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Avoir Phrases

Ways to use Avoir

QuestionAnswer French Sentences English translation
Avoir 20 ans To be 20 years old J’ai vingt ans. I am twenty years old.
Avoir beau + infinitive To do something in vain Il a beau essayer, il n’y arrive pas. He tries in vain, he doesn’t succeed.
Avoir chaud To be hot Nous avons chaud aujourd’hui. We are hot today.
Avoir confiance To have confidence / to trust J’ai confiance en toi. I trust you.
Avoir de la chance To be lucky or fortunate Tu as de la chance de gagner. You are lucky to win.
Avoir des choses à faire To have things to do J’ai des choses à faire ce soir. I have things to do this evening.
Avoir deux mains gauches To be clumsy Il a deux mains gauches quand il cuisine. He is clumsy when he cooks.
Avoir du charme To be charming Cette actrice a beaucoup de charme. That actress is very charming.
Avoir du mal à To have difficulty doing something J’ai du mal à comprendre cette leçon. I have trouble understanding this lesson.
Avoir envie de To want / To feel like J’ai envie de manger une pizza. I feel like eating a pizza.
Avoir eu chaud To be lucky On a eu chaud dans cet accident. We were lucky in that accident.
Avoir faim To be hungry Les enfants ont faim après l’école. The children are hungry after school.
Avoir froid To be cold Tu as froid ? Mets une veste. Are you cold? Put on a jacket.
Avoir hâte de + infinitif To look forward to J’ai hâte de partir en vacances. I’m looking forward to going on vacation.
Avoir honte de To be ashamed of Il a honte de ses résultats. He is ashamed of his results.
Avoir horreur de To hate / To have a horror of Elle a horreur des serpents. She hates snakes.
Avoir l'air To seem / To look (a certain way) Tu as l’air fatigué. You look tired.
Avoir l'air fin To look like a fool or look silly Il avait l’air fin quand il a glissé. He looked silly when he slipped.
Avoir l'habitude de To be used to J’ai l’habitude de me lever tôt. I’m used to getting up early.
Avoir l'heure To have the time Excusez-moi, avez-vous l’heure ? Excuse me, do you have the time?
Avoir l’impression que To feel like / To have the impression that J’ai l’impression qu’il va pleuvoir. I feel like it’s going to rain.
Avoir l’intention de To plan / To intend to Nous avons l’intention de déménager. We plan to move.
Avoir la conscience tranquille To have a clear conscience Elle a la conscience tranquille après avoir dit la vérité. She has a clear conscience after telling the truth.
Avoir le mal de mer To be seasick Elle a le mal de mer en bateau. She gets seasick on a boat.
Avoir le temps To have time to Je n’ai pas le temps aujourd’hui. I don’t have time today.
Avoir le trac To have stage fright Il a le trac avant de monter sur scène. He has stage fright before going on stage.
Avoir lieu To take place Le concert aura lieu demain soir. The concert will take place tomorrow evening.
Avoir mauvaise conscience To feel guilty J’ai mauvaise conscience de ne pas l’avoir aidé. I feel guilty for not helping him.
Avoir peur (de) To be afraid (of) Elle a peur des araignées. She is afraid of spiders.
Avoir quelqu’un dans sa poche To have someone in the palm of one’s hand Le patron a tout le monde dans sa poche. The boss has everyone in his pocket.
Avoir (quelque chose) To have (something) Tu as quelque chose à me dire ? Do you have something to tell me?
Avoir quelque chose sur la conscience To feel guilty of something Il a quelque chose sur la conscience depuis l’accident. He has something on his conscience since the accident.
Avoir raison To be right Tu as raison, c’est une bonne idée. You’re right, it’s a good idea.
Avoir soif To be thirsty J’ai très soif après ma course. I’m very thirsty after my run.
Avoir sommeil To be sleepy Nous avons sommeil après le film. We’re sleepy after the movie.
Avoir tort To be wrong Il a tort de ne pas écouter. He is wrong not to listen.
Avoir un coup de foudre To fall in love at first sight Ils ont eu un coup de foudre au premier regard. They fell in love at first sight.
Avoir un fou rire To have the giggles Pendant le dîner, j’ai eu un fou rire. During dinner, I had the giggles.
Avoir un mal de chien To have a hard time Il a eu un mal de chien à finir le travail. He had a really hard time finishing the work.
Avoir un petit creux To feel a bit hungry J’ai un petit creux, on mange quelque chose ? I’m a little hungry, shall we eat something?
Avoir un trou (de mémoire) To have a memory lapse J’ai un trou de mémoire, j’ai oublié son nom. I had a memory lapse, I forgot his name.
Avoir une faim de loup To be very hungry Après le sport, j’ai une faim de loup ! After sports, I’m starving!
Avoir une idée de génie To have a brilliant idea Elle a eu une idée de génie pour le projet. She had a brilliant idea for the project.
En avoir assez To have had enough J’en ai assez de ce bruit ! I’ve had enough of this noise!
En avoir marre To be fed up Il en a marre d’attendre. He is fed up with waiting.
Il y a quelque chose qui cloche Something is wrong Il y a quelque chose qui cloche dans cette histoire. Something is wrong in this story.
N’avoir qu’à All one has to do is Tu n’as qu’à demander si tu veux venir. All you have to do is ask if you want to come.
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