CH42 : The human body Flashcards

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incarner, l’incarnation

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to embody, the embodiment

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des muscles

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brawn

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musclé

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brawny

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une glande

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a gland

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une articulation

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joint

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intelligent, doué

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brainy

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intelligent, doué

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brainy

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une idée originale

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a brainchild / brain-child

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les traits

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the features

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la nuque

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the nape

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le teint

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the complexion

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barbu / imberbe

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bearded / beardless

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le torse / la poitrine (cage thoracique)

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the torso / the chest

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le buste

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the bust

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la poitrine / les seins

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the breast / the bosom

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la colonne vertébrale

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the backbone

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une vertèbre

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a vertebra

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les intestins

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the bowels / the intestines

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les tripes

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the guts

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le tibia

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the shin

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21
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un mollet

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a calf

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sanguinaire

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bloodthirsty

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sans pitié / de sang froid

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cold-blooded / bloodedly

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être glacé jusqu’aux os

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to be chilled/frozen to the bone

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donner la chair de poule à qq un
to make somebody’s flesh creep
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de la tête aux pieds
from head to foot
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être fou amoureux
to be head over heels in love
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jouer à pile ou face
to toss heads or tails
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se creuser la cervelle
to rack one’s brains
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faire la grimace
to make/pull a face
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à première vue
on the face of it
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surveiller qqn
to keep an eye on sby
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attirer l’attention de qqun
to catch sby’s eye
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de bouche à oreille
by word of mouth
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la lèvre supérieure / inférieure
the upper / lower lip
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se battre avec acharnement
to fight tooth and nail
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se raser la barbe
to shave off one’s beard
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avoir du cran
to have guts
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croiser les bras
to fold one’s arms
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lever / baisser la main
raise / lower one’s hand
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donner 1 coup de main à qqun
to give somebody a hand
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croiser les doigts
to keep one’s fingers crossed
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être très maladroit
to be all thumbs
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fréquenter qqun
to rub shoulders with somebody
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faire preuve de fermeté
to put one’s foot down
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partir en signe de mécontentement
to vote with one’s feet
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Je partage totalement son point de vue
I see eye to eye with him
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plaisanter
to speak tongue-in-cheek
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Elle aime les sucreries
She has a sweet tooth
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regarder qqun en fronçant les sourcils
to frown at sby
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« Tu ne vois pas que je suis submergé de travail? »
Can’t you see I’m up to my eyes at work?
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se contenter de belles paroles n’être X qu’en paroles
to pay lip service to -> He only pays lip service to environmentalism
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vouloir à tout prix
to have one’s heart set on X
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hausser les épaules
to shrug one’s shoulders -> shrugged
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s’atteler à la tâche
to put one’s shoulder to the wheel
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se moquer de qqun
to pull sby’s leg
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taper sur les nerfs de qqun
to set one’s teeth on edge
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Je n’y ai jamais mis les pieds
I have never set foot there
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Les rôles sont inversés maintenant
The boot / shoe is on the other foot now
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On dit des Britanniques qu’ils ne montrent pas leurs émotions quand ils sont en colère
The British are said to always keep a stiff upper lip
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La fuite des cerveaux
The brain drain
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Une pomme de discorde
A bone of contention
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Un secret honteux, un cadavre dans le placard
A skeleton in the cupboard
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Tout dans les muscles, rien dans la tête
All brawn and no brains
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A perte de vue
As far as the eye can see
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La voix du sang est la plus forte
Blood is thicker than water