Movement Flashcards
1
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l’allure (f)
A
pace
2
Q
la démarche
A
gait, walk
3
Q
déplacer
A
to move, shift, displace
4
Q
se déplacer
A
to move, be displaced; move around; travel
5
Q
le déplacement
A
movement, shifting, displacement, transfer
6
Q
bouger
A
to move
7
Q
changer de place
A
to change places
8
Q
se mettre en marche
A
to get going
9
Q
se mettre en mouvement
A
to get going
10
Q
se mettre en route
A
to set out
11
Q
remuer
A
to stir, fidget
12
Q
circuler
A
to circulate; go the rounds (news) move (vehicles); move along (crowd)
13
Q
la circulation
A
circulation, movement, spread, traffic flow
14
Q
s’agiter
A
to bustle about, move about, fidget
15
Q
l’agitation (f)
A
restlessness
16
Q
agité
A
restless, fidgety
17
Q
être sans cesse en mouvement
A
to be in constant motion
18
Q
ne pas se tenir en place
A
to be restless
19
Q
le trajectoire
A
trajectory
20
Q
la propulsion
A
propulsion
21
Q
la posture
A
posture
22
Q
précéder
A
to precede
23
Q
suivre
A
to follow
24
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s’approcher de
A
to approach
25
s'éloigner de
to move away from
26
passer devant
to pass by
27
passer auprès de
to pass near
28
traverser
to go across
29
la traversée
crossing
30
franchir
to clear (obstacle); cross, step across; cover (distance)
31
le franchissement
clearing, crossing
32
contourner
to go round
33
se retourner
to turn round
34
faire demi-tour
to turn round
35
survoler
to fly over
36
avancer
to move forward; make headway, make progress
37
progresser
to advance, make headway
38
la progression
progress, advance, spread
39
se diriger vers
to make for
40
se rendre à
to go to
41
gagner
to reach
42
reculer
to move back, step back, draw back, withdraw, reverse
43
le recul
retreat, withdrawal
44
aller à reculons
to go backwards
45
sortir à reculons
to back out
46
le reflux
backward surge, ebb
47
aller et venir
coming and going
48
des allées et venues
comings and goings
49
obliquer
to turn off (path, road)
50
obliquer à gauche
to turn left
51
pousser
to push
52
la poussée
pressure, pushing, thrust
53
tirer
to pull, drag
54
la traction
traction, dragging
55
monter
to go up, to climb
56
la montée
ascent, climb
57
descendre
to descend, go down
58
la descente
descent
59
gravir
to scale
60
escalader
to scale
61
l'escalade (f)
scaling, climbing
62
s'asseoir
to sit down
63
se lever
to get up, stand up
64
enjamber
to straddle
65
glisser
to slip, slide, glide
66
le glissement
sliding, gliding
67
la glissade
slide, skid
68
glissant
slippery
69
tomber
to fall
70
la tombée
fall
71
la chute
fall
72
se baisser
to stoop
73
s'étaler
to come a cropper, fall flat
74
s'aplatir
to fall on one's face
75
s'allonger
to lie down, stretch out
76
garder l'équilibre
to keep one's balance
77
se redresser
to sit up, to right oneself/ itself
78
sauter
to jump
79
bondir
to bound, jump
80
être couché
to be lying down, on one's/ its side
81
être debout
to be standing up, upright
82
être agenouillé
to be kneeling
83
être assis
to be sitting
84
se mettre sur son séant
to sit up
85
le geste
gesture
86
la gesticulation
gesticulation
87
gesticuler
to gesticulate
88
secouer
to shake
89
agiter les bras
to wave one's arms about
90
agiter la main
to wave
91
croiser les bras
to cross one's arms
92
serrer dans ses bras
to hold in one's arms
93
tendre le bras à quelqu'un
to hold out one's arm to someone
94
donner la main à quelqu'un
to hold out one's hand to someone
95
serrer la main à quelqu'un
to shake someone's hand
96
donner une poignée de main à quelqu'un
to shake someone's hand
97
joindre les mains
to join hands
98
battre des mains
to clap
99
caresser
to caress, stroke
100
saisir
to grab, seize
101
attraper
to catch
102
empoigner
to grab, grasp
103
frapper
to hit, beat
104
gifler
to slap
105
jeter
to throw
106
lancer
to throw
107
viser
to aim
108
répandre
to scatter
109
éparpiller
to scatter
110
frotter
to rub
111
le frottement
rubbing
112
la friction
friction
113
allonger la jambe
to stretch out one's leg
114
tendre la jambe
to stretch out one's leg
115
plier la jambe
to flex one's leg, bend one's knee
116
fléchir la jambe
to flex one's leg, bend one's knee
117
donner un coup de pied à
to kick
118
faire un signe de la tête
to nod
119
faire oui/ non de la tête
to nod/ shake one's head
120
lever la tête
to raise one's head
121
baisser la tête
to lower one's head
122
incliner la tête
to lower one's head
123
tourner la tête
to turn one's head
124
secouer la tête
to shake one's head
125
remuer la tête
to shake one's head
126
hocher la tête
to nod/ shake one's head
127
battre les paupières
to bat one's eyelids
128
ciller
to blink
129
faire une grimace
to grimace
130
faire un clin d'oeil
to wink
131
la révérence
bow
132
pencher
to lean over, be slanting; tip, tilt
133
se pencher
to lean over, bend
134
penché
leaning, slanting
135
courber
to bend, bow
136
se courber
to bend over, curve, bow down
137
s'appuyer contre
to lean against
138
s'accouder à
to rest one's elbows on
139
s'adosser à
to lean one's back against
140
s'agenouiller
kneel
141
s'incliner
to bow
142
incliner sa tête
to bow one's head
143
plier
to fold, bend, flex
144
se dépâcher
to hurry
145
se hâter
to hurry
146
se presser
to hurry
147
presser le pas
to quicken one's step, speed up
148
se précipiter
to hurry, rush
149
s'empresser
to bustle about, around
150
accourir
to run up
151
accélérer
to quicken, speed up
152
s'accélérer
to accelerate
153
s'agiter
to bustle about, fidget
154
marcher à grand pas
to stride
155
marcher au pas
to march
156
hâter le pas
to quicken one's pace
157
bondir
to leap, spring
158
s'élancer
to dash
159
poursuivre
to chase
160
trotter
to trot
161
trottiner
to trot
162
une enjambée
stride
163
s'enfuir
to run away
164
s'élancer
to dash
165
traîner les pieds
to shuffle
166
se traîner
to hang about, loiter
167
flâner
saunter
168
déambuler
to stroll
169
errer
to wander
170
vagabonder
to wander
171
s'attarder
to loiter
172
glisser
to slip
173
se glisser dans
to creep into
174
s'introduire
to work one's way in, to wriggle one's way in
175
s'insinuer
to worm one's way into
176
bousculer
to bump into
177
heurter
to knock against, bump into
178
bouleverser
to overturn
179
renverser
to overturn, knock over
180
cogner
to knock, hammer, thump
181
taper
to hit
182
le contact
contact
183
le choc
impact, shock, crash, smash
184
la collision
collision
185
saccadé
jerky
186
soulever
to raise
187
la dégringolade
tumbling down, collapse
188
dégringoler
to tumble
189
dévaler
to hurtle down, tumble
190
s'écrouler
to collapse; cave in, fall in; crumble
191
l'écroulement (m)
collapse, caving in, crumbling
192
s'abattre
to fall down; collapse; crash down; beat down (rain)
193
s'affaisser
to subside, sink, sag, give way
194
l'affaissement (m)
subsidence, sagging, sinking
195
s'affaler
to collapse; slump down, flop down
196
s'effondrer
to collapse, cave in, fall in
197
l'effondrement (m)
collapse, caving in, breaking
198
se vautrer
to sprawl, wallow, loll, slouch
199
vautré
sprawled
200
s'ébouler
to crumble, collapse, cave in, slip, slide
201
l'éboulement (m)
crumbling, collapsing, caving in
202
détaler
to make off, scamper
203
filer
to dash by, make off
204
grouiller
to mill about
205
se grouiller
to hurry up, get one's skates on
206
remuer les hanches
to sway one's hips
207
étreindre
to embrace, hug, clasp
208
s'étreindre
to embrace each other
209
l'étreinte (f)
embrace, hug; stranglehold; clutch
210
recevoir les bras ouverts
to welcome with open arms
211
tenir à bout de bras
to keep at arm's length
212
tapoter
to pat, tap
213
tambouriner contre
to drum one's fingers against
214
le tambourinement
drumming
215
palper
to feel, palpate
216
tâter
to feel, finger; palpate
217
manier
to handle, wield
218
le maniement
handling
219
maniable
easy to handle; easy to manoeuvre
220
la maniabilité
manoeuvrability
221
pincer
to pinch, nip
222
s'agripper à
to cling on to, clutch, grip
223
s'accrocher à
to cling on to, hang on to
224
se cramponner à
to cling to, stick to, hold on to
225
tordre
to twist
226
serrer
to grip, hold tight, clench
227
être bien campé sur ses jambes
to be steady on one's feet
228
être mal assuré sur ses jambes
to be unsteady on one's feet
229
clopiner
to limp
230
boiter
to limp, hobble
231
boitiller
to limp slightly, have a slight limp
232
basculer
to topple, fall over
233
faire basculer
to tip up, tip out
234
vaciller
to sway
235
vacillant
unsteady, shaky
236
la vacillation
unsteadiness, swaying, wobbling, faltering
237
le vacillement
unsteadiness, swaying, wobbling, faltering
238
trébucher
to stumble, trip
239
chanceler
to stagger
240
buter contre
to stumble, trip
241
faire la culbute
to somersault
242
culbuter
to somersault
243
à quatre pattes
on all fours
244
ramper
to crawl
245
s'accroupir
to squat
246
accroupi
squatting
247
sortir sur la pointe des pieds
to tiptoe out
248
esquiver
to dodge
249
ramasser
to pick up
250
se mettre à califourchon sur
to straddle
251
s'asseoir à califourchon sur
to straddle
252
faire le grand écart
to do the splits
253
se frayer un passage dans
to make one's way through
254
forcer le passage
to force one's way through
255
zigzaguer
to zigzag
256
défiler
to march past, parade
257
se défiler
to slip away, wriggle out of something
258
le défilé
procession, march, parade
259
les bras ballants
with arms dangling
260
saisir à bras-lecorps
to seize someone round the waist/ bodily
261
aller bras dessus-bras dessous
to walk arm in arm
262
enlacer
to embrace, clasp, hug
263
effleurer
to touch lightly, brush aga inst
264
pétrir
to knead, mould, shape
265
masser
to massage
266
brasser
to stir up, mix; knead; toss; shuffle
267
malaxer
to knead, massage
268
travailler
to work, shape, knead
269
broyer
to grind, crush
270
flatter de la main
to stroke, pat
271
donner une chiquenaude à
to flick, flip
272
donner une pichenette à
to flick
273
lâcher
to release
274
faire un croc-enjambe à quelqu'un
to trip someone up
275
flanquer
to fling
276
balancer
to fling, chuck
277
pédaler
to pedal
278
piétiner
to stamp one's foot; to stand about, mark time
279
le piétinement
stamping; standing about
280
trépigner
to stamp one's foot
281
le trépignement
stamping
282
ruer
to kick out (horse)
283
se ruer sur
to pounce on
284
piaffer
to stamp, paw the ground (animal)
285
piaffer d'impatience
to fidget with impatience
286
avancer à clochepied
to hop along
287
dodeliner
to nod
288
le dodelinement
nodding
289
piquer une tête
to take a header
290
plonger la tête la première
to dive head first
291
courir à toutes jambes
to run as fast as one can
292
courir à perdrehaleine
to run as fast as one can/like the wind
293
courir à toute allure
to run flat out
294
courir à bride abbatue
to run flat out
295
courir à fond de train
to run flat out
296
prendre ses jambes à son cou
to take to one's heels
297
prendre le large
to clear off
298
ficher le camp
to clear off
299
se démener
to thrash about, struggle
300
filer
to dash past
301
détaler
to take off, clear off, skedaddle
302
se cavaler
to clear off, scarper
303
être en cavale
to be on the run
304
décamper
to clear out, decamp
305
se pavaner
to strut
306
cabrioler
to caper, cavort
307
la cabriole
caper
308
gambader
to gambol, caper
309
sautiller
to hop about
310
voltiger
to flit about, flutter about
311
se grouiller
to hurry up, get a move on
312
faire irruption dans
to burst into
313
filer à l'anglaise
to slip away
314
déambuler
to stroll
315
baguenauder
to go for a jaunt, mooch about
316
musarder
to dawdle, toidle
317
muser
to dawdle, idle
318
glander
to bum around
319
vadrouiller
to rove around
320
rôder
to prowl
321
s'acheminer vers
to make one's way towards
322
se trémousser
to jig about, wiggle
323
se tortiller
to writhe, wriggle
324
frétiller
to wiggle, fidget
325
gigoter
to jiggle about
326
avoir la bougeotte
to have the fidgets
327
tamponner
to ram into, crash
328
percuter contre
to smash into, thud into
329
se téléscoper
to concertina
330
le téléscopage
collision
331
emboutir
to crash, run into
332
friser
to brush against
333
frôler
to brush against, skim
334
le frôlement
light touch, light contact
335
raser
to graze, scrape, skim
336
donner contre
to run into, knock against
337
caramboler
to collide with, cannon into
338
le carambolage
multiple crash, pile up
339
brimbaler
to shake about, rock, joggle
340
le brimbalement
shaking, rattle
341
bringuebaler
to shake about, joggle, rock
342
le bringuebalement
shaking, rattle
343
ballotter
to roll, bang about; bounce, toss, bob; loll
344
le ballottement
rolling, banging about; bouncing, tossing; lolling
345
cahoter
to jolt; buffet
346
le cahot
jolt, bump
347
le cahotement
jolting, bumping
348
cahoteux
bumpy, rough
349
achopper
to stumble against
350
buter
to stumble
351
rosser
to beat
352
enfoncer
to thrust
353
fourrer
to thrust
354
se déhancher
to sway one's hips
355
le déhanchement
swaying walk
356
se dandiner
to waddle
357
le dandinement
waddling
358
une démarche chaloupée
rolling gait
359
aller clopin-clopant
to hobble along
360
clopiner
to hobble along, to limp along
361
enfourcher
to mount
362
monter àcalifourchon
to straddle
363
chevaucher
to sit aside, straddle
364
chanceler
to stagger, sway
365
tituber
to stagger, sway
366
flageoler
to sag at the knees, toquake at the knees
367
se balancer
to sway
368
le balancement
swaying
369
osciller
to oscillate, sway
370
l'oscillation
oscillation, swaying
371
sautiller
to hop, skip
372
cabrer
to rear up (horse)
373
bercer
to rock, cradle
374
s'arc-bouter
to lean, press against
375
se tasser
to settle, subside; squeeze up, bunch up
376
le tassement
settling, subsidence
377
sursauter
to start
378
le soubresaut
jolt, start
379
broncher
to flinch
