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| avoir besoin de =
to need to
| Il a besoin de gagner de l' argent.
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| He needs to earn money.
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| avoir envie =
to feel like
| J' ai envie d' aller au cinema.
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| I feel like going to the cinema.
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| avoir raison =
to be right
| Il a raison de dire que cela n' est pas justifié du tout.
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| He is right, when he says, that this is not at all justified.
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| avoir tort =
to be wrong
| Il a tort de lui reprocher ça.
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| He is wrong to blame him.
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| avoir peur =
to be afraid of
| Il a peur de ne pas avoir bien compris ce qu' elle a dit.
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| He was afraid not having understood correctly, what she had said.
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| avoir hâte =
to hurry
| Il a hâte de connaître ses nouveaux collègues.
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| He was in a hurry to get to know his colleagues.
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| avoir le courage de = to be brave
| Il a le courage de dire ce qu' il pense.
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| He is brave enough to say what he thinks.
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| avoir le culot de =
to have the boldness
| Il
a le culot
de me dire que je ne travaille
pas bien.
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| He has the boldness to tell me that I do not work well.
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| avoir l' intention de = to intent
| Il a l' intention d' aller aux Etats-Unis.
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| He intents to go to the US.
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| avoir le droit de =
to have the right to
| Il a le droit de le faire.
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| He has the right to do it.
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| être capable de =
to be capable of
| Il est capable de le faire.
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| He is capable to doing it.
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| être sûr de =
to be sure
| Je suis sûr(e) de l' avoir dit.
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| I am sure to have said it.
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| être ravi =
to be delighted
| Je suis
ravi(e) de faire votre connaissance.
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| I am delighted to get to know you.
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| être désolé = to be sorry, to be disappointed
| Je suis
désolé(e) de me
voir
incapable de vous aider.
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| I am sorry not to be able to help you.
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| être tenté =
to be tempted
| Je suis
tenté(e) de l' essayer.
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| I am tempted to try.
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| être reconnaissant = to be grateful
| Je vous
suis reconnaissant(e)
de m' avoir
aidé dans cette affaire.
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| I am grateful that you helped me in this.
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| être interdit =
to be prohibited
| C' est interdit de fumer au cinema.
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| It is prohibited to smoke in the cinemas.
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| être utile =
to be useful
| C' est
utile de connaître quelqu'
un capable de le faire.
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| It is useful to know someone, who can do it.
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| être difficile de =
to be difficult
| C' est difficile d' apprendre des choses qu' on ne veut pas apprendre du tout.
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| It is difficult to learn things that one does not want to learn.
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