The Human Being Flashcards

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Silhouette

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Figure

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Ossature

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Frame

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Chair

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Flesh

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Teint

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Complexion

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Poing

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Fist

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Nain

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Dwarf

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Handicapé

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Cripple

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Raide

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Stiff

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Dodu, pôtelé

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Plump

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Trapu

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Thickset

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Blond

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Fair-haired

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Sourd

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Deaf

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Muet

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Dumb

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En décomposition

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Decaying

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Excessivement

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Extremely, exceedingly

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Vivement

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Briskly

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Régulièrement

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Steadily

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S’étaler

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To sprawl

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Disposer

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To lay* out

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Effectuer

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To carry out

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Tomber sur

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To come upon

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Aller chercher

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To fetch

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Donner un coup de pied

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To kick

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Se précipiter

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To rush, to dash

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Faire sursauter

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To startle

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Somnoler

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To snooze

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Renifler

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To sniff

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Narine

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A nostril

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Mâchoire

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Jaw

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Index

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Forefinger

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Membres

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Limbs

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Nuque

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The nape of the neck

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L’utérus

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The womb

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Le nombril

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The navel

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Un vêtement

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A garment

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Un imperméable

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A mac, a raincoat

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Un chemisier

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A blouse

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Une veste en laine

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A cardigan

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Un slip

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(A pair of) breifs

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Une culotte

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(A pair of) knickers

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Un collant

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(A pair of) tights

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Un bas

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A stocking

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Un jupon

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A slip

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Des baskets

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Sneakers

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Se changer

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To get* changed

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Errer

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To wander

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Flâner

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To stroll

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Se diriger

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To head for

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Rencontrer par hasard

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To bump into

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Tituber

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To stagger

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Ramper, se trainer

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To crawl

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Saluer, s’incliner

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To bow

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Bondir

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To spring*

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Pousser brusquement

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To thrust

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Manœuvrer

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To manipulate

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Saisir brusquement, arracher

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To snatch

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Tordre

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To twist

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Tenir fermement

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To clutch

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S’accrocher à

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To clutch at

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Discerner

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To make* out

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Contempler

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To gaze (at)

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Regarder bouche bée

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To gape (at)

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Regarder en plissant les paupières

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To peer at

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Regarder furtivement

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To peep (at)

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Parcourir des yeux

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To scan

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Entrevoir

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To catch a glimpse of

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Tâtonner

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To grope

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Bégayer

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To stammer, to stutter

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Sangloter

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To sob

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Une entorse a la cheville

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A sprained ankle

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Que faut-il faire ?

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What is to be done ?

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Enchanté

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How do you do!

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Faire avec, se contenter de

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To make do with

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Être ivre mort

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To be blind drunk

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Être nu/nu comme un ver

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To be in the nude/stark naked

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Blêmir

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To turn/go pale

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Vivre a la dure

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To rough it

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Ouvre une porte a coups de pied

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To kick a door open

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Mettre qqn a la porte/vider qqn

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To kick someone out

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Se frayer un chemin dans la foule

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To elbow one’s way through the crowd

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Trainer les pieds

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To drag one’s feet

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Un borgne

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A one-eyed