gesture, movement of limbs, head, leaning and bending, slow and fast

level 1

la geste

gesture

la gesticulation

gesticulation

gesticuler

to gesticulate

secouer

to shake

agiter les bras

to wave one’s arms about

agiter la main

to wave (one’s hand)

croiser les bras

to cross one’s arms

serrer dans ses bras

to hold in one’s arms

tendre le bras à quelqu’un

to hold out one’s arm to somone

donner la main à quelqu’un

to hold out one’s hand to someone

serrer la main à quelqu’un

to shake someone’s hand

donner une poignée de main à quelqu’un

to shake someone’s hand

joindre les mains

to join hands

battre des mains

to clap

caresser

to caress, to stroke

saisir

to grab, to seize

attraper

to catch

empoigner

to grab, to grasp

frapper

to hit, to beat

gifler

to slap

jeter, lancer

to throw

viser

to aim

répandre, éparpiller

to scatter

frotter

to rub

le frottement

friction, rubbing, scraping

la friction

friction

tendre la jambe, allonger la jambe

to stretch out one’s leg

plier la jambe

to flex one’s leg, to bend one’s knee

donner un coup de pied à

to kick

faire un signe de la tête

to nod

faire oui/non de la tête

to nod/shake one’s head

lever la tête

to raise one’s head

baisser la tête, incliner la tête

to lower one’s head

tourner la tête

to turn one’s head

secouer la tête, remuer la tête

to shake one’s head

hocher la tête

to nod

battre les paupières

to bat one’s eyelids

ciller

to blink

faire une grimace

to grimace

faire un clin d’oeil

to wink

la révérence

bow, curtsey; respect, deference, reverence

pencher

to lean over, be slanting; to tip, to tilt

se pencher

to lean over, to bend

penché

leaning, slanting

courber

to bend, to bow

se courber

to bend over, curve, to bow down

s’appuyer contre

to lean against

s’accouder à

to rest one’s elbows on

s’adosser à

to lean one’s back against

s’agenouiller

to kneel

s’incliner

to bow

incliner sa tête

to bow one’s head

plier

to fold, to bend, to flex

se dépêcher, se hâter, se presser

to hurry

presser le pas

to quicken one’s step, to speed up

se précipiter

to hurry, rush

s’empresser

to bustle about, around

accourir

to come running, to rush over

accélérer

to quicken, speed up, to accelerate

s’agiter

to bustle about, to fidget

marcher à grand pas

to stride

hâter le pas

to quicken one’s pace, step

s’élancer

to dash

poursuivre

to chase

trotter, trottiner

to trot

une enjambée

a stride

s’enfuir

to run away

s’élancer

to dash

traîner les pieds

to shuffle

se traîner

to hang about, to loiter

flâner

to saunter

déambuler

to stroll

errer, vagabonder

to wander

s’attarder

to loiter

se glisser dans

to creep into

s’introduire

to creep into, to slip into, to work one’s way in, to wriggle one’s way in

s’ininuer

to worm one’s way in, to insinuate yourself

bousculer

to bump into

heurter

to knock against, to bump into

bouleverser

to overturn

renverser

to overturn, to knock over

cogner

to knock, to hammer, to thump

taper

to hit

le contact

contact

le choc

impact, shock, crash, smash

la collision

collision

saccadé

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