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le mouvement

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(a) motion

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se mettre sur ses pieds

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to get on one’s feet

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être debout

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to stand / be standing

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être assis

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to sit / be sitting

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être allongé

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to lie / be lying

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être agenouillé

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to kneel / be kneeling

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l’immobilité

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immobility

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la mobilité

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mobility

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ne pas bouger

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to stand still

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se pencher

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to bend (down)

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se retourner

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to turn around

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aller / partir

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to go

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s’en aller / partir

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to go away / leave

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marcher

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to walk

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traverser

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to cross / to walk across/through

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revenir (au point de départ)

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to come back

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s’avancer

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to move forward

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reculer

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to step backwards / to stand back

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atteindre un endroit

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to reach a place

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suivre

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to follow

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porter (du poids)

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to carry

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sauter

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to jump / to spring

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ramasser

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to pick up

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bouger/se déplacer

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to move / to stir

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se lever (quand on est couché ou pas)

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to get up

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se lever (pas couché)

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to stand up

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s’asseoir

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to sit (down)

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s’allonger

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to lie down

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s’agenouiller

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to kneel (down)

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(im)mobile

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(im)mobile

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ne pas tenir en place

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to be restless

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être appuyé (sur/contre)

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to be leaning/ to lean on/against

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se baisser

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to stoop

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tomber

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to fall

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venir

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to come

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aller à (un endroit)

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to go to (a place)

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passer devant / à côté de

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to walk past / by

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revenir (une 2e fois)

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to come again

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s’écarter

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to stand aside

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grimper

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to climb

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arriver à

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to arrive in/at

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s’approcher de qqn

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to come up to sb

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prendre

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to take

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apporter

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to bring

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secouer

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to shake

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bondir

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to leap

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un bond

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a leap

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tenir

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to hold

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se courber

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to lean (foward)

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rester assis

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to remain sitting

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rester debout

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to remain standing

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rester immobile

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to remain motionless

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s’approcher (d’un endroit) (3)

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to draw near / to come near / to approach

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entrer /sortir

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to come in / to come out

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monter / descendre

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to go up / to go down

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entrer quelque part

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to go into a place / to enter a place

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aller chercher qn à la gare

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to pick sb up from the station

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emmener qqn à la gare

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to take sb to the station

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entrer / sortir d’une pièce

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to run into a room/ to run out of a room

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fuir

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to run away

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s’enfuir

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to flee

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se sauver

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to escape

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63
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un saut dans l’inconnu

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a leap into the unknown

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un grand bond en avant

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a great leap forward

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65
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il faut réfléchir avant d’agir

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look before you leap

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66
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“Un petit pas pour l’homme, un pas de géant pour l’humanité” (date?)

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One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind (Neil Armstrong, July 21 1969)

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s’incliner

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to bow

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se dresser sur son séant

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to sit up

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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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s’accroupir

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to crouch/to squat

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croiser les bras

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to fold one’s arm

72
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se redresser

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to straighten one’s back

73
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l’allure

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the pace

74
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faire non de la tête

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to shake one’s head

75
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maladroit, gauche

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clumsy/awkward

76
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adroit, habile

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skilful/clever

77
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brandir

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to brandish/to wield

78
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balancer les bras

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to swing one’s arms

79
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rendre qqch

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to hand sth back

80
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(faire) passer le sel

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to pass the salt

81
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essuyer

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to wipe

82
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arracher qqch à qqn

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to wrench sth from sb/ to snatch sth from sb

83
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déchirer

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to tear (up)

84
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étrangler

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to strangle

85
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étaler (une carte)

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to spread out (a map)

86
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s’asseoir à califourchon

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to sit astride

87
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se laisser tomber

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to drop

88
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se vautrer

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to sprawl

89
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faire volte-face

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to spin

90
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croiser les jambes

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to cross one’s leg

91
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la démarche

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the gait

92
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faire un pas

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to take a step

93
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faire oui de la tête

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to nop (one’s head)

94
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la maladresse

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clumsiness

95
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montrer du doigt

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to point (at)

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soulever

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to lift

97
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lever la main

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to raise one’s hand

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faire passer quelque chose

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to hand sth round

99
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serrer le poing

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to clench one’s fist

100
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frotter

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to rub

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tordre, essorer

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to wring

102
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se cramponner à

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to cling to

103
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tirer, trainer

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to draw / drag

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jeter violemment

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to fling / hurl

105
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donner un coup de poing

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to punch

106
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jeter qqch en l’air

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to toss

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être assis en tailleur

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to sit cross-legged

108
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faire une révérence

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to take a bow

109
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accelerer le pas

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to quicken one’s pace

110
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ralentir le pas

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to slacken one’s pace

111
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être très maladroit (de ses mains)

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to be all thumbs

112
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les bras tendus

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with outstretched arms

113
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les bras ballants

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with arms dangling

114
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les poings sur les hanches

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with arms akimbo

115
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enfoncer les mains dans ses poches

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to thrust one’s hand into one’s pockets

116
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tendre la main pour attraper qqch

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to reach out for sth

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tendre la main à qqn (sens propre)

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to hold out one’s hand to sb

118
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faire signe (de la main) à qqn

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to wave to sb

119
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faire signe à qqn de faire qqch (2)

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to beckon sb to do sth / to gesture for sb to do sth

120
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jeter qqch à un chien pour jouer

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to throw sth to a dog

121
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jeter qqch à un chien pour le faire fuir

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to throw sth at a dog

122
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hausser les épaules / en haussant les épaules

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to shrug one’s shoulders / with a shrug

123
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serrer dans ses bras, étreindre

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to hug / to give sb a hug / to embrace

124
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Le petit Gabriel ne tient pas en place. Il a la bougeotte.

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Little Gabriel can’t sit still. He has ants in his pants.

125
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Elle lui fit au revoir de la main et quitta la gare.

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She waved him goodbye and left the station

126
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glisser accidentellement (sur qqch)

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to slip on sth

127
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glisser (avec élégance)

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to glide

128
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trébucher sur

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to stumble / to trip

129
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vaciller, chanceler

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to reel / to stagger

130
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boiter

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to limp

131
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ramper

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to crawl

132
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se déhancher

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to sway one’s hips

133
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marcher à grandes enjambées

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to stride

134
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s’attarder, trainer

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to linger / to loiter

135
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un flâneur

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a stroller

136
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trainer

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to hand about / around

137
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se précipiter

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to rush

138
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piétiner

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to trample

139
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glisser (volontairement avec des patins par ex)

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to slide

140
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faire un croc-en-jambe

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to trip sb up

141
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osciller, chanceler

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to sway

142
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tituber

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to totter

143
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clopiner, claudiquer

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to hobble

144
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sautiller

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to hop

145
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se dandiner

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to waddle

146
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se tortiller

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to wriggle

147
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se pavaner

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to strut

148
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flâner

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to saunter

149
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s’attarder, musarder

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to dawdle

150
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partir comme une flèche

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to dart (dart=fléchettes)

151
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se dépêcher, se hater

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to hurry

152
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fouler aux pieds

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to tread

153
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perdre l’équilibre

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to lose one’s balance

154
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marcher à quatre pattes

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to walk on all fours

155
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entrer dans une pièce à pas de loup

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to creep into a room

156
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marcher sur la pointe des pieds

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to walk on tiptoe / to tiptoe

157
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s’éclipser, partir furtivement (3)

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to slip away / to steal away / to sneak away

158
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décamper, déguerpir, détaler, filer (3)

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to clear out / to clear off / to scuttle

159
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filer (parce qu’on est pressé)

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to scurry off / to dash

160
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Désolé! Je suis pressé, il faut que je file

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Sorry ! I’m in a hurry, I must dash

161
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faire les cent pas

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to pace up and down / back and forth

162
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aller et venir

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to walk to and fro

163
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faire une promenade, se promener

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to go for a walk / for a stroll / to stroll

164
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se diriger vers un endroit

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to make for a place

165
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monter les escaliers 4 à 4

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to rush up the stairs

166
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entrer quelque part en trombe

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to burst into / to storm into a place

167
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escalader une falaise avec difficulté

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to scramble up a cliff

168
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avancer à tâtons vers la porte

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to grope one’s way towards the door

169
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marcher en trainant des pieds

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to shuffle one’s feet / to shuffle along

170
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marcher péniblement, à pas lourds

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to plod(along) / to trudge / to tramp

171
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errer sans but

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to wander about/aimlessly

172
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errer dans les rues

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to roam the streets

173
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roder dans les rues (intention malveillante)

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to prowl the street

174
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marcher au pas/manifester

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to march

175
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se frayer un chemin à coup de coude

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to elbow one’s way through

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