Verbs of movement + Arm and Hand motion Flashcards
(29 cards)
1
Q
se précipiter
A
to dash into / rush into
2
Q
errer, flâner
A
to wander
3
Q
marcher à grands pas
A
to stride (to make enormous strides= faire de grandes avancées)
4
Q
défiler
A
to march
5
Q
marcher d’un pas hésitant
A
to toddle
6
Q
tituber
A
to stagger
7
Q
marcher sur la pointe des pieds
A
to tiptoe
8
Q
ramper
A
to crawl
9
Q
se faufiler
A
to sneak
10
Q
bondir / sautiller
A
to leap / to skip
11
Q
trébucher
A
to stumble / to trip on
12
Q
glisser
A
to slide
13
Q
déraper
A
to skid
14
Q
boitiller
A
to hobble / to limp
15
Q
roder
A
to prowl (around/about)
16
Q
piétiner
A
to trample (to trample civil rights)
17
Q
traîner les pieds
A
to shuffle
18
Q
jeter
A
to cast (to cast a light on an issue)
19
Q
saisir
A
to grab
20
Q
faire signe de la main
A
to wave at
21
Q
arracher
A
to snatch
22
Q
distribuer
A
to hand out
23
Q
donner un coup de coude pour attirer l’attention
A
to nudge
24
Q
essorer
A
to wring
25
tapoter
to pat (an animal)
26
hausser les épaules
to shrug
27
agripper
to clutch
28
claquer (une porte)
to slam (the door in his face)
29
mettre une lettre
to drop a letter into the box
