L’avoir (en. To have it)

/la.vwaʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A good or value that one possesses.

The company's assets consist of cash and assets.

Les avoirs de l'entreprise se composent de liquidités et d'actifs.

In accounting, the sum of money or value held by a person or a company.

One must declare all one's assets on their tax return.

Il faut déclarer tous ses avoirs dans sa déclaration fiscale.

verb

To express the possession of something.

She has the ownership of this beautiful painting.

Elle a l'avoir de ce beau tableau.

Derived from the verb 'to have', coming from the Latin 'habere'.

to have a lot on one's plate

to have a lot of work to do

avoir du pain sur la planche

to have a heart of gold

to be very generous

avoir le cœur sur la main

to be in great shape

to be in top form

avoir la frite

to have

A verb meaning to possess or hold something.

avoir

to own

To have legal ownership of a property.

posséder

heritage

The totality of goods and values that a person or a company possesses.

patrimoine

To be in someone's good graces.

Ever since he helped the boss, he is in good standing.

Depuis qu'il a aidé le patron, il est bien dans l'avoir.

To be lucky.

That day, he really had some luck!

Ce jour-là, il avait vraiment de l'avoir!