Chapitre 4 :1.movement and gestures Flashcards

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Bouger,faire un mouvement

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To move

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Un mouvement

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A movement

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Un geste

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A gesture

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To gesticulate

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Gesticuler

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Il désigna la chaise d’un geste

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He gestured towards the chair

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Elle leur fit signe de s’asseoir

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She gestured them to sit down

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Se lever

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To stand up

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Être debout

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To stand/to be standing

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S’asseoir

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To sit down

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Être assis

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To sit/to be sitting

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S’asseoir bien droit

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To sit up straight

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S’asseoir à califourchon

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To sit astride

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Se tenir droit

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To stand up straight

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Se redresser

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To straighten one’s back

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Être voûté

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To have a stoop

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Se tenir mal

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To have poor posture

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Se pencher,se courber

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To bend

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Se baisser

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To bend down

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Plier les genoux

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To bend one’s knees

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Courber la tête

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To bend one’s head / to bow one’s head

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S’agenouiller

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To kneel down

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Être à genoux

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To be kneeling

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S’accroupir

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To crouch

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À quatre pattes

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On all fours

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Se coucher,s’étendre

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To lie down

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Être couché,être etendu

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To lie

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S’enfoncer dans un fauteuil

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To sink back into a chair

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Se vautrer dans l’herbe

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To sprawl in the grass

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S’étirer

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To stretch

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Se retourner

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To turn round

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Se tourner vers qqn

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To turn towards sb

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Se retourner vivement

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To spin/swing round

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Tourner le dos à qqn

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To turn one’s back on sb

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Il avait le dos tourné à la porte

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His back was turned towards the door

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Croiser les bras

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To fold one’s arms

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Les bras croisés

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With one’s arms folded

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Croiser les jambes

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To cross one’s legs

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Les jambes croisées

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With one’s legs crossed

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Les bras ballants

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With arms dangling

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Les poings sur les hanches

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With arms akimbo

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Se déhancher en marchant

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To Sway one’s hips

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Garder/perdre l’équilibre

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To keep/lose one’s balance

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S’appuyer contre qqch

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To lean against sth

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Se pencher sur qqch

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To lean over sth

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Se pencher en avant /en arrière

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To lean forward/backward

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Secouer la tête ,faire non de la tête

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To shake one’s head

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Hocher la tête

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To nod

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Faire oui de la tête

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To nod one’s head

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Menacer qqn du poing

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To shake one’s fist at sb

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Ne pas tenir en place

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To be restless

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Être remuant

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To be fidgety

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Un tic

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A nervous twitch/a tic

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Lever la main

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To raise one’s Hand

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Balancer les bras

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To swing one’s arms

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Hausser les épaules

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To shrug one’s shoulders

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Faire signe de la main à qqn

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To wave to sb

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Montrer qqch du doigt

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To point at sth

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Faire signe à qqn de venir

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To beckon to sb

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Serrer le poing

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To clench one’s fist

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Faire claquer ses doigts

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To click/snap one’s fingers

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Trembler

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To shake/tremble

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Frissoner

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To d’hiver

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Un frisson

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A shiver

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Trembler de peur

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To shake/quake with fear

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Frémir

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To shudder

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Un frisson

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A shudder

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Frémir (d’espoir ,de colère )

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To quiver

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Se tordre

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To writhe

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Gracieux

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Graceful

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Élégant

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Elegant

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Maladroit

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Clumsy

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Gauche

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Awkward