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s1 chap 3 - physical appearance Flashcards

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1
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la beauté

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good looks

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beau (homme/femme)

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good-looking

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belle

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beautiful

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beau (homme)

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handsome

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joli

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pretty

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quelconque

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plain

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séduisant

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attractive

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sans charme

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unnatractive

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très joli

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lovely

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charmant

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charming

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mignon

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cute/sweet

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laid

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ugly

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hideux

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hideous

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avoir l’air

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to look + adj

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15
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la carrure

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the build

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16
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le poids

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weight

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dodu, potelé

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plump

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18
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gros

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fat

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19
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corpulent

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stout

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fort

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big/large

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mince

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slim/slender

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maigre

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thin/lean

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très maigre

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skinny

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petit

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small/short

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grand

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tall

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26
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courtaud

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squat

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trapu

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thickset

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râblé

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stocky

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29
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dégingandé

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lanky

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30
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potelé, rondelet

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chubby

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flasque

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flabby

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32
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trop gros

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overweight

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33
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trop maigre

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underweight

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34
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obèse

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obese

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35
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vigoureux

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sturdy

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fort

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strong

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37
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faible

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weak

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38
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nu

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naked

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39
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un geste

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gesture

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40
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un signe de la main

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wave

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41
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une étreinte, un calin

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a hug

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42
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faire signe à qqn

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to motion sb

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43
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de faire qqch

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to do sth

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44
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montrer qqch du doigt

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to point at sth

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45
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pincer

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to pinch

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46
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prendre

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to take

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47
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attraper

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to catch

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48
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tenir

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to hold

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49
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empoigner

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to grasp

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agripper

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to grab

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saisir

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to seize

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52
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saisir, arracher

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to snatch

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53
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serrer

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to clasp

54
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serrer dans ses bras

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to hug

55
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laisser tomber, lâcher

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to drop

56
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ramasser

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to pick up

57
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pousser

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to push

58
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tirer

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to pull

59
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soulever

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to raise/lift

60
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abaisser

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to lower

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jeter

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to throw, to toss

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lancer

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to fling, to pitch

63
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lancer

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to hurl

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se croiser les bras

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to fold one’s arms

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(s’)étirer

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to stretch

66
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étendre les bras/les jambes

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to stretch one’s arms/legs

67
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serrer les poings

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to clench one’s fists

68
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pousser du coude

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to nudge

69
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hausser les epaules

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to shrug

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faire un signe de la main

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to wave

71
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la démarche, l’allyre

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the gait

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l’équilibre

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balance

73
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un pas

A

a step

74
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immobile

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motionless

75
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se redresser sur son siège

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to sit up

76
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s’accroupir, se tapir

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to crouch

77
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se courber, saluer

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to bow

78
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se pencher, se baisser

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to stoop (down)

79
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marcher

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to walk

80
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marcher d’un pas nonchalant

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to saunter

81
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marcher lourdement

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to plod

82
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marcher à grandes enjambées

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to stride

83
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marcher sur la pointe des pieds

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to tiptoe

84
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courir

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to run

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se précipiter

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to rush, to dart, to dash

86
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trébucher

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to stagger, to stumble

87
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glisser

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to slip

88
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chanceler

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to reel

89
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vaciller

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to totter

90
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dégringoler

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to tumble

91
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sautiller

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to hop

92
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sauter

A

to jump, to leap

93
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gigoter

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to fidget

94
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ramper

A

to crawl

95
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ne pas bouger

A

to stay put

96
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à quoi ressemble-t-il?

A

what does he look like?

97
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elle ressemble à son père

A

she looks like her father

98
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elle ne fait pas son âge

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she doesn’t look her age

99
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il fait jeune, vieux

A

he looks young, old

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il a une mine de déterrée

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he looks a mess

101
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combien mesurez-vous?

A

how tall are you?

102
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je le dépasse d’une tête

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i’m taller than him by a head

103
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combien pesez-vous?

A

how much do you weigh?

104
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grossir

A

to put on weight

105
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maigrir

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to lose weight

106
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il a une bedaine/ du ventre

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he’s got a paunch/a beer belly

107
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un homme aux larges épaules

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a broad-shouldered man

108
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un homme aux épaules étroites

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a narrow-shouldered man

109
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elle a beaucoup de charme

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she has a lot of charm

110
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il a un air qui ne me revient pas

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i don’t like the look of him

111
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se pencher de côté, s’appuyer sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un

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to lean to one side, to lean on somebody or something

112
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trembler de froid

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to tremble, to shiver with cold

113
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trembler de peur

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to quake, to shudder with fear

114
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tenir qqch à bout de bras

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to hold something at arm’s length

115
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faire un câlin à qqn, prendre qqn dans ses bras

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to give somebody a hug

116
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ne jugez pas les gens sur leur mine

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don’t judge by looks

117
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il est maigre comme un clou

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he is as thin as a rake

118
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il est fort comme un turc

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he’s as strong as a horse

119
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être laid comme un pou

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to be ugly as sin

120
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la beauté n’est pas tout

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looks aren’t everything

121
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avoir l’air

A

to look

122
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regarder

A

to look at

123
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chercher

A

to look for

124
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s’occuper de

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to look after

125
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ressembler à

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to look like

126
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regarder autour de soi

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to look about/around

127
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lever, baisser les yeux

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to look up, down

128
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mépriser

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to look down on

129
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admirer

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to look up to

130
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détourner les yeux

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to look away

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