arm and hand motion

Question 1

jetter

Answer 1

the fisherman cast his line

Question 2

saisir s’emparer d’un sac (US) porte monnaie (GB)

Answer 2

to grabbed a purse

Question 3

gifler

Answer 3

slap

Question 4

faire un signe

Answer 4

to wave to

Question 5

lle lui a dit au revoir de la main

virage

Answer 5

she wave him good-bye

bend

Question 6

arracher quelque chose à quelqu’un

Answer 6

to snatch … from

bag snatching

Question 7

distribuer

subvention

Answer 7

handed out

a hand out

Question 8

faire circuler

Answer 8

to hand around

Question 9

donner un coup de coude

Answer 9

to nudge

Question 10

tordre essorer un torchon

Answer 10

to wring wrung wrung a towel (napkin)

to wring one’s hand

Question 11

tapoter caresser

Answer 11

to pat ; to stroke an animal

Question 12

hausser les épaules

Answer 12

to shrug

Question 13

ring off

Answer 13

raccrocher

Question 14

tenir fermement contre sa poitrine

Answer 14

clutch to her chest / bosom

Question 15

fouiller

Answer 15

rummage (around)

Question 16

fouiller une maison

Answer 16

to search

Question 17

pincer de sel

Answer 17

pinch of salt

Question 18

pincer

Answer 18

pinch

Question 19

avancer à taton

Answer 19

to grope one’s way

to grope for words

Question 20

se renverser, renverser du vin

Answer 20

wine spilt

Question 21

plier proprement

Answer 21

fold neatly

Question 22

donner une gifle fessé

Answer 22

to smack to spank

Question 23

se précipiter

Answer 23

to dash

Question 24

errer

Answer 24

to wander (around)

Question 25

marcher à grandes enjambées | avancée

Answer 25

stride strode stridden | great progress

Question 26

défiler devant lui

Answer 26

to march past him

Question 27

faire ses premier pas

Answer 27

toddle | a toddler : un enfant qui marche à peine

Question 28

tituber

Answer 28

stagger / toddle

Question 29

marcher sur la point des pieds

Answer 29

to tiptoe

Question 30

ramper

Answer 30

crawl to walk on all fours (enfant) the trafic is crawling

Question 31

se faufiler, marcher à pas de loup

Answer 31

to sneak to creep to crawl

Question 32

internat / interne

Answer 32

a boarding school a border

Question 33

bondir

Answer 33

to leap over the fence (barrière) to skip to hop to spring (sautiller)

Question 34

trébucher sur la première marche

Answer 34

to stumble on the bottom step

Question 35

faire des glissages

Answer 35

to slide slid slid he slid into the room = to let things slide

Question 36

déraper dans un faussé

Answer 36

to skid into a ditch

Question 37

boiter

Answer 37

to hobble to limp béquilles = crutches

Question 38

rôder

Answer 38

to prowl

Question 39

piétiner empiéter

Answer 39

to trample (on sb's rights)

Question 40

skip

Answer 40

sauter sautiller

Question 41

le vieil homme traînait des pieds en s'appuyant sur sa canne | remaniement ministériel

Answer 41

the old man shuffled leaning on his stick | the carrot and the stick

Question 42

méticuleux, pointu

Answer 42

thorough

Question 43

sur le regard

Answer 43

under the eye

Question 44

vieille fille

Answer 44

spinster

Question 45

étoffe | fil

Answer 45

fabric | yarn

Question 46

coton et laine

Answer 46

cotton wool

Question 47

épais et mince

Answer 47

thick thin

Question 48

remonter la rue

Answer 48

walk up the street

Question 49

dévaler la pente

Answer 49

run down the slope

Question 50

grillage en fil de fer

Answer 50

wire netting

Question 51

au pied de l'escalier en pierre qui remonte la colline

Answer 51

at the foot of the stone stairway which runs up the hill

Question 52

trébucher

Answer 52

stumble

Question 53

chauve

Answer 53

bald

Question 54

mallette

Answer 54

briefcase

Question 55

se ressaisir

Answer 55

to pull oneself together

Question 56

potelé

Answer 56

chubby

Question 57

paupière

Answer 57

eyelid

Question 58

joue

Answer 58

cheek

Question 59

fils unique

Answer 59

only child

Question 60

sèchement

Answer 60

crisply briskly

Question 61

murmurer

Answer 61

to murmur to

Question 62

cacher à quelqu'un qlch

Answer 62

to conceal someone from something | to hide something from

Question 63

propriété

Answer 63

estate

Question 64

emprunt

Answer 64

borrow

Question 65

avoir l'intention de

Answer 65

to intend in doing...

Question 66

se servir d'une bouteille dans le frigo

Answer 66

to help myself to a bottle of water from the fridge