Monday, March 2, 2020

Understanding the French Expression Avoir lair

Understanding the French Expression Avoir lair Expression: Avoir lairPronunciation: [ah vwar lehr]Meaning: to look, seemLiteral translation: to have the lookRegister: normalNotes: The French expression avoir lair describes someones or somethings appearance, how that person/thing looks or looked at a particular moment. It can be used with an adjective, noun, or verb. Avoir lair + adjective To look _____.(Note that the adjective can change to agree with the subject, or can remain masculine singular to agree with air.)  Ã‚  Ã‚  Le gà ¢teau lair dà ©licieux.  Ã‚  Ã‚  The cake looks delicious.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Elles avaient lair trà ¨s content / contentes.  Ã‚  Ã‚  They looked very happy.   Avoir lair de + noun To look like a(n) _____.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Tu as lair dun artiste.  Ã‚  Ã‚  You look like an artist.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Charlotte avait lair dune princesse.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Charlotte looked like a princess.   Avoir lair de + infinitive To look like one is / was _____-ing.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Daniel a lair daller une fà ªte.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Daniel looks like hes going to a party.  Ã‚  Ã‚  Vous aviez lair dà ªtre en retard.  Ã‚  Ã‚  You looked like you were running late. Synonyms paraà ®tre - to look, appearressembler - to resemblesembler - to seem More Expressions with avoirExpressions with deMost common French phrases

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