Body Language Vocabulary

blink - mrknout, zamrkat (jako reflex)

verb - to close and open your eyes quickly

clench - sevřít, pevně uchopit, pevně sevřít, svírat

verb - to hold something tightly

face - stát čelem, být otočený směrem

verb - to stand with your face in the direction of something

forehead - čelo

noun - the part of the face that is above the eyes

frown - mračit se, zamračit se

verb - to make your forehead wrinkled when you do not like what you see or hear, when you are worried or angry

greet - pozdravit, zdravit

verb - to say 'hello' and 'goodbye'

grin - zubit se, křenit se, usmívat se, smát se, šklebit se

verb - to smile showing your teeth

groan - naříkat, sténat, vzdychat

verb - to make a deep sound showing your pain or sadness

handshake - podání ruky

noun - the act of shaking a person's hand (as a greeting etc.)

hold - držet, podržet, přidržet

verb - to have something in your hand

hug - obejmout

verb - to put your arms around somebody to show affection

cheek - tvář

noun - one of the sides of the face under the eyes

laugh - smát se

verb - to be very happy or amused and show it with an expression on your face and with sounds

link - spojit, propojit

verb - to connect or join two things

nod - kývnout (hlavou), přikývnout

verb - to move your head forward and down to express agreement, acceptance etc.

pat - poplácat, poklepat

verb - to lightly touch someone with the palm of your hand

pinch - štípnout, štípat

verb - to press painfully between your thumb and index finger

punch - uhodit (pěstí), dát pěstí, udeřit (pěstí), praštit (pěstí)

verb - to hit something or somebody hard with the fist

scratch - škrábnout, poškrábat

verb - to cut very lightly with a sharp instrument

shake - zatřást, třást, otřást se, zatřást se, třást se, klepat se, oklepat se

verb - to move quickly from side to side or up and down

shiver - třást se, klepat se (např. zimou)

verb - to shake from cold, fear, excitement etc.

shrug - pokrčit rameny

verb - to move your shoulders up and down to show that you do not know

sigh - vzdychnout, vzdychat, vzdychnout si

verb - to let out deep breath with a sound which shows that you are tired, disappointed, sad

strike - udeřit, praštit

verb - to hit

stroke - hladit, pohladit

verb - to touch or rub gently, to move the hand gently over something

wave - mávat, zamávat

verb - to move your hand back and forth or from side to side in order to say hello or goodbye

wink - mrknout

verb - to close and open your eye very quickly, usually when you want to give an unspoken signal to somebody

yawn - zívat

verb - to open the mouth widely and breathe in deeply, esp. when you are sleepy

yell - řvát, křičet

verb - to shout loudly