10. The five senses and speech Flashcards

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à portée de vue

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within sight

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presbyte

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long-sighted

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myope

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short-sighted

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à la vue perçante

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sharp-sighted

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des verres de contact

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contact lenses

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des jumelles (vue)

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binoculars

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borgne

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one-eyed

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loucher (yeux)

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to squint

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un aveugle

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a blindman

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un chien d’aveugle

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a guide-dog

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se diriger à tâtons

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to grope one’s way

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regarder (quelque chose)

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to look, to have a look (at something)

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sembler, paraître

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to look + adj

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on dirait qu’il…

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he looks as if

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prendre soin de quelqu’un

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to look after someone

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veiller sur, à quelque chose

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to see to something

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être aux aguets, de vigie

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to keep a look-out

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ressembler à quelqu’un

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to look like someone

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chercher (des yeux) quelque chose

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to look for something

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aller à la recherche de quelque chose

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to go in search of something

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trouver, retrouver quelque chose

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to find something

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observer, suivre quelque chose

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to watch something

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apercevoir quelque chose

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to catch a glimpse of something

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distinguer quelque chose

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to make out something

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scruter du regard (quelque chose)
to peer (at something)
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jeter un coup d'oeil (furtif) (sur quelque chose)
to glance, to steal a glance (at something)
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contempler quelque chose
to gaze (at something)
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regarder d'un air sévère
to frown (at something)
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regarder à la dérobée
to peep (at something)
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regarder bouche bée
to gape (at something)
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regarder fixement, dévisager quelqu'un
to stare (at something, someone)
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lancer un clin d'oeil
to wink (at someone)
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en un clin d'oeil
in the twinkling of an eye
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regarder avec colère
to glare at someone, something
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entendre
to hear
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dur d'oreille
hard of hearing
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sourd comme un pot
stone-deaf
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recevoir des nouvelles de quelqu'un
to hear from someone
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entendre parler de quelque chose
to hear of, about something
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résonner, sembler + adj
to sound + adj
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trop loin pour entendre
out of hearing
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à portée de voix
within earshot
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un bruit, un tapage
a noise
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bruyant
noisy
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silencieux, sans bruit
noiseless
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perceptible (son)
audible
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aigu, perçant (son)
sharp, shrill
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sourd (bruit)
dull (sound)
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étouffé (son)
muffled
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discordant, strident
harsh, jarring
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fort, sonore
loud
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faible
faint
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assourdissant
deafening
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un parfum, une senteur
(a) parfume, scent
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parfumé, odorant
sweet-smelling, fragrant
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sentir mauvais
to smell nasty
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puer, empester
to stink
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malodorant
evil-smelling, foul
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inodore
scentless
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renifler (quelque chose)
to sniff (something)
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goûter, déguster (quelque chose)
to taste (something)
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une saveur, un arôme
a flavour
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amer
bitter
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insipide
tasteless
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cracher, recracher (quelque chose)
to spit out something
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avoir bon / mauvais goût
to taste nice / nasty
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avoir le goût de quelque chose
to taste of something
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être rugueux au toucher
to feel rough
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lisse
smooth
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doux, mou
soft
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palper quelque chose
to feel something
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rester sans voix
speechless
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pronouncer des paroles, émettre des sons
to utter words, songs
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muet, idiot
dumb
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muet, non prononcé
mute
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sourd-muet
deaf-and-dumb
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accentuer
to stress
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parler avec un accent étrangler
to speak with a foreign accent
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un hurlement
a howl
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un murmure
whisper
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chuchoter
to whisper
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élever la voix
to speak up
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marmonner
to mumble
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murmurer, grogner
to mutter
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bredouiller
to stammer, to stutter
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crier, s'écrier
to cry (out)
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crier
to shout
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brailler, hurler
to bawl out
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pousser des cris perçants
to scream, to shriek
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s'enrouer à force de crier
to yell, to howl oneself hoarse
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acclamer (quelqu'un)
to cheer (someone)
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huer, conspuer (quelqu'un)
to jeer (at someone)
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huer (quelqu'un)
to boo (someone)
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siffler (quelqu'un)
to hiss (someone)
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faire un discours
to make a speech
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bavard
talkative
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bavarder, papoter
to chatter, to gossip
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commérages
gossip
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une commère
a gossip
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faire un exposé, une conférence
to give a talk
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des entretiens, des pourparlers
talks
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regarder (qqn) dans le blanc des yeux (défier du regard)
look (sb) straight in the eye