wag in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wag in the English»French Dictionary

I.wag [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] N

1. wag (movement):

wag (of tail)

frétillement m

2. wag (joker):

wag inf, dated

farceur/-euse m/f

II.wag <pres part wagging; pret, pp wagged> [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] VB trans

wag tail

remuer

wag head

hocher

to wag one's finger at sb

agiter son doigt (en signe de reproche) dans la direction de qn

III.wag <pres part wagging; pret, pp wagged> [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] VB intr

wag tail:

remuer, frétiller

wag head:

s'agiter

tongues will wag fig

ça va faire jaser

IV.wag [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ]

it's the tail wagging the dog

c'est le monde à l'envers

Translations for wag in the French»English Dictionary

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faire jaser dans les chaumières hum

to cause tongues to wag

faiseur de bons mots pej

wag

frétiller de la queue chien:

to wag its tail

agiter queue

to wag

balancer la queue

to wag its tail

wag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wag in the English»French Dictionary

I.wag <-gg-> [wæg] VB trans

wag

remuer

wag one's head

agiter

II.wag <-gg-> [wæg] VB intr

wag

remuer

III.wag [wæg] N (to and fro movement)

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

Translations for wag in the French»English Dictionary

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remuer la queue

to wag its tail

wag Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

with a wag of his tail

en remuant la queue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Reportedly, he wagged his finger at the man, as if to say, "do not do that".

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This earns him the reputation of a card (a character, someone able to set tongues wagging) a reputation he is determined to cement.

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Not by morals patched and an educational finger wagged.

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A ro-langs can not speak or bend over, it signals its victims by wagging its tongue back and forth.

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The right hand is held up (as in a right turn signal) with the index finger extended and wagging.

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Squirrels are frequently preyed upon by the rattlesnakes, but the snakes rarely attack squirrels who are wagging their tales.

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This is a practice in which the pair approach each other, each wagging its head from side to side, and then rattle their beaks together.

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