avoir chaud

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French

Pronunciation

Verb

avoir chaud

  1. (of a person or animal) to be hot
    J’ai chaud.I'm hot.
  2. (informal, figuratively) to have a near miss
    Synonym: l’échapper belle
    Ouf, t’as eu chaud !Damn, that was a close call!

Usage notes

In the second sense, only used in the passé composé.

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