The Human Being - Movement and speed Flashcards

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1
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aller et venir

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to come and go

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avancer

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to move forward / to advance

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passer devant qqch

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to pass sth / to go past sth

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4
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entrer quelque part

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to enter a place

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entrer dans un endroit

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to go / to come in(to) a place

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se mettre en route

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to set off / to get under way

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se diriger vers

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to head for

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8
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(s’)approcher

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to come / to draw near

to approach

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traîner, s’attarder

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to hang around

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faire la queue

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to queue / to line up

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11
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traverser

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to cross

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12
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gravir / grimper

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to climb (klaim)

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embarquer, monter à bord

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to board sth

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aller qq part en voiture

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to drive to a place

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aller qq part à vélo / en moto

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to ride to a place

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aller qq part à pied

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to walk to a place

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17
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poursuivre

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to go after

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18
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fuir

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to flee

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19
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aller trop vite

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to speed

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20
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un compteur de vitesse

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a speedometer

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21
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accélérer (processus)

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to quicken

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22
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accélérer

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to speed up / to accelerate

23
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une accélération brutale

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a spurt (to spurt)

24
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se hâter

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to hasten (‘heisn)

25
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entrer précipitamment

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to scramble into a place

26
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filer

A

to streak by

27
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sans se presser

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leisurely

28
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lent, mou

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sluggish

29
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être à la traîne

traîner

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to lag behind

to dawdle

30
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un traînard

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a laggard / a dawdler

31
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paresser

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to lounge about

32
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remettre à plus tard

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to postpone / to put off

33
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repousser

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to delay

34
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un retard

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a delay

35
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suspendre

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to hold sth up ; to suspend

36
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changer qqch de place

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to shift sth

37
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empiler

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to pile up / head up

38
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insérer

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to insert sth into sth

39
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fourrer qqch dans qqch

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to stuff / jam sth into sth

40
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coincer qqch entre / dans

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to wedge sth between / into

41
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retirer qqch de

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to withdraw sth from

42
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ranger qqch

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to put away sth

43
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les allées et venues

A

comings and goings

44
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se démarquer de

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to make a move away from

45
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la montée de l’euro

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the upward climb of the euro

46
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un trajet de 60 km

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a sixty-kilometers drive

47
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un long / court trajet en voiture

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a long / shortdrive

48
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un radar

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a radar (speed) trap

49
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à moins d’une heure de voiture de

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within an hour’s drive from sth

50
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un trajet en bus / train aisé

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a smooth ride

51
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un trajet en bus de 20 min

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a 20 min bus ride

52
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se faire prendre en stop

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to hitch a ride

53
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s’envoler

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to fly away / off