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Level 47 - Phrases With Avoir

The verb avoir 'to have' (see Level 6) can mean so much more than just 'to have' - it is associated with lots of different phrases. Here is a list of them, followed by some examples.

avoir chaud
avoir froid

avoir faim
avoir soif

avoir raison
avoir tort

avoir besoin de
avoir de la chance
avoir du succès
avoir envie de
avoir l'air
avoir lieu
avoir mal à...
avoir peur
en avoir assez (de)
en avoir marre (de)

j'ai besoin d'un stylo
j'ai chaud
tu as froid
il a faim
elle a soif
nous avons raison
vous avez tort
ils ont de la chance
elles ont envie de danser
Marie a l'air intelligent
le match a lieu dans le stade
j'ai mal au bras
tu as peur?
  to be hot (person)
to be cold (person)

to be hungry
to be thirsty

to be right
to be wrong

to need
to be lucky
to be successful
to want (followed by either noun or verb)
to seem
to take place
to be in pain at... (followed by part of body)
to be afraid
to have had enough of
to have had enough of

I need a pen
I'm hot
you're cold
he's hungry
she's thirsty
we're right
you're wrong
they're lucky
they want to dance
Marie seems intelligent
the match takes place in the stadium
my arm hurts (see Level 69 for more about this)
are you afraid?

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