

Answer 283

to have hair full of static

Question 284

avoir les cheveux en bataille

Answer 284

to have dishevelled hair,
to have scruffy hair,
to have tousled hair

Question 285

avoir les cheveux en broussaille

Answer 285

to have dishevelled hair,
to have scruffy hair,
to have tousled hair

Question 286

avoir les cheveux en carré court

Answer 286

to have a short bob

Question 287

avoir les cheveux en pétard (familier)

Answer 287

to have dishevelled hair,
to have scruffy hair,
to have tousled hair

Question 288

avoir les cheveux fatigués

Answer 288

to have tired hair

Question 289

avoir les cheveux fins

Answer 289

to have fine hair

Question 290

avoir les cheveux fourchus

Answer 290

to have split ends

Question 291

avoir les cheveux frisés

Answer 291

to have curly hair,

to be curly-haired

Question 292

avoir les cheveux gominés

Answer 292

to have slick-backed hair

Question 293

avoir les cheveux gras

Answer 293

to have greasy hair

Question 294

avoir les cheveux plaqués

Answer 294

to have plastered down hair with gel,

to have greased down hair

Question 295

avoir les cheveux poivre et sel

Answer 295

to have salt and pepper hair

Question 296

avoir les cheveux raides

Answer 296

to have stiff hair,

to have straight hair

Question 297

avoir les cheveux rejetés en arrière

Answer 297

have thrown-back hair

Question 298

avoir les chevilles qui enflent

Answer 298

to get too big for your boots

Question 299

avoir les chocottes (familier)

Answer 299

to get scared stiff

Question 300

avoir les crocs (familier)

Answer 300

to have the munchies

Question 301

avoir les dents de travers

Answer 301

to have crooked teeth

Question 302

avoir les dents en avant

Answer 302

to have protruding teeth

Question 303

avoir les dents longues (figuré)

Answer 303

to aim high,

to be very ambitious

Question 304

avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet (figuré)

Answer 304

to be power-hungry
to be over-ambitious
to be someone who wants it all

Question 305

avoir les deux pieds dans le même sabot (figuré)

Answer 305

to be lacking in initiative

Question 306

avoir les épaules solides (figuré)

Answer 306

to have a wide pair of shoulders,

to be dependable

Question 307

avoir les fils qui se touchent (familier)

Answer 307

to lose it,
to go berserk,
to go haywire

Question 308

avoir les foies (familier)

Answer 308

to be scared stiff

Question 309

avoir les glandes (familier)

Answer 309

to be scared stiff,

to be frightened to death

Question 310

avoir les idées claires

Answer 310

to be clear-thinking,
to be clear-minded,
to see things clearly,
to have a clear idea

Question 311

avoir les jambes coupées

Answer 311

to be knackered

Question 312

avoir les jambes en coton

Answer 312

to have legs like jelly

Question 313

avoir les jambes lourdes

Answer 313

to have heavy legs

Question 314

avoir les jambes qui flageolent

Answer 314

to have shaky legs

to sway to and fro

Question 315

avoir les jetons (familier)

Answer 315

to be scared,

to be nervous

Question 316

avoir les larmes aux yeux

Answer 316

to have tears in your eyes

Question 317

avoir les mains baladeuses

Answer 317

to have wandering hands

Question 318

avoir les moyens

Answer 318

to have the means to,

to afford

Question 319

avoir les nerfs (familier)

Answer 319

to be irritated,
to be cross,
to be mad

Question 320

avoir les nerfs à toute épreuve

Answer 320

to have nerves of solid steel

Question 321

avoir les nerfs à vif

Answer 321

to be a bundle / bag of nerves

Question 322

avoir les nerfs en pelote

Answer 322

to be wound up,

to be on edge

Question 323

avoir les nerfs solides, avoir des nerfs d’acier

Answer 323

to have nerves of steel

Question 324

avoir les oreilles décollées

Answer 324

to have ears that stick out

Question 325

avoir les oreilles en feuilles de chou

Answer 325

to have big flappy ears,
have dumbo ears,
to have sticking-out ears

Question 326

avoir les pieds sur terre

Answer 326

to have your feet firmly on the ground,

to be well-grounded

Question 327

avoir les reins solides

Answer 327

to have good financial backing / footing

to be strong (enough)

Question 328

avoir les traits bouffis

Answer 328

to be puffy-faced,
to have puffy features,
to look bloated

Question 329

avoir les traits tirés

Answer 329

to have drawn features,

to have gaunt features

Question 330

avoir les yeux baissés

Answer 330

to have lowered eyes,

to have eyes looking down

Question 331

avoir les yeux braqués sur

Answer 331

to have eyes glued to something / someone

to stare / gaze straight at something / someone

Question 332

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

Answer 332

to bite off more than you can chew

to have eyes bigger than your stomach

Question 333

avoir lieu

Answer 333

take place,

to occur

Question 334

avoir maille à partir avec

Answer 334

to be at odds with someone

Question 335

avoir mal

Answer 335

to be hurting,
to be in pain,
to hurt

Question 336

avoir mal aux cheveux (familier)

Answer 336

to be hung-over

Question 337

avoir mal partout

Answer 337

to hurt all over

Question 338

avoir mauvaise conscience

Answer 338

to have a guilty conscience,

to feel guilty about something

Question 339

avoir mauvaise mine

Answer 339

to look bad

Question 340

avoir mauvaise presse

Answer 340

to receive a bad press,
to receive bad reviews,
to get bad press

Question 341

avoir mieux à faire

Answer 341

to have something better to do,

to have better things to do

Question 342

avoir passé l’âge

Answer 342

to be too old to do something

Question 343

avoir peine à croire que

Answer 343

to hardly be able to believe that,

to scarcely be able to believe that

Question 344

avoir peur (de)

Answer 344

to be afraid (of),

to be frightened (of)

Question 345

avoir peur du vide

Answer 345

to be scared of heights

Question 346

avoir peur que

Answer 346

to be afraid that,

to fear that

Question 347

avoir pied

Answer 347

to be in your depth,

to be able to touch the bottom

Question 348

avoir pignon sur rue

Answer 348

to be well off,

to be well established

Question 349

avoir pitié de

Answer 349

to have mercy upon

Question 350

avoir plus d’un tour dans son sac

Answer 350

to have more than one trick up your sleeve

Question 351

avoir plus d’une corde à son arc,

avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc

Answer 351

to have more than one string to one’s bow

Question 352

avoir pour mission de

Answer 352

to be assigned with,

to be assigned with the mission of

Question 353

avoir priorité

Answer 353

to have priority

Question 354

avoir quelque chose dans le sang

Answer 354

to be in your blood,

to have something in your blood

Question 355

avoir quelque chose sous le coude

Answer 355

to have something at hand,

to have something in reserve / on the back-burner

Question 356

avoir quelque chose sur la conscience

Answer 356

to have something on your conscience

Question 357

avoir quelque chose sur le bout de la langue

Answer 357

to have something on the tip of your tongue

Question 358

avoir quelque chose sur le cœur

Answer 358

to have something bothering you

Question 359

avoir quelque chose sur les bras

Answer 359

to be stuck with something / someone

Question 360

avoir quelqu’un à la botte

Answer 360

to have someone under your thumb

Question 361

avoir quelqu’un à ses pieds

Answer 361

to have someone at your feet

Question 362

avoir quelqu’un dans le nez

Answer 362

to get up your nose

Question 363

avoir quelqu’un dans les pattes

Answer 363

to have someone under your feet / in the way

Question 364

avoir raison (de faire quelque chose)

Answer 364

to be right (to do something)

Question 365

avoir recours à

Answer 365

to have recourse to,

to resort to

Question 366

avoir rendez-vous

Answer 366

to have an appointment,

to have a date

Question 367

avoir réponse à tout

Answer 367

to have an answer to everything

Question 368

avoir sa chance

Answer 368

to have one’s chance

Question 369

avoir sa conscience pour soi

Answer 369

to have a clear conscience

Question 370

avoir sa dose

Answer 370

to have had enough,

to have had your fill

Question 371

avoir sa tête des mauvais jours

Answer 371

to have an off-day

to get out of bed on the wrong side

Question 372

avoir ses entrées

Answer 372

to have privileged access to,

to be a welcome visitor to

Question 373

avoir soif

Answer 373

to be thirsty

Question 374

avoir soif de

Answer 374

to thirst for,
to lust for,
to crave

Question 375

avoir sommeil

Answer 375

to be sleepy

Question 376

avoir son brevet

Answer 376

to have passed one’s National 5

Question 377

avoir son mot à dire

Answer 377

to have your say,

to have something to say

Question 378

avoir tendance à

Answer 378

to tend to,
to be inclined to
to have a tendency to
to be apt

Question 379

avoir tort (de faire quelque chose)

Answer 379

to be wrong (to do something)

Question 380

avoir tôt fait de

Answer 380

to be quick to do something

Question 381

avoir tout du gendre idéal

Answer 381

to be the perfect son-in-law

Question 382

avoir tout intérêt à

Answer 382

to be well-advised (to do something)

to be wise (to do something)

Question 383

avoir tout pour plaire

Answer 383

to have everything going for you

Question 384

avoir tout son temps

Answer 384

to have all the time in the world,

to be able to take your time

Question 385

avoir toute sa tête

Answer 385

to be in one’s right mind

Question 386

avoir toutes les peines du monde à

Answer 386

to have all the trouble in the world to (do / in doing something)

Question 387

avoir toutes les raisons de penser que

Answer 387

to have every reason to think that

Question 388

avoir trait à

Answer 388

to have to do with,

to be connected with

Question 389

avoir très envie de

Answer 389

to be dying for,

to long for

Question 390

avoir un bol de cocu,
avoir une chance de cocu,
avoir une veine de cocu

Answer 390

to be very lucky,

to have a lot of luck

Question 391

avoir un bon coup de crayon

Answer 391

to be good at drawing

Question 392

avoir un bon coup de fourchette

Answer 392

to be a big eater

to shovel down

Question 393

avoir un bon coup de pédale

Answer 393

to be a good cyclist

Question 394

avoir un bon coup de pinceau

Answer 394

to be good at painting

Question 395

avoir un bon fond, avoir bon fond

Answer 395

to be basically a good person,

to be good at heart

Question 396

avoir un bon niveau en

Answer 396

to be proficient in,

to have a good standard of

Question 397

avoir un caractère bien trempé

Answer 397

to be resilient

Question 398

avoir un casier, avoir un casier judiciaire

Answer 398

to have a criminal record

Question 399

avoir un cheveu sur la langue

Answer 399

to lisp,

to have a lisp

Question 400

avoir un cœur d’artichaut

Answer 400

to fall in love easily

Question 401

avoir un cœur de pierre

Answer 401

to have a heart of stone

Question 402

avoir un cœur gros comme ça

Answer 402

to be so kind and generous

Question 403

avoir un coup d’avance

Answer 403

to have a head start,

to be one step ahead

Question 404

avoir un coup dans le nez (familier)

Answer 404

to be drunk,
to be the worse for wear
to be wasted

Question 405

avoir un coup de barre (familier)

Answer 405

to feel tired all of a sudden

to feel knackered all of a sudden

Question 406

avoir un coup de cœur pour

Answer 406

to fall in love with something, 
to fall for something,     
to be unable to resist,   
to just have to have,   
to be bitten by the [noun] bug

Question 407

avoir un coup de foudre pour

Answer 407

to fall (madly) in love with someone/something

Question 408

avoir un coup de mou (familier)

Answer 408

to feel weak, feel lethargic

Question 409

avoir un coup de pompe (familier)

Answer 409

to feel tired all of a sudden

Question 410

avoir un creux, avoir un petit creux (familier)

Answer 410

to feel peckish

Question 411

avoir un empêchement

Answer 411

to hit a snag,

to get held up

Question 412

avoir un faible pour

Answer 412

to be partial to something,

to have a soft spot for someone

Question 413

avoir un faux air de, avoir de faux airs de

Answer 413

to look a little like someone

Question 414

avoir un fil à la patte

Answer 414

to be tied down

Question 415

avoir un fou rire, avoir le fou rire

Answer 415

to have a fit of the giggles,

to have an uncontrollable fit of laughter

Question 416

avoir un goût de

Answer 416

to have a taste of

Question 417

avoir un goût de revenez-y

Answer 417

to be moreish

to leave you wanting more

Question 418

avoir un grain (familier)

Answer 418

to have a screw loose,

to be nuts

Question 419

avoir un grand cœur

Answer 419

to have a big heart

Question 420

avoir un haut-le-cœur

Answer 420

to retch,

to gag

Question 421

avoir un mal de chien (familier)

Answer 421

to be sick as a dog,

to hurt like hell

Question 422

avoir un mal fou à (familier)

Answer 422

to find it incredibly difficult (to do something),

to have big problems (doing something)

Question 423

avoir un mauvais fond, avoir mauvais fond

Answer 423

to be basically a bad person

Question 424

avoir un mauvais pressentiment

Answer 424

to have a bad feeling,

to have a foreboding of

Question 425

avoir un métro de retard (familier),
avoir un train de retard (familier),
avoir un wagon de retard (familier)

Answer 425

to be slow to catch on

Question 426

avoir un moral d’acier

Answer 426

to be a tower of strength

Question 427

avoir un mouvement de recul

Answer 427

to cringe

Question 428

avoir un nom à coucher dehors (familier)

Answer 428

to have an unpronouncable name

Question 429

avoir un penchant pour

Answer 429

to have a fondness for

Question 430

avoir un petit pois à la place du cerveau,

avoir un pois chiche à la place du cerveau

Answer 430

to be a bird-brain

Question 431

avoir un physique de rêve

Answer 431

to have a dream physique / body / figure

Question 432

avoir un pied dans la tombe

Answer 432

to have one foot in the grave

Question 433

avoir un poil dans la main

Answer 433

to never do a stroke of work,
to be bone-idle,
to be bone-lazy

Question 434

avoir un pressentiment

Answer 434

to have a hunch

Question 435

avoir un pressentiment

Answer 435

to have a premonition

Question 436

avoir un rendez-vous

Answer 436

to have an appointment,

to have a date

Question 437

avoir un rhume

Answer 437

to have a cold

Question 438

avoir un sale caractère, avoir sale caractère

Answer 438

to be nasty,

to be bad-tempered

Question 439

avoir un sens

Answer 439

to make sense

Question 440

avoir un tempérament de feu

Answer 440

to be feisty,

to be a fiery character

Question 441

avoir un temps d’avance

Answer 441

to be one step ahead

Question 442

avoir un train d’avance sur

Answer 442

to be way ahead of

Question 443

avoir un trou

Answer 443

to have a mental block

Question 444

avoir un trou de mémoire

Answer 444

to have a memory lapse,
to have a lapse of memory,
to go blank

Question 445

avoir une araignée au plafond (familier)

Answer 445

to have bats in the belfry,

to be a bit crazy

Question 446

avoir une bonne descente (familier)

Answer 446

to like one’s drink,

to be able to take your drink

Question 447

avoir une case de vide (familier)

Answer 447

to have a screw loose,
to not be all there
avoir une case en moins

Question 448

avoir une dent contre quelqu’un

Answer 448

to hold something against someone

to bear someone a grudge

Question 449

avoir une explication avec quelqu’un

Answer 449

to have it out with someone,
to talk things over with someone,
to have an argument with someone

Question 450

avoir une extinction de voix

Answer 450

to lose one’s voice

Question 451

avoir une fâcheuse tendance à

Answer 451

to have a nasty habit of (doing something),

to have a nasty tendency to (do something)

Question 452

avoir une faim de loup

Answer 452

to be famished,

to be starving

Question 453

avoir une forte envie de

Answer 453

to crave

Question 454

avoir une furieuse envie de

Answer 454

to have an overwhelming desire to (do something),

to have a compelling desire to (do something)

Question 455

avoir une idée derrière la tête

Answer 455

to have something in the back of your mind

Question 456

avoir une idée sur

Answer 456

to have a picture of,

to have an idea on

Question 457

avoir une imagination débordante

Answer 457

to be wonderfully imaginative,

to have a wild imagination

Question 458

avoir une mine de papier mâché (familier)

Answer 458

to look like death warmed up

Question 459

avoir une oreille bouchée

Answer 459

to have a blocked ear

Question 460

avoir une panne de réveil,

avoir une panne d’oreiller (familier)

Answer 460

to oversleep,

to be unable to wake up

Question 461

avoir une pêche d’enfer (familier)

Answer 461

to be bursting with energy,

to feel really great

Question 462

avoir une pensée pour

Answer 462

to spare a thought for

Question 463

avoir une petite faim

Answer 463

to be a little hungry

Question 464

avoir une petite mine

Answer 464

to look peaky

Question 465

avoir une peur bleue de

Answer 465

to be dead scared of,

to be scared stiff of

Question 466

avoir une queue de cheval

Answer 466

to have a pony-tail

Question 467

avoir une sainte horreur de

Answer 467

to hate something with a passion

Question 468

avoir une sale tête

Answer 468

to look awful,

to look rotten

Question 469

avoir une santé de fer

Answer 469

to be as strong as a horse

Question 470

avoir une sensibilité à fleur de peau

Answer 470

to be highly sensitive

to be thin-skinned

Question 471

avoir une taille de guêpe

Answer 471

to have an hourglass figure,

to be very slim-waisted

Question 472

avoir une tête de déterré (familier)

Answer 472

to look like death warmed up

Question 473

avoir une touche avec quelqu’un

Answer 473

to have something going with someone

Question 474

avoir une veine de pendu (familier)

Answer 474

to have the luck of the devil

Question 475

avoir vent de

Answer 475

to get wind of

Question 476

avoir vocation à

Answer 476

to be destined to (do something)
to be designed for (something)
to feel / have a vocation for (something)

Question 477

avoir voix au chapitre

Answer 477

to have your say (in the matter)

Question 478

en avoir après

Answer 478

to have something against

Question 479

en avoir assez (de)

Answer 479

to have had enough (of)

Question 480

en avoir dans le buffet (familier)

Answer 480

to be brave,
to be courageous,
to have guts,
to be gutsy

Question 481

en avoir dans le ciboulot (familier)

Answer 481

to be an egg-head,

to be a brain-box

Question 482

en avoir dans le ventre (familier)

Answer 482

to be brave,
to be courageous
to have guts,
to be gutsy

Question 483

en avoir des frissons

Answer 483

to have shivers down your spine

Question 484

en avoir gros sur le cœur

Answer 484

to be heavy-hearted

Question 485

en avoir le cœur net

Answer 485

to be sure (of it)

Question 486

en avoir marre de quelque chose

Answer 486

to be fed up with something

Question 487

en avoir par dessus la tête

Answer 487

to have had it up to here

Question 488

en avoir plein le béret (familier),
en avoir plein le dos (familier)
en avoir plein les bottes (familier)

Answer 488

to be sick to the back teeth,
have had it up to here,
to be fed up

Question 489

en avoir plein les doigts

Answer 489

to get your fingers covered in it

Question 490

en avoir plein les pattes (familier)

Answer 490

to be really exhausted,

to have had enough

Question 491

en avoir pour + [temps]

Answer 491

it will take me

Question 492

en avoir pour ses frais

Answer 492

to get your money’s worth

Question 493

en avoir pour son argent (familier)

Answer 493

to get your money’s worth

Question 494

en avoir pour un moment

Answer 494

to be a while

Question 495

en avoir pour une minute

Answer 495

to just be a minute,
it’ll take just a minute,
to be there in a minute

Question 496

en avoir ras la casquette (familier)

Answer 496

to be totally fed up with,

to be sick and tired

Question 497

en avoir ras le bol (familier)

Answer 497

to be really fed up with,
to be sick and tired of,
to be fed up to the back teeth with

Question 498

en avoir sa claque (familier)

Answer 498

to have had it up to here

Question 499

en avoir soupé de quelque chose

Answer 499

to be sick to the back teeth of something,
to have had it up to here with something,
to be fed up with something

Question 500

en avoir sous la pédale (familier)

Answer 500

to keep something back,

to hold something in reserve

Question 501

en avoir sous la semelle (familier)

Answer 501

to keep something back,

to hold something in reserve

Question 502

en avoir sous le capot (familier)

Answer 502

to have plenty of power under the bonnet

Question 503

en avoir vu d’autres

Answer 503

to have seen it all before,

to have survived worse before

Question 504

avoir un tas de

Answer 504

to get a load of

Question 505

il doit y avoir

Answer 505

there must be

Question 506

il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

Answer 506

don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched

Question 507

il va y avoir du sport

Answer 507

there’ll be fun and games

Question 508

l’avoir dans l’os (familier)

Answer 508

to be in trouble

Question 509

l’avoir dans le baba (familier)

Answer 509

to be in trouble

Question 510

l’avoir mauvaise

Answer 510

to not be best pleased

Question 511

n’avoir aucun mérite

Answer 511

to deserve no special credit

Question 512

n’avoir aucun rapport avec

Answer 512

to bear no relation to,

to have nothing to do with

Question 513

n’avoir aucun sens des réalités

Answer 513

to have no sense of reality

Question 514

n’avoir aucun sens moral

Answer 514

to have no moral sense,
to make no moral sense,
to have no sense of morality

Question 515

n’avoir aucune raison d’être

Answer 515

to have no reason for being,

to serve no purpose (whatsoever)

Question 516

n’avoir aucune valeur

Answer 516

to have no value,

to be worthless

Question 517

n’avoir d’yeux que pour

Answer 517

to only have eyes for

Question 518

n’avoir de cesse de + [infinitif]

Answer 518

to constantly do something,

to never stop doing something

Question 519

n’avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l’autre

Answer 519

to never raise your voice,
to be even-tempered,
to be quietly spoken

Question 520

n’avoir le goût à rien

Answer 520

to have no liking for anything,

to feel listless

Question 521

n’avoir ni queue ni tête

Answer 521

to have neither head nor tail

Question 522

n’avoir pas grand intérêt

Answer 522

to have little point, 
to have no point,
to have little appeal, 
to have no appeal,
to be of little importance

Question 523

n’avoir plus lieu d’être

Answer 523

to be groundless,

to be unfounded

Question 524

n’avoir plus rien à prouver

Answer 524

to have nothing left to prove

Question 525

n’avoir qu’une seule hâte

Answer 525

to be dying to do something

Question 526

n’avoir que ce mot à la bouche

Answer 526

to never be off one’s lips,

to talk about something all the time

Question 527

n’avoir que ce que l’on mérite

Answer 527

to serve you (jolly-well) right,

to get what you deserve

Question 528

n’avoir que faire de quelque chose

Answer 528

to not care about something,

to have little use for something

Question 529

n’avoir que la peau sur les os

Answer 529

to be all skin and bone

Question 530

n’avoir rien à envier à

Answer 530

to have no reason to be jealous of,
to easily bear comparison with,
to have no reason to envy others

Question 531

n’avoir rien à perdre

Answer 531

to have nothing to lose

Question 532

n’avoir rien à se reprocher

Answer 532

to have nothing to feel bad / guilty about,
to have no regrets,
to have nothing to be ashamed of

Question 533

n’avoir rien dans la tête

Answer 533

to have nothing between your ears

Question 534

n’avoir rien dans le ciboulot

Answer 534

to have nothing between your ears

Question 535

n’avoir rien de surprenant

Answer 535

to come as no surprise

Question 536

n’en avoir cure

Answer 536

to not care much for,

to not give a hoot

Question 537

n’en avoir rien à faire

Answer 537

to not care less about

Question 538

ne pas avoir d’importance

Answer 538

to not matter

Question 539

ne pas avoir de cœur

Answer 539

to have no heart,

to be heartless

Question 540

ne pas avoir de sens

Answer 540

to not make sense

Question 541

ne pas avoir élevé les cochons ensemble,

ne pas avoir gardé les cochons ensemble (familier)

Answer 541

to not be from the same background

Question 542

ne pas avoir froid aux yeux

Answer 542

to not be faint-hearted

Question 543

ne pas avoir grand-chose à voir avec

Answer 543

to not have much to do with

Question 544

ne pas avoir inventé l’eau chaude,
ne pas avoir inventé la poudre,
ne pas avoir inventé le fil à couper le beurre

Answer 544

to never set the world on fire,

to not be an Einstein

Question 545

ne pas avoir l’air très catholique

Answer 545

to look rather shady

Question 546

ne pas avoir la langue dans sa poche,

ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche

Answer 546

to never be at a loss for words

Question 547

ne pas avoir la tête à faire quelque chose

Answer 547

to not be in a mood to do something,

thave one’s mind elsewhere

Question 548

ne pas avoir le cœur à ça

Answer 548

to not feel like doing it,

to not be in the mood for it

Question 549

ne pas avoir le cœur à faire quelque chose

Answer 549

to not feel like doing something,
to not be in the mood to do something,
to not be in the mood for doing something

Question 550

ne pas avoir le cœur à la fête

Answer 550

to not be in a mood for a party

Question 551

ne pas avoir le cœur à rire

Answer 551

to not feel like laughing,

to be in no mood for laughing

Question 552

ne pas avoir le droit à l’erreur

Answer 552

to have no room for error

Question 553

ne pas avoir le même son de cloche

Answer 553

to not have the same version

Question 554

ne pas avoir le moral

Answer 554

to be / feel a little depressed,

to feel down

Question 555

ne pas avoir le succès escompté

Answer 555

to come up short,

to be less successful than expected

Question 556

ne pas avoir le temps de dire ouf

Answer 556

to have no time to breathe

Question 557

ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre

Answer 557

to be in the clouds,

to be a dreamer

Question 558

ne pas avoir les yeux dans sa poche

Answer 558

to see everything,

to notice everything

Question 559

ne pas avoir les yeux en face des trous (familier)

Answer 559

to be out of sorts,

to be hung-over

Question 560

ne pas avoir pris une ride

Answer 560

to not have aged at all

Question 561

ne pas avoir son pareil pour

Answer 561

to be in a class of one’s own for

Question 562

ne pas avoir un physique facile

Answer 562

to be unattractive / graceless

Question 563

ne pas avoir un rond (familier)

Answer 563

to be penniless,
to be broke,
to be skint

Question 564

ne plus avoir de crédit

Answer 564

to be out of credit,

to lose all credibility

Question 565

ne plus avoir de secret pour quelqu’un

Answer 565

to hold no secrets for someone,

to know the ins and outs of

Question 566

ne plus avoir lieu d’être

Answer 566

to no longer be relevant

Question 567

ne plus avoir toute sa tête (familier)

Answer 567

to be losing your marbles,
to be slowly losing it,
to be one sandwich short of a picnic

Question 568

ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou (familier)

Answer 568

to be as bald as a coot

Question 569

ne plus avoir vingt ans

Answer 569

to not be as young as you used to be,

to begin to feel your age

Question 570

ne rien avoir à se mettre sous la dent

Answer 570

to have nothing left to eat

Question 571

ne rien avoir dans le ventre (familier)

Answer 571

to have no guts,

to be gutless

Question 572

non sans avoir

Answer 572

not without doing something

Question 573

Pourriez-vous avoir la gentillesse de + [infinitif] ?

Answer 573

Would you be kind enough to + [infinitive] ?

Question 574

s’être fait avoir

Answer 574

to have been had,

to have been taken in

Question 575

sans avoir eu le temps de dire ouf

Answer 575

before one knew what had hit one,

before one had the time to say anything

Question 576

sans en avoir l’air

Answer 576

without seeming to,

without appearing to

Question 577

se faire avoir

Answer 577

to be had,

to be conned

Question 578

se faire avoir comme un bleu (familier)

Answer 578

to fall for something hook, line and sinker

Question 579

vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

Answer 579

to count one’s chickens before they are hatched

Question 580

y avoir à boire et à manger

Answer 580

to have something / loads to drink and eat

Question 581

y avoir de quoi

Answer 581

for good reason

Question 582

avoir à faire

Answer 582

to have things / business to do

Question 583

avoir à l’esprit

Answer 583

to have in mind

Question 584

avoir à l’œil

Answer 584

to have your eye(s) on somebody

Question 585

avoir beau + [infinitif]

Answer 585

however + [verb]

whatever + [verb]

Question 586

avoir bon dos

Answer 586

to be blamed for

Question 587

avoir confiance

Answer 587

to trust,
to have confidence in,
to be confident

Question 588

avoir confiance en

Answer 588

to trust in,
to trust upon,
to have confidence in

Question 589

avoir conscience de

Answer 589

to be sensible of,

to be aware of

Question 590

avoir cours

Answer 590

to be legal tender,

to be legal currency

Question 591

avoir dans la peau

Answer 591

to have someone under your skin