15.8.2.3 Infinitives connected with de after certain phrases


phrase Example
avoir besoin de =
to need to 		Il a besoin de gagner de l' argent. He needs to earn money.
avoir envie =
to feel like 		J' ai envie d' aller au cinema. I feel like going to the cinema.
avoir raison =
to be right 		Il a raison de dire que cela n' est pas justifié du tout. He is right, when he says, that this is not at all justified.
avoir tort =
to be wrong 		Il a tort de lui reprocher ça. He is wrong to blame him.
avoir peur =
to be afraid of 		Il a peur de ne pas avoir bien compris ce qu' elle a dit. He was afraid not having understood correctly, what she had said.
avoir hâte =
to hurry 		Il a hâte de connaître ses nouveaux collègues. He was in a hurry to get to know his colleagues.
avoir le courage de = to be brave Il a le courage de dire ce qu' il pense. He is brave enough to say what he thinks.
avoir le culot de =
to have the boldness 		Il a le culot de me dire que je ne travaille pas bien. He has the boldness to tell me that I do not work well.
avoir l' intention de = to intent Il a l' intention d' aller aux Etats-Unis. He intents to go to the US.
avoir le droit de =
to have the right to 		Il a le droit de le faire. He has the right to do it.
être capable de =
to be capable of 		Il est capable de le faire. He is capable to doing it.
être sûr de =
to be sure 		Je suis sûr(e) de l' avoir dit. I am sure to have said it.
être ravi =
to be delighted 		Je suis ravi(e) de faire votre connaissance. I am delighted to get to know you.
être désolé = to be sorry, to be disappointed Je suis désolé(e) de me voir incapable de vous aider. I am sorry not to be able to help you.
être tenté =
to be tempted 		Je suis tenté(e) de l' essayer. I am tempted to try.
être reconnaissant = to be grateful Je vous suis reconnaissant(e) de m' avoir aidé dans cette affaire. I am grateful that you helped me in this.
être interdit =
to be prohibited 		C' est interdit de fumer au cinema. It is prohibited to smoke in the cinemas.
être utile =
to be useful 		C' est utile de connaître quelqu' un capable de le faire. It is useful to know someone, who can do it.
être difficile de =
to be difficult 		C' est difficile d' apprendre des choses qu' on ne veut pas apprendre du tout. It is difficult to learn things that one does not want to learn.






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