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avoir
     1. n-m. asset, possession
     2. v. to have (to own; to possess)
           J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars.
     3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs)
           J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke.
           Qu'est-ce que vous m'avez fait ? - What have you done to me?
     4. v. to have (a condition)
           J'ai faim. - I have hunger.
           J'ai soif. - I have thirst.
           J'ai froid. - I have cold.
           J'ai chaud. - I have hot.
           J'ai la chiasse. - I have the shits.
           J'ai le rhume. - I have a cold.
           J'ai le SIDA. - I have AIDS.
           J'ai de la fièvre. - I've got a fever.
     5. v. to have (a measure or age)
           Elle a 19 ans. - She has 19 years.
     6. v. to have (to trick)
           Tu t'es fait avoir. - You've been had.
     7. v. to have (to participate in an experience)
           avoir des relations sexuelles - to have sexual relations
     8. v. (indtr, à) to have (to), must +preo, à, infinitive
           J'ai à vous parler. - I have to talk to you.
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