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  2. /Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)
  3. /avere fretta

avere fretta

avere fretta
to be in a hurry
From Lesson 24:Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)·Italian

Breakdown of avere fretta

avere
to have
la fretta
the hurry

Usages of avere fretta

Perché hai fretta?
Why are you in a hurry?
Mio padre ha sempre fretta.
My father is always in a hurry.
Noi abbiamo fretta, vediamo il treno e corriamo.
We are in a hurry, we see the train and we run.
Abbiamo avuto fretta e ci siamo sbrigati.
We were in a hurry and we hurried up.
Hai troppa fretta, dovresti rallentare.
You are in too much of a hurry, you should slow down.
Aveva molta fretta, ha accelerato troppo e lo hanno bocciato.
He was in a big hurry, accelerated too much, and they failed him.
Ho fretta: il treno è qui!
I'm in a hurry: the train is here!
Perché hai sempre fretta?
Why are you always in a hurry?
Finito il caffè, chi ha fretta, chi preferisce disconnettersi.
Once the coffee is finished, some are in a hurry, some prefer to disconnect.

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