The Human Being - Hearing, seeing, colours Flashcards

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1
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dur d’oreille

A

hard of hearing

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assourdissant

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deafening

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un silence

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a hunch

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faire taire

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to hush

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léger, faible

faiblement

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faint

faintly

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sourd (son)

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dull

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aigu, strident

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sharp / shrill

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étouffé, assourdi

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muffled

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un vacarme

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a din / a racket / an uproar

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un bourdonnement

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a drone

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grincer

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to creak

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12
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un sifflement

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a hiss

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13
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klaxonner

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to honk

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14
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ronronner

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to purr

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15
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couiner

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to squeak

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un bruit sourd

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a thud / a thump

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17
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gazouiller

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to twitter

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18
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ronronner (machine)

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to whirr

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19
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en vue / hors de vue

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in sight / out of sight

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20
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regarder l’air songeur

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to gaze at

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21
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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance at

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apercevoir qqch

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to glimpse sth

23
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regarder qqn avec colère

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to glare at sby

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scruter qqch

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to peer at sth

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examiner qqch en détail

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to scan / to scrutinize sth

26
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éclairer

A

to light (up)

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brillant ≠ terne (lumière)

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bright ≠ dull / lacklustre

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cru / criard (lumière)

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gaudy / garish

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rougeoyer, flamboyer

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to glow

30
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une faible lueur

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a glimmer

31
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scintiller

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to twinkle

32
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étinceler, miroiter

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to glint

33
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luire

A

to glitter / to gleam

34
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étinceler

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to sparkle

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éblouissant

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dazzling

36
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(faire) clignoter

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to flash

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un éclat de lumière

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a flash of light

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une lampe torche

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a flashlight / a torch

39
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un éclat aveuglant

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a glare

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noircir

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to blacken

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noir de jais

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jet black

42
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blanchir

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to whiten

43
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grisâtre

A

greyish

44
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être sourd comme un pot

A

to be stone-deaf

45
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un son aigu

un son grave

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a high sound

a low sound

46
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un bruit violent

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a loud bang

47
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émettre un son

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to emit a sound

48
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une voix enrouée

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a husky voice

49
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avoir une vue perçante

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to be sharp-sighted

50
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être myope

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to be short-sighted

51
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être presbyte

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to be long-sighted

52
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un voyeur

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a voyeur / a Peeping Tom

53
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regarder qqn avec admiration

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to gaze admiringly at sby

54
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une lueur d’espoir

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a glimmer of hope