10. The five senses and speech Flashcards

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à portée de vue

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within sight

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presbyte

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long-sighted

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3
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myope

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short-sighted

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à la vue perçante

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sharp-sighted

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5
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des verres de contact

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contact lenses

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6
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des jumelles (vue)

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binoculars

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7
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borgne

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one-eyed

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8
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loucher (yeux)

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to squint

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9
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un aveugle

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a blindman

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10
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un chien d’aveugle

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a guide-dog

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11
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se diriger à tâtons

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to grope one’s way

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12
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regarder (quelque chose)

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to look, to have a look (at something)

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13
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sembler, paraître

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to look + adj

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14
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on dirait qu’il…

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he looks as if

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15
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prendre soin de quelqu’un

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to look after someone

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16
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veiller sur, à quelque chose

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to see to something

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17
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être aux aguets, de vigie

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to keep a look-out

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18
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ressembler à quelqu’un

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to look like someone

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19
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chercher (des yeux) quelque chose

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to look for something

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20
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aller à la recherche de quelque chose

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to go in search of something

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21
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trouver, retrouver quelque chose

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to find something

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observer, suivre quelque chose

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to watch something

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apercevoir quelque chose

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to catch a glimpse of something

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distinguer quelque chose

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to make out something

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25
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scruter du regard (quelque chose)

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to peer (at something)

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jeter un coup d’oeil (furtif) (sur quelque chose)

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to glance, to steal a glance (at something)

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27
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contempler quelque chose

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to gaze (at something)

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28
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regarder d’un air sévère

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to frown (at something)

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29
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regarder à la dérobée

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to peep (at something)

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30
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regarder bouche bée

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to gape (at something)

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31
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regarder fixement, dévisager quelqu’un

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to stare (at something, someone)

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32
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lancer un clin d’oeil

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to wink (at someone)

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33
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en un clin d’oeil

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in the twinkling of an eye

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34
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regarder avec colère

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to glare at someone, something

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35
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entendre

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to hear

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36
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dur d’oreille

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hard of hearing

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37
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sourd comme un pot

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stone-deaf

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38
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recevoir des nouvelles de quelqu’un

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to hear from someone

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39
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entendre parler de quelque chose

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to hear of, about something

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40
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résonner, sembler + adj

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to sound + adj

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41
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trop loin pour entendre

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out of hearing

42
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à portée de voix

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within earshot

43
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un bruit, un tapage

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a noise

44
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bruyant

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noisy

45
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silencieux, sans bruit

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noiseless

46
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perceptible (son)

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audible

47
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aigu, perçant (son)

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sharp, shrill

48
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sourd (bruit)

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dull (sound)

49
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étouffé (son)

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muffled

50
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discordant, strident

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harsh, jarring

51
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fort, sonore

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loud

52
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faible

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faint

53
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assourdissant

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deafening

54
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un parfum, une senteur

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(a) parfume, scent

55
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parfumé, odorant

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sweet-smelling, fragrant

56
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sentir mauvais

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to smell nasty

57
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puer, empester

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to stink

58
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malodorant

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evil-smelling, foul

59
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inodore

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scentless

60
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renifler (quelque chose)

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to sniff (something)

61
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goûter, déguster (quelque chose)

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to taste (something)

62
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une saveur, un arôme

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a flavour

63
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amer

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bitter

64
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insipide

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tasteless

65
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cracher, recracher (quelque chose)

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to spit out something

66
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avoir bon / mauvais goût

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to taste nice / nasty

67
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avoir le goût de quelque chose

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to taste of something

68
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être rugueux au toucher

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to feel rough

69
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lisse

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smooth

70
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doux, mou

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soft

71
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palper quelque chose

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to feel something

72
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rester sans voix

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speechless

73
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pronouncer des paroles, émettre des sons

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to utter words, songs

74
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muet, idiot

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dumb

75
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muet, non prononcé

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mute

76
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sourd-muet

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deaf-and-dumb

77
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accentuer

A

to stress

78
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parler avec un accent étrangler

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to speak with a foreign accent

79
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un hurlement

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a howl

80
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un murmure

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whisper

81
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chuchoter

A

to whisper

82
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élever la voix

A

to speak up

83
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marmonner

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to mumble

84
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murmurer, grogner

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to mutter

85
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bredouiller

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to stammer, to stutter

86
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crier, s’écrier

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to cry (out)

87
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crier

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to shout

88
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brailler, hurler

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to bawl out

89
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pousser des cris perçants

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to scream, to shriek

90
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s’enrouer à force de crier

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to yell, to howl oneself hoarse

91
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acclamer (quelqu’un)

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to cheer (someone)

92
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huer, conspuer (quelqu’un)

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to jeer (at someone)

93
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huer (quelqu’un)

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to boo (someone)

94
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siffler (quelqu’un)

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to hiss (someone)

95
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faire un discours

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to make a speech

96
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bavard

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talkative

97
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bavarder, papoter

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to chatter, to gossip

98
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commérages

A

gossip

99
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une commère

A

a gossip

100
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faire un exposé, une conférence

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to give a talk

101
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des entretiens, des pourparlers

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talks

102
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regarder (qqn) dans le blanc des yeux (défier du regard)

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look (sb) straight in the eye