Francúzština | Angličtina |
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avoir la tête de l'emploi verbe | look the part◼◼◼(appear suitable for a particular kind of work) |
avoir la tête qui tourne adjectif | dizzy [dizzier, dizziest]◼◼◼(experiencing a sensation of whirling and being unbalanced) |
avoir la tête sur les épaules verbe | have one's head screwed onverb |
avoir la vie dure verbe | die hard◼◼◼(be slow in changing) have legs(to have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time) |
avoir le ballon verbe | have a bun in the oven((informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby) |
avoir le bec salé nom | hollow leg(ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol) |
avoir le béguin verbe | crush [crushed, crushing, crushes]◼◼◼(to feel unrequited love) |
avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre [to have the butter and the money from [selling] the butter] verbe | have one's cake and eat it too(to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible) |
avoir le cafard verbe | have the blues◼◼◼(be depressed) |
avoir le cuir épais adjectif | thick-skinned(insensitive) thick-skinned(not easily offended) |
avoir le cul bordé de nouilles (vulgar) verbe | luck out(to experience great luck) |
avoir le cœur sur la main (to have a heart of gold) nom | heart of gold◼◼◼(kindheartedness) |
avoir le gros ventre verbe | have a bun in the oven((informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby) |
avoir le hoquet verbe | hiccup [hiccupped, hiccupping, hiccups]◼◼◼(to hiccup) |
avoir le moral dans les chaussettes verbe | have one's heart in one's boots(feel very sad) |
avoir le nez qui coule [verb] nom | runny nose◼◼◼(condition of discharge of mucus from the nose) |
avoir le physique de l'emploi verbe | look the part(appear suitable for a particular kind of work) |
avoir le vertige adjectif | dizzy [dizzier, dizziest]◼◼◼(experiencing a sensation of whirling and being unbalanced) |
avoir les cartes en main verbe | hold the cards◼◼◼(To be in a strong position) |
(avoir les) épaules solides nom | broad shoulders◼◼◼(the ability to take criticism or accept responsibility) |
avoir les mains liées verbe | have one's hands tied(be powerless to act) |
avoir les oreilles qui sifflent phrase | ears are burning◼◼◼phrase |
avoir les pieds sur terre nom | feet on the ground◼◼◼(translations for "have one's feet on the ground") |
avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre verbe | bite off more than one can chew(To try to do too much) have eyes bigger than one's stomach(take more food than one can eat) |
avoir lieu verbe | take place◼◼◼(to happen) occur [occurred, occurring, occurs]◼◼◼(present itself) occur [occurred, occurring, occurs]◼◼◼(take place) |
avoir mal verbe | ache [ached, aching, aches]◼◼◼(be in pain) |
avoir peur verbe | dismay [dismayed, dismaying, dismays]◼◼◼(to take dismay or fright) |
avoir pitié de verbe | pity [pitied, pitying, pities]◼◼◼verb |
avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac nom | string to one's bow(a skill, ability or resource) |
avoir plus d'une corde à son arc nom | string to one's bow(a skill, ability or resource) |
avoir raison verbe | be right◼◼◼(be correct in one's judgement or statement about something) |
avoir raison de verbe | get the better of◼◼◼(to overwhelm or overcome) |
avoir sa place verbe | belong [belonged, belonging, belongs]◼◼◼(have its proper place) |
avoir ses Anglais verbe | come on(to get one's period) |
avoir ses bobettes dans un tapon verbe | get one's knickers in a twist(to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter) |