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avoir un haut-le-cœur verbe | gag [gagged, gagging, gags](To experience the vomiting reflex) |
avoir un malentendu verbe | get one's wires crossed(to misunderstand one another) |
avoir un pied dans la tombe verbe | have one foot in the grave◼◼◼verb |
avoir un polichinelle dans le tiroir verbe | have a bun in the oven◼◼◼((informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby) |
avoir une araignée au plafond verbe | have bats in one's belfry(to be crazy or eccentric) |
avoir une araignée au plafond adjectif | crazy [crazier, craziest](insane, demented) |
avoir une bonne descente verbe | hold one's liquor(to have a considerable tolerance to alcohol) |
avoir une brioche au four verbe | have a bun in the oven((informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby) |
avoir une case de vide verbe | have a screw loose(to be insane, irrational, or eccentric) |
avoir une case en moins verbe | have a screw loose◼◼◼(to be insane, irrational, or eccentric) |
avoir une chance verbe | stand a chance◼◼◼(have a chance) |
avoir une dent contre verbe | have it in for◼◼◼(to be angry at) |
avoir une dent contre quelqu'un verbe | have a bone to pick(have a complaint or grievance) |
avoir une double casquette verbe | moonlight(to work at a secondary job) |
avoir une entrevue verbe | interview [interviewed, interviewing, interviews]◼◼◼(to have an interview) |
avoir une heure de colle verbe | stay behind(to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment) |
avoir une intersection commune avec verbe | overlap [overlapped, overlapping, overlaps]((used of sets) to have some elements in common) |
avoir une touche phrase | someone's luck is in(someone is the object of another person's sexual attraction) |
avoir vent de verbe | get wind of◼◼◼(To hear about; to learn of, especially especially with respect to facts intended to have been confidential) |
avoir voix au chapitre verbe | have a say◼◼◼(to voice one's opinion) |
avoir voix au chapitre nom | seat at the table◼◻◻noun |
avoirs nom {m pl} | net worth◼◼◼(assets minus liabilities) |
bavoir nom {m} | bib [bibs]◼◼◼(item of clothing for protecting other clothes while eating) |
biopouvoir nom | biopower◼◼◼(political technology) |
c'est pouvoir phrase | knowledge is power◼◼◼phrase |
chargé de pouvoirs nom | fiduciary [fiduciaries](trustee) |
concevoir verbe | design [designed, designing, designs]◼◼◼(to plan an artwork etc.) conceive [conceived, conceiving, conceives]◼◼◻(to become pregnant) conceive [conceived, conceiving, conceives]◼◼◻(to develop an idea) devise [devised, devising, devises]◼◼◻(use the intellect to plan or design) intend [intended, intending, intends]◼◼◻(to be intent upon) engender [engendered, engendering, engenders]◼◻◻(to bring into existence, cause) |
Conditional form of devoir [see devrait and other forms] verbe | should(expressing obligation) should(expressing opinion) |
content de vous revoir phrase | welcome back◼◼◼phrase |
contre-pouvoir nom {m} | counterpower◼◼◼noun |
Côte d'Ivoire nom {f} | Côte d'Ivoire◼◼◼(the Ivory Coast) |
couvoir nom {m} | hatchery [hatcheries]◼◼◼(a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions) |
décevoir verbe | disappoint [disappointed, disappointing, disappoints]◼◼◼(to displease by underperforming etc.) underwhelm [underwhelmed, underwhelming, underwhelms]◼◻◻(fail to impress) |