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French Idioms
IDIOMS WITH "Il"
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Il fait beau. |
The weather is fine. |
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Il fait beau temps. |
The weather is nice. |
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Il fait bon. |
It's nice, good. |
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Il fait brumeux. |
It's misty. |
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Il fait chaud. |
It's warm / hot. |
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Il fait clair. |
It's clear. |
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Il fait frais. |
It's cool. |
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Il fait froid. |
It's cold. |
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Il fait jour. |
It's daylight. |
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Il fait mauvais. |
The weather's bad. |
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Il fait nuit. |
It's dark. |
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Il fait un temps calme. |
The weather is calm. |
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Il fait un temps couvert. |
It is cloudy. |
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Il fait un temps lourd. |
It's muggy. |
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Il gèle. |
It's freezing. |
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Il grêle. |
It's hailing. |
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Il neige. |
It's snowing. |
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Il pleut. |
It's raining. |
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Il y a du soleil. |
It's sunny. |
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Il y a du vent. |
It's windy. |
WITH "avoir"
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avoir besoin de |
to need something |
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avoir chaud |
to be warm / hot (of persons) |
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avoir douze ans |
to be twelve years old |
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avoir envie de |
to feel like (doing) something |
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avoir faim |
to be hungry |
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avoir froid |
to be cold (of persons) |
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avoir honte (de) |
to be ashamed (of) |
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avoir lieu |
to take place |
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avoir mal à |
to have a pain in a part of body |
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avoir peur (de) |
to be afraid of something |
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avoir quelque chose |
to have something wrong |
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avoir de quoi (+ inf.) |
to have the means to do sth. |
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avoir l'air de (+inf.) |
to seem to, to look as if |
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avoir la parole |
to have the floor |
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avoir raison |
to be right |
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avoir soif |
to be thirsty |
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avoir tort |
to be wrong |
WITH "faire"
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faire à sa tête |
to do as one pleases |
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faire de la peine à |
to grieve, trouble over something |
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faire des achats / emplettes |
make purchases, go shopping |
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faire exprès |
to do on purpose |
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faire la queue |
to stand in line |
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faire savoir (à quelqu'un) |
to let (someone) know |
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faire une partie de |
to play a game of |
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faire venir |
to send for |
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