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UNA FR 202 Ch 28 a

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