The human body Flashcards

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stout

A

solide, corpulent

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2
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figure

A

la silhouette, la tournure

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3
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to keep one’s figure

A

garder la ligne

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4
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plump

A

dodu, potelé

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5
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to put on weight

A

prendre du poids

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6
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to slim

A

mincir, maigrir

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7
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lanky

A

grand et maigre, dégingandé

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8
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gaunt

A

décharné

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9
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a joint

A

une articulation

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10
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to make someone’s flesh creep

A

donner la chair de poule

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11
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the skull

A

le crâne

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12
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plain

A

quelconque, sans charme

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13
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complexion

A

le teint

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14
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wan

A

blême

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15
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features

A

les traits

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16
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the forehead, the brow

A

le front

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17
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a line, a wrinkle

A

une ride

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18
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eyebrows

A

les sourcils

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19
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eyelashes

A

les cils

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20
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eyelids

A

les paupières

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21
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the palate

A

le palais

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22
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the cheekbones

A

les pommettes

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23
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the crown of the head

A

le sommet de la tête

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24
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to make someone’s hair stand on end

A

faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête

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25
Q

a lock

A

une mèche

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26
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lisse, luisant

A

sleek

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27
Q

auburn

A

châtain clair

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28
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a hair-dryer

A

un sèche-cheveux

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29
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bent

A

voûté

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30
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the chest

A

la cage thoracique

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31
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ribs

A

les côtes

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32
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the backbone, the spine

A

la colonne vertébrale

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33
Q

lungs

A

les poumons

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34
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to gasp for breath

A

haleter

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35
Q

to strifle

A

s’étouffer

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36
Q

to choke

A

s’étrangler

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37
Q

the arteries

A

les artères

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38
Q

to throb

A

palpiter

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39
Q

the waist

A

la taille

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40
Q

slender

A

mince, élancé

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41
Q

the liver

A

le foie

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42
Q

to shrug one’s shoulder

A

hausser les épaules

43
Q

the wrist

A

le poignet

44
Q

to trim one’s nails

A

se couper les ongles

45
Q

to bite one’s nails

A

se ronger les ongles

46
Q

the knuckles

A

les articulations des doigts

47
Q

the thigh

A

la cuisse

48
Q

the calf

A

le mollet

49
Q

the sole

A

la plante du pied

50
Q

the heels

A

les talons

51
Q

to stand in water ankle/knee deep

A

avoir de l’eau jusqu’aux chevilles/genoux

52
Q

a tonsil

A

une amygdale

53
Q

solide, corpulent

A

stout

54
Q

la silhouette, la tournure

A

figure

55
Q

garder la ligne

A

to keep one’s figure

56
Q

dodu, potelé

A

plump

57
Q

prendre du poids

A

to put on weight

58
Q

mincir, maigrir

A

to slim

59
Q

grand et maigre, dégingandé

A

lanky

60
Q

décharné

A

gaunt

61
Q

une articulation

A

a joint

62
Q

donner la chair de poule

A

to make someone’s flesh creep

63
Q

le crâne

A

the skull

64
Q

quelconque, sans charme

A

plain

65
Q

le teint

A

complexion

66
Q

blême

A

wan

67
Q

les traits

A

features

68
Q

le front

A

the forehead, the brow

69
Q

une ride

A

a line, a wrinkle

70
Q

les sourcils

A

eyebrows

71
Q

les cils

A

eyelashes

72
Q

les paupières

A

eyelids

73
Q

le palais

A

the palate

74
Q

les pommettes

A

the cheekbones

75
Q

le sommet de la tête

A

the crown of the head

76
Q

faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête

A

to make someone’s hair stand on end

77
Q

une mèche

A

a lock

78
Q

sleek

A

lisse, luisant

79
Q

châtain clair

A

auburn

80
Q

un sèche-cheveux

A

a hair-dryer

81
Q

voûté

A

bent

82
Q

la cage thoracique

A

the chest

83
Q

les côtes

A

ribs

84
Q

la colonne vertébrale

A

the backbone, the spine

85
Q

les poumons

A

lungs

86
Q

haleter

A

to gasp for breath

87
Q

s’étouffer

A

to strifle

88
Q

s’étrangler

A

to choke

89
Q

les artères

A

the arteries

90
Q

palpiter

A

to throb

91
Q

la taille

A

the waist

92
Q

mince, élancé

A

slender

93
Q

le foie

A

the liver

94
Q

hausser les épaules

A

to shrug one’s shoulder

95
Q

le poignet

A

the wrist

96
Q

se couper les ongles

A

to trim one’s nails

97
Q

se ronger les ongles

A

to bite one’s nails

98
Q

les articulations des doigts

A

the knuckles

99
Q

la cuisse

A

the thigh

100
Q

le mollet

A

the calf

101
Q

la plante du pied

A

the sole

102
Q

les talons

A

the heels

103
Q

avoir de l’eau jusqu’aux chevilles/genoux

A

to stand in water ankle/knee deep

104
Q

une amygdale

A

a tonsil