hold someone in contempt

I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb 2. noun - hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II həuld noun -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- I II III

1. contempt of court юр. неуважение към съда 2. familiarity breeds contempt фамилиарността поражда презрение 3. in contempt of въпреки, без да обръщам внимание на 4. to bring someone into contempt карам да презират някого 5. to fall into contempt навличам/спечелвам си презрение 6. to have/hold in contempt презирам 7. неуважение, оскърбление 8. презрение (for)

/kən'tempt/ * danh từ - sự coi khinh, sự coi thường, sự bỉ, sự khinh rẻ, sự khinh miệt =he rushed forward in contempt of danger+ anh ta xông lên phía trước coi thường cả nguy hiểm =to have a contempt for something+ coi thường cái gì =to show contempt for someone+ tỏ vẻ khinh rẻ ai =to treat someone with contempt+ đối xử ai một cách khinh miệt; coi không ra gì =to hold somebody in contempt+ coi khinh ai =to incur someone's contempt+ bị ai khinh rẻ =to fall into contempt+ bị khinh rẻ, bị khinh miệt =to bring someone into contempt+ làm cho ai bị khinh miệt - (pháp lý) sự xúc phạm; sự không tuân lệnh (quan toà, toà án) =contempt of court+ sự không tuân lệnh toà; sự xúc phạm quan toà !familiarity breeds contempt; too much familiarity breeds contempt - (tục ngữ) thân quá hoá nhờn

/hould/ * danh từ - khoang (của tàu thuỷ) * danh từ - sự cầm, sự nắm giữ, sự nắm chặt =to take (get, keep) hold of+ nắm giữ, nắm chặt (cái gì) - (nghĩa bóng) sự nắm được, sự hiểu thấu =to get hold of a secret+ nắm được điều bí mật - (nghĩa bóng) ảnh hưởng =to have a grerat hold on (over) somebody+ có ảnh hưởng (uy tín) lớn đối với ai - vật để nắm lấy; vật đỡ; chỗ dựa - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đồn ải, thành luỹ, pháo đài - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sự giam cầm - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nhà lao, nhà tù * ngoại động từ - cầm, nắm, giữ, nắm giữ, giữ vững =to hold a pen+ cầm bút =to hold an office+ giữ một chức vụ =to hold one's ground+ giữ vững lập trường; (quân sự) giữ vững vị trí; giữ vững sức khoẻ không yếu đi (người ốm) - giữ, ở (trong một tư thế nào đó) =to hold oneself erect+ đứng thẳng người =to hold one's head+ ngẩng cao đầu - chứa, chứa đựng =this rooms holds one hundred people+ phòng này chứa được một trăm người - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) giam giữ (ai) - giữ, nén, nín, kìm lại =to hold one's breath+ nín hơi, nín thở =to hold one's tongue+ nín lặng; không nói gì =hold your noise!+ im đi!, đừng làm ầm lên thế! =to hold one's hand+ kìm tay lại (không ra tay trừng phạt đánh đập...) =there's no holding him+ không sao kìm được hắn - bắt phải giữ lời hứa =to hold somebody in suspense+ làm cho ai phải thấm đòn chờ đợi - choán, xâm chiếm, thu hút, lôi cuốn =to hold someone's attention+ thu hút sự chú ý của ai =to hold one's audience+ lôi cuốn được thính giả - có ý nghĩ là, cho là, xem là, coi là; tin rằng =to hold onself reponsible for+ tự cho là mình có trách nhiệm về =to hold strange opinions+ có những ý kiến kỳ quặc =to hold somebody in high esteem+ kính mến ai, quý trọng ai =to hold somebody in contempt+ coi khinh ai =to hold something cheap+ coi rẻ cái gì, coi thường cái gì =I hold it good+ tôi cho cái đó là đúng (là nên làm) - (+ that) quyết định là (toà án, quan toà...) - tổ chức, tiến hành =to hold a meeting+ tổ chức một cuộc mít tinh, họp mít tinh =to hold negotiation+ tiến hành đàm phán - nói, đúng (những lời lẽ...) =to hold insolent language+ dùng những lời lẽ láo xược - theo, theo đuổi, tiếp tục đi theo =to hold a North course+ tiếp tục đi theo con đường về hướng bắc * nội động từ - (thường) (+ to, by) giữ vững, giữ chắc ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =to hold to one's promise+ giữ lời hứa =to hold by one's principles+ giữ vững nguyên tắc của mình =will the anchor hold?+ liệu néo có chắc không? - tiếp tục, kéo dài, còn mãi, cứ vẫn =will this fine weather hold?+ liệu thời tiết này có kéo dài mãi không? - có giá trị, có hiệu lực, có thể áp dụng ((cũng) to hold good, to hold true) =the rule holds in all case+ điều lệ này có giá trị trong mọi trường hợp =does this principle hold good?+ nguyên tắc còn có giá trị nữa không? - (từ lóng) ((thường) phủ định + with) tán thành =not to hold with a proposal+ không tán thành một đề nghị - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) hold! đứng lại, dừng lại; đợi một tí! !to hold back - ngăn lại, giữ lại, nén lại, kìm lại - giấu, giữ bí mật, giữ riêng (tin tức...) - do dự, ngập ngừng - (+ from) cố ngăn, cố nén !to hold down - bắt lệ thuộc, bắt phụ thuộc, bắt phục tùng; áp bức - cúi (đầu) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tiếp tục giữ, vẫn giữ, vẫn (ở trong hoàn cảnh nào...) =to hold down and office+ vẫn giữ một chức vụ !to hold forth - đưa ra, đặt ra, nêu ra (một đề nghị...) - nói; hò hét diễn thuyết ((thường) xấu) =to hold forth to the crowd+ hò hét diễn thuyết trước đám đông !to hold in - nói chắc, dám chắc - giam giữ - nén lại, kìm lại, dằn lại !to hold off - giữ không cho lại gần; giữ cách xa - chậm lại, nán lại !to hold on - nắm chặt, giữ chặt, bám chặt - giữ máy không cắt (dây nói) !to hold out - giơ ra, đưa ra - chịu đựng, kiên trì dai dẳng; không nhượng bộ, không đầu hàng (thành bị bao vây...) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) không cho, không từ chối cho (cái gì phải cho) !to hold over - để chậm lại, đình lại, hoàn lại - ở lại sau khi hết nhiệm kỳ; ở lại thêm nhiệm kỳ !to hold together - gắn lại với nhau, giữ lại với nhau - gắn bó với nhau, đoàn kết với nhau !to hold up - đưa lên, giơ lên - đỡ, chống đỡ - vẫn vững, vẫn duy trì - vẫn đứng vững, không ngã (ngựa) - nêu ra, phô ra, đưa ra =to be held up to derision+ bị đưa ra làm trò cười - chặn đứng (ô tô...) ăn cướp - làm đình trệ, làm tắc nghẽn (giao thông...) !to hold aloof - (xem) loof !hold hard! - đứng lại! !hold on! - (thông tục) ngừng! !to hold one's own - (xem) own !to hold something over somebody - luôn luôn giơ cái gì đe doạ ai !to hold water - kín không rò (thùng) - đứng vững được (lập luận...)

- hold a conference
- hold a court
- hold a demonstration
- hold a government post
- hold a high-level position
- hold a high office
- hold a judicial decision
- hold a judicial inquiry
- hold a judicial office
- hold a judicial sale
- hold a legal office
- hold a licence
- hold a license
- hold a local referendum
- hold a meeting
- hold a patent
- hold a person on suspicion
- hold a plebiscite
- hold a post
- hold a rally
- hold a rank
- hold a reception
- hold a referendum
- hold a session
- hold a sitting
- hold a trial
- hold a view
- hold absolutely
- hold an action
- hold an appointment
- hold an inquiry
- hold an inquest
- hold an office
- hold as a material witness
- hold at gunpoint
- hold at knifepoint
- hold consultations
- hold court
- hold debate
- hold debates
- hold election
- hold elections
- hold for court
- hold for interrogation
- hold good
- hold good in law
- hold hearing
- hold hearings
- hold hostage
- hold in abeyance
- hold in bondage
- hold in captivity
- hold in contempt
- hold in contempt of court
- hold in detention
- hold in esteem
- hold in internal exile
- hold in preventive detention
- hold in trust
- hold incommunicado
- hold invalid
- hold legally liable
- hold legally responsible
- hold liable
- hold mediately
- hold more than one job
- hold more than one office
- hold office during pleasure
- hold on espionage charges
- hold on spy charges
- hold on spying charges
- hold on the charge
- hold over
- hold over a decision
- hold pleas
- hold preliminary hearings
- hold prisoner
- hold property
- hold public office
- hold re-election
- hold re-elections
- hold reasonable
- hold responsible
- hold responsible in damages
- hold shares in a company
- hold the affirmative
- hold the assizes
- hold the chair of law
- hold the hearing of an action
- hold to account
- hold to bail
- hold to be valid
- hold to ransom
- hold to security
- hold to the contrary
- hold under house arrest
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold up a law
- hold up a train
- hold up delivery
- hold up in court
- hold up legislation
- hold-up man
- hold without charge

I noun II 1. transitive verb, 2. intransitive verb, 3. noun I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb 2. noun - hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun I noun II 1. transitive verb, 2. intransitive verb, 3. noun

I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb 2. noun - hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun I [hóuld] II [hóuld] III [hóuld]

/hould/ * danh từ - khoang (của tàu thuỷ) * danh từ - sự cầm, sự nắm giữ, sự nắm chặt =to take (get, keep) hold of+ nắm giữ, nắm chặt (cái gì) - (nghĩa bóng) sự nắm được, sự hiểu thấu =to get hold of a secret+ nắm được điều bí mật - (nghĩa bóng) ảnh hưởng =to have a grerat hold on (over) somebody+ có ảnh hưởng (uy tín) lớn đối với ai - vật để nắm lấy; vật đỡ; chỗ dựa - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đồn ải, thành luỹ, pháo đài - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sự giam cầm - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) nhà lao, nhà tù * ngoại động từ - cầm, nắm, giữ, nắm giữ, giữ vững =to hold a pen+ cầm bút =to hold an office+ giữ một chức vụ =to hold one's ground+ giữ vững lập trường; (quân sự) giữ vững vị trí; giữ vững sức khoẻ không yếu đi (người ốm) - giữ, ở (trong một tư thế nào đó) =to hold oneself erect+ đứng thẳng người =to hold one's head+ ngẩng cao đầu - chứa, chứa đựng =this rooms holds one hundred people+ phòng này chứa được một trăm người - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) giam giữ (ai) - giữ, nén, nín, kìm lại =to hold one's breath+ nín hơi, nín thở =to hold one's tongue+ nín lặng; không nói gì =hold your noise!+ im đi!, đừng làm ầm lên thế! =to hold one's hand+ kìm tay lại (không ra tay trừng phạt đánh đập...) =there's no holding him+ không sao kìm được hắn - bắt phải giữ lời hứa =to hold somebody in suspense+ làm cho ai phải thấm đòn chờ đợi - choán, xâm chiếm, thu hút, lôi cuốn =to hold someone's attention+ thu hút sự chú ý của ai =to hold one's audience+ lôi cuốn được thính giả - có ý nghĩ là, cho là, xem là, coi là; tin rằng =to hold onself reponsible for+ tự cho là mình có trách nhiệm về =to hold strange opinions+ có những ý kiến kỳ quặc =to hold somebody in high esteem+ kính mến ai, quý trọng ai =to hold somebody in contempt+ coi khinh ai =to hold something cheap+ coi rẻ cái gì, coi thường cái gì =I hold it good+ tôi cho cái đó là đúng (là nên làm) - (+ that) quyết định là (toà án, quan toà...) - tổ chức, tiến hành =to hold a meeting+ tổ chức một cuộc mít tinh, họp mít tinh =to hold negotiation+ tiến hành đàm phán - nói, đúng (những lời lẽ...) =to hold insolent language+ dùng những lời lẽ láo xược - theo, theo đuổi, tiếp tục đi theo =to hold a North course+ tiếp tục đi theo con đường về hướng bắc * nội động từ - (thường) (+ to, by) giữ vững, giữ chắc ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =to hold to one's promise+ giữ lời hứa =to hold by one's principles+ giữ vững nguyên tắc của mình =will the anchor hold?+ liệu néo có chắc không? - tiếp tục, kéo dài, còn mãi, cứ vẫn =will this fine weather hold?+ liệu thời tiết này có kéo dài mãi không? - có giá trị, có hiệu lực, có thể áp dụng ((cũng) to hold good, to hold true) =the rule holds in all case+ điều lệ này có giá trị trong mọi trường hợp =does this principle hold good?+ nguyên tắc còn có giá trị nữa không? - (từ lóng) ((thường) phủ định + with) tán thành =not to hold with a proposal+ không tán thành một đề nghị - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) hold! đứng lại, dừng lại; đợi một tí! !to hold back - ngăn lại, giữ lại, nén lại, kìm lại - giấu, giữ bí mật, giữ riêng (tin tức...) - do dự, ngập ngừng - (+ from) cố ngăn, cố nén !to hold down - bắt lệ thuộc, bắt phụ thuộc, bắt phục tùng; áp bức - cúi (đầu) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tiếp tục giữ, vẫn giữ, vẫn (ở trong hoàn cảnh nào...) =to hold down and office+ vẫn giữ một chức vụ !to hold forth - đưa ra, đặt ra, nêu ra (một đề nghị...) - nói; hò hét diễn thuyết ((thường) xấu) =to hold forth to the crowd+ hò hét diễn thuyết trước đám đông !to hold in - nói chắc, dám chắc - giam giữ - nén lại, kìm lại, dằn lại !to hold off - giữ không cho lại gần; giữ cách xa - chậm lại, nán lại !to hold on - nắm chặt, giữ chặt, bám chặt - giữ máy không cắt (dây nói) !to hold out - giơ ra, đưa ra - chịu đựng, kiên trì dai dẳng; không nhượng bộ, không đầu hàng (thành bị bao vây...) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) không cho, không từ chối cho (cái gì phải cho) !to hold over - để chậm lại, đình lại, hoàn lại - ở lại sau khi hết nhiệm kỳ; ở lại thêm nhiệm kỳ !to hold together - gắn lại với nhau, giữ lại với nhau - gắn bó với nhau, đoàn kết với nhau !to hold up - đưa lên, giơ lên - đỡ, chống đỡ - vẫn vững, vẫn duy trì - vẫn đứng vững, không ngã (ngựa) - nêu ra, phô ra, đưa ra =to be held up to derision+ bị đưa ra làm trò cười - chặn đứng (ô tô...) ăn cướp - làm đình trệ, làm tắc nghẽn (giao thông...) !to hold aloof - (xem) loof !hold hard! - đứng lại! !hold on! - (thông tục) ngừng! !to hold one's own - (xem) own !to hold something over somebody - luôn luôn giơ cái gì đe doạ ai !to hold water - kín không rò (thùng) - đứng vững được (lập luận...)

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Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.

Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.

Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.

Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.

Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.

Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.

Ex: The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth.

Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.

Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.

Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.

Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.

Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.

Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.

* historia + revelar = story + unfold.

* no revelar información = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* revelar Algo = break + the news.

* revelar detalles = give away + details.

* revelar el secreto de = lift + the curtain on.

* revelar la solución = unveil + the solution.

* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.

* revelar + Posesivo + verdadera identidad = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* revelarse = unfold, come to + light.

* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.

* revelar secretos = reveal + secrets.

* revelar un secreto = spill + secret, spill + the beans, tell + a secret, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

 

revelar ( conjugate revelar) verbo transitivo


revelar verbo transitivo
1 (un conocimiento, secreto) to reveal, disclose
2 (mostrar) to reveal, betray: eso revela que no tiene interés, that shows he's not interested
3 Fot (un carrete) to develop
' revelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubrir
- desvelar
English:
away
- bare
- betray
- develop
- disclose
- divulge
- expose
- give away
- hand
- hold back
- let out
- process
- proclaim
- reveal
- show up
- turn up
- unfold
- unveil
- withhold
- give
- hold
- let
- throw
- uncover

   a. (possession) to have

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► En anglais britannique, I've got, he's got etc remplace souvent I have, he has etc.

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• j'ai trois frères I have or I've got three brothers

• il n'a pas d'argent he hasn't got any money he doesn't have any money

• j'ai la réponse I have or I've got the answer

• il n'avait pas d'argent he had no money or didn't have any money

• il a les yeux bleus he has blue eyes

• il a du courage he has got courage

• ils ont leur fille qui part au Québec (inf) they've got their daughter going to Quebec

• son regard a quelque chose de méchant he's got a nasty look in his eye

• en avoir (inf!) ( = être courageux) to have balls (vulg!)

• il avait les mains qui tremblaient his hands were shaking

   b. (localisation)

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► Lorsque avoir est utilisé pour localiser un bâtiment, un objet etc, il peut se traduire par to have (got), mais l'anglais préférera souvent une tournure avec to be.

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• vous avez la gare tout près the station is nearby

• vous avez un parc au bout de la rue there's a park down the road

   c. ( = obtenir) to get

• je n'ai pas pu avoir l'horaire du car I couldn't get the bus times

• pouvez-vous nous avoir ce livre ? can you get this book for us?

• je n'ai pas pu avoir Luc au téléphone I couldn't get through to Luc

   d. ( = porter) [+ vêtements] to wear

• il avait un pantalon beige he was wearing beige trousers

• la femme qui a le corsage bleu the woman in the blue blouse

   e. (dimensions) to be

• avoir 3 mètres de haut to be 3 metres high

• ici, le lac a 2 km de large the lake is 2km wide here

   f. (âge) ( = avoir) to be ; ( = atteindre) to turn

• il a dix ans he is ten

• j'ai l'impression d'avoir 20 ans I feel as if I were 20

• il a dans les cinquante ans he's about 50

• des bâtiments qui ont plus de 250 ans buildings that are more than 250 years old

• elle venait d'avoir 38 ans she had just turned 38

   g. ( = souffrir de) [+ rhume, maladie] to have

• il a la rougeole he's got measles

• il a eu la rougeole à dix ans he had measles when he was ten

• il ne veut pas dire ce qu'il a he won't say what's wrong with him

• qu'est-ce que tu as ? what's wrong with you?

• il a qu'il est jaloux he's jealous, that's what's wrong with him

• qu'est-ce qu'il a à pleurer ? what's he crying for?

   h. ( = faire) to make

• il a eu un geste d'énervement he made an irritated gesture

• elle a eu un sourire malin she smiled knowingly

• ils ont eu des remarques malheureuses they made some unfortunate remarks

   i. ( = recevoir chez soi) to have

• avoir des amis à dîner to have friends to dinner

   j. ( = avoir un cours de, avoir à faire) to have

• j'ai français à 10 heures I've got French at 10

• le vendredi, j'ai trois heures d'anglais I have three hours of English on Fridays

• je n'ai rien ce soir I haven't got anything on this evening

   k. ( = atteindre, attraper) to get

• ils ont fini par avoir le coupable they got the culprit in the end

• je l'ai eu ! (cible) got it!

• on les aura ! we'll get them! (inf)

• je t'aurai ! I'll get you! (inf)

• elle m'a eu au sentiment she took advantage of my better nature

   l. ( = duper) (inf) [escroc] to have (inf) ; [plaisantin] to fool

• ils m'ont eu I've been had (inf)

• je t'ai bien eu ! got you there! (inf)

• se faire avoir (par escroc) to be had (inf) ; (par un plaisantin) to be fooled

• je me suis fait avoir de 300 € I was conned out of 300 euros (inf!)

2. <

to have

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► Le passé composé français peut se traduire soit par le prétérit, soit par le parfait anglais, selon le contexte.

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• hier, j'ai mangé trois bananes yesterday, I ate three bananas

• as-tu faim ? -- non, j'ai mangé trois bananes are you hungry? -- no, I've eaten three bananas

• j'étais pressé, alors j'ai couru I was in a hurry so I ran

• il a fini hier he finished yesterday

• je n'ai pas encore fini I haven't finished yet

• il a été renvoyé deux fois he has been dismissed twice

• je l'ai vu le 13 février I saw him on 13 February

• nous aurons terminé demain we'll have finished tomorrow

• si je l'avais vu if I had seen him

► avoir à + infinitif ( = devoir)

j'ai à travailler I've got work to do

• Patrick a des lettres à écrire Patrick has got letters to write► n'avoir qu'à

• tu n'as qu'à me téléphoner demain just give me a ring tomorrow

• c'est simple, vous n'avez qu'à lui écrire it's simple, just write to him

• tu n'avais qu'à ne pas y aller you shouldn't have gone in the first place

• s'il n'est pas content, il n'a qu'à partir if he doesn't like it, he can always leave

3. <

► il y a

   a. (général) (suivi d'un singulier) there is ; (suivi d'un pluriel) there are

• il y a un homme à la porte there's a man at the door

• il y a des gens qui attendent there are people waiting

• il y a eu trois blessés three people were injured

• il y a voiture et voiture ! there are cars and cars!

• qu'y a-t-il ? what is it?

• qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? what's the matter?

• il y a que nous sommes mécontents ! (inf) we're annoyed, that's what! (inf)

• il y a eu un accident there has been an accident

• qu'est-ce qu'il y a eu ? what's happened?

• il n'y a pas que toi ! you're not the only one!

• il n'y a que lui pour faire cela ! trust him to do that!

• il n'y a pas que nous à le dire we're not the only ones who say this

► il y en a (antécédent au singulier) there is some ; (antécédent au pluriel) there are some

• j'achète du pain ? -- non, il y en a encore shall I buy some bread? -- no, there's some left

• il y en a qui disent... there are those who say...

• il y en a qui feraient mieux de se taire ! some people would do better to keep quiet!

• il y en a, je vous jure ! (inf) really, some people! (inf)► il n'y en a que pour

• il n'y en a que pour mon petit frère, à la maison my little brother gets all the attention at home

• il n'y en a eu que pour lui pendant l'émission the whole programme revolved around him► y a pas (inf)

il y a pas, faut que je parte it's no good, I've got to go

• y a pas, il faut qu'il désobéisse he just won't do as he's told

• il y a pas à dire, il est très there's no denying he's very intelligent► il n'y a qu'à (+ infinitif), y a qu'à (+ infinitif) (inf)

il n'y a qu'à les laisser partir just let them go

• il n'y a qu'à protester we'll just have to protest

• y a qu'à lui dire (inf) why don't we just tell him

   b. (temps)

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► Lorsque il y a se rapporte à une action non révolue, l'anglais utilise for.

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► Pour exprimer une durée, le présent français devient un parfait en anglais, l'imparfait un pluperfect.

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• il y a dix ans que je le connais I've known him for ten years

• il y avait longtemps qu'elle désirait le rencontrer she had wanted to meet him for a long time

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► Dans le cas d'une action révolue, on emploie ago et le prétérit.

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• il y a dix ans, j'ai obtenu mon diplôme I graduated ten years ago

• il est né il y a tout juste un an he was born just one year ago

• il y a dix jours que nous sommes rentrés we got back ten days ago

• il n'y a pas un quart d'heure qu'il est parti it's less than a quarter of an hour since he left

   c. (distance) il y a 10 km d'ici à Paris it is 10km from here to Paris

• combien y a-t-il d'ici à Lille ? how far is it from here to Lille?

4. <

   a. ( = bien) assets

• il a investi tout son avoir dans l'entreprise he invested all his assets in the firm

   b. ( = actif) credit ; ( = billet) credit note

• avoir fiscal tax credit

5. <

avoirs assets

• avoirs financiers financial resources

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I avwaʀ

verbe transitif

1) ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]

j'ai pu vous avoir votre visa — I managed to get your visa for you

je n'ai pas eu mon train — I didn't catch my train

2) ( au téléphone)

j'ai réussi à l'avoir — I managed to get through to him/her

3) ( porter) to wear, to have [something] on

elle avait une robe bleue à son mariage — she wore a blue dress at her wedding

4) (colloq) ( triompher) to beat, to get (colloq), to have

cette fois-ci, on les aura — this time, we'll get ou have them

5) ( duper) to have (colloq); ( par malveillance) to con (colloq)

elle s'est fait or laissée avoir — she's been had (colloq)

6) ( éprouver moralement) to feel

avoir du chagrin/de la haine — to feel sorrow/hate

qu'est-ce que tu as? — what's wrong ou the matter with you?

qu'est-ce qu'il a à conduire comme ça? — why is he driving like that?

7) (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques)

j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid — I am 20 years old/hungry/cold

la salle a 20 mètres de long — the room is 20 metres [BrE] long

II avwaʀ

nom masculin

1) Commerce ( somme) credit; ( attestation) credit note

2) ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- avoir fiscal

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avoir I

Généralités

Dans la plupart des situations exprimant la possession, la disponibilité avoir sera traduit par to have ou to have got: j'ai des livres/enfants/employés = I have (got) books/children/employees; je n'ai pas assez de place/temps = I don't have (ou I haven't got) enough room/time; la maison a l'électricité/cinq pièces = the house has electricity/five rooms; j'aurai mon visa demain = I'll have my visa tomorrow; ils vont/elle va avoir un bébé en mai = they're/she's having a baby in May

Les autres sens de avoir, verbe transitif simple (obtenir, porter, triompher de etc), sont traités dans l'entrée plus bas

On notera qu'en règle générale les expressions figées du type avoir raison, avoir beau, en avoir marre, il y a belle lurette, il y a de quoi etc seront traitées respectivement sous raison, beau, marre, lurette, quoi etc

On pourra également consulter les diverses notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment celles consacrées à l'expression de l'âge, aux maladies, à l'expression de l'heure etc

On trouvera ci-dessous les divers emplois de avoir pour lesquelles une explication est nécessaire

avoir = verbe auxiliaire

avoir verbe auxiliaire se traduit toujours par to have sauf dans le cas du passé composé: ils avaient révisé les épreuves quand je suis parti = they had revised the proofs when I left; quand ils eurent (ou ont eu) révisé les épreuves, ils sont partis = when they had revised the proofs, they left; ils auront fini demain = they will have finished tomorrow; il aurait (ou eût) aimé parler = he would have liked to speak. Lorsqu'on a un passé composé en français, il sera traduit soit par le prétérit: ils ont révisé les épreuves en juin = they revised the proofs in June; ils ont révisé les épreuves avant ma démission = they revised the proofs before I resigned; je suis sûr qu'il l'a laissé là en partant = I'm sure he left it here when he left; soit par le ‘present perfect’: ils ont révisé les épreuves plusieurs fois = they have revised the proofs several times

avoir = verbe semi-auxiliaire

De même, avoir semi-auxiliaire dans les tournures attributives du type avoir le coeur malade/les genoux cagneux, se traduit de façon variable ( to be ou to have) selon la structure adoptée par l'anglais pour rendre ces tournures; voir, en l'occurrence, les entrées coeur et cagneux; mais c'est en général sous l'adjectif que ce problème est traité

Emplois avec à

avoir à + infinitif

Exprimant l'obligation ou la convenance, cette locution verbale se rend généralement par to have to suivi de l'infinitif: j'aurais à ajouter que... = I would have to add that...; tu auras à rendre compte de tes actes = you'll have to account for your actions; je n'ai pas à vous raconter ma vie = I don't have to tell you my life-story; vous n'aviez pas à le critiquer = you didn't have to criticize him; il n'a pas à te parler sur ce ton = he shouldn't speak to you in that tone of voice; j'ai beaucoup à faire = I have (ou I've got) a lot to do; tu n'as rien à faire? = don't you have (ou haven't you got GB) anything to do?; j'ai à faire un rapport/un rapport à faire = I have to write a report/a report to write

n'avoir qu'à

Quand cette locution équivaut à suffir, plusieurs possibilités de traduction se présentent: tu n'avais qu'à = tu aurais dû, elle se rend par should have suivi du participe passé; tu n'as qu'à leur écrire = you only have to (ou you've only got to GB, ou all you have to do is) write to them; tu n'auras que cinq minutes à attendre = you'll only have to wait five minutes; tu n'avais qu'à faire attention/me le dire/partir plus tôt = you should have paid attention/told me/left earlier

Emplois avec en

On trouvera sous assez, marre, etc les expressions figées en avoir assez, en avoir marre etc. Voir aussi les emplois avec il y a plus bas

expression du temps: en avoir pour

L'anglais distingue généralement entre une tâche précise ( to take) et une activité ou absence indéterminée ( to be): vous en avez (ou aurez) pour combien de temps? (à faire ce travail) = how long will it take you?, (à me faire attendre) = how long are you going to be?; j'en ai pour cinq minutes (= je reviens dans...) = I'll be five minutes; je n'en ai pas pour longtemps = I won't be long; j'en ai eu pour deux heures = it took me two hours

expression du coût: en avoir pour

Se traduit par to cost suivi du pronom personnel complément correspondant au pronom sujet français (voir aussi argent): j'en ai eu pour 500 francs = it cost me 500 francs; nous en aurons pour combien? = how much will it cost us?

(sl) en avoir = to have balls (sl); ne pas en avoir = to have no balls (sl)

Expression de l'existence

il y a du lait dans le réfrigérateur = there's some milk in the fridge; il y a des souris/des araignées au grenier = there are mice/spiders in the attic; il n'y a pas/plus de riz = there's no/no more rice ou there isn't any/any more rice; il doit y avoir (ou il y aura) des souris dans le grenier = there must be mice in the attic; il n'y a pas eu moins de 50 concurrents = there were no less than 50 competitors; il y a chapeau et chapeau = there are hats and hats; il y aura Paul, Marie,... = there will be Paul, Marie,...; et il y aura Paul et Marie! = and Paul and Marie will be there!; il n'y a pas de raison de faire/que tu fasses = there's no reason to do/for you to do; il a dû y avoir quelque chose de grave = something serious must have happened; qu'est-ce qu'il y a? (qui ne va pas) = what's wrong?, (qui se passe) = what's going on?; il y a qu'elle m'énerve = she's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; il y a que l'ordinateur est en panne = the computer has broken down

Attention, un mot singulier en français peut être traduit par un mot fonctionnant comme un pluriel en anglais: il y a beaucoup de monde = there are a lot of people; y avait-il du monde? = were there many people?

Expression du temps

il est venu il y a longtemps/cinq ans = he came a long time/five years ago; il y a cinq ans que j'habite ici = I have been living here for five years; il y aura cinq ans demain que j'ai pris ma retraite = it will be five years tomorrow since I retired; il y aura deux mois mardi que je travaille ici = I will have been working here for two months on Tuesday; il n'y a que deux mois que je suis/travaille ici = I have only been/been working here for two months; il n'y a pas cinq minutes qu'il est parti = he left less than five minutes ago; il n'y a pas 200 ans que l'espèce est éteinte = the species has been extinct for no more than 200 years; il y a combien de temps/d'années que tu habites ici? = how long/many years have you lived here?; il y a combien de temps/d'années qu'on ne s'est vus? = how long is it/many years has it been since we last met?

Expression de la distance

Elle se fait généralement à l'aide du verbe to be: combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la gare/d'ici à la gare? = how far is it to the station/to the station from here?; combien y a-t-il encore jusqu'à la gare? = how much further is it to the station?; il y a 15 kilomètres jusqu'à/d'ici à la gare = the station is 15 kilometres [BrE] away/away from here; il y a au moins 15 kilomètres = it's at least 15 kilometres [BrE] away; il y a encore 15 kilomètres = it's another 15 kilometres [BrE]; il n'y a pas/que 200 mètres d'ici à la gare = it's less than/only 200 metres [BrE] from here to the station

il y a à + infinitif

il y a à manger pour quatre = there's enough food for four; il y a (beaucoup) à faire = there's a lot to be done (ceci traduit également il y a de quoi faire); souligner le danger/l'avantage qu'il y a à faire = to stress how dangerous/advantageous it is to do; les risques qu'il y avait/aurait à faire = how risky it was/would be to do; il n'y a pas à hésiter/s'inquiéter = there's no need to hesitate/worry; il n'y a pas à discuter! = no arguments!; il n'y a qu'à le repeindre! - y a qu'à (colloq), c'est facile à dire! = all you have to do is repaint it! - just repaint it! easier said than done!

il y en a qui, il y en a pour

L'existence se rend par there is/are, le temps par to take, et le coût par to cost ou to come to: il y en a qui n'ont pas peur du ridicule! = there are some people who aren't afraid of being ridiculed!; il y en a toujours pour se plaindre (ou qui se plaignent) = there's always someone who complains; il y en a (ou aura) pour deux heures = it'll take two hours; il y en a eu/aurait eu pour deux heures = it took/would have taken two hours; il n'y en a plus que pour deux heures = it'll only take another two hours; il y en a encore pour combien de temps? = how much longer will it take?; il y en a (ou aura) pour 200 francs = it'll cost (ou come to) 200 francs; il y en a eu pour 200 francs = it cost (ou came to) 200 francs

Noter aussi: il n'y en a que pour leur chien = they only think of their dog ou their dog comes first

Remarque: certaines formes personnelles du verbe avoir sont équivalentes au présentatif il y a. En corrélation avec le relatif qui, elles ne se traduisent pas; directement suivies de l'objet présenté, elles se traitent comme il y a: j'ai mon stylo qui fuit = my pen is leaking; elle avait les larmes aux yeux = there were tears in her eyes; j'ai ma cicatrice qui me fait souffrir = my scar is hurting; à droite, vous avez une tapisserie d'Aubusson = on your right, there's an Aubusson tapestry

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avwaʀ

1. nm

1) (= biens) assets pl

2) COMMERCE (= note de crédit) credit

2. vt

1) (= posséder) to have, to have got

Elle a 2 enfants. — She has 2 children., she has got 2 children

Elle a une belle maison. — She has a lovely house., She has got a lovely house.

Il a les yeux bleus. — He has blue eyes., He has got blue eyes.

Tu as de beaux cheveux. — You have beautiful hair., You have got beautiful hair.

Il a beaucoup d'amis. — He has a lot of friends., He has got a lot of friends.

2) (= obtenir) to get

Où est-ce qu'on peut avoir un permis? — Where can you get a licence?

3) (= trouver)

ici, vous avez la cuisine — here we have the kitchen

4) (= éprouver) [sensation, sentiment] to have

J'avais un pressentiment. — I had a feeling.

Il a des démangeaisons. — He is itching.

J'ai une petite douleur ici. — I've got a slight pain here.

J'ai un drôle de pressentiment. — I have a funny feeling.

qu'est-ce que tu as?; qu'as-tu? — what's wrong?, what's the matter?

See:

faim, peur, mal

5) (âge)

avoir 3 ans — to be 3 years old, to be 3

J'avais 10 ans quand je l'ai rencontré. — I was 10 when I met him.

6) * (= duper) to do *

on vous a eu! — you've been done!, you've been had!

on t'a bien eu! — you've been had!

7) (autres locutions)

avoir à faire qch — to have to do sth

Vous n'avez qu'à lui demander. — You only have to ask him.

Tu n'as pas à me poser des questions. — It's not for you to ask me questions.

en avoir contre qn — to have a grudge against sb

en avoir assez — to be fed up

en avoir pour...; J'en ai pour une demi-heure. — It'll take me half an hour.

On en a eu pour 100 euros. — It cost us 100 euros.

n'avoir que faire de qch — to have no use for sth

3. vb aux

to have

avoir mangé — to have eaten

avoir dormi — to have slept

J'ai déjà mangé. — I've already eaten.

Il a mangé des frites. — He had some chips.

Est-ce que tu as vu ce film? — Have you seen this film?

Hier je n'ai pas mangé. — I didn't eat yesterday.

Je lui ai parlé hier. — I spoke to him yesterday.

Il a neigé pendant la nuit. — It snowed during the night.

4. vb impers

1) (présence)

il y a (+ singulier) — there is, (+ pluriel) there are

Il y a quelqu'un à la porte. — There's somebody at the door.

Il y a un bon film à la télé. — There's a good film on TV.

Il y a des chocolats sur la table. — There are some chocolates on the table.

Il y a beaucoup de monde. — There are lots of people.

il doit y avoir; Il doit y avoir une explication. — There must be an explanation.

qu'est-ce qu'il y a?; qu'y a-t-il? — what's the matter?, what is it?

Il n'y a qu'à... — We will just have to...

Il n'y a qu'à partir plus tôt. — We'll just have to leave earlier.

Il ne peut y en avoir qu'un. — There can only be one.

2) (temporel)

il y a 10 ans — 10 years ago

il y a 10 ans que je le connais — I've known him for 10 years

il y a longtemps que je le connais — I've known him for a long time

Je l'ai rencontré il y a 2 ans. — I met him 2 years ago.

Il y a 10 ans qu'il est arrivé. — It's 10 years since he arrived.

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I.

avoir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: avoir vtr

1 ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]; j'ai pu vous avoir votre visa I managed to get your visa for you; j'ai eu ce vase pour cinq euros I got this vase for five euros; pouvez-vous m'avoir un des traducteurs? can you get me one of the translators?; je n'ai pas eu mon train I didn't catch my train; il l'a eue◑ le soir même he had○ her that very evening;

2 ( au téléphone) j'ai réussi à l'avoir I managed to get through to him/her; essayer d'avoir le ministre to try to get through to the minister; pouvez-vous m'avoir son adjoint/Hongkong can you put me through to ou get me his assistant/Hong Kong;

3 ( porter) to wear, to have [sth] on; elle avait une robe bleue à son mariage she wore a blue dress at her wedding; elle a toujours une écharpe autour du cou she's always got a scarf round her neck; il avait un béret (sur la tête) he had a beret on ou he was wearing a beret;

4 ○( triompher) to beat, to get○, to have; l'équipe de Marseille nous a eus the Marseilles team beat us; ne nous laissons pas avoir par la concurrence let's not let the competition beat us; cette fois-ci, on les aura this time, we'll get ou have them;

5 ( duper) to have○; ( par malveillance) to con○; j'ai été eu I've been had○; il t'a bien eu! ( l'escroc) he conned○ you!; ( le plaisantin) he was having you on○! GB, he put one over on you○!; elle s'est fait or laissé avoir she's been had○; j'ai failli me faire avoir I was nearly conned○; je ne me laisserai pas avoir par un abruti○ I won't be conned○ by a moron;

6 ( éprouver moralement) to feel; avoir du chagrin/de la haine to feel sorrow/hate; qu'est-ce que tu as? what's wrong ou the matter with you?; j'ai qu'il m'énerve he's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; qu'est-ce que tu as à crier comme ça? what are you shouting like that for?; j'ai que mon ordinateur ne marche pas because my computer doesn't work; qu'est-ce qu'il a à conduire comme ça? why is he driving like that?; il a qu'il est soûl because he's drunk, that's why;

7 (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques) j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid I am 20 years old/hungry/cold; la salle a 20 mètres de long the room is 20 metres^GB long.

Idiomes

en avoir○ to have balls◑; ne pas en avoir○ to have no balls◑.

II.

avoir nm

1 Comm ( somme) credit; ( attestation) credit note;

2 ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl); avoirs à l'étranger foreign assets ou holdings; avoirs en caisse cash holdings; avoirs en dollars dollar-based assets;

3 Compta ( notion) assets (pl); ( titre d'entrée) credit.

Composé

avoir fiscal tax credit.

I

[avwar] nom masculin

1. COMMERCE credit note

[en comptabilité] credit side

la fleuriste m'a fait un avoir the florist gave me a credit note

j'ai un avoir de 150 euros à la boucherie I've got 150 euros credit at the butcher's

avoir fiscal FINANCE tax credit

2. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCE

avoirs assets, holdings

avoirs numéraires ou en caisse cash holdings

3. (littéraire) [possessions] assets, worldly goods

vivre d'un petit avoir personnel to live off a small personal income

II

[avwar] verbe auxiliaire

A.

1. [avec des verbes transitifs]

as-tu lu sa lettre? did you read ou have you read his letter?

les deux buts qu'il avait marqués the two goals he had scored

j'aurais voulu vous aider I'd have liked to help you

non content de les avoir humiliés, il les a jetés dehors not content with humiliating them, he threw them out

2. [avec des verbes intransitifs]

j'ai maigri I've lost weight

as-tu bien dormi? did you sleep well?

tu as dû rêver you must have been dreaming

3. [avec le verbe 'être']

j'ai été surpris I was surprised

il aurait été enchanté he would've ou would have been delighted

B.

1. [exprime la possibilité]

avoir à: je n'ai rien à boire I haven't got anything ou I have nothing ou I've got nothing to drink

n'avoir qu'à: ils n'ont qu'à écrire au directeur

a. [conseil] all they have to do ou all they've got to do is write to the manager

b. [menace] just let them (try and) write to the manager

s'il vous manque quelque chose, vous n'avez qu'à me le faire savoir if you're missing anything, just let me know

t'as qu'à leur dire! (familier) why don't you (just) tell them!

2. [exprime l'obligation]

avoir à to have to

je n'ai pas à me justifier auprès de vous I don't have to justify myself to you

et voilà, je n'ai plus qu'à recommencer! so now I've got to start all over again!

3. [exprime le besoin]

avoir à to have to

il a à te parler he's got something to ou there's something he wants to tell you

tu n'as pas à t'inquiéter you shouldn't worry, you have nothing to worry about

4. (locution)

n'avoir que faire de: je n'ai que faire de tes états d'âme I couldn't care less about your moods

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[avwar] verbe transitif

A.

1. [être propriétaire de - action, bien, domaine etc.] to have, to own, to possess ; [ - chien, hôtel, voiture] to have, to own

avoir de l'argent to have money

tu n'aurais pas un stylo en plus? have you got ou do you happen to have a spare pen?

je n'ai plus de sucre I've run out of sugar

COMMERCE to have

nous avons plus grand si vous préférez we have it in a larger size if you prefer

2. [ami, collègue, famille etc.] to have

il a encore sa grand-mère his grandmother's still alive

je n'ai plus ma mère my mother's dead

elle a trois enfants she has three children

avoir un/une/des... qui: elle a un mari qui fait la cuisine she's got the sort ou kind of husband who does the cooking

avoir son/sa/ses... qui (familier) : j'ai la chaîne de mon vélo qui est cassée the chain on my bike is broken

3. [détenir - permis de conduire, titre] to have, to hold ; [ - droits, privilège] to have, to enjoy ; [ - emploi, expérience, devoirs, obligations] to have ; [ - documents, preuves] to have, to possess

quand nous aurons le pouvoir when we're in power

quelle heure avez-vous? what time do you make it?

SPORT to have

avoir le ballon to be in possession of ou to have the ball

4. [obtenir - amende, article] to get ; [ - information, rabais, récompense] to get, to obtain

je pourrais vous avoir des places gratuites I could get you free tickets

[au téléphone] to get through to

j'ai essayé de t'avoir toute la journée I tried to get through to you ou to contact you all day

je l'ai eu au téléphone I got him on the phone

5. [jouir de - beau temps, bonne santé, liberté, bonne réputation] to have, to enjoy ; [ - choix, temps, mauvaise réputation] to have

avoir la confiance de quelqu'un to be trusted by somebody

avoir l'estime de quelqu'un to be held in high regard by somebody

vous avez toute ma sympathie you have all my sympathy

j'ai une heure pour me décider I have an hour (in which) to make up my mind

il a tout pour lui et il n'est pas heureux! he's got everything you could wish for and he's still not happy!

6. [recevoir chez soi]

avoir de la famille/des amis à dîner to have relatives/friends over for dinner

j'aurai ma belle-famille au mois d'août my in-laws will be staying with me in August

7. RADIO & TÉLÉVISION [chaîne, station] to receive, to get

bientôt, nous aurons les chaînes européennes soon, we'll be able to get the European channels

8. [attraper - otage, prisonnier] to have

les flics ne l'auront jamais (familier) the cops'll never catch him

9. [atteindre - cible] to get, to hit

10. [monter à bord de - avion, bus, train] to catch

B.

1. [présenter - tel aspect] to have (got)

elle a un joli sourire she's got ou she has a nice smile

je cherche un acteur qui ait un grand nez I'm looking for an actor with a big nose

elle a une jolie couleur de cheveux her hair's a nice colour

elle a beaucoup de sa mère she really takes after her mother

avoir tout de: il a tout de l'aristocrate he's the aristocratic type

la méthode a l'avantage d'être bon marché this method has the advantage of being cheap

ton père a le défaut de ne pas écouter ce qu'on lui dit your father's weakness is not listening to what people tell him

[avec pour complément une partie du corps] to have

avoir l'estomac vide to have an empty stomach

j'ai le bras ankylosé my arm's stiff

avoir le/la/les... qui: il a les yeux qui se ferment he can't keep his eyes open

en avoir (très familier) to have a lot of balls (très familier)

2. [porter sur soi - accessoire, vêtement, parfum] to have on (separable), to wear

tu vois la dame qui a le foulard? do you see the lady with the scarf?

faites attention, il a une arme careful, he's got a weapon ou he's armed

3. [faire preuve de]

avoir de l'audace to be bold

avoir du culot (familier) to be cheeky, to have a nerve

il a eu le culot de me le dire (familier) he had the cheek ou the nerve to tell me

avoir du talent to have talent, to be talented

ayez la gentillesse de... would you ou please be kind enough to...

il a eu la cruauté de lui dire he was cruel enough to tell him

4. [exprime la mesure] to be

le voilier a 4 m de large ou largeur the yacht is 4 m wide

en avoir pour: j'en ai pour 500 euros it's costing me 500 euros

tu en as pour 12 jours/deux heures it'll take you 12 days/two hours

5. [exprime l'âge] to be

quel âge as-tu? how old are you?

j'ai 35 ans I'm 35 (years old)

nous avons le même âge we're the same age

il a deux ans de plus que moi he's two years older than me

il vient d'avoir 74 ans he's just turned 74

C.

1. [subir - symptôme] to have, to show, to display ; [ - maladie, hoquet, mal de tête etc.] to have ; [ - accident, souci, ennuis] to have ; [ - difficultés] to have, to experience ; [ - opération] to undergo, to have ; [ - crise] to have, to go through (inseparable)

avoir de la fièvre to have ou to be running a temperature

avoir un cancer to have cancer

je ne sais pas ce que j'ai aujourd'hui I don't know what's the matter ou what's wrong with me today

sa sœur n'a rien eu his sister escaped unscathed

le car n'a rien eu du tout, mais la moto est fichue (familier) there wasn't a scratch on the bus but the motorbike's a write-off

qu'est-ce qu'elle a encore, cette voiture? (familier) NOW what's wrong with this car?

il a des souris chez lui he's got mice

un enfant/chaton qui a des vers a child/kitten with worms

2. [émettre, produire - mouvement] to make ; [ - ricanement, regard, soupir] to give

avoir un sursaut to (give a) start

elle eut cette phrase devenue célèbre she said ou uttered those now famous words

il eut une moue de dédain he pouted disdainfully

3. [ressentir]

avoir faim to be ou to feel hungry

avoir peur to be ou to feel afraid

avoir des remords to feel remorse

avoir du chagrin to feel ou to be sad

avoir un pressentiment to have a premonition

avoir de l'amitié pour quelqu'un to regard ou to consider somebody as a friend

je n'ai que mépris pour lui I feel only contempt for him

avoir du respect pour quelqu'un to have respect for ou to respect somebody

en avoir après ou contre quelqu'un (familier) to be angry with somebody

ce chien/cette guêpe en a après toi! this dog/wasp has got it in for you!

en avoir après ou contre quelque chose to be angry about something

4. [élaborer par l'esprit - avis, idée, suggestion] to have

j'ai mes raisons I have my reasons

elle a toujours réponse à tout she's got an answer for everything

D.

1. [battre, surpasser] to get, to beat

il va se faire avoir dans la dernière ligne droite he's going to get beaten in the final straight

2. [escroquer] to have, to do, to con

1 500 euros pour ce buffet? tu t'es fait avoir! 1,500 euros for that dresser? you were conned ou had ou done!

3. [duper] to take in (separable), to take for a ride, to have

tu t'es fait avoir! you've been had ou taken in ou taken for a ride!

tu essaies de m'avoir! you're having ou putting me on!

n'essaie pas de m'avoir don't try it on with me

E. [devoir participer à - débat, élection, réunion] to have, to hold ; [ - rendez-vous] to have

j'ai (un) cours de chimie ce matin I've got a chemistry lesson this morning

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il y a verbe impersonnel

1. [dans une description, une énumération - suivi d'un singulier] there is ; [ - suivi d'un pluriel] there are

il n'y a pas de lit there is no bed

il y a du soleil the sun is shining

qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans la malle? what's in the trunk?

il n'y a qu'ici qu'on en trouve this is the only place (where) you can find it/them

il y a juste de quoi faire une jupe there is just enough to make a skirt

avoue qu'il y a de quoi être énervé! you must admit it's pretty irritating!

merci — il n'y a pas de quoi! thank you — don't mention it ou you're welcome!

il n'y a rien à faire, la voiture ne démarre pas it's no good, the car won't start

il n'y a pas à dire, il sait ce qu'il veut there's no denying he knows what he wants

il n'y a que lui pour dire une chose pareille! trust him to say something like that!

qu'est-ce qu'il y a? — il y a que j'en ai marre! (familier) what's the matter? — I'm fed up, that's what!

il y a voiture et voiture there are cars and cars

il n'y en a que pour lui! (familier) he's the one who gets all the attention!

il y en a ou il y a des gens, je vous jure! (familier) some people, honestly ou really!

2. [exprimant la possibilité, l'obligation etc.]

il n'y a qu'à lui dire you/we etc. just have to tell him

il n'y a qu'à commander pour être servi you only have to order to get served

3. [indiquant la durée]

il y a 20 ans de ça 20 years ago

il y a une heure que j'attends I've been waiting for an hour

4. [indiquant la distance]

il y a bien 3 km d'ici au village it's at least 3 km to the village

5. (à l'infinitif)

il va y avoir de la pluie there's going to be some rain

il doit y avoir une raison there must be a ou some reason