Chapitre 4 Bodily Activity (1,2) Flashcards

1
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Un mouvement

A

A mouvement

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2
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Bouger faire un mouvement

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To move

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3
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Un geste

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A gesture

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4
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Gesticuler

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To gesticulate

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5
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Il désigna la chaise d’un geste

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He guestured towards the chair

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6
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Elle leur fit signe de s’asseoir

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She guestured them to sit down

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7
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Se lever

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To stand up

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7
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Être debout

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To stand / to be standing

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8
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Se lever quand on est couché

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To get up

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9
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S’asseoir

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To sit down

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10
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S’asseoir bien droit

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To sit up straight

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11
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Être assis

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To sit, to be sitting

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12
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S’asseoir à califourchon

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To sit astride something

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13
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Se tenir droit

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To stand up straight

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14
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Se redresser

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To straighten one ´s back

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15
Q

Être vouté

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To have a stoop

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16
Q

Se tenir mal

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To have poor posture

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17
Q

Se pencher se courber

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To bend

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18
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Se baisser

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To bend down

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19
Q

Plier les genoux

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To bend one ´s knees

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20
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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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21
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S’agenouiller

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To kneel down

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22
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Être à genoux

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To be kneeling, to be on one’s knees

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23
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S’accroupir

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To crouch, to squat down

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24
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À quatre pattes

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On all fours

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25
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Se coucher, s’étendre

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To lie down

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26
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Être couché , être étendu

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To lie*, to be lying

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27
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Se vautrer dans l’herbe

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To sprawl in the grass

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28
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S’enfoncer dans le fauteuil

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To sink back into a chair

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29
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Se retourner

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To turn round

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30
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S’étirer

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To stretch

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31
Q

Se retourner vivement

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To spin round / to swing round

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32
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Se tourner vers quelqu’un

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To turn towards sb

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33
Q

Tourner le dos à quelqu’un

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to turn one’s back on sb

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34
Q

Il avait le dos tourner à la porte

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his back was turned towards the door

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35
Q

Croiser les bras

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To fold one’s arms

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36
Q

Les bras croisés

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with one’s arms folded

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37
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croiser les jambes

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to cross one’s legs

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38
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les jambes croisés

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with one’s legs crossed

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39
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les bras ballants

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with arms dangling

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40
Q

les poings sur les hanches

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with arms akimbo

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41
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se déhancher en marchant

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to sway one’s hips

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43
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garder / perdre l’équilibre

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To keep / lose one’s balance

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43
Q

se pencher sur quelque chose

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to lean over sb

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44
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s’appuyer contre quelque chose

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to lean against something

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45
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se pencher en avant /arrière

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to lean forward/back(ward)

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46
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secouer la tête ,faire non de la tête

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to shake one’s head

47
Q

faire oui de la tête

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to nod one’s head

48
Q

hocher la tête

A

to nod

49
Q

menacer quelqu’un du poing

A

to shake one’s fist at sb

50
Q

ne pas tenir en place

A

to be restless

51
Q

être remuant

A

to be fidgety

52
Q

un tic

A

a tic/a nervous twitch

53
Q

balancer les bras

A

to swing one’s arms

54
Q

lever la main

A

To raise one’s hand

55
Q

hausser les épaules

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to shrug one’s shoulders

56
Q

faire signe de la main à quelqu’un

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to wave to sb

57
Q

montrer quelque chose du doigt

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to point at something

58
Q

faire signe à quelqu’un de venir

A

to beckon to sb

59
Q

serrer le poing

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to clench one’s fist

60
Q

faire claquer ses doigts

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to click one’s fingers/to snap one’s fingers

61
Q

trembler

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to shake/to tremble

62
Q

frissonner (de froid, de peur)

A

to shiver

63
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un frisson

A

a shiver

65
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trembler de peur

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to shake with fear to quake with fear

66
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frémir (de répulsion, d’horreur)

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to shudder

67
Q

un frisson

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a shudder

68
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frémir (d’espoir, de colère)

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to quiver

68
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gracieux

A

graceful

69
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se tordre

A

to writhe

70
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Élégant

A

Elegant

72
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maladroit

A

clumsy

73
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gauche

A

awkward

74
Q

Les expressions du visage

A

Facial expressions

75
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exprimer

A

to express

76
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expressif

A

expressive

77
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une expression de dégout

A

an expression of disgust

78
Q

un sourire

A

a smile

79
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sourire à quelqu’un

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to smile at sb,to sb

80
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être tout sourire

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to be all smiles

81
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sourire d’un air bête

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to have a silly grin on one’s face

82
Q

rire

A

to laugh

83
Q

rire de quelq’un

A

to laugh at sb

84
Q

un rire

A

a laugh

85
Q

le rire

A

laughter

86
Q

rire aux éclats

A

to roar with laughter

87
Q

glousser

A

to chuckle

88
Q

un gloussement

A

a chuckle

89
Q

rire bêtement

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to giggle

90
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un petit rire bête

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a giggle

91
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avoir le fou rire

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to get the giggles

92
Q

ricaner

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to sneer

93
Q

un ricanement

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a sneer

94
Q

pleurer

A

to cry / to weep

95
Q

Éclater de rire

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to burst* out laughing

96
Q

pleurer un bon coup

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to have a good cry

97
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une larme

A

a tear(drop)

98
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fondre en larmes

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to burst into tears

99
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être en larmes

A

to be in tears

100
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larmoyant

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tearful

101
Q

il avait les larmes aux yeux

A

his eyes were watering

102
Q

les oignons me font pleurer

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onions make my eyes water

103
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sangloter

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to sob

104
Q

un sanglot

A

a sob

105
Q

pleurnicher

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to whine

106
Q

faire un clin d’oeil à quelqu’un

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to wink at sb

107
Q

plisser les yeux

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to screw up one’s eyes

108
Q

froncer les sourcils

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to frown

109
Q

regarder quelqu’un en fronçant les sourcils

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to scowl at sb

110
Q

lancer un regard mauvais sur quelq’un

A

To scowl at somebody

111
Q

tirer la langue à qqn

A

To put out one’s tongue at somebody

112
Q

faire la moue

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to pull a face, to pout

113
Q

faire des grimaces à qqn

A

to make faces at sb

114
Q

faire la grimace

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to make a face

115
Q

Pincer les lèvres

A

To purse one’s lips