Avoir Expressions Flashcards

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avoir (dix minutes) de retard

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to be (10 minutes) late

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avoir (dix minutes) d’avance

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be (10 minutes) early

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avoir à l’usure

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wear (somebody) down

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avoir affaire à quelqu’un

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to deal with someone

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avoir besoin de

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to need

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avoir bon goût

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to taste good

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avoir bon pied, bon œil

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to be as fit as a fiddle

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avoir bonne conscience

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to have a clear conscience

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avoir bonne mémoire

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to have a good memory

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avoir bonne mine

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

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avoir chaud

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to be hot

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avoir coutume de

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to be in the habit of,

to be accustomed to

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avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

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to have better things to do,

to have bigger fish to fry

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avoir de beaux jours devant soi

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

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avoir de beaux restes

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still have what it takes,

still look good/beautiful

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avoir de l’allure

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to have style,

to look elegant

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avoir de l’assurance

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to be poised

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avoir de l’avance

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to be ahead,

to be in the lead

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avoir de l’avenir

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to have a bright/good future

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avoir de l’eau jusqu’au genou

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to be knee-deep in water

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avoir de l’embonpoint

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to be slightly overweight,

to be carrying a few extra pounds

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avoir de l’entraînement

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to be well practised,

to have had a lot of practice/training

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avoir de l’esprit

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to be witty

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avoir de l’expérience

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to be experienced

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avoir de l’humour

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to have a sense of humour,

to be funny

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avoir de l’influence

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to have influence

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avoir de la bouteille (familier),

avoir de l’expérience

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to be an old hand

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

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to be pot-bellied,

to have a beer-gut

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avoir de la chance

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to be lucky

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avoir de la fièvre

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to have a fever/temperature

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avoir de la monnaie

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to have cash

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avoir de la peine

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to feel grief,

to grieve

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avoir de la place

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to have room

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avoir de la suite dans les idées

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to be single-minded,

to know exactly what you want

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avoir de la veine

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to be lucky

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avoir de la visite

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to have a visitor

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avoir de mauvaises fréquentations

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to keep bad company,

to mix with the wrong crowd

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avoir de quoi faire

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to have enough to be getting on with,

to have enough to do

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avoir des absences

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to suffer from mental blanks,

to have one’s mind go blank

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avoir des atomes crochus avec quelqu’un

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to be on the same wavelength as someone,

to connect easily with someone

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avoir des bouches à nourrir (familier)

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to have a family to feed

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avoir des boutons

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to have spots

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avoir des cheveux blancs

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

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avoir des comptes à régler avec quelqu’un

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to have a score to settle with someone,

to have a bone to pick with someone

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avoir des comptes à rendre à quelqu’un

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to report to someone,

to owe someone (a few) explanations

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avoir des dents de lapin (familier)

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to be buck-toothed

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avoir des dettes

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to be in debt

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avoir des doigts de fée (familier)

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to be dexterous

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avoir des doutes sur

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to have doubts about

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avoir des ennuis

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to be in trouble, to have problems

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avoir des états d’âme

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

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avoir des facilités

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

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to have a shapely figure, to be curvaceous

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avoir des fourmis dans les jambes

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to have pins and needles in one’s legs

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avoir des goûts simples

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to have a simple soul

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avoir des idées arrêtées sur

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to hold strong/fixed opinions about/on

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avoir des idées bien arrêtées

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to be set in one’s opinions

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avoir des idées noires

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to have dark thoughts, to be in the doldrums

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avoir des notions de (français)

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to have some knowledge of (French),

to have a spattering of (French)

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avoir des nouvelles de

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to hear from

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avoir des œillères

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to be blinkered, to wear blinkers

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

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to be tight-fisted,

to be stingy

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avoir des petits yeux

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to be bleary-eyed

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avoir des poches sous les yeux

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to be puffy-eyed,

to have bags under one’s eyes

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avoir des préjugés

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to have prejudices

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avoir des problèmes

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to have trouble

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avoir des problèmes de cœur

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to have problems with your lovelife

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avoir des ratés

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to have an automotive misfire

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avoir des relations

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to have connections,

to be well-connected

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avoir des remontées acides

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to suffer from heartburn,

to have heartburn

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avoir des remords

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to feel guilty,

to be filled with remorse

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avoir des répercussions

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to have repercussions

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avoir des réserves

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to have reservations (about something)

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avoir des scrupules

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to have scruples

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avoir des vues sur quelqu’un

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to have designs on someone

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

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to be slow-witted,

to have no energy

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avoir deux mains gauches

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be very clumsy

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avoir droit à

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to be entitled to,

to be eligible for

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avoir droit de cité

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to have freedom of the city

to have a / its rightful place

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avoir du bol (familier)

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to be lucky

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avoir du cachet

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to have style,

to have character

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avoir du caractère [object, place]

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to have personality

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avoir du chien

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to have sex appeal,

to be hot

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avoir du cœur

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to have a heart

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avoir du cœur à l’ouvrage vi

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to work one’s heart out

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avoir du courage

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to have courage

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avoir du cran

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to have guts

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avoir du goût

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to have a taste for

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avoir du mal à + [infinitif] (familier)

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

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avoir du mérite

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to be deserving,

to deserve praise

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avoir du mouron à se faire

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to have something to worry about

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avoir du nez

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

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avoir du pain sur la planche (familier)

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to have a lot on your plate

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

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to have a good head on your shoulders

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avoir du pot (familier)

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to be lucky

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avoir du potentiel

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to have potential

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avoir du recul

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to have the benefit of hindsight

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avoir du retard

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to be late

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avoir du souci à se faire

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to have something to worry about,

to have serious reason to worry

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avoir du succès

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to catch on,

to be a success

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avoir du temps

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to have time

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avoir du temps libre

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to have time to spare

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avoir du travail

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to have work (to do)

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avoir du vague à l’âme

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to be melancholy,

to be blue

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avoir du vent dans les voiles (familier)

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to be drunk

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avoir du ventre (familier)

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to be pot-bellied,

to have a beer gut

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avoir du vocabulaire

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to have a wide vocabulary

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avoir en commun

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to have in common,

to share

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avoir en magasin

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to have in stock

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avoir en réserve

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to have in store

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avoir en tête

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to have in mind

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avoir en vue

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to have in view

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avoir envie de

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

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avoir envie de vomir

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

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avoir faim

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to be hungry

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avoir faim de (figuratif)

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to be hungry for

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avoir fait son temps

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to be one its last legs

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avoir fière allure

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to cut a fine figure

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avoir foi en

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to have faith in

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avoir froid

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to be cold

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avoir grand plaisir à + [infinitif]

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to be very pleased to do something,

to have great pleasure in doing something

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avoir hâte de faire quelque chose

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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

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avoir honte

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to be ashamed

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avoir horreur de

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to hate,

to be unable to stand

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avoir intérêt à

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to be well-advised to,

to be better off doing something

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avoir l’air + [adjectif]

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to look,
to appear,
to seem

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avoir l’air de + [infinitif]

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

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avoir l’air fin

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to look daft,

to look silly

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avoir l’alcool mauvais

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to be a mean drunk,

to be an angry drunk

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avoir l’alcool triste

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to be a sad drunk

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avoir l’amabilité de

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to be so good as to

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avoir l’aval de quelqu’un

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to receive clearance from someone

to receive an endorsement from someone

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avoir l’avantage de

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to have the advantage of

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133
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avoir l’eau à la bouche

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to salivate

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134
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avoir l’eau courante

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to have running water

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135
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avoir l’électricité

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to have electricity

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avoir l’esprit de famille

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to be family-minded

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

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to be slow off the mark,

to be slow on the uptake

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avoir l’esprit mal tourné

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to have a dirty mind

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139
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avoir l’esprit tordu

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to have a twisted mind,

to have a warped mind

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avoir l’esprit tranquille

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to have an easy mind

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avoir l’esprit vif

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to be quick-witted

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142
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avoir l’estomac dans les talons

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to be famished, to be ravenous

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avoir l’estomac noué

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to have a knot in one’s stomach

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144
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avoir l’étoffe de

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to have the makings of,

to have what it takes to

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avoir l’exclusivité

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to have exclusive rights,

to hold exclusive rights

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avoir l’habitude de

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to be used to,

to be accustomed to

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avoir l’honneur de

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to have the honour of (doing something)

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avoir l’idée de

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to have a mind to

to have an idea of

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avoir l’impression de

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to have the impression of

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avoir l’impression que

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

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151
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avoir l’intention de

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to intend to
to mean to
to have every intention of

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avoir l’obligation de

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to be obliged to,

to be obligated to

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avoir l’occasion de

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to have the chance to,

to have the opportunity to

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avoir l’œil (sur)

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to have a sharp eye for something

to keep tabs on something

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155
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avoir l’oreille musicale

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to have a good ear for music

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156
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avoir la banane (familier)

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to be happy,

to have a smile all over your face

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157
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avoir la baraka (familier)

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to be lucky

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158
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avoir la belle vie

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to have the good life

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159
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avoir la berlue

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to be seeing (imaginary) things

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160
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avoir la bosse des maths

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to be a born mathematician

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161
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avoir la bouche pleine

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to have your mouth full

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162
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avoir la bougeotte (familier)

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to be always on the money

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163
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avoir la boule à zéro (familier)

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to have a shaved head

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164
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avoir la chance de

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to have good luck

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165
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avoir la conscience tranquille

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to have a clear conscience

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166
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avoir la corde au cou

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to have a noose (tied) around your neck

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167
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avoir la cote

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to be popular

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168
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avoir la dalle (très familier)

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to be starving,

to be famished

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169
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avoir la dent dure

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

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170
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avoir la flemme (familier)

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

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171
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avoir la forme

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to be fit,

to be in good shape

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172
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avoir la frite (familier)

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to be on top form,

to feel in great shape

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173
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avoir la frousse (familier)

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to be scared stiff

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174
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avoir la gorge nouée

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to have a lump in your throat

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175
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avoir la goutte au nez

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to have a runny nose

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176
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avoir la grosse tête

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to be big-headed

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177
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avoir la gueule de bois

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to have a hangover

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178
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avoir la gueule enfarinée (familier)

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to look wet behind the ears

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179
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avoir la langue bien pendue

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to be a chatterbox,

to have the gift of the gab

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180
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avoir la larme à l’œil

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to have a tear in your eye

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181
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avoir la main sur le cœur

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to hold your hand over your heart

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182
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avoir la main verte

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to have green fingers

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183
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avoir la mémoire courte

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to have a short memory

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184
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avoir la mémoire qui flanche

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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”.

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185
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avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez

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to lose your temper,

to lose your rag

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186
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avoir la patate (familier)

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to be in a great mood,

to feel in great shape

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187
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avoir la peau qui tire

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to have taut skin

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188
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avoir la pêche (familier)

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

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avoir la pétoche (familier)

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to be scared stiff

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190
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avoir la peur de sa vie

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to have the fright of a lifetime

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191
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avoir la responsabilité de

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to have responsibility for

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192
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avoir la situation bien en main

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to have the situation under control

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193
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avoir la tête ailleurs

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to have your mind elsewhere

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194
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avoir la tête dans le cirage

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to be / feel groggy,

to feel drowsy

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avoir la tête dans le guidon

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to be extremely focused,

to have your head to the grindstone

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196
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avoir la tête dans le pâté (familier)

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to feel sleepy,
to feel drowsy,
to feel listless

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avoir la tête dans les nuages

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to have your head in the clouds

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avoir la tête de l’emploi

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to be the right person for the job

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199
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avoir la tête qui tourne

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

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avoir la tête sur les épaules

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

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avoir la trouille

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to be scared stiff

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avoir la vie devant soi

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have your whole life ahead of you

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avoir la vue basse

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to be short-sighted

to have poor eyesight

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avoir le beau rôle

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

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avoir le béguin pour quelqu’un

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to have a crush on someone

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avoir le bras long

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

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avoir le cafard

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to feel depressed,
to feel blue,
to feel down

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avoir le choix

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to have a choice

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209
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avoir le cœur au bord des lèvres

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

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avoir le cœur brisé

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to be heart-broken

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avoir le cœur gros

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to be heavy-hearted

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avoir le cœur léger

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to be light-hearted

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avoir le cœur qui lâche

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to suffer (a) heart failure

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avoir le cœur serré

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to have a lump in your throat

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avoir le cœur sur la main

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to be very generous

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avoir le contact facile

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to mix easily,

to be easy to get on with

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avoir le contrôle de

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to have control of

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avoir le couteau sous la gorge

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to have a knife held to your throat

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219
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avoir le déclic

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to click,

to (suddenly) get it

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220
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avoir le dernier mot

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to have the last word

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avoir le dessus (sur)

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to have the upper hand (over)

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avoir le diable au corps

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to be a real devil,

be a real handful

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avoir le don de m’énerver

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to have the knack of getting on my nerves

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avoir le dos en compote

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my back is killing me

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225
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avoir le droit à l’erreur

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to have room for error

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226
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avoir le droit à quelque chose

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

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avoir le droit de faire quelque chose

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to have the right to do,

to be entitled to do

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avoir le droit de garde de quelqu’un

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to have custody of

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avoir le feu vert

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to have the green light,

have the go-ahead

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avoir le hoquet

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to have the hiccups

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avoir le mal de mer

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to be seasick

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avoir le mal des transports

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to have travel sickness,

to suffer from travel sickness

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avoir le mal du pays

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to be homesick

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avoir le malheur de

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have the misfortune to do something

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avoir le mérite de + [infinitif]

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have the merit of being something

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avoir le moral

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to be in good spirits,

to be in high spirits

237
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avoir le moral à zéro

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to feel down in the dumps,

to be completely down

238
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avoir le moral au beau fixe

A

to be in high spirits,

to be on a high

239
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avoir le moral dans les chaussettes (familier)

A

to be down in the dumps,

to be in low spirits

240
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avoir le moral en berne

A

to feel down

241
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avoir le nez bouché

A

to have a blocked up nose,

to have a stuffed up nose

242
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avoir le nez creux

A

to have a nose for things,

to have good intuition

243
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avoir le nez dans le guidon

A

to be fully focused on something,

to be totally concentrated on something

244
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avoir le nez plongé dans ses cours

A

to be absorbed in one’s lessons

245
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avoir le permis de conduire, avoir le permis

A

to have your driving licence

246
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avoir le plaisir de

A

to have pleasure in doing something,

to have the pleasure to do something

247
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avoir le profil

A

to have the right profile

248
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avoir le réflexe de

A

to do something instinctively / automatically,

to react swiftly

249
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avoir le regard fixe

A

to stare,

to gaze

250
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avoir le regard fuyant

A

to have shifty eyes

251
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avoir le regard vide

A

to have a vacant look

252
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avoir le sang chaud

A

to be hot-blooded

253
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avoir le sens de l’humour

A

to have a sense of humour

254
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avoir le sens de l’observation

A

to have a (good) sense of observation

255
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avoir le sens de l’orientation

A

to have a (good) sense of direction

256
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avoir le sens des affaires

A

to have a head for business,

to be business-minded

257
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avoir le sens des responsabilités

A

to have a (good) sense of responsibility

258
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avoir le sens du commerce

A

to have a head for business,

to be business-minded

259
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avoir le sens du contact

A

to have good interpersonal skills,

to have a (good) sense of rapport

260
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avoir le sens du partage

A

to have a sense of sharing

261
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avoir le sens du service

A

to be service-minded

to have a (good) sense of service

262
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avoir le sentiment de

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to have the feeling that,

get the feeling that

263
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avoir le sommeil agité

A

to be a restless sleeper

264
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avoir le sommeil lourd

A

to be a heavy sleeper

265
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avoir le souffle coupé (figuratif)

A

to be breath-taken

to be gob-smacked

266
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avoir le souffle court

A

to be short-winded

267
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avoir le temps

A

to have time

268
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avoir le trac

A

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

269
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avoir le vent en poupe

A

to have the wind in your sails

270
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avoir le ventre qui gargouille

A

to have a rumbling stomach

271
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avoir le verbe haut

A

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

272
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avoir le vertige

A

to be scared of heights

273
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avoir le vin gai

A

to get happy after a few drinks

274
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avoir le vin mauvais

A

to get / turn nasty after a few drinks

275
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avoir le vin triste

A

to get sad after a few drinks

276
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avoir le visage défait

A

to look distraught,

to look shattered

277
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avoir les boules (familier)

A

to be hacked off

278
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avoir les cartes en main (figuré)

A

to hold all the cards

279
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avoir les cheveux abîmés

A

to have damaged hair

280
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avoir les cheveux au vent

A

to have hair blowing in the wind

to have windblown hair

281
Q

avoir les cheveux crêpés

A

to have crinkly hair

282
Q

avoir les cheveux défrisés

A

to have de-frizzed hair,

to have straightened hair

283
Q

avoir les cheveux électriques

A

to have hair full of static

284
Q

avoir les cheveux en bataille

A

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

285
Q

avoir les cheveux en broussaille

A

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

286
Q

avoir les cheveux en carré court

A

to have a short bob

287
Q

avoir les cheveux en pétard (familier)

A

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

288
Q

avoir les cheveux fatigués

A

to have tired hair

289
Q

avoir les cheveux fins

A

to have fine hair

290
Q

avoir les cheveux fourchus

A

to have split ends

291
Q

avoir les cheveux frisés

A

to have curly hair,

to be curly-haired

292
Q

avoir les cheveux gominés

A

to have slick-backed hair

293
Q

avoir les cheveux gras

A

to have greasy hair

294
Q

avoir les cheveux plaqués

A

to have plastered down hair with gel,

to have greased down hair

295
Q

avoir les cheveux poivre et sel

A

to have salt and pepper hair

296
Q

avoir les cheveux raides

A

to have stiff hair,

to have straight hair

297
Q

avoir les cheveux rejetés en arrière

A

have thrown-back hair

298
Q

avoir les chevilles qui enflent

A

to get too big for your boots

299
Q

avoir les chocottes (familier)

A

to get scared stiff

300
Q

avoir les crocs (familier)

A

to have the munchies

301
Q

avoir les dents de travers

A

to have crooked teeth

302
Q

avoir les dents en avant

A

to have protruding teeth

303
Q

avoir les dents longues (figuré)

A

to aim high,

to be very ambitious

304
Q

avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet (figuré)

A

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

305
Q

avoir les deux pieds dans le même sabot (figuré)

A

to be lacking in initiative

306
Q

avoir les épaules solides (figuré)

A

to have a wide pair of shoulders,

to be dependable

307
Q

avoir les fils qui se touchent (familier)

A

to lose it,
to go berserk,
to go haywire

308
Q

avoir les foies (familier)

A

to be scared stiff

309
Q

avoir les glandes (familier)

A

to be scared stiff,

to be frightened to death

310
Q

avoir les idées claires

A

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

311
Q

avoir les jambes coupées

A

to be knackered

312
Q

avoir les jambes en coton

A

to have legs like jelly

313
Q

avoir les jambes lourdes

A

to have heavy legs

314
Q

avoir les jambes qui flageolent

A

to have shaky legs

to sway to and fro

315
Q

avoir les jetons (familier)

A

to be scared,

to be nervous

316
Q

avoir les larmes aux yeux

A

to have tears in your eyes

317
Q

avoir les mains baladeuses

A

to have wandering hands

318
Q

avoir les moyens

A

to have the means to,

to afford

319
Q

avoir les nerfs (familier)

A

to be irritated,
to be cross,
to be mad

320
Q

avoir les nerfs à toute épreuve

A

to have nerves of solid steel

321
Q

avoir les nerfs à vif

A

to be a bundle / bag of nerves

322
Q

avoir les nerfs en pelote

A

to be wound up,

to be on edge

323
Q

avoir les nerfs solides, avoir des nerfs d’acier

A

to have nerves of steel

324
Q

avoir les oreilles décollées

A

to have ears that stick out

325
Q

avoir les oreilles en feuilles de chou

A

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

326
Q

avoir les pieds sur terre

A

to have your feet firmly on the ground,

to be well-grounded

327
Q

avoir les reins solides

A

to have good financial backing / footing

to be strong (enough)

328
Q

avoir les traits bouffis

A

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

329
Q

avoir les traits tirés

A

to have drawn features,

to have gaunt features

330
Q

avoir les yeux baissés

A

to have lowered eyes,

to have eyes looking down

331
Q

avoir les yeux braqués sur

A

to have eyes glued to something / someone

to stare / gaze straight at something / someone

332
Q

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

A

to bite off more than you can chew

to have eyes bigger than your stomach

333
Q

avoir lieu

A

take place,

to occur

334
Q

avoir maille à partir avec

A

to be at odds with someone

335
Q

avoir mal

A

to be hurting,
to be in pain,
to hurt

336
Q

avoir mal aux cheveux (familier)

A

to be hung-over

337
Q

avoir mal partout

A

to hurt all over

338
Q

avoir mauvaise conscience

A

to have a guilty conscience,

to feel guilty about something

339
Q

avoir mauvaise mine

A

to look bad

340
Q

avoir mauvaise presse

A

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

341
Q

avoir mieux à faire

A

to have something better to do,

to have better things to do

342
Q

avoir passé l’âge

A

to be too old to do something

343
Q

avoir peine à croire que

A

to hardly be able to believe that,

to scarcely be able to believe that

344
Q

avoir peur (de)

A

to be afraid (of),

to be frightened (of)

345
Q

avoir peur du vide

A

to be scared of heights

346
Q

avoir peur que

A

to be afraid that,

to fear that

347
Q

avoir pied

A

to be in your depth,

to be able to touch the bottom

348
Q

avoir pignon sur rue

A

to be well off,

to be well established

349
Q

avoir pitié de

A

to have mercy upon

350
Q

avoir plus d’un tour dans son sac

A

to have more than one trick up your sleeve

351
Q

avoir plus d’une corde à son arc,

avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc

A

to have more than one string to one’s bow

352
Q

avoir pour mission de

A

to be assigned with,

to be assigned with the mission of

353
Q

avoir priorité

A

to have priority

354
Q

avoir quelque chose dans le sang

A

to be in your blood,

to have something in your blood

355
Q

avoir quelque chose sous le coude

A

to have something at hand,

to have something in reserve / on the back-burner

356
Q

avoir quelque chose sur la conscience

A

to have something on your conscience

357
Q

avoir quelque chose sur le bout de la langue

A

to have something on the tip of your tongue

358
Q

avoir quelque chose sur le cœur

A

to have something bothering you

359
Q

avoir quelque chose sur les bras

A

to be stuck with something / someone

360
Q

avoir quelqu’un à la botte

A

to have someone under your thumb

361
Q

avoir quelqu’un à ses pieds

A

to have someone at your feet

362
Q

avoir quelqu’un dans le nez

A

to get up your nose

363
Q

avoir quelqu’un dans les pattes

A

to have someone under your feet / in the way

364
Q

avoir raison (de faire quelque chose)

A

to be right (to do something)

365
Q

avoir recours à

A

to have recourse to,

to resort to

366
Q

avoir rendez-vous

A

to have an appointment,

to have a date

367
Q

avoir réponse à tout

A

to have an answer to everything

368
Q

avoir sa chance

A

to have one’s chance

369
Q

avoir sa conscience pour soi

A

to have a clear conscience

370
Q

avoir sa dose

A

to have had enough,

to have had your fill

371
Q

avoir sa tête des mauvais jours

A

to have an off-day

to get out of bed on the wrong side

372
Q

avoir ses entrées

A

to have privileged access to,

to be a welcome visitor to

373
Q

avoir soif

A

to be thirsty

374
Q

avoir soif de

A

to thirst for,
to lust for,
to crave

375
Q

avoir sommeil

A

to be sleepy

376
Q

avoir son brevet

A

to have passed one’s National 5

377
Q

avoir son mot à dire

A

to have your say,

to have something to say

378
Q

avoir tendance à

A

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

379
Q

avoir tort (de faire quelque chose)

A

to be wrong (to do something)

380
Q

avoir tôt fait de

A

to be quick to do something

381
Q

avoir tout du gendre idéal

A

to be the perfect son-in-law

382
Q

avoir tout intérêt à

A

to be well-advised (to do something)

to be wise (to do something)

383
Q

avoir tout pour plaire

A

to have everything going for you

384
Q

avoir tout son temps

A

to have all the time in the world,

to be able to take your time

385
Q

avoir toute sa tête

A

to be in one’s right mind

386
Q

avoir toutes les peines du monde à

A

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

387
Q

avoir toutes les raisons de penser que

A

to have every reason to think that

388
Q

avoir trait à

A

to have to do with,

to be connected with

389
Q

avoir très envie de

A

to be dying for,

to long for

390
Q

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

A

to be very lucky,

to have a lot of luck

391
Q

avoir un bon coup de crayon

A

to be good at drawing

392
Q

avoir un bon coup de fourchette

A

to be a big eater

to shovel down

393
Q

avoir un bon coup de pédale

A

to be a good cyclist

394
Q

avoir un bon coup de pinceau

A

to be good at painting

395
Q

avoir un bon fond, avoir bon fond

A

to be basically a good person,

to be good at heart

396
Q

avoir un bon niveau en

A

to be proficient in,

to have a good standard of

397
Q

avoir un caractère bien trempé

A

to be resilient

398
Q

avoir un casier, avoir un casier judiciaire

A

to have a criminal record

399
Q

avoir un cheveu sur la langue

A

to lisp,

to have a lisp

400
Q

avoir un cœur d’artichaut

A

to fall in love easily

401
Q

avoir un cœur de pierre

A

to have a heart of stone

402
Q

avoir un cœur gros comme ça

A

to be so kind and generous

403
Q

avoir un coup d’avance

A

to have a head start,

to be one step ahead

404
Q

avoir un coup dans le nez (familier)

A

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

405
Q

avoir un coup de barre (familier)

A

to feel tired all of a sudden

to feel knackered all of a sudden

406
Q

avoir un coup de cœur pour

A
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
407
Q

avoir un coup de foudre pour

A

to fall (madly) in love with someone/something

408
Q

avoir un coup de mou (familier)

A

to feel weak, feel lethargic

409
Q

avoir un coup de pompe (familier)

A

to feel tired all of a sudden

410
Q

avoir un creux, avoir un petit creux (familier)

A

to feel peckish

411
Q

avoir un empêchement

A

to hit a snag,

to get held up

412
Q

avoir un faible pour

A

to be partial to something,

to have a soft spot for someone

413
Q

avoir un faux air de, avoir de faux airs de

A

to look a little like someone

414
Q

avoir un fil à la patte

A

to be tied down

415
Q

avoir un fou rire, avoir le fou rire

A

to have a fit of the giggles,

to have an uncontrollable fit of laughter

416
Q

avoir un goût de

A

to have a taste of

417
Q

avoir un goût de revenez-y

A

to be moreish

to leave you wanting more

418
Q

avoir un grain (familier)

A

to have a screw loose,

to be nuts

419
Q

avoir un grand cœur

A

to have a big heart

420
Q

avoir un haut-le-cœur

A

to retch,

to gag

421
Q

avoir un mal de chien (familier)

A

to be sick as a dog,

to hurt like hell

422
Q

avoir un mal fou à (familier)

A

to find it incredibly difficult (to do something),

to have big problems (doing something)

423
Q

avoir un mauvais fond, avoir mauvais fond

A

to be basically a bad person

424
Q

avoir un mauvais pressentiment

A

to have a bad feeling,

to have a foreboding of

425
Q

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

A

to be slow to catch on

426
Q

avoir un moral d’acier

A

to be a tower of strength

427
Q

avoir un mouvement de recul

A

to cringe

428
Q

avoir un nom à coucher dehors (familier)

A

to have an unpronouncable name

429
Q

avoir un penchant pour

A

to have a fondness for

430
Q

avoir un petit pois à la place du cerveau,

avoir un pois chiche à la place du cerveau

A

to be a bird-brain

431
Q

avoir un physique de rêve

A

to have a dream physique / body / figure

432
Q

avoir un pied dans la tombe

A

to have one foot in the grave

433
Q

avoir un poil dans la main

A

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

434
Q

avoir un pressentiment

A

to have a hunch

435
Q

avoir un pressentiment

A

to have a premonition

436
Q

avoir un rendez-vous

A

to have an appointment,

to have a date

437
Q

avoir un rhume

A

to have a cold

438
Q

avoir un sale caractère, avoir sale caractère

A

to be nasty,

to be bad-tempered

439
Q

avoir un sens

A

to make sense

440
Q

avoir un tempérament de feu

A

to be feisty,

to be a fiery character

441
Q

avoir un temps d’avance

A

to be one step ahead

442
Q

avoir un train d’avance sur

A

to be way ahead of

443
Q

avoir un trou

A

to have a mental block

444
Q

avoir un trou de mémoire

A

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

445
Q

avoir une araignée au plafond (familier)

A

to have bats in the belfry,

to be a bit crazy

446
Q

avoir une bonne descente (familier)

A

to like one’s drink,

to be able to take your drink

447
Q

avoir une case de vide (familier)

A

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

448
Q

avoir une dent contre quelqu’un

A

to hold something against someone

to bear someone a grudge

449
Q

avoir une explication avec quelqu’un

A

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

450
Q

avoir une extinction de voix

A

to lose one’s voice

451
Q

avoir une fâcheuse tendance à

A

to have a nasty habit of (doing something),

to have a nasty tendency to (do something)

452
Q

avoir une faim de loup

A

to be famished,

to be starving

453
Q

avoir une forte envie de

A

to crave

454
Q

avoir une furieuse envie de

A

to have an overwhelming desire to (do something),

to have a compelling desire to (do something)

455
Q

avoir une idée derrière la tête

A

to have something in the back of your mind

456
Q

avoir une idée sur

A

to have a picture of,

to have an idea on

457
Q

avoir une imagination débordante

A

to be wonderfully imaginative,

to have a wild imagination

458
Q

avoir une mine de papier mâché (familier)

A

to look like death warmed up

459
Q

avoir une oreille bouchée

A

to have a blocked ear

460
Q

avoir une panne de réveil,

avoir une panne d’oreiller (familier)

A

to oversleep,

to be unable to wake up

461
Q

avoir une pêche d’enfer (familier)

A

to be bursting with energy,

to feel really great

462
Q

avoir une pensée pour

A

to spare a thought for

463
Q

avoir une petite faim

A

to be a little hungry

464
Q

avoir une petite mine

A

to look peaky

465
Q

avoir une peur bleue de

A

to be dead scared of,

to be scared stiff of

466
Q

avoir une queue de cheval

A

to have a pony-tail

467
Q

avoir une sainte horreur de

A

to hate something with a passion

468
Q

avoir une sale tête

A

to look awful,

to look rotten

469
Q

avoir une santé de fer

A

to be as strong as a horse

470
Q

avoir une sensibilité à fleur de peau

A

to be highly sensitive

to be thin-skinned

471
Q

avoir une taille de guêpe

A

to have an hourglass figure,

to be very slim-waisted

472
Q

avoir une tête de déterré (familier)

A

to look like death warmed up

473
Q

avoir une touche avec quelqu’un

A

to have something going with someone

474
Q

avoir une veine de pendu (familier)

A

to have the luck of the devil

475
Q

avoir vent de

A

to get wind of

476
Q

avoir vocation à

A

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

477
Q

avoir voix au chapitre

A

to have your say (in the matter)

478
Q

en avoir après

A

to have something against

479
Q

en avoir assez (de)

A

to have had enough (of)

480
Q

en avoir dans le buffet (familier)

A

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

481
Q

en avoir dans le ciboulot (familier)

A

to be an egg-head,

to be a brain-box

482
Q

en avoir dans le ventre (familier)

A

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

483
Q

en avoir des frissons

A

to have shivers down your spine

484
Q

en avoir gros sur le cœur

A

to be heavy-hearted

485
Q

en avoir le cœur net

A

to be sure (of it)

486
Q

en avoir marre de quelque chose

A

to be fed up with something

487
Q

en avoir par dessus la tête

A

to have had it up to here

488
Q

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

A

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

489
Q

en avoir plein les doigts

A

to get your fingers covered in it

490
Q

en avoir plein les pattes (familier)

A

to be really exhausted,

to have had enough

491
Q

en avoir pour + [temps]

A

it will take me

492
Q

en avoir pour ses frais

A

to get your money’s worth

493
Q

en avoir pour son argent (familier)

A

to get your money’s worth

494
Q

en avoir pour un moment

A

to be a while

495
Q

en avoir pour une minute

A

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

496
Q

en avoir ras la casquette (familier)

A

to be totally fed up with,

to be sick and tired

497
Q

en avoir ras le bol (familier)

A

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

498
Q

en avoir sa claque (familier)

A

to have had it up to here

499
Q

en avoir soupé de quelque chose

A

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

500
Q

en avoir sous la pédale (familier)

A

to keep something back,

to hold something in reserve

501
Q

en avoir sous la semelle (familier)

A

to keep something back,

to hold something in reserve

502
Q

en avoir sous le capot (familier)

A

to have plenty of power under the bonnet

503
Q

en avoir vu d’autres

A

to have seen it all before,

to have survived worse before

504
Q

avoir un tas de

A

to get a load of

505
Q

il doit y avoir

A

there must be

506
Q

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

A

don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched

507
Q

il va y avoir du sport

A

there’ll be fun and games

508
Q

l’avoir dans l’os (familier)

A

to be in trouble

509
Q

l’avoir dans le baba (familier)

A

to be in trouble

510
Q

l’avoir mauvaise

A

to not be best pleased

511
Q

n’avoir aucun mérite

A

to deserve no special credit

512
Q

n’avoir aucun rapport avec

A

to bear no relation to,

to have nothing to do with

513
Q

n’avoir aucun sens des réalités

A

to have no sense of reality

514
Q

n’avoir aucun sens moral

A

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

515
Q

n’avoir aucune raison d’être

A

to have no reason for being,

to serve no purpose (whatsoever)

516
Q

n’avoir aucune valeur

A

to have no value,

to be worthless

517
Q

n’avoir d’yeux que pour

A

to only have eyes for

518
Q

n’avoir de cesse de + [infinitif]

A

to constantly do something,

to never stop doing something

519
Q

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

A

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

520
Q

n’avoir le goût à rien

A

to have no liking for anything,

to feel listless

521
Q

n’avoir ni queue ni tête

A

to have neither head nor tail

522
Q

n’avoir pas grand intérêt

A
to have little point, 
to have no point,
to have little appeal, 
to have no appeal,
to be of little importance
523
Q

n’avoir plus lieu d’être

A

to be groundless,

to be unfounded

524
Q

n’avoir plus rien à prouver

A

to have nothing left to prove

525
Q

n’avoir qu’une seule hâte

A

to be dying to do something

526
Q

n’avoir que ce mot à la bouche

A

to never be off one’s lips,

to talk about something all the time

527
Q

n’avoir que ce que l’on mérite

A

to serve you (jolly-well) right,

to get what you deserve

528
Q

n’avoir que faire de quelque chose

A

to not care about something,

to have little use for something

529
Q

n’avoir que la peau sur les os

A

to be all skin and bone

530
Q

n’avoir rien à envier à

A

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

531
Q

n’avoir rien à perdre

A

to have nothing to lose

532
Q

n’avoir rien à se reprocher

A

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

533
Q

n’avoir rien dans la tête

A

to have nothing between your ears

534
Q

n’avoir rien dans le ciboulot

A

to have nothing between your ears

535
Q

n’avoir rien de surprenant

A

to come as no surprise

536
Q

n’en avoir cure

A

to not care much for,

to not give a hoot

537
Q

n’en avoir rien à faire

A

to not care less about

538
Q

ne pas avoir d’importance

A

to not matter

539
Q

ne pas avoir de cœur

A

to have no heart,

to be heartless

540
Q

ne pas avoir de sens

A

to not make sense

541
Q

ne pas avoir élevé les cochons ensemble,

ne pas avoir gardé les cochons ensemble (familier)

A

to not be from the same background

542
Q

ne pas avoir froid aux yeux

A

to not be faint-hearted

543
Q

ne pas avoir grand-chose à voir avec

A

to not have much to do with

544
Q

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

A

to never set the world on fire,

to not be an Einstein

545
Q

ne pas avoir l’air très catholique

A

to look rather shady

546
Q

ne pas avoir la langue dans sa poche,

ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche

A

to never be at a loss for words

547
Q

ne pas avoir la tête à faire quelque chose

A

to not be in a mood to do something,

thave one’s mind elsewhere

548
Q

ne pas avoir le cœur à ça

A

to not feel like doing it,

to not be in the mood for it

549
Q

ne pas avoir le cœur à faire quelque chose

A

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

550
Q

ne pas avoir le cœur à la fête

A

to not be in a mood for a party

551
Q

ne pas avoir le cœur à rire

A

to not feel like laughing,

to be in no mood for laughing

552
Q

ne pas avoir le droit à l’erreur

A

to have no room for error

553
Q

ne pas avoir le même son de cloche

A

to not have the same version

554
Q

ne pas avoir le moral

A

to be / feel a little depressed,

to feel down

555
Q

ne pas avoir le succès escompté

A

to come up short,

to be less successful than expected

556
Q

ne pas avoir le temps de dire ouf

A

to have no time to breathe

557
Q

ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre

A

to be in the clouds,

to be a dreamer

558
Q

ne pas avoir les yeux dans sa poche

A

to see everything,

to notice everything

559
Q

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

A

to be out of sorts,

to be hung-over

560
Q

ne pas avoir pris une ride

A

to not have aged at all

561
Q

ne pas avoir son pareil pour

A

to be in a class of one’s own for

562
Q

ne pas avoir un physique facile

A

to be unattractive / graceless

563
Q

ne pas avoir un rond (familier)

A

to be penniless,
to be broke,
to be skint

564
Q

ne plus avoir de crédit

A

to be out of credit,

to lose all credibility

565
Q

ne plus avoir de secret pour quelqu’un

A

to hold no secrets for someone,

to know the ins and outs of

566
Q

ne plus avoir lieu d’être

A

to no longer be relevant

567
Q

ne plus avoir toute sa tête (familier)

A

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

568
Q

ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou (familier)

A

to be as bald as a coot

569
Q

ne plus avoir vingt ans

A

to not be as young as you used to be,

to begin to feel your age

570
Q

ne rien avoir à se mettre sous la dent

A

to have nothing left to eat

571
Q

ne rien avoir dans le ventre (familier)

A

to have no guts,

to be gutless

572
Q

non sans avoir

A

not without doing something

573
Q

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

A

Would you be kind enough to + [infinitive] ?

574
Q

s’être fait avoir

A

to have been had,

to have been taken in

575
Q

sans avoir eu le temps de dire ouf

A

before one knew what had hit one,

before one had the time to say anything

576
Q

sans en avoir l’air

A

without seeming to,

without appearing to

577
Q

se faire avoir

A

to be had,

to be conned

578
Q

se faire avoir comme un bleu (familier)

A

to fall for something hook, line and sinker

579
Q

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

A

to count one’s chickens before they are hatched

580
Q

y avoir à boire et à manger

A

to have something / loads to drink and eat

581
Q

y avoir de quoi

A

for good reason

582
Q

avoir à faire

A

to have things / business to do

583
Q

avoir à l’esprit

A

to have in mind

584
Q

avoir à l’œil

A

to have your eye(s) on somebody

585
Q

avoir beau + [infinitif]

A

however + [verb]

whatever + [verb]

586
Q

avoir bon dos

A

to be blamed for

587
Q

avoir confiance

A

to trust,
to have confidence in,
to be confident

588
Q

avoir confiance en

A

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

589
Q

avoir conscience de

A

to be sensible of,

to be aware of

590
Q

avoir cours

A

to be legal tender,

to be legal currency

591
Q

avoir dans la peau

A

to have someone under your skin