The Human Being - Movement and speed Flashcards

(53 cards)

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aller et venir

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to come and go

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avancer

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to move forward / to advance

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passer devant qqch

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to pass sth / to go past sth

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4
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entrer quelque part

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to enter a place

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5
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entrer dans un endroit

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to go / to come in(to) a place

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se mettre en route

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to set off / to get under way

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se diriger vers

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to head for

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8
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(s’)approcher

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to come / to draw near

to approach

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traîner, s’attarder

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to hang around

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faire la queue

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to queue / to line up

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11
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traverser

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to cross

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12
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gravir / grimper

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to climb (klaim)

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embarquer, monter à bord

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to board sth

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aller qq part en voiture

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to drive to a place

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aller qq part à vélo / en moto

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to ride to a place

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aller qq part à pied

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to walk to a place

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17
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poursuivre

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to go after

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18
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fuir

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to flee

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19
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aller trop vite

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to speed

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20
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un compteur de vitesse

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a speedometer

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21
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accélérer (processus)

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to quicken

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22
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accélérer

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to speed up / to accelerate

23
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une accélération brutale

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a spurt (to spurt)

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se hâter

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to hasten (‘heisn)

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entrer précipitamment
to scramble into a place
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filer
to streak by
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sans se presser
leisurely
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lent, mou
sluggish
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être à la traîne | traîner
to lag behind | to dawdle
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un traînard
a laggard / a dawdler
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paresser
to lounge about
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remettre à plus tard
to postpone / to put off
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repousser
to delay
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un retard
a delay
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suspendre
to hold sth up ; to suspend
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changer qqch de place
to shift sth
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empiler
to pile up / head up
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insérer
to insert sth into sth
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fourrer qqch dans qqch
to stuff / jam sth into sth
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coincer qqch entre / dans
to wedge sth between / into
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retirer qqch de
to withdraw sth from
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ranger qqch
to put away sth
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les allées et venues
comings and goings
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se démarquer de
to make a move away from
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la montée de l'euro
the upward climb of the euro
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un trajet de 60 km
a sixty-kilometers drive
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un long / court trajet en voiture
a long / shortdrive
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un radar
a radar (speed) trap
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à moins d'une heure de voiture de
within an hour's drive from sth
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un trajet en bus / train aisé
a smooth ride
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un trajet en bus de 20 min
a 20 min bus ride
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se faire prendre en stop
to hitch a ride
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s'envoler
to fly away / off