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1
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frame

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l’ossature (f )

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skeleton

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le squelette

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bone

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l’os (m)

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joint

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l’articulation (f )

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flesh

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la chair

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skin

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la peau

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pore

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le pore

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muscle

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le muscle

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tendon

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le tendon

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nerve

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le nerf

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artery

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l’artère (f )

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blood vessel

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le vaisseau sanguin

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skull

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le crâne

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brain

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le cerveau

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brow, forehead

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le front

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cheeks

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les joues (f )

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complexion

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le teint

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eyelids

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les paupières (f )

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eyelashes

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les cils (m)

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eyebrows

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les sourcils (m)

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cheekbone

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la pommette

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jaw

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la mâchoire

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chin

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le menton

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palate

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le palais

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torso, trunk

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le torse

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chest

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la poitrine

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breast

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le sein

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spine

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la colonne vertébrale

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ribs

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les côtes (f )

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diaphragm

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le diaphragme

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waist

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la taille

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hips

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les hanches (f )

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forearm

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l’avant-bras (m)

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elbow

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le coude

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palm

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la paume

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wrist

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le poignet

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thumb

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le pouce

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knuckles

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les articulations des doigts (f )

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fist

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le poing

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thigh

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la cuisse

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knee

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le genou

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calf

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le mollet

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ankle

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la cheville

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toes

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les orteils (m)

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heels

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les talons (m)

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sole

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la plante du pied

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shin

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le tibia

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cartilage

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le cartilage

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liver

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le foie

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lungs

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les poumons (m)

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kidneys

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les reins (m)

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bowels

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les intestins (m)

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bladder

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la vessie

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sight

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la vue

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hearing

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l’ouïe (f)

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smell

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l’odorat (m)

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taste

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le goût

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touch

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le toucher

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symptom

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le symptôme

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viral infection

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l’infection virale (f )

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debilitating

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débilitant

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to have an upset stomach

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avoir l’estomac dérangé

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pain

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la douleur

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inflamed

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enflammé

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inflammation

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l’inflammation (f )

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injury

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le traumatisme

la blessure

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to sprain one’s ankle

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se fouler la cheville

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to break a limb

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se fracturer un membre

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spasm

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le spasme

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spasmodic

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spasmodique

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blister

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l’ampoule (f )

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cough

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la toux

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hoarse

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enroué

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to sneeze

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éternuer

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75
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to have a temperature

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avoir de la fièvre

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anaemia anaemic

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l’anémie (f ) anémique

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stress

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le stress

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to carry a virus

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Être porteur d’un virus

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to contract an illness

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contracter une maladie

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epidemic

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l’épidémie (f )

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insomnia

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l’insomnie (f )

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drowsiness

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la somnolence

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unconscious

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inconscient

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groin

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l’aine (f )

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navel

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le nombril

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nipple

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la pointe du sein

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pelvis

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le bassin

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short-sighted

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myope

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long-sighted

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presbyte

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freckle

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la tache de rousseur

la tache de son

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overtired

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surmené

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overworking

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le surmenage

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lesion

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la lésion

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swelling

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l’enflure (f )

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to swell

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enfler

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swollen

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enflé

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stiffness

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la raideur

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dehydrated

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déshydraté

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dehydration

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la déshydratation

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100
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to become dehydrated

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se déshydrater

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to vomit

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vomir

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to feel sick, nauseous

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avoir la nausée

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shiver

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le frisson

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sweating

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la transpiration

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to be in shock

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Être en état de choc

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stroke

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l’attaque (f )

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heart attack

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la crise cardiaque

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to haemorrhage

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faire une hémorragie

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malignant

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malin

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benign

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bénin

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sickly

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maladif

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to worsen, deteriorate

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s’aggraver

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to be in a critical condition

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être dans un état critique

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to recover

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se rétablir

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paralysis

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la paralysie

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addiction

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la dépendance

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rib-cage

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la cage thoracique

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windpipe

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la trachée

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spinal cord

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la moelle épinière

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immune system

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le système immunitaire

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cardiovascular system

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le système cardio-vasculaire

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heartbeat

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le battement de coeur

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heart rate

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le débit cardiaque

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adrenaline

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l’adrénaline (f )

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armpit

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l’aisselle (f )

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forefinger

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l’index (m)

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middle finger

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le majeur

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ring finger

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l’annulaire (m)

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little finger

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l’auriculaire (m)

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scalp

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le cuir chevelu

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blindness

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la cécité

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breathing

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la respiration

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to inhale

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inspirer

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to exhale

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expirer

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to gasp for breath, to pant

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haleter

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gasping

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pantelant

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to suffocate

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suffoquer

étouffer

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breathlessness

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l’essoufflement (m)

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to choke

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s’étrangler

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bruise

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le bleu

la meurtrissure

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itch

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la démangeaison

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rash

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l’éruption (f )

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to dislocate

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luxer

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dislocation

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la luxation

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scar

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la cicatrice

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to clot

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cailler

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to coagulate

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coaguler

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to heal

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se cicatriser

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to pull through

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s’en sortir

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to admit

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admettre

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to examine

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examiner

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diagnostic

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le diagnostic

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prognosis

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le pronostic

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to diagnose

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diagnostiquer

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to sound

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ausculter

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to put on a diet

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mettre au régime

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to prescribe

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prescrire

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to cure

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guérir

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to amputate

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amputer

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amputation

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l’amputation (f )

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sterilisation

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la stérilisation

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pathology

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la pathologie

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to take someone’s temperature

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prendre la température à quelqu’un

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thermometer

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le thermomètre

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pulse

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le pouls

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to take someone’s pulse

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prendre le pouls à quelqu’un

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injection

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la piqûre

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vaccination

A

le vaccin

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to have an operation for

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se faire opérer de

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to operate on someone for

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opérer quelqu’un de

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antibiotic

A

l’antibiotique (m)

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tranquilliser

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l’antibiotique (m) le calmant

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sedation

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la sédation

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to sedate

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mettre sous sédation

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tablet

A

le comprimé

le cachet

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overdose

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le surdosage

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vitamin

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la vitamine

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height, size

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la taille

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to be of average height

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être de taille moyenne

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to be short

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être de petite taille

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to be tall

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être de grande taille

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build

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la carrure

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muscular

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musclé

musculeux

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emaciated

A

amaigri

émacié

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deformed

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difforme

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to have delicate features

A

avoir des traits fins

187
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freckled

A

taché de son

188
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to change expression

A

changer d’expression

changer de visage

189
Q

tanned

A

bronzé

190
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angular

A

anguleux

191
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flushed

A

empourpré

192
Q

pleasant

A

aimable

sympathique

193
Q

alert

A

éveillé

194
Q

melancholy

A

mélancolique

195
Q

expressive

A

expressif

196
Q

radiant

A

rayonnant

197
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delighted

A

réjoui

198
Q

relaxed

A

détendu

199
Q

rested

A

reposé

200
Q

impassive

A

impassible

201
Q

serene

A

serein

202
Q

grimace

A

la grimace

203
Q

grimacing

A

grimaçant

204
Q

to look well

A

avoir bonne mine

205
Q

fine hair

A

les cheveux fins

206
Q

straight hair

A

les cheveux plats

les cheveux raides

207
Q

curly hair

A

les cheveux bouclés

les cheveux frisés

208
Q

attractive

A

séduisant

209
Q

good-looking

A

bien fait

210
Q

unattractive

A

mal fait

211
Q

unsightly

A

disgracieux

212
Q

hideous

A

hideux

213
Q

repugnant

A

répugnant

214
Q

ugly

A

laid

vilain

215
Q

disfigured

A

défiguré

216
Q

repulsive

A

repoussant

217
Q

to be right-handed

A

Être droitier

218
Q

to be left-handed

A

Être gaucher

219
Q

skinny

A

rachitique

220
Q

slender

A

fluet

élancé

221
Q

gaunt

A

hâve

222
Q

prominent eyes

A

les yeux saillants

223
Q

bulging eyes

A

les yeux globuleux

224
Q

hollow eyes

A

les yeux caves

225
Q

deep-set eyes

A

les yeux enfoncés

226
Q

blood-shot eyes

A

les yeux injectés de sang

227
Q

to have rings under one’s eyes

A

avoir les yeux cernés

228
Q

pace

A

l’allure (f )

229
Q

to move, shift, displace

A

déplacer

230
Q

to move, be displaced; move around; travel

A

se déplacer

231
Q

movement, shifting, displacement, transfer

A

le déplacement

232
Q

to move

A

bouger

233
Q

to change places

A

changer de place

234
Q

to get going

A

se mettre en marche

se mettre en mouvement

se mettre en route

235
Q

to stir, fidget

A

remuer

236
Q

to circulate

A

circuler

237
Q

circulation

A

la circulation

238
Q

restlessness

A

l’agitation (f )

239
Q

restless

A

agité

240
Q

to be in constant motion

A

Être sans cesse en mouvement

241
Q

to be restless

A

ne pas se tenir en place

242
Q

trajectory

A

le trajectoire

243
Q

propulsion

A

la propulsion

244
Q

posture

A

la posture

245
Q

to precede

A

précéder

246
Q

to follow

A

suivre

247
Q

to approach

A

s’approcher de

248
Q

to move away from

A

s’éloigner de

249
Q

to pass by

A

passer devant

250
Q

to pass near

A

passer auprès de

251
Q

to go across

A

traverser

252
Q

crossing

A

la traversée

253
Q

clearing, crossing

A

le franchissement

254
Q

to go round

A

contourner

255
Q

to turn round

A

se retourner

faire demi-tour

256
Q

to move forward; make headway, make progress

A

avancer

257
Q

to advance, make headway

A

progresser

258
Q

progress, advance, spread

A

la progression

259
Q

to make for

A

se diriger vers

260
Q

to go to

A

se rendre à

261
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to reach

A

gagner

262
Q

to move back, step back, draw back, withdraw, reverse

A

reculer

263
Q

retreat, withdrawal

A

le recul

264
Q

to go backwards

A

aller à reculons

265
Q

to back out

A

sortir à reculons

266
Q

to turn off (path, road )

A

obliquer

267
Q

to push

A

pousser

268
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pressure

A

la poussée

269
Q

to pull, drag

A

tirer

270
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traction, dragging

A

la traction

271
Q

to go up, to climb

A

monter

272
Q

ascent, climb

A

la montée

273
Q

descent

A

la descente

274
Q

to scale

A

gravir

escalader

275
Q

scaling, climbing

A

l’escalade (f )

276
Q

to sit down

A

s’asseoir

277
Q

to get up, stand up

A

se lever

278
Q

to slip, slide, glide

A

glisser

279
Q

sliding, gliding

A

le glissement

280
Q

slide, skid

A

la glissade

281
Q

slippery

A

glissant

282
Q

to fall

A

tomber

283
Q

fall

A

la tombée

la chute

284
Q

to stoop

A

se baisser

285
Q

to fall on one’s face

A

s’aplatir

286
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to lie down, stretch out

A

s’allonger

287
Q

to keep one’s balance

A

garder l’équilibre

288
Q

to sit up, to right oneself/itself

A

se redresser

289
Q

to jump

A

sauter

290
Q

to bound, jump

A

bondir

291
Q

to be lying down, on one’s/its side

A

être couché

292
Q

to be standing up, upright

A

être debout

293
Q

to be kneeling

A

être agenouillé

294
Q

to be sitting

A

être assis

295
Q

to sit up

A

se mettre sur son séant

296
Q

gesture

A

le geste

297
Q

gesticulation

A

la gesticulation

298
Q

to gesticulate

A

gesticuler

299
Q

to shake

A

secouer

300
Q

to wave one’s arms about

A

agiter les bras

301
Q

to wave

A

agiter la main

302
Q

to cross one’s arms

A

croiser les bras

303
Q

to hold in one’s arms

A

serrer dans ses bras

304
Q

to hold out one’s arm to someone

A

tendre le bras à quelqu’un

305
Q

to hold out one’s hand to someone

A

donner la main à quelqu’un

306
Q

to shake someone’s hand

A

serrer la main à quelqu’un

307
Q

to join hands

A

joindre les mains

308
Q

to clap

A

battre des mains

309
Q

to grab, seize

A

saisir

310
Q

to catch

A

attraper

311
Q

To grab, grasp

A

empoigner

312
Q

to hit, beat

A

frapper

313
Q

to slap

A

gifler

314
Q

to throw

A

jeter

lancer

315
Q

to rub

A

frotter

316
Q

friction

A

la friction

317
Q

to kick

A

donner un coup de pied à

318
Q

to nod

A

faire un signe de la tête

319
Q

to raise one’s head

A

lever la tête

320
Q

to lower one’s head

A

baisser la tête

incliner la tête

321
Q

to turn one’s head

A

tourner la tête

322
Q

to shake one’s head

A

secouer la tête

remuer la tête

323
Q

to nod/shake one’s head

A

hocher la tête

324
Q

to blink

A

ciller

325
Q

to wink

A

faire un clin d’oeil

326
Q

to lean over, be slanting; tip, tilt

A

pencher

327
Q

to lean over, bend

A

se pencher

328
Q

leaning, slanting

A

penché

329
Q

to bend, bow

A

courber

330
Q

to bend over, curve, bow down

A

se courber

331
Q

to lean against

A

s’appuyer contre

332
Q

kneel

A

s’agenouiller

333
Q

to bow

A

s’incliner

334
Q

to fold, bend, flex

A

plier

335
Q

to hurry

A

se dépêcher

se hâter

se presser

336
Q

to quicken one’s step, speed up

A

presser le pas

337
Q

to hurry, rush

A

se précipiter

338
Q

to bustle about, around

A

s’empresser

339
Q

to run up

A

accourir

340
Q

to quicken, speed up

A

accélérer

341
Q

to accelerate

A

s’accélérer

342
Q

to fidget

A

s’agiter

343
Q

to stride

A

marcher à grand pas

344
Q

to march

A

marcher au pas

345
Q

to leap, spring

A

bondir

346
Q

to dash

A

s’élancer

347
Q

to chase

A

poursuivre

348
Q

stride

A

une enjambée

349
Q

to raise

A

soulever

350
Q

the collapse

A

la dégringolade

351
Q

to tumble

A

dégringoler

352
Q

to hurtle down, tumble

A

dévaler

353
Q

to run away

A

s’enfuir

354
Q

to dash

A

s’élancer

355
Q

to shuffle

A

traîner les pied

356
Q

to hang about, loiter

A

se traîner

357
Q

to stroll

A

déambuler

358
Q

to wander

A

errer

vagabonder

359
Q

to loiter

A

s’attarder

360
Q

to slip

A

glisser

361
Q

to creep into

A

se glisser dans

362
Q

to work one’s way in, to wriggle one’s way in

A

s’introduire

363
Q

to worm one’s way into

A

s’insinuer

364
Q

to bump into

A

bousculer

365
Q

to knock against, bump into

A

heurter

366
Q

to overturn

A

bouleverser

367
Q

to overturn, knock over

A

renverser

368
Q

to knock, hammer, thump

A

cogner

369
Q

to hit

A

taper

370
Q

contact

A

le contact

371
Q

impact, shock, crash, smash

A

le choc

372
Q

collision

A

la collision

373
Q

to raise

A

soulever

374
Q

to collapse; cave in, fall in; crumble

A

s’écrouler

s’ébouler

375
Q

collapse, caving in, crumbling

A

l’écroulement (m)

l’éboulement (m)

376
Q

to fall down; collapse; crash down; beat down (rain)

A

s’abattre

377
Q

To subside, sink, sag, give way

A

s’affaisser

378
Q

subsidence, sagging, sinking

A

l’affaissement (m)

379
Q

to collapse; slump down, flop down

A

s’affaler

380
Q

to collapse, cave in, fall in

A

s’effondrer

381
Q

collapse, caving in, breaking up

A

l’effondrement (m)

382
Q

to sprawl, wallow, loll, slouch

A

se vautrer

383
Q

sprawled

A

vautré

384
Q

to make off, scamper

A

d’étaler

385
Q

to dash by, make off

A

filer

386
Q

to mill about

A

se grouiller

387
Q

to hurry up, get one’s skates on

A

se grouiller

388
Q

to embrace, hug, clasp

A

étreindre

389
Q

to embrace each other

A

s’étreindre

390
Q

The embrace, hug; stranglehold; clutch

A

l’étreinte (f )

391
Q

to welcome with open arms

A

recevoir les bras ouverts

392
Q

o keep at arm’s length

A

tenir à bout de bras

393
Q

to pat, tap

A

tapoter

394
Q

to drum one’s fingers against

A

tambouriner contre

395
Q

drumming

A

le tambourinement

396
Q

to feel, palpate

A

palper

397
Q

to feel, finger; palpate

A

tâter

398
Q

to handle, wield

A

manier

399
Q

handling

A

le maniement

400
Q

easy to handle; easy to manoeuvre

A

maniable

401
Q

maneuverability

A

la maniabilité

402
Q

to pinch, nip

A

pincer

403
Q

to cling on to, clutch, grip

A

s’agripper à

404
Q

to cling on to, hang on to

A

s’accrocher à

405
Q

to cling to, stick to, hold on to

A

se cramponner à

406
Q

to twist

A

tordre

407
Q

to grip, hold tight, clench

A

serrer

408
Q

to be steady on one’s feet

A

être bien campé sur ses jambes

409
Q

to be unsteady on one’s feet

A

être mal assuré sur ses jambes

410
Q

to limp

A

clopiner

boiter

411
Q

to topple, fall over

A

basculer

412
Q

to sway

A

vaciller

413
Q

unsteady, shaky

A

vacillant

414
Q

unsteadiness, swaying, wobbling, faltering

A

la vacillation

le vacillement

415
Q

to stumble, trip

A

trébucher

416
Q

to stagger

A

chanceler

417
Q

on all fours

A

à quatre pattes

418
Q

to crawl

A

ramper

419
Q

to squat

A

s’accroupir

420
Q

squatting

A

accroupi

421
Q

to dodge

A

esquiver

422
Q

to pick up

A

ramasser

423
Q

to make one’s way through

A

se frayer un passage dans

424
Q

to force one’s way through

A

forcer le passage

425
Q

to march past, parade

A

défiler

426
Q

to slip away, wriggle out of something

A

se défiler

427
Q

procession, march, parade

A

le défilé

428
Q

to seize someone round the waist/ bodily

A

saisir à bras-le-corps

429
Q

to touch lightly, brush against

A

effleurer

430
Q

to knead, mould, shape

A

pétrir

431
Q

to massage

A

masser

432
Q

to stir up, mix; knead; toss; shuffle

A

brasser

433
Q

to grind, crush

A

broyer

434
Q

to stroke, pat

A

flatter de la main

435
Q

to release

A

lâcher

436
Q

to trip someone up

A

faire un croc-en-jambe à quelqu’un

437
Q

to fling

A

flanquer

balancer

438
Q

to pedal

A

pédaler

439
Q

to stamp one’s foot

A

trépigner

440
Q

stamping

A

le trépignement

441
Q

to pounce on

A

se ruer sur

442
Q

to nod

A

dodeliner

443
Q

nodding

A

le dodelinement

444
Q

to run as fast as one can

A

courir à toutes jambes

445
Q

to thrash about, struggle

A

se démener

446
Q

to take off, clear off, skedaddle

A

détaler

se cavaler

447
Q

to burst into

A

faire irruption dans

448
Q

to stroll

A

déambuler

449
Q

to writhe, wriggle

A

se tortiller

frétiller

450
Q

to ram into, crash

A

tamponner

percuter contre

emboutir

451
Q

collision

A

le téléscopage

452
Q

to graze, scrape, skim

A

raser

453
Q

to collide with, cannon into

A

caramboler

454
Q

to jolt; buffet jolt, bump jolting, bumping

A

cahoter

le cahot

le cahotement

455
Q

to stumble against to stumble

A

achopper

buter

456
Q

to thrust

A

enfoncer

fourrer

457
Q

to sway

A

se balancer

458
Q

swaying

A

le balancement

459
Q

to oscillate, sway

A

osciller

460
Q

oscillation, swaying

A

l’oscillation

461
Q

to start/jolt

A

sursauter

le soubresaut

462
Q

to hop, skip

A

sautiller

463
Q

to flinch

A

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French Vocabulary (21 decks)

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