
avoir beau - French expression
avoir beau – Mot du Jour
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avoir beau – to have beautiful – is a very French structure.
When followed by an infinitive verb – and often a ‘quand même’ (still) in the second phrase – it expresses the idea of ‘despite’, ‘in spite of’, ‘even though’, ‘although’.
- « J’ai beau aimer l’automne, je crains quand même l’arrivée de l’hiver. »
- “Even though I like the fall, I (still) fear the arrival of winter.“
Tenses and modes
présent : il a beau, nous avons beau
passé composé : il a eu beau, nous avons eu beau
futur : il aura beau, nous aurons beau
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