{"id":102,"date":"2009-06-08T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=101"},"modified":"2009-06-08T16:05:19","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T20:05:19","slug":"french-vocabulary-idioms-with-avoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-idioms-with-avoir\/","title":{"rendered":"French Vocabulary – Idioms with Avoir"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the first mistakes I, just like most beginning French learners whose native tongue is English, made is to say ‘Je suis chaud<\/em>‘ (can be quite vulgar depending on who says it and in which situation) when I mean to say ‘J’ai chaud<\/em>‘ (I’m hot as in temperature<\/span>). \u00a0In English, we usually use the verb ‘to be’ with an adjective to describe ourselves or someone else no matter what. \u00a0However, in French, you have to be careful so that you don’t suggest something you don’t really want to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
avoir chaud<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be hot<\/td>\nJ’ai chaud en \u00e9t\u00e9.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir froid<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be cold<\/td>\nJ’ai froid en hiver.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir faim<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be hungry<\/td>\nNous avons faim \u00e0 midi.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir soif<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be thirsty<\/td>\nJ’ai soif, donc je bois.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir sommeil<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be sleepy<\/td>\nJe vais au lit parce que j’ai sommeil.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir mal \u00e0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto have an ache<\/td>\nJ’ai mal \u00e0 la t\u00eate.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir l’air<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto seem<\/td>\nIl a l’air triste.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir ____ ans<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be __years old<\/td>\nJ’ai trente ans.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir peur de<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be afraid of<\/td>\nElle a peur des chats noirs.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir honte de<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be ashamed of<\/td>\nIl a honte de ses notes.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir raison<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be right<\/td>\nElle a raison.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir tort<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be wrong<\/td>\nIls ont tort de ne pas aller.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir envie de<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto feel like<\/td>\nJ’ai envie de crier!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir besoin de<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto need<\/td>\nJ’ai besoin de 2 \u0153ufs.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir lieu<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto take place<\/td>\nLa r\u00e9union a lieu \u00e0 8h.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir de la chance<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto be lucky<\/td>\nTu as de la chance\u00a0!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
avoir l’occasion de<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nto have the opportunity<\/td>\nNous avons l’occasion de voyager.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

By the way, ‘Je suis chaud<\/em>‘ can be used to mean you’re warmed up if you’re an athlete or a singer, for example. \u00a0Or it can refer to a woman in a vulgar way. \u00a0In Qu\u00e9bec, it can mean you are drunk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the first mistakes I, just like most beginning French learners whose native tongue is English, made is to say ‘Je suis chaud‘ (can be quite vulgar depending on who says it and in which situation) when I mean to say ‘J’ai chaud‘ (I’m hot as in temperature). \u00a0In English, we usually use the…<\/p>\n

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