{"id":11207,"date":"2016-03-11T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=11207"},"modified":"2016-03-10T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T21:00:29","slug":"idiomatic-expressions-with-the-italian-verb-avere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/idiomatic-expressions-with-the-italian-verb-avere\/","title":{"rendered":"Idiomatic Expressions With The Italian Verb Avere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Avere\u00a0<\/strong>means ‘to have’ \u2026\u00a0simple, right?
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Well, unfortunately not! You\u2019ll frequently\u00a0find the Italian verb for\u00a0\u2018to have\u2019 (avere<\/strong>) used where we would use \u2018to be\u2019 (essere<\/strong>) in English, e.g. \u2018I am<\/u> thirsty\u2019 translates as \u2018<\/strong>ho<\/strong><\/u> sete\u2019<\/strong> (literally: <\/em>I have<\/em><\/u> thirst<\/em>), and \u2018they are right’ translates as \u2018<\/strong>hanno<\/strong><\/u> ragione\u2019<\/strong> (literally: they have<\/u> reason)
\nHere\u2019s a list of the most common idiomatic expressions with avere<\/strong>\u00a0and some\u00a0examples of their usage. N.B. you\u2019ll often find <\/em>avere<\/strong> shortened to <\/em>aver<\/strong> before a consonant, as seen in the examples below.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. avere \u2026 anni<\/strong> = to be \u2026 old: Lucia ha quattro anni<\/strong> = Lucia is four years old<\/p>\n

2. aver bisogno (di)<\/strong> = to need: Serena ha bisogno di una mano<\/strong> = Serena needs a hand<\/p>\n

3. aver caldo <\/strong>= to be (feel) warm\/hot: mi tolgo questo maglione, ho troppo caldo<\/strong> = I\u2019m going to take off this sweater, I\u2019m too warm<\/p>\n

4. aver freddo<\/strong> = to be (feel) cold: se hai freddo possiamo accendere la stufa<\/strong> = if you\u2019re cold we can light the stove<\/p>\n

5. aver sonno<\/strong> = to be (feel) sleepy = ora ho sonno, vado a letto presto<\/strong> = I\u2019m tired now, I\u2019m going to bed early<\/p>\n

6. aver fretta<\/strong> = to be in a hurry: Su, Luca, sbrigati che ho fretta!<\/strong> = come on Luca, get a move on, I\u2019m in a hurry!<\/p>\n

7. avere intenzione<\/strong> (di)<\/strong> = to intend: = Marco aveva intenzione di andare al mare oggi<\/strong> = Marco intended to go to the sea today<\/p>\n

8. aver paura (di)<\/strong>\u00a0= to be afraid: avevamo paura di perderci<\/strong> = we were afraid of getting lost<\/p>\n

9. aver vergogna<\/strong> = to be (feel) ashamed: oddio, che scemo che sono, ho proprio vergogna<\/strong>: Oh God, what an idiot I am, I feel really ashamed<\/p>\n

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10. aver fame<\/strong> = to be hungry: avete fame ragazzi? Dai, andiamo in pizzeria<\/strong> = are you hungry guys? come on, let\u2019s go to the pizzeria<\/p>\n

11. aver sete<\/strong> = to be thirsty: mi dai un bicchiere d’acqua per favore, ho proprio sete<\/strong> = could you give me a glass of water please, I\u2019m really thirsty<\/p>\n

12. aver ragione<\/strong> = to be right: s\u00ec, sono completamente d\u2019accordo, hai ragione tu!<\/strong> = yes, I completely agree, you\u2019re right!<\/p>\n

13. aver torto<\/strong>\u00a0 = to be wrong: avevi torto a non accettare il suo invito<\/strong> = you were wrong not to accept his invitation<\/p>\n

14. aver voglia di<\/strong> = to feel like doing: che bella giornata, hai voglia di fare una passeggiata con me?<\/strong> = what a lovely day, do you feel like going for a walk with me?<\/p>\n

Next time I\u2019ll be taking a look at idiomatic expressions with the verb fare<\/strong> \u2026 ce ne sono tante!<\/strong> (there are loads of them!)<\/p>\n

A presto!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Avere\u00a0means ‘to have’ \u2026\u00a0simple, right? Well, unfortunately not! You\u2019ll frequently\u00a0find the Italian verb for\u00a0\u2018to have\u2019 (avere) used where we would use \u2018to be\u2019 (essere) in English, e.g. \u2018I am thirsty\u2019 translates as \u2018ho sete\u2019 (literally: I have thirst), and \u2018they are right’ translates as \u2018hanno ragione\u2019 (literally: they have reason) Here\u2019s a list of the…<\/p>\n

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