avoir envie
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.vwa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.vi/
Verb
avoir envie
- (transitive with de) to want; to desire (sexually)
- Est-ce que tu as envie de fraises, par hasard ? ― Would you like some strawberries, by any chance?
- J'ai envie de toi. ― I want you.
- (transitive with de) to feel like, to want to
- J'ai envie de baiser. ― I wanna fuck.
- Je n'ai pas envie de danser. ― I don't feel like dancing.
- (transitive with de) to feel an urge to
- J'ai envie de vomir. ― I wanna puke.
- J'ai envie de chier. ― I gotta take a shit.
Usage notes
Even though envie is a noun, it can take an adverb: j'en ai très envie, "I want it a lot". This usage, frowned upon in the past, is now perfectly standard; conversely, an adjectival modifier (j'en ai grande envie) sounds dated. Compare avoir faim, avoir soif, etc.