Body movement verbs Flashcards
1
Q
agacharse
A
to bend down
2
Q
aguantar (la respiración)
A
to hold (one’s breath)
3
Q
arquear (la espalda)
A
to arch (one’s back)
4
Q
arrodillarse
A
to kneel
5
Q
bostezar
A
to yawn
6
Q
caminar / andar
A
to walk
7
Q
colocar (una pierna en…)
A
to place (a leg on…)
8
Q
correr
A
to run
9
Q
dar la vuelta
A
to turn around
10
Q
dar un paso
A
to take a step
11
Q
desperezarse
A
to stretch oneself
12
Q
doblar
A
to bend
13
Q
elevar (una pierna)
A
to lift (a leg)
14
Q
empujar
A
to push
15
Q
encoger (los hombros)
A
to shrug (one’s shoulders)
16
Q
estirar
A
to stretch
17
Q
exhalar
A
to exhale
18
Q
girar (la espalda)
A
to turn (one’s back)
19
Q
hacer una flexión
A
to do a push-up
20
Q
hacer un abdominal
A
to do a sit-up
21
Q
hinchar (los pulmones)
A
to inflate (the lungs)
22
Q
inclinar (el cuerpo)
A
to lean (the body)
23
Q
incorporarse (de la posición anterior)
A
to sit up (from a previous position)
24
Q
inhalar
A
to inhale
25
levantar (la mano)
to raise (a hand)
26
pararse / detenerse
to stop
27
poner (un pie en...)
to place (a foot on...)
28
ponerse de pie
to stand up
29
ponerse en cuclillas
to squat
30
ponerse de puntillas
to stand on tiptoes
31
presionar (con la mano el...)
to press (with the hand...)
32
relajar (los brazos...)
to relax (the arms...)
33
respirar
to breathe
34
saltar
to jump
35
sentarse
to sit down
36
sujetar
to hold
37
tumbarse
to lie down
38
bascular
to swivel/tilt/pivot
39
arrastrarse
to crawl (drag oneself)
40
gatear
to crawl (like a babym, hands and knees)
