Movement Flashcards
l’allure (f)
pace
la démarche
gait, walk
déplacer
to move, shift, displace
se déplacer
to move, be displaced; move around; travel
le déplacement
movement, shifting, displacement, transfer
bouger
to move
changer de place
to change places
se mettre en marche
to get going
se mettre en mouvement
to get going
se mettre en route
to set out
remuer
to stir, fidget
circuler
to circulate; go the rounds (news) move (vehicles); move along (crowd)
la circulation
circulation, movement, spread, traffic flow
s’agiter
to bustle about, move about, fidget
l’agitation (f)
restlessness
agité
restless, fidgety
être sans cesse en mouvement
to be in constant motion
ne pas se tenir en place
to be restless
le trajectoire
trajectory
la propulsion
propulsion
la posture
posture
précéder
to precede
suivre
to follow
s’approcher de
to approach
s’éloigner de
to move away from
passer devant
to pass by
passer auprès de
to pass near
traverser
to go across
la traversée
crossing
franchir
to clear (obstacle); cross, step across; cover (distance)
le franchissement
clearing, crossing
contourner
to go round
se retourner
to turn round
faire demi-tour
to turn round
survoler
to fly over
avancer
to move forward; make headway, make progress
progresser
to advance, make headway
la progression
progress, advance, spread
se diriger vers
to make for
se rendre à
to go to
gagner
to reach
reculer
to move back, step back, draw back, withdraw, reverse
le recul
retreat, withdrawal
aller à reculons
to go backwards
sortir à reculons
to back out
le reflux
backward surge, ebb
aller et venir
coming and going
des allées et venues
comings and goings
obliquer
to turn off (path, road)
obliquer à gauche
to turn left
pousser
to push
la poussée
pressure, pushing, thrust
tirer
to pull, drag
la traction
traction, dragging
monter
to go up, to climb
la montée
ascent, climb
descendre
to descend, go down
la descente
descent
gravir
to scale
escalader
to scale
l’escalade (f)
scaling, climbing
s’asseoir
to sit down
se lever
to get up, stand up
enjamber
to straddle
glisser
to slip, slide, glide
le glissement
sliding, gliding
la glissade
slide, skid
glissant
slippery
tomber
to fall
la tombée
fall
la chute
fall
se baisser
to stoop
s’étaler
to come a cropper, fall flat
s’aplatir
to fall on one’s face
s’allonger
to lie down, stretch out
garder l’équilibre
to keep one’s balance
se redresser
to sit up, to right oneself/ itself
sauter
to jump
bondir
to bound, jump
être couché
to be lying down, on one’s/ its side
être debout
to be standing up, upright
être agenouillé
to be kneeling
être assis
to be sitting
se mettre sur son séant
to sit up
le geste
gesture
la gesticulation
gesticulation
gesticuler
to gesticulate
secouer
to shake
agiter les bras
to wave one’s arms about
agiter la main
to wave
croiser les bras
to cross one’s arms
serrer dans ses bras
to hold in one’s arms
tendre le bras à quelqu’un
to hold out one’s arm to someone
donner la main à quelqu’un
to hold out one’s hand to someone
serrer la main à quelqu’un
to shake someone’s hand
donner une poignée de main à quelqu’un
to shake someone’s hand
joindre les mains
to join hands
battre des mains
to clap
caresser
to caress, stroke
saisir
to grab, seize
attraper
to catch
empoigner
to grab, grasp
frapper
to hit, beat
gifler
to slap
jeter
to throw
lancer
to throw
viser
to aim
répandre
to scatter
éparpiller
to scatter
frotter
to rub
le frottement
rubbing
la friction
friction
allonger la jambe
to stretch out one’s leg
tendre la jambe
to stretch out one’s leg
plier la jambe
to flex one’s leg, bend one’s knee
fléchir la jambe
to flex one’s leg, bend one’s knee
donner un coup de pied à
to kick
faire un signe de la tête
to nod
faire oui/ non de la tête
to nod/ shake one’s head
lever la tête
to raise one’s head
baisser la tête
to lower one’s head
incliner la tête
to lower one’s head
tourner la tête
to turn one’s head
secouer la tête
to shake one’s head
remuer la tête
to shake one’s head
hocher la tête
to nod/ shake one’s head
battre les paupières
to bat one’s eyelids
ciller
to blink
faire une grimace
to grimace
faire un clin d’oeil
to wink
la révérence
bow
pencher
to lean over, be slanting; tip, tilt
se pencher
to lean over, bend
penché
leaning, slanting
courber
to bend, bow
se courber
to bend over, curve, bow down
s’appuyer contre
to lean against
s’accouder à
to rest one’s elbows on
s’adosser à
to lean one’s back against
s’agenouiller
kneel
s’incliner
to bow
incliner sa tête
to bow one’s head
plier
to fold, bend, flex
se dépâcher
to hurry
se hâter
to hurry
se presser
to hurry
presser le pas
to quicken one’s step, speed up
se précipiter
to hurry, rush
s’empresser
to bustle about, around
accourir
to run up
accélérer
to quicken, speed up
