Week 4 Flashcards
To put one’s foot on something or in a given direction
To walk
To step
Literary for to walk. Can also mean “to step on something”
To tread
To walk on one’s toes
To tiptoe
To walk fairly quickly, making small light tapping sounds
To patter
To walk in a small area, often up and down
To pace
To walk dragging one’s feet
To shuffle (pas chassé)
To move at a brisk pace, between walking and running, with small steps
To run
To trot
To run at an easy pace
To jog
To go somewhere very quickly. Often because you are late.
To hurry
To hurry, but more impetuous
To rush
To run over a short distance ( to catch a bus, for instance)
To sprint
To go somewhere quickly and suddenly. Often implies running and often used for a short distance only
To dart
To dash
To run away very quickly, often because of fear
To bolt
To hurry, but literary and usually abstract
To hasten
To walk with regular steps, like a soldier
To march
To walk with long, hurried steps
To stride
To walk with heavy steps
To tramp ( pas lourd)
To walk with quick, angry steps. Often because of anger
To stamp
To walk in a proud way, with one’s chest out, trying to look important
To strut
To walk proudly and often aggressively
To swagger
To walk with exaggerated movements (often to be admired)
To prance
To walk swaying from side to side, like a duck. Often used to describe the way some overweight people walk.
To waddle
Il entra dans la salle en courant
He ran into the room
Vols
Robberies
Thefts
Burglaries
Minutieusement
Meticulously
Carefully
Remarquablement
Expertly
Réalisés
Carried out
Touche
Hitting
Au coeur
Where it hurts most
S’inquiète
Concern
Larcins (vols)
Thefts
Les malfrats (les voleurs)
The burglaries
Les portes récalcitrantes
Stubborn/locked door
S’attarder
Lingering
Un butin de choix
Making off with as loot
Gnome
Gnome
Des pans de pelouse
Strips of lawn
Outre-Manche
Over the Channel
Conseille
Given advice
Le ton de la plaisanterie
A laughing matter
