avoir chaud

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vwaʁ ʃo/

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.

Conjugation

• see avoir

See also

• avoir froid