The Senses Flashcards
1
Q
My eyesight’s failing
A
Ma vue baisse
2
Q
To look someone straight in the eye
A
Regarder qqn dans le blanc des yeux
3
Q
A glance
A
Un coup d’œil
4
Q
To look through
A
Parcourir
5
Q
To leaf through
A
Feuilleter
6
Q
To scan (the horizon)
A
Scruter
7
Q
To scan, scrutinise
A
Balayer
8
Q
On closer examination
A
A l’examen
9
Q
To ogle
A
Lorgner
10
Q
To leer at
A
Reluquer
11
Q
To eye up and down
A
Toiser
12
Q
To catch a glimpse of
A
Entr’apercevoir
13
Q
To blink
A
Cligner des yeux
14
Q
To wink
A
Faire un clin d’œil
15
Q
Duty, watch
A
La garde
16
Q
To be on the lookout for
A
Faire attention à
17
Q
To look after
A
S’occuper
18
Q
To keep an eye on
A
Surveiller
19
Q
To keep an eye (looking out for)
A
Veiller
20
Q
To look after
A
Garder
21
Q
To spy on
A
Épier
22
Q
Each to his own
A
Chacun son métier
23
Q
A warden
A
Un gardien(dienne)
24
Q
Night watchman
A
Un veiller de nuit
25
Contact lenses
Les verres, Les lentilles de contact
26
Binoculars
Les jumelles
27
Magnifying glass
Une loupe
28
Approximatively
À vue d'œil
29
To have eyes like a hawk
Avoir un œil de lynx
30
He's keeping an eye on
Il a l'oeil sur
31
Fluorescent pink
Rouge fluo
32
Brown
Marron
33
Top bright
Criard
34
Pale
Pale
35
Dark (colour)
Sombre
36
Deep (colour)
Profond
37
As white as a sheet
Blanc comme un linge
38
An audience
Un auditoire
39
Hearing
L'oreille
40
To prick up one's ears
Dresser l'oreille
41
To listen very carefully
Ouvrir toutes grandes des oreilles
42
A racket (noise)
Un vacarme
43
Noisily
Bruyamment
44
Deafening
Assourdissant
45
The bell
La cloche
46
Fog horn
La corne de brume
47
Crash
Un patatras
48
To whistle
Siffler
49
Ringing, doorbell
La sonnerie
50
To raise one's voice
Élever la voix
51
To raise ones voice (in anger)
Hausser le ton
52
Within earshot
À portée de voix
53
To read aloud
Lire à voix haute
54
Loud and clear
À haute et intelligible voix
55
High pitched voice
Voix de crécelle
56
Booming voice
Voix de stentor
57
You can't hear yourself think around here
On ne s'entend pas ici
58
You're giving me a headache
Tu me casses les oreilles
59
Very quietly
Tout bas
60
Under one's breath
Entre ses dents
61
To have good eyesight
Avoir une bonne vue
62
You could have heard a pin drop
On aurait entendu une mouche voler
63
To gag
Bâillonner
64
To muffle
Étouffer
65
To the touch
Au toucher
66
By feel
À tâtons
67
To touch lightly upon
Effleurer
68
To fondle
Caresser
69
To stroke an animal
Flatter
70
To paw (unwelcome sexual touch)
Tripoter
71
To tickle
Chatouiller
72
To massage
Masser
73
Soft (lacking firmness)
Mou - molle
74
Stale
Ramolli
75
Supple
Souple
76
Stiff
Raide
77
Rough
Rugueux
78
Coarse
Grossier
79
Lumpy
Grumeleux
80
Smooth
Lisse
81
To smooth out
Lisser
82
To flatten out
Aplatir
83
To sniff
Flairer
84
To smell with interest
Humer
85
A smell
Un arôme
86
A stench
Un miasme
