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geste
gesture
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Often used with verbs like faire or avoir.
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regard
gaze / look
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Can refer to both the act of looking and facial expression.
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sourire
smile
📌 Note de grammaire
Also functions as a verb (sourire).
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haussement
shrug
📌 Note de grammaire
Usually followed by 'd’épaules' when referring to shoulders.
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expression
expression
📌 Note de grammaire
Elided to l' before a mute vowel.
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posture
posture
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Feminine noun.
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clignement
blink
📌 Note de grammaire
Derived from the verb cligner.
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bras
arm
📌 Note de grammaire
Invariable in spelling for singular and plural.
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main
hand
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Feminine noun with irregular plural base ending.
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doigt
finger
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The 't' at the end is silent.
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froncement
frown / furrowing
📌 Note de grammaire
Usually associated with eyebrows (sourcils).
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hochement
nod
📌 Note de grammaire
Associated with the head (tête).
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hauskser les épaules
to shrug one's shoulders
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Reflexive/expression construction with shoulders.
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croiser les bras
to cross one's arms
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Common defensive posture indicator.
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fixer
to stare at / to gaze at
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Takes a direct object without preposition.
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hocher
to nod
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Regular -er verb.
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cligner
to blink
📌 Note de grammaire
Often followed by des yeux.
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rougir
to blush / to turn red
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Second group (-ir) verb.
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balbutier
to stammer / to stutter
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Indicates hesitation in spoken communication.
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soupirer
to sigh
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Expresses emotion through breathing.
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communicatif
communicative
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Feminine form is communicative.
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gêné
embarrassed / uneasy
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Past participle used as an adjective.
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expressif
expressive
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Feminine form is expressive.
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fermé
closed / unapproachable
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Metaphorically describes body language that avoids openness.
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ouvert
open / receptive
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Irregular past participle/adjective (féminin: ouverte).
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