Lexique de mouvement Flashcards

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1
Q

un geste

A

a gesture

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2
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il désigna la chaise d’un geste

A

he gestured towards the chair

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3
Q

elle leur fit signe de s’asseoir

A

she gestured them to sit down

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4
Q

se lever (assis)

A

to stand up

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5
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se lever (couché)

A

to get up

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6
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être debout

A

to stand

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7
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s’asseoir (debout)

A

to sit down

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8
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s’asseoir (couché)

A

to sit up

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9
Q

se tenir droit

A

to stand up straight

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10
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se redresser

A

to straighten one’s back

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11
Q

s’asseoir à califourchon sur quelque chose

A

to sit astride something

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12
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être vouté

A

to have a stoop

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13
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se pencher/courber

A

to bend

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14
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se baisser

A

to bend down

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15
Q

plier les genoux

A

to bend one’s knees

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16
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s’agenouiller

A

to kneel down

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17
Q

s’accroupir

A

to crouch

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18
Q

à quatre pattes

A

on all four

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19
Q

se coucher, s’étendre

A

to lie down

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20
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être couché, étendu

A

to be lying

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21
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s’enfoncer dans le fauteuil

A

to sink back into an armchair

22
Q

se vautrer dans l’herbe

A

to sprawl in the grass

23
Q

s’étirer

A

to stretch

24
Q

se retourner

A

to turn round

25
Q

se tourner vers qlq/qqch

A

to turn towards sb/sth

26
Q

se retourner vivement

A

to spin round

27
Q

tourner le dos à qqn

A

to turn one’s back at somebody

28
Q

croiser les bras

A

to fold one’s arms

29
Q

les bras croisés

A

with one’s arms folded

30
Q

les bras ballants

A

with arms dangling

31
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les poings sur les hanches

A

with arms akimbo

32
Q

se déhancher en marchant

A

to sway one’s hips

33
Q

garder/perdre l’équilibre

A

to keep/lose one’s balance

34
Q

se pencher sur quelque chose

A

to lean over something

35
Q

se pencher en avant/arrière

A

to lean forward/backward

36
Q

hocher la tête

A

to nod

37
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faire oui/non de la tête

A

to nod/shake one’s head

38
Q

ne pas tenir en place

A

to be restless

39
Q

un tic

A

a nervous twitch

40
Q

hausser les épaules

A

to shrug one’s shoulders

41
Q

faire signe de la main à qqn

A

to wave to somebody

42
Q

montrer quelque chose du doigt

A

to point at something

43
Q

faire signe à quelqu’un de venir

A

to beckon to somebody

44
Q

serrer le poing

A

to clench one’s fist

45
Q

frissonner

A

to shiver

46
Q

frémir (colère)

A

to quiver

47
Q

frémir (horreur)

A

to shudder

48
Q

se tordre

A

to writhe

49
Q

maladroit

A

clumsy

50
Q

Tendre quelque chose

A

To hold out something