Man's Basic Concerns - The Human Body Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
Q

incarner

l’incarnation

A

to embody

the embodiment

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2
Q

une cellule

A

a cell

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3
Q

un muscle
des muscles
musclé

A

a muscle
brawn
brawny

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4
Q

charnu

A

fleshy

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5
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une veine

A

a vein

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6
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une artère

A

an artery

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7
Q

une articulation

A

a joint

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8
Q

un ongle

A

a nail

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9
Q

le crâne

A

the skull

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10
Q

intelligent, doué

A

brainy

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11
Q

les traits

A

the features

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12
Q

le nez => fouineur

A

nosy

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13
Q

le cou

A

the neck

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14
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la nuque

A

the nape

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15
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la gorge

A

the throat

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16
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le torse

17
Q

une côte

18
Q

le nombril

A

the navel {ei}

19
Q

le foie

20
Q

les reins

21
Q

la vessie

22
Q

l’utérus

A

the womb {wum}

23
Q

une aisselle

24
Q

un avant-bras

25
un coude
an elbow
26
un poignet
a wrist
27
la paume
the palm
28
une hanche
a hip
29
le tibia
the shin
30
un mollet
a calf
31
sanguinaire
bloodthirsty
32
être glacé jusqu'aux os
to be chilled / to be frozen to the bone
33
donner la chair de poule à qqn
to make sby's flesh creep
34
se creuser la cervelle
to rack one's brains
35
faire la grimace
to pull / make a face
36
à première vue
on the face of it
37
croiser les bras
to fold one's arms
38
être très maladroit
to be all thumbs
39
tous dans les muscles, rien dans la tête
all brawn and no brains