Books-death In The Clouds Flashcards

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To bend over

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to move part of your body so that it is not straight or so that you are not uprigh

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To gather up

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To pick up several things and put them together

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To slump

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to fall or lean against something because you are not strong enough to stand

S’ecrouler.
S’effondrer

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To bow

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to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking an audience

S’incliner
Saluter

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To cling

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to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you do not feel safe

S’accrocher

Se cramponer

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L’arriere

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The rear

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Marcher à grand pas

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To stride
Strode
Strident

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To usher in

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Conduire

Accompanied

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Awed

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Intimidé

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Dismissal

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when someone is removed from their job

Wilson was claiming compensation for unfair dismissal

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Cheerfully

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Im making a real effort to be cheerful despite everything

Joyeusement

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Stir

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Noun
Émoi 
Agitation
Frisson
a stir of excitement (un frisson d'excitation)
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