avoir

Translations

• have
• have got
• get
• cheat
• deceive
• fuck
• trick
• had
• holding
• owndom
• property
• possession
• credit balance
• credit memo
• credit side

Definitions

1. verb

   to have (to own; to possess)

   Examples

   • Near-synonym: posséder
   • J'aimerais bien avoir 20 dollars.
   ≈posséder
2. verb

   to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)

   Examples

   • J'ai parlé.
   • Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ?
3. verb

   to have (a condition)

   Examples

   • J'ai faim.
   • J'ai soif.
4. verb

   to have (a measure or age)

   Example

   • Elle a 19 ans.
5. verb

   to have (to trick)

   Example

   • Tu t'es fait avoir.
6. verb

   to have (to participate in an experience)

   Example

   • avoir des relations sexuelles
7. verb

   to have (to), must

   Example

   • J'ai à vous parler.
8. noun

   asset, possession