the five senses and speech Flashcards

(90 cards)

1
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percevoir

A

to perceive

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apercevoir (qqch, qql)

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to glimpse (sth/ at sb or sth);
to catch a glimpse of

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apercevoir / entrevoir

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to catch sight of

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4
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distinguer (qqch)

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to make out (sth)

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5
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discerner

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to discern

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6
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détecter

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to detect

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7
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poser les yeux sur

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to set eyes on / to lay eyes on

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contempler / admirer

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to behold

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regarder (qqch, qqn)

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to look at;
to have a look at

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voir/ regarder;
visionner (diapos);
examiner (documents)

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to view (sth/sb)

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11
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jeter un coup d’œil furtif

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to steal a glance

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regarder (qqn, qqch) à la dérobée

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to peep at;
to peek at

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13
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scruter du regard

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to peer at

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14
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contempler

A

to gaze at

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15
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regarder bouche bée

A

to gape at

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16
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regarder fixement;
dévisager

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to stare at

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17
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lorgner;
reluquer

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to ogle (sb);
to leer (at sb)

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18
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regarder en fronçant les sourcils

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to frown at

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19
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lancer un regard furieux

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to glare at

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20
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regarder de travers

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to give (sth/sb) a dirty look

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21
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faire un clin d’œil

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to wink (at sb)

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22
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regarder qqn droit dans les yeux

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to look (straight) in the eye

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23
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en un clin d’œil

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in the twinkling of an eye

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24
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regarder, observer;
garder, surveiller (enfant)

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to watch (sb/ sth)

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observer
to observe sth/sb
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scuter; examiner minutieusement
to scrutinize sth/sb
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examiner
to eye sth/sb
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avec méfiance
warily
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sembler/paraître
to have/ take a look at sb/sth
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prendre soin/ s'occuper de qqn
to look after sb
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ressembler à qqn
to look like sb
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chercher (des yeux) qqn
to look for sth
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veiller sur qqn; guetter qqn
to kook out for sb
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faire attention à qqn (nég); être à l'affût de qqch
to look out for sth
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être aux aguets/ de vigie
to keep a lookout
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Attention!
Look out! Watch out!
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hors de portée de voix
out of hearing range/ earshot
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à portée de voix
within hearing range/ earshot
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percevoir un son
to catch/ make out/ discern a sound
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se concentrer sur
to concentrate on
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prêter l'oreille à un son
to pay attention to a sound
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être tout ouïe
to be all ears; to prick up one's ears
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le silence
silence
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un bruit, un tapage
a noise
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(machines) un vacarme; (personnes) un chahut
a din
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un vacarme, un raffut
a racket
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faire du bruit/ du vacarme/ du raffut
to make a noise/ a din / a racket
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se faire entendre malgré le bruit
to be heard over the noise
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silencieux
silent
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bruyant
noisy
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sans bruit, silencieux
noiseless
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perceptible, audible
audible
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aigu, perçant
sharp, shrill
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sourd
dull
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etouffé
muffled
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discordant, strident
harsh, jarring
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fort
loud
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faible
faint
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assourdissant
deafening
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une odeur agréable
a pleasant smell
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une odeur désagréable
an unpleasant smell
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sentir (qqch)
to smell (of sth)
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sentir mauvais
to smell nasty
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puer, empester
to stink
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renifler (qqch)
to sniff
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malodorant
evil-smelling, foul
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inodore
scentless
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une saveur, un arôme
a flavour
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goûter (qqch); déguster (qqch)
to taste sth
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(re)cracher qqch
to spit out sth
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avoir bon/ mauvais goût
to taste good/bad
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salé
salty
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sucré, doux
sweet
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amer
bitter
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acide
sour
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umami
umami
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insipide
tasteless
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dégoûtant, dégueu
nasty, yucky
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miam-miam
yummy
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prononcer (mot) émettre (son)
to utter
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bégayer
to stutter, to stammer
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marmonner
to mumble
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murmurer, grogner
to mutter
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manger ses mots
to slur one's words
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zézayer, zozoter
to lisp
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balbutier
to hum
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accentuer
to stress
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muet, non prononcé
mute
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distinctement
distinctly
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clairement
clearly