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arm and hand motion Flashcards

1
Q

jetter

A

the fisherman cast his line

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2
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saisir s’emparer d’un sac (US) porte monnaie (GB)

A

to grabbed a purse

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3
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gifler

A

slap

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4
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faire un signe

A

to wave to

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5
Q

lle lui a dit au revoir de la main

virage

A

she wave him good-bye

bend

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6
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arracher quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to snatch … from

bag snatching

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7
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distribuer

subvention

A

handed out

a hand out

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8
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faire circuler

A

to hand around

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9
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donner un coup de coude

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to nudge

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10
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tordre essorer un torchon

A

to wring wrung wrung a towel (napkin)

to wring one’s hand

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11
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tapoter caresser

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to pat ; to stroke an animal

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12
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hausser les épaules

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to shrug

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13
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ring off

A

raccrocher

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14
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tenir fermement contre sa poitrine

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clutch to her chest / bosom

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15
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fouiller

A

rummage (around)

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16
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fouiller une maison

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to search

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17
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pincer de sel

A

pinch of salt

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18
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pincer

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pinch

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19
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avancer à taton

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to grope one’s way

to grope for words

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20
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se renverser, renverser du vin

A

wine spilt

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21
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plier proprement

A

fold neatly

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22
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donner une gifle fessé

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to smack to spank

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23
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se précipiter

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to dash

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24
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errer

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to wander (around)

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25
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marcher à grandes enjambées

avancée

A

stride strode stridden

great progress

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26
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défiler devant lui

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to march past him

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27
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faire ses premier pas

A

toddle

a toddler : un enfant qui marche à peine

28
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tituber

A

stagger / toddle

29
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marcher sur la point des pieds

A

to tiptoe

30
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ramper

A

crawl
to walk on all fours (enfant)
the trafic is crawling

31
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se faufiler, marcher à pas de loup

A

to sneak to creep to crawl

32
Q

internat / interne

A

a boarding school a border

33
Q

bondir

A

to leap over the fence (barrière)
to skip
to hop
to spring (sautiller)

34
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trébucher sur la première marche

A

to stumble on the bottom step

35
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faire des glissages

A

to slide slid slid
he slid into the room =
to let things slide

36
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déraper dans un faussé

A

to skid into a ditch

37
Q

boiter

A

to hobble
to limp
béquilles = crutches

38
Q

rôder

A

to prowl

39
Q

piétiner empiéter

A

to trample (on sb’s rights)

40
Q

skip

A

sauter sautiller

41
Q

le vieil homme traînait des pieds en s’appuyant sur sa canne

remaniement ministériel

A

the old man shuffled leaning on his stick

the carrot and the stick

42
Q

méticuleux, pointu

A

thorough

43
Q

sur le regard

A

under the eye

44
Q

vieille fille

A

spinster

45
Q

étoffe

fil

A

fabric

yarn

46
Q

coton et laine

A

cotton wool

47
Q

épais et mince

A

thick thin

48
Q

remonter la rue

A

walk up the street

49
Q

dévaler la pente

A

run down the slope

50
Q

grillage en fil de fer

A

wire netting

51
Q

au pied de l’escalier en pierre qui remonte la colline

A

at the foot of the stone stairway which runs up the hill

52
Q

trébucher

A

stumble

53
Q

chauve

A

bald

54
Q

mallette

A

briefcase

55
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se ressaisir

A

to pull oneself together

56
Q

potelé

A

chubby

57
Q

paupière

A

eyelid

58
Q

joue

A

cheek

59
Q

fils unique

A

only child

60
Q

sèchement

A

crisply briskly

61
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murmurer

A

to murmur to

62
Q

cacher à quelqu’un qlch

A

to conceal someone from something

to hide something from

63
Q

propriété

A

estate

64
Q

emprunt

A

borrow

65
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avoir l’intention de

A

to intend in doing…

66
Q

se servir d’une bouteille dans le frigo

A

to help myself to a bottle of water from the fridge

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