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avoir des lettres

French, verb/a.vwaʁ de lɛtʁ/

avoir des lettres is a French verb meaning “to be well-read” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être cultivé”.

What does avoir des lettres mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to be well-read

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Être cultivé.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce avoir des lettres?

  • /a.vwaʁ de lɛtʁ/
  • \a.vwaʁ de lɛtʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.