have-nots in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for have-nots in the English»French Dictionary

I.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB trans

1. have (possess):

have

avoir

she has a dog

elle a un chien

2. have (consume):

have

prendre

to have a sandwich

manger un sandwich

to have a whisky

boire un whisky

to have a cigarette

fumer une cigarette

to have breakfast

prendre le petit déjeuner

to have dinner

dîner

to have lunch

déjeuner

he had a sandwich for lunch

il a mangé un sandwich au déjeuner

I had some more cake

j'ai repris du gâteau

3. have (want):

have

vouloir, prendre

I'll have tea please

je voudrais du thé s'il vous plaît

what will you have?

qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez?

she won't have him back

elle ne veut plus de lui

I offered her £5, but she wouldn't have it

je lui ai offert cinq livres sterling, mais elle les a refusées

I wouldn't have it any other way

ça me convient comme ça

I wouldn't have him/her any other way

c'est comme ça que je l'aime

4. have (receive, get):

have letter, parcel, information

recevoir

I've had no news from him

je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui

I must have the information/some money soon

il me faut l'information/de l'argent bientôt

I must have the document by 4 o'clock

il faut que j'aie le document avant 4 heures

to let sb have sth

donner qc à qn

5. have (hold):

have party, celebration

faire

have meeting

tenir

have competition, ballot, exhibition

organiser

have conversation

avoir

have church service

célébrer

have enquiry

mener

6. have (exert, exhibit):

have effect, influence

avoir

have courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy

avoir (to do de faire)

7. have (spend):

have

passer

to have a nice day/evening

passer une journée/soirée agréable

to have a good time

bien s'amuser

to have a hard or bad time

avoir des moments difficiles

to have a good vacation/a day at the beach

passer de bonnes vacances/une journée à la plage

8. have (be provided with):

have, a. have got to have sth to do

avoir qc à faire

I have or I've got some clothes to wash

j'ai des vêtements à laver

I have or I've got letters to write

j'au du courrier à faire

I have or I've got a lot of work to do

j'ai beaucoup de travail

9. have (undergo, suffer):

have

avoir

to have an interview

avoir or passer un entretien

to have (the) flu/measles

avoir la grippe/la rougeole

to have (a) toothache/a headache

avoir mal aux dents/mal à la tête

to have an accident/a heart attack

avoir un accident/une crise cardiaque

to have a shock

subir un choc

he had his car/watch stolen

il s'est fait voler sa voiture/montre, on lui a volé sa voiture/montre

she has had her windows broken

on lui a cassé ses fenêtres

they like having stories read to them

ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires

I have or I've got a student coming in five minutes

j'ai un élève qui arrive dans cinq minutes

10. have (cause to be done):

to have sth done

faire faire qc

to have the house painted/the washing-machine installed

faire peindre la maison/installer la machine à laver

to have one's hair cut

se faire couper les cheveux

to have an injection/a dental check-up/a manicure

se faire faire une piqûre/un contrôle des dents/une manucure

to have sb do sth

faire faire qc à qn

she had him close the door/wait in the corridor

elle lui a fait fermer la porte/attendre dans le couloir

they would have us believe that …

ils voudraient nous faire croire que …

I would have you know/say that …

je voudrais que vous sachiez/disiez que …

to have sb doing

faire faire qn

he had them laughing/crying

il les a fait rire/pleurer

she had them digging the garden/writing poetry

elle leur a fait bêcher le jardin/écrire des poèmes

11. have (cause to become):

he had his revolver/camera ready

il avait son revolver/appareil photo prêt

we'll soon have everything ready/clean

nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer

she had the car in pieces in the garage

elle avait démonté la voiture dans le garage

if you're not careful you'll have that table/that glass over

si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser la table/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

12. have (allow):

have gén au négatif

tolérer

I won't have this kind of behaviour!

je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement!

I won't have it!

ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!

I won't have this any more!

je n'en supporterai pas davantage!

I won't have them exploit him

je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent

I won't have him hurt

je ne laisserai personne le blesser

we can't have them staying in a hotel

on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel

13. have (physically hold):

have

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

to have one's back to sb

tourner le dos à qn

14. have (give birth to):

have woman: child

avoir

have animal: young

mettre bas, avoir

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)

15. have (as impersonal verb):

over here, we have a painting by Picasso

ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso

what we have here is a small group of extremists

ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes

on the one hand you have the victims of crime and on the other…

d'un côté il y a les victimes des crimes, et de l'autre…

16. have (puzzle):

have, a. have got you have or you've got me there!

là tu me poses une colle!

17. have (have at one's mercy):

have, a. have got I've got you/him now!

maintenant je te/le tiens!

I'll have you!

je vais te montrer!

18. have (have sex with):

have inf

se faire sl

II.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB mod

1. have (must):

I have to leave now

je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant

2. have (need to):

you don't have to or 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 have to happen?

pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive?

did you have to spend so much money?

tu avais vraiment besoin de dépenser autant d'argent?, est-ce qu'il fallait vraiment que tu dépenses autant d'argent?

something had to be done

il fallait faire quelque chose

3. have (for emphasis):

this has 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

III.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB aux

1. have:

have (gen)

avoir

have (with movement and reflexive verbs)

être

she has lost her bag

elle a perdu son sac

she has already left/arrived

elle est déjà partie/arrivée

she has hurt herself

elle s'est blessée

she has washed her hands

elle s'est lavé les mains

have you seen her?

l'as-tu vue?, est-ce que tu l'as vue?

we haven't lost them

nous ne les avons pas perdus

2. have (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, have you?

tu n'as pas vu le film?

you haven't seen my bag, have 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 have!’

‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’—‘mais si!’

IV.having VB aux

1. having (in time clauses):

having finished his breakfast, he went out

après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti

having said he'd be there early, he arrived late

après avoir dit or alors qu'il avait dit qu'il viendrait tôt, il est arrivé en retard

2. having (because, since):

having already won twice, he's a great favourite

comme il a déjà gagné deux fois, c'est un grand favori

having lost money before, he was reluctant to invest in a new project

ayant déjà perdu de l'argent or comme il avait déjà perdu de l'argent, il hésitait à investir dans un nouveau projet

V.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v]

to have done with sth

en finir avec qc

this car/TV has had it inf

cette voiture/télé est foutue inf

when your father finds out, you've had it inf! (in trouble)

quand ton père l'apprendra, ça va être ta fête! inf

I can't do any more, I've had it inf! (tired)

je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé! inf

I've had it (up to here) inf

j'en ai marre inf

I've had it (up to here) with him/my job inf

j'en ai marre de ce type/mon travail inf

to have it in for sb inf

avoir qn dans le collimateur inf

she has/doesn't have it in her to do

elle est capable/incapable de faire

he will have it that …

il soutient que …

he won't have it that …

il n'admet pas que …

I've got it!

je sais!

and the ayes/noes have it

les oui/non l'emportent, les voix pour/contre l'emportent

to have it off or away with sb sl Brit

s'envoyer en l'air avec qn sl

the haves and the have-nots

les riches et les pauvres

…and what have you

…etc

there is no milk/there are no houses to be had

on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons

are there any more to be had?

est- ce qu'on en trouve encore?

these are the best spectacles to be had

ce sont les meilleures lunettes qu'on puisse trouver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The group with the least amount of points in the end would be the have-nots for the week.

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We can't create a nation of information haves and have-nots.

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The so-called haves live away from the have-nots, ignoring them and leaving their care to society.

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One and the same family (particularly the large patriarchal lineages found in many regions) would commonly have some members among the haves and others among the have-nots.

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The guild system survived the emergence of early capitalists, which began to divide guild members into haves and dependent have-nots.

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Low-income, rural, and minority populations have received special scrutiny as the technological have-nots.

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The gap between the haves and the have-nots is far too wide.

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Proverbial courage, sheer dynamism and a strong zeal to fight for the rights of the oppressed and have-nots were the dominant features of her character.

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Indeed, emerging economic theory suggests that inequality may have adverse effects, blunting productive incentives and fueling costly conflicts between haves and have-nots.

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No other institution seems to separate the haves from the have-nots so forcefully in the eyes of students.

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