have

devoir

Devant to et un verbe, indique qu’il est nécessaire de faire cette action.

En anglais simple : If you use this before to and a verb, the action is necessary.

• I have to go.
• She had to work yesterday.
• Do we have to wear these shoes?

Comment l'utiliser : have to + verb (We have to leave now.); do/does someone have to + verb? (Do I have to bring my own lunch?); do not have to + verb (You do not have to pay today.)

Synonymes : need to, must

Expressions courantes : have to go, have to work, have to pay

avoir, posséder

Posséder quelque chose qui nous appartient.

En anglais simple : To own something that belongs to you.

• I have a bike.
• Does your family have a car?
• They had a small house by the sea.

Comment l'utiliser : have + object (They have a small house.); do/does someone have + object? (Does she have a bicycle?)

Synonymes : own, possess

Expressions courantes : have a car, have a house, have your own car

prendre, manger

Manger, boire ou prendre part à une activité.

En anglais simple : To eat, drink, or take part in an activity.

• We have lunch at noon.
• Would you like to have a coffee?
• We had a long chat after dinner.

Synonymes : eat, drink, take part in

Expressions courantes : have lunch, have a drink, have a chat

avoir, tenir

Tenir quelque chose dans ses mains.

En anglais simple : To hold something in your hands.

• I have a pen in my hand.
• She had the rope firmly in both hands.
• Do you have the spoon, or is it still on the table?

Comment l'utiliser : have something in your hand (She had a pencil in her hand.)

Synonymes : hold, grip

Expressions courantes : have a spoon, have a pen, have something firmly

avoir

Garder en soi une idée, une pensée, un doute ou un sentiment.

En anglais simple : To hold an idea, thought, doubt, or feeling in your mind.

• I have an idea.
• Do you have any thoughts about this?
• She had doubts about his story.

Comment l'utiliser : have a feeling that + clause (I have a feeling that she knows.); have doubts about someone/something (We have doubts about the plan.)

Expressions courantes : have an idea, have doubts, have a feeling

avoir, souffrir de

Souffrir d’une maladie, rencontrer un problème ou connaître un autre état.

En anglais simple : To experience an illness, problem, or other condition.

• I have a cold.
• She had a headache yesterday.
• Do you have trouble sleeping?

Comment l'utiliser : have trouble/difficulty + verb-ing (I have trouble sleeping.); have a problem with something (She has a problem with her knee.)

Synonymes : experience, suffer from

Expressions courantes : have a cold, have a headache, have trouble

arnaque, escroquerie

Ruse ou offre malhonnête qui fait perdre de l’argent à quelqu’un ou lui fait croire quelque chose de faux.

En anglais simple : A trick or dishonest offer that makes someone lose money or believe something false.

• That deal is a have.
• The cheap holiday turned out to be a complete have.
• Was the offer a bargain or just a have?

Synonymes : scam, con, trick

Expressions courantes : a complete have, a total have