UNA, FR 202, The Ultimate French, Chapter 28, Idioms with "avoir" and "être"
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| Je t'ai eu! | I've tricked you! Gotcha!
lit. I got you!
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| Ils m'ont eu! | I've been had!
lit. They got me!
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| avoir lieu | to take place
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| avoir qqn dans sa peau | to have someone under one's skin
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| en avoir marre (de) | to be fed up (with)
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| en avoir assez (de) | to get tired (of)
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| en avoir plein le dos (de) | to be fed up (with)
lit. to have a back-full (of)
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| en avoir pour son argent | to get one's money's worth
value for one's money
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| avoir maille à partir avec qqn | to have a bone to pick with someone
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| avoir le cafard | to have the blues
lit. to have the cockroach
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| avoir du toupet | to have a lot of nerve
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| avoir horreur de qqch | to detest/loath something
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| avoir le coeur sur la main | to be generous
lit. to have heart in hand
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| avoir toujours le mot pour rire | to be a real joker
to have a good sense of humor
lit. to always have a word for laughter
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| n'avoir ni queue ni tête | to make no sense
lit. to have neither tail nor head
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| avoir bonne/mauvaise mine | to look good/bad
lit. to have a good/bad appearance
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| avoir hâte de faire qqch | to be impatient
to be in a rush to do something
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| avoir des complexes | to have hang-up
to have issues
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| avoir le fou rire | to have the giggles
to laugh uncontrollably
lit. to have the crazy laugh
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| avoir la langue bien pendue | to be a good talker
to have the gift of gab
lit. to have the tongue hanging out
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| avoir du mal à faire qqch | to have difficulty doing something
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| avoir le mal du pays | to be homesick
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| avoir le mal de mer | to be seasick
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| avoir de l'oreille | to have an ear for music
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| en avoir pour cinq minutes | to take five minutes (to do something)
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| J'ai la tête qui tourne. | I'm dizzy.
lit. I have a head that's turning.
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| J'ai le coeur que bat. | My heart is beating (with excitement, nervousness).
lit. I have a heart that beats.
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| avoir six mètres de haut/long/large | to be six meters high/long/wide
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| Qu'est-ce qu'il a? | What's wrong with him?
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| Tu n'avais qu'à me demander. | All you had to do was ask me.
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| Il n'a qu'à étudier un peu. | All he has to do is study a little.
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| Il n'y a que toi pour faire ça! | Only you would do that!
It takes you to do that!
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| Il n'y a pas de quoi. | Don't mention it.
You're welcome.
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| Il doit y avoir une raison. | There must be a reason.
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| Il y a un froid entre eux. | They're on bad terms.
They're angry with each other.
lit. There is a cold between them.
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| Ce gosse n'a pas froid aux yeux! | That kid is plucky/gutsy!
lit. That kid isn't cold to the eyes.
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| J'y suis! | I've got it!
Now I understand!
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| être au courant | to be informed/up to date/current
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| être en nage | to be in a sweat
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| être sur la même longueur d'ondes | to be on the same wavelength
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| être dans la lune | to be off in the clouds somewhere
lit. to be on the moon
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| être sur le point de faire qqch | to be on the verge of doing something
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| comme si de rien n'était | as if nothing had happened
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| c'est à moi/toi/lui de... | it's up to me/you/him to...
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| être des nôtres | to join us
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| être de mèche avec | to be in cahoots with
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| être reçu à un examen, au bac | to pass a test, the baccalaureate exam
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| être de retour | to be back
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| être de trop | to be in the way/out of place
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| être en vue | to be the object of public attention
to be in the public eye
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| Il y est pour beaucoup. | He's largely responsible.
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| Je n'y suis pour rien. | I'm not at all at fault.
I'm not to blame.
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| Tout est à refaire. | Everything has to be redone.
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| Il est + [sing. or plural noun] | There is/are
sub. for Il y a
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| Il est des gens qui croient cela. | There are people who believe so.
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| On en est là. | We've come to that.
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| Où en sommes-nous? | Where are we up to?
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| Nous sommes quittes. | We're even.
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| J'en suis à ma dernière année au lycée. | I'm in my last year at school.
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| J'en suis à me demander si... | I'm beginning to wonder if...
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| J'en suis pour mes frais/pour ma peine! | I've gotten nothing for my money/for my trouble!
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