The Human Being - Hearing, seeing, colours Flashcards

(54 cards)

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dur d’oreille

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hard of hearing

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assourdissant

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deafening

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3
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un silence

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a hunch

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faire taire

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to hush

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léger, faible

faiblement

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faint

faintly

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sourd (son)

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dull

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aigu, strident

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sharp / shrill

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étouffé, assourdi

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muffled

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un vacarme

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a din / a racket / an uproar

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10
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un bourdonnement

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a drone

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11
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grincer

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to creak

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12
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un sifflement

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a hiss

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13
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klaxonner

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to honk

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ronronner

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to purr

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couiner

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to squeak

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un bruit sourd

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a thud / a thump

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gazouiller

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to twitter

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ronronner (machine)

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to whirr

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19
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en vue / hors de vue

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in sight / out of sight

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20
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regarder l’air songeur

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to gaze at

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21
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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance at

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apercevoir qqch

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to glimpse sth

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regarder qqn avec colère

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to glare at sby

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scruter qqch

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to peer at sth

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examiner qqch en détail
to scan / to scrutinize sth
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éclairer
to light (up)
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brillant ≠ terne (lumière)
bright ≠ dull / lacklustre
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cru / criard (lumière)
gaudy / garish
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rougeoyer, flamboyer
to glow
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une faible lueur
a glimmer
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scintiller
to twinkle
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étinceler, miroiter
to glint
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luire
to glitter / to gleam
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étinceler
to sparkle
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éblouissant
dazzling
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(faire) clignoter
to flash
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un éclat de lumière
a flash of light
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une lampe torche
a flashlight / a torch
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un éclat aveuglant
a glare
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noircir
to blacken
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noir de jais
jet black
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blanchir
to whiten
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grisâtre
greyish
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être sourd comme un pot
to be stone-deaf
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un son aigu | un son grave
a high sound | a low sound
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un bruit violent
a loud bang
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émettre un son
to emit a sound
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une voix enrouée
a husky voice
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avoir une vue perçante
to be sharp-sighted
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être myope
to be short-sighted
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être presbyte
to be long-sighted
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un voyeur
a voyeur / a Peeping Tom
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regarder qqn avec admiration
to gaze admiringly at sby
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une lueur d'espoir
a glimmer of hope