3 L'apparence Physique - Physical Appearance Flashcards

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la beauté

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good looks

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**La beauté et la laideur**

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**Beauty and plainness**

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beau (homme ou femme)

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good-looking

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belle (femme)

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beautiful

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beau (homme)

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handsome

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joli / quelconque

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pretty / plain

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séduisant / sans charme

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attractive / unattractive

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très joli

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lovely

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charmant

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charming

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mignon

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cute

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laid

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ugly

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hideux

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hideous

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avoir l’air

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to look + adj

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**La silhouette**

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**The figure**

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la carrure

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the build

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le poids

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weight

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dodu, potelé

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plump

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gros

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fat

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corpulent

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stout

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fort

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big, large

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mince

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slim, slender

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maigre

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thin, lean

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très maigre

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skinny

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petit

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small, short

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grand

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tall

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courtaud

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squat

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trapu

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thickset

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râblé

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stocky

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dégingandé

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lanky

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potelé, rondelet

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chubby

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flasque

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flabby

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trop gros / trop maigre

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overweight / underweight

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obèse

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obese

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vigoureux

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sturdy

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fort / faible

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strong / weak

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nu

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naked

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**Les mouvements des bras et des mains**

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**The motions of the arms and hands**

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un geste

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a gesture

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un signe de la main

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a wave

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une étreinte, un câlin

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a hug

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faire signe à qqun de faire qqch

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to motion sb to do sth

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montrer qqch du doigt

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to point at sth

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pincer

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to pinch

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prendre

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to take

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attraper

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to catch

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tenir

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to hold

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empoigner

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to grasp

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agripper

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to grab

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saisir

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to seize

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saisir, arracher

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to snatch

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serrer

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to clasp

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serrer dans ses bras

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to hug

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laisser tomber, lâcher

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to drop

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ramasser

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to pick up

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pousser / tirer

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to push / to pull

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soulever

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to raise, to lift

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abaisser

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to lower

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jeter

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to throw, to toss

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lancer

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to fling, to pitch

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lancer (violemment)

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to hurl

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se croiser les bras

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to fold one’s arms

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(s’)étirer

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to stretch

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étendre les bras / les jambes

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to stretch one’s arms / legs

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serrer les poings

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to clench one’s fists

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pousser du coude

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to nudge

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hausser les épaules

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to shrug

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faire un signe de la main

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to wave

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**La posture et les mouvements du corps**

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**Posture and movements**

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la démarche, l’allure

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the gait

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l’équilibre

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balance

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un pas

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a step

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immobile

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motionless

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se redresser sur son siège

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to sit up

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s’accroupir, se tapir

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to crouch

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se courber, saluer

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to bow

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se pencher, se baisser

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to stoop (down)

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marcher

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to walk

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marcher d’un pas nonchalant

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to saunter

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marcher lourdement

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to plod

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marcher à grandes enjambées

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to stride

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marcher sur la pointe des pieds

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to tiptoe

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courir

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to run

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se précipiter

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to rush, to dart, to dash

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trébucher

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to stagger, to stumble

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glisser

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to slip

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chanceler

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to reel

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vaciller

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to totter

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tituber

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to lurch

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tomber

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to fall

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dégringoler

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to tumble

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sautiller

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to hop

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sauter

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to jump, to leap

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gigoter

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to fidget

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ramper

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to crawl

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ne pas bouger

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to stay put

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À quoi ressemble-t-il ?

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What does he look like?

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Elle ressemble à son père

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She looks like her father

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Elle ne fait pas son âge

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She doesn’t look her age

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Il fait jeune / vieux

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He looks young / old

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Il a une mine de déterré

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He looks a mess

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Combien mesurez-vous ?

A

How tall are you?

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Je le dépasse d’une tête

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I’m taller than him by a head

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Combien pesez-vous ?

A

How much do you weigh?

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Grossir / Maigrir

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to put on weight / to lose weight

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Il a une bedaine / du ventre

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He’s got a paunch / a beer belly

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Un homme aux larges épaules / aux épaules étroites

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A broad-shouldered / narrow-shouldered man

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Elle a beaucoup de charme

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She has a lot of charm

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Il a un air qui ne me revient pas

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I don’t like the look of him

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Se pencher d’un côté, s’appuyer sur qqun / qqch

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to lean to one side, to lean on sb / sth

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Trembler de froid

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To tremble / to shiver with cold

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Trembler de peur

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To quake / to shudder with fear

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Tenir qqch à bout de bras

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to hold smth at arm’s length

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Faire un câlin à qqun / Prendre qqun dans ses bras

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to give sb a hug

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Ne jugez pas les gens sur leur mine

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Don’t judge by looks

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Il est maigre comme un clou

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He is as thin as a rake

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Il est fort comme un Turc

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He’s as strong as a horse

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Être laid comme un pou

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to be as ugly as sin

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La beauté n’est pas tout

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Looks aren’t everything