Movements and gestures Flashcards

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le mouvement

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(a) motion

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se mettre sur ses pieds

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to get on one’s feet

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être debout

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to stand / be standing

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être assis

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to sit / be sitting

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être allongé

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to lie / be lying

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être agenouillé

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to kneel / be kneeling

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l’immobilité

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immobility

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la mobilité

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mobility

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ne pas bouger

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to stand still

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se pencher

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to bend (down)

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se retourner

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to turn around

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aller / partir

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to go

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s’en aller / partir

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to go away / leave

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marcher

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to walk

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traverser

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to cross / to walk across/through

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revenir (au point de départ)

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to come back

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s’avancer

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to move forward

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reculer

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to step backwards / to stand back

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atteindre un endroit

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to reach a place

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suivre

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to follow

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porter (du poids)

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to carry

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sauter

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to jump / to spring

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ramasser

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to pick up

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bouger/se déplacer

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to move / to stir

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se lever (quand on est couché ou pas)
to get up
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se lever (pas couché)
to stand up
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s'asseoir
to sit (down)
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s'allonger
to lie down
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s'agenouiller
to kneel (down)
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(im)mobile
(im)mobile
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ne pas tenir en place
to be restless
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être appuyé (sur/contre)
to be leaning/ to lean on/against
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se baisser
to stoop
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tomber
to fall
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venir
to come
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aller à (un endroit)
to go to (a place)
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passer devant / à côté de
to walk past / by
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revenir (une 2e fois)
to come again
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s'écarter
to stand aside
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grimper
to climb
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arriver à
to arrive in/at
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s'approcher de qqn
to come up to sb
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prendre
to take
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apporter
to bring
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secouer
to shake
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bondir
to leap
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un bond
a leap
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tenir
to hold
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se courber
to lean (foward)
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rester assis
to remain sitting
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rester debout
to remain standing
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rester immobile
to remain motionless
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s'approcher (d'un endroit) (3)
to draw near / to come near / to approach
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entrer /sortir
to come in / to come out
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monter / descendre
to go up / to go down
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entrer quelque part
to go into a place / to enter a place
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aller chercher qn à la gare
to pick sb up from the station
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emmener qqn à la gare
to take sb to the station
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entrer / sortir d'une pièce
to run into a room/ to run out of a room
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fuir
to run away
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s'enfuir
to flee
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se sauver
to escape
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un saut dans l'inconnu
a leap into the unknown
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un grand bond en avant
a great leap forward
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il faut réfléchir avant d'agir
look before you leap
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"Un petit pas pour l'homme, un pas de géant pour l'humanité" (date?)
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind (Neil Armstrong, July 21 1969)
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s'incliner
to bow
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se dresser sur son séant
to sit up
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s'effondrer
to collapse
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s'accroupir
to crouch/to squat
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croiser les bras
to fold one's arm
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se redresser
to straighten one's back
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l'allure
the pace
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faire non de la tête
to shake one's head
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maladroit, gauche
clumsy/awkward
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adroit, habile
skilful/clever
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brandir
to brandish/to wield
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balancer les bras
to swing one's arms
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rendre qqch
to hand sth back
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(faire) passer le sel
to pass the salt
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essuyer
to wipe
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arracher qqch à qqn
to wrench sth from sb/ to snatch sth from sb
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déchirer
to tear (up)
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étrangler
to strangle
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étaler (une carte)
to spread out (a map)
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s'asseoir à califourchon
to sit astride
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se laisser tomber
to drop
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se vautrer
to sprawl
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faire volte-face
to spin
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croiser les jambes
to cross one's leg
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la démarche
the gait
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faire un pas
to take a step
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faire oui de la tête
to nop (one's head)
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la maladresse
clumsiness
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montrer du doigt
to point (at)
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soulever
to lift
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lever la main
to raise one's hand
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faire passer quelque chose
to hand sth round
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serrer le poing
to clench one's fist
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frotter
to rub
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tordre, essorer
to wring
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se cramponner à
to cling to
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tirer, trainer
to draw / drag
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jeter violemment
to fling / hurl
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donner un coup de poing
to punch
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jeter qqch en l'air
to toss
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être assis en tailleur
to sit cross-legged
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faire une révérence
to take a bow
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accelerer le pas
to quicken one's pace
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ralentir le pas
to slacken one's pace
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être très maladroit (de ses mains)
to be all thumbs
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les bras tendus
with outstretched arms
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les bras ballants
with arms dangling
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les poings sur les hanches
with arms akimbo
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enfoncer les mains dans ses poches
to thrust one's hand into one's pockets
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tendre la main pour attraper qqch
to reach out for sth
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tendre la main à qqn (sens propre)
to hold out one's hand to sb
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faire signe (de la main) à qqn
to wave to sb
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faire signe à qqn de faire qqch (2)
to beckon sb to do sth / to gesture for sb to do sth
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jeter qqch à un chien pour jouer
to throw sth to a dog
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jeter qqch à un chien pour le faire fuir
to throw sth at a dog
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hausser les épaules / en haussant les épaules
to shrug one's shoulders / with a shrug
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serrer dans ses bras, étreindre
to hug / to give sb a hug / to embrace
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Le petit Gabriel ne tient pas en place. Il a la bougeotte.
Little Gabriel can't sit still. He has ants in his pants.
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Elle lui fit au revoir de la main et quitta la gare.
She waved him goodbye and left the station
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glisser accidentellement (sur qqch)
to slip on sth
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glisser (avec élégance)
to glide
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trébucher sur
to stumble / to trip
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vaciller, chanceler
to reel / to stagger
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boiter
to limp
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ramper
to crawl
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se déhancher
to sway one's hips
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marcher à grandes enjambées
to stride
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s'attarder, trainer
to linger / to loiter
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un flâneur
a stroller
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trainer
to hand about / around
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se précipiter
to rush
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piétiner
to trample
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glisser (volontairement avec des patins par ex)
to slide
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faire un croc-en-jambe
to trip sb up
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osciller, chanceler
to sway
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tituber
to totter
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clopiner, claudiquer
to hobble
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sautiller
to hop
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se dandiner
to waddle
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se tortiller
to wriggle
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se pavaner
to strut
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flâner
to saunter
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s'attarder, musarder
to dawdle
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partir comme une flèche
to dart (dart=fléchettes)
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se dépêcher, se hater
to hurry
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fouler aux pieds
to tread
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perdre l'équilibre
to lose one's balance
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marcher à quatre pattes
to walk on all fours
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entrer dans une pièce à pas de loup
to creep into a room
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marcher sur la pointe des pieds
to walk on tiptoe / to tiptoe
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s'éclipser, partir furtivement (3)
to slip away / to steal away / to sneak away
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décamper, déguerpir, détaler, filer (3)
to clear out / to clear off / to scuttle
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filer (parce qu'on est pressé)
to scurry off / to dash
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Désolé! Je suis pressé, il faut que je file
Sorry ! I'm in a hurry, I must dash
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faire les cent pas
to pace up and down / back and forth
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aller et venir
to walk to and fro
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faire une promenade, se promener
to go for a walk / for a stroll / to stroll
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se diriger vers un endroit
to make for a place
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monter les escaliers 4 à 4
to rush up the stairs
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entrer quelque part en trombe
to burst into / to storm into a place
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escalader une falaise avec difficulté
to scramble up a cliff
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avancer à tâtons vers la porte
to grope one's way towards the door
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marcher en trainant des pieds
to shuffle one's feet / to shuffle along
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marcher péniblement, à pas lourds
to plod(along) / to trudge / to tramp
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errer sans but
to wander about/aimlessly
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errer dans les rues
to roam the streets
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roder dans les rues (intention malveillante)
to prowl the street
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marcher au pas/manifester
to march
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se frayer un chemin à coup de coude
to elbow one's way through