Have
For the verb: "to have"
| Simple Past: | had |
| Past Participle: | had |
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
have /hæv/ , /həv/
- transitive verb (uses not covered in NOTE)
- (possess) avoir;
she has (got) a dog elle a un chien;
- (consume) prendre;
to ~ a sandwich manger un sandwich;
to ~ a whisky boire un whisky;
to ~ a cigarette fumer une cigarette;
to ~ breakfast prendre le petit déjeuner;
to ~ dinner dîner;
to ~ lunch déjeuner;
I had some more cake j'ai repris du gâteau;
- (want) vouloir, prendre;
what will you ~? qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez?;
she won't ~ him back elle ne veut plus de lui;
I wouldn't ~ it any other way ça me convient comme ça;
I wouldn't ~ him/her any other way c'est comme ça que je l'aime;
- (receive, get) recevoir (letter, information);
I've had no news from him je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui;
I must ~ the information soon il me faut l'information bientôt;
to let sb ~ sth donner qch à qn;
- (hold) faire (party, celebration);
tenir (meeting);
organiser (competition, ballot, exhibition);
avoir (conversation);
mener (enquiry);
- (exert, exhibit) avoir (effect, influence);
avoir (courage, courtesy) ( to do de faire);
- (spend) passer;
to ~ a nice day/evening passer une journée/soirée agréable;
to ~ a good time bien s'amuser;
to ~ a hard ou bad time traverser une période difficile;
to ~ a good vacation passer de bonnes vacances;
- (be provided with) (also ~ got) to ~ sth to do avoir qch à faire;
I ~ ou I've got letters to write j'ai du courrier à faire;
- (undergo, suffer) avoir;
to ~ (the) flu/a heart attack avoir la grippe/une crise cardiaque;
to ~ toothache avoir mal aux dents;
to ~ a shock subir un choc;
he had his car stolen il s'est fait voler sa voiture;
she has had her windows broken on lui a cassé ses vitres;
they like having stories read to them ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires;
to ~ an interview avoir or passer un entretien;
- (cause to be done) to ~ sth done faire faire qch;
to ~ the house painted faire peindre la maison;
to ~ one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;
to ~ an injection se faire faire une piqûre;
to ~ sb do sth faire faire qch à qn;
she had him close the door elle lui a fait fermer la porte;
they would ~ us believe that‥ ils voudraient nous faire croire que‥;
I would ~ you know that‥ je voudrais que vous sachiez que‥;
he had them laughing il les a fait rire;
- (cause to become) he had his revolver ready il avait son revolver prêt;
we'll soon ~ everything ready/clean nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer;
if you're not careful you'll ~ that glass over si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser le verre;
she had them completely baffled elle les a complètement déroutés;
I had it finished by 5 o'clock je l'avais fini avant 5 heures;
- (allow) tolérer;
I won't ~ this kind of behaviour! je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement!;
I won't ~ it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!;
I won't ~ them exploit him je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent;
I won't ~ him hurt je ne laisserai personne le blesser;
we can't ~ them staying in a hotel on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel;
- (physically hold) tenir;
she had the glass in her hand elle tenait le verre dans la main;
she had him by the throat/by the arm elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras;
he had his hands over his eyes il avait les mains sur les yeux;
- (give birth to) (woman) avoir (child);
(animal) mettre bas, avoir (young);
has she had it yet? est-ce qu'elle a accouché?;
she's having a baby (in May) elle va avoir un enfant (en mai);
- (as impersonal verb) over here, we ~ a painting by Picasso ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso;
what we ~ here is a small group of extremists ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes;
- (puzzle) you ~ ou you've got me there! là tu me poses une colle (familier)!;
- (have at one's mercy) (also ~ got) I've got you/him now! maintenant je te/le tiens!;
I'll ~ you! je vais te montrer!
- (possess) avoir;
- modal aux
- (must) I ~ (got) to leave now je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant;
- (need to) you don't ~ to ou you haven't got to leave so early tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt;
why did this ~ to happen? pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive?;
something has (got) to be done il faut faire quelque chose;
- (for emphasis) this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre.
- v aux
- gen avoir;
(with movement and reflexive verbs) être;
she has lost her bag elle a perdu son sac;
she has already left elle est déjà partie;
she has hurt herself elle s'est blessée;
- (in tag questions etc) you've seen the film, haven't you? tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas?;
you haven't seen the film, ~ you? tu n'as pas vu le film?;
you haven't seen my bag, ~ you? tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard?;
‘he's already left’—‘has he indeed!’ ‘il est déjà parti’—‘vraiment!’;
‘you've never met him’—‘yes I ~!’ ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’—‘mais si!’
- gen avoir;
- having v aux
- (in time clauses) having finished his breakfast, he went out après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti;
- (because, since) having already won twice comme il a déjà gagné deux fois.
IDIOMS:
to ~ done with sth en finir avec qch;
this car/TV has had it (familier) cette voiture/télé est foutue (familier);
when your father finds out, you've had it (familier)! (in trouble) quand ton père l'apprendra, ça va être ta fête (familier)!;
I can't do any more, I've had it (familier)! (tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé (familier)!;
I've had it (up to here) with‥ (familier) j'en ai marre de‥ (familier);
to ~ it in for sb (familier) avoir qn dans le collimateur (familier);
she has/doesn't ~ it in her to do elle est capable/incapable de faire;
to ~ it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;
he will ~ it that il soutient que;
I've got it! je sais!;
and the ayes/noes ~ it les oui/non l'emportent;
the ~s and the ~-nots les riches et les pauvres;
‥and what ~ you ‥etc;
there is no milk/there are no houses to be had on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons.
have around US this car/TV has had it (familier) cette voiture/télé est foutue (familier);
when your father finds out, you've had it (familier)! (in trouble) quand ton père l'apprendra, ça va être ta fête (familier)!;
I can't do any more, I've had it (familier)! (tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé (familier)!;
I've had it (up to here) with‥ (familier) j'en ai marre de‥ (familier);
to ~ it in for sb (familier) avoir qn dans le collimateur (familier);
she has/doesn't ~ it in her to do elle est capable/incapable de faire;
to ~ it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;
he will ~ it that il soutient que;
I've got it! je sais!;
and the ayes/noes ~ it les oui/non l'emportent;
the ~s and the ~-nots les riches et les pauvres;
‥and what ~ you ‥etc;
there is no milk/there are no houses to be had on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons.
= See Also→ have over , See Also→ have round .
have back: ▶ ~ [sth] back (have returned) when can I ~ my car back? quand est-ce que tu me rends ma voiture?
have in: ▶ ~ [sb] in faire venir (doctor, priest).
have on: ▶ ~ [sth] on, ~ on [sth] (be wearing) porter (coat, skirt etc);
to ~ (got) nothing on être nu;
to ~ (got) nothing on être nu;
▶ ~ [sth] on (be busy) avoir [qch] de prévu;
▶ ~ [sb] on (familier) (tease) faire marcher (familier);
▶ ~ sth on sb (have evidence about) avoir des preuves contre qn.
have over, have round: ▶ ~ [sb] over inviter (person).
have up (familier): ▶ to be had up être jugé ( for pour).
'Have' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
abortion
- access
- accident
- acquaintance
- actually
- admit
- advantage
- adventurous
- affect
- afford
- after
- against
- ain't
- all
- alternative
- although
- ample
- another
- answer
- any
- anybody
- anything
- anywhere
- appeal
- appendix
- aptitude
- argument
- arm
- around
- arrange
- aspiration
- association
- assurance
- attack
- attitude
- authority
- aversion
- away
- awful
- axe
- backache
- bad
- bag
- ball
- barrel
- base
- bash
- be
- bear
- bearing
French:
ablation
- abord
- abrutir
- accent
- accès
- accrocher
- accumuler
- acquérir
- affaire
- afficher
- affiner
- affirmer
- âge
- agir
- aile
- ailleurs
- alcool
- aliéner
- allant
- aller
- allergie
- ambition
- âme
- amitié
- amuser
- amygdale
- analyse
- annuaire
- antécédent
- antenne
- aphone
- appréciable
- approfondir
- araignée
- arqué
- arrêter
- arrivé
- art
- assez
- assimiler
- assurer
- atome
- attache
- audace
- audience
- augmenter
- aussi
- autant
- autoriser
- autre

