wag in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wag in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wag¹ [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] N (movement)

wag

(of tail) scodinzolamento m

II.wag¹ <forma in -ing wagging, pt, pp wagged> [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] VB trans

wag tail

dimenare

wag head

scuotere, scrollare

to wag one's finger at sb

minacciare or rimproverare qn agitando il dito

III.wag¹ <forma in -ing wagging, pt, pp wagged> [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] VB intr

the dog's tail wagged

il cane scodinzolò

tongues will wag fig

si farà un gran parlare or ci saranno molti pettegolezzi

IV.wag¹ [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ]

it's the tail wagging the dog

è il mondo alla rovescia! cose da matti!

wag² [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] N arch, inf (joker)

wag

burlone m / burlona f

Translations for wag in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scodinzolamento

tail-wag

scodinzolare cane:

to wag one's tail

si farà un gran parlare

tongues will wag

scrollare testa

to wag

dimenare animale: coda

to wag(gle)

agitare coda

to wag

menare la coda cane:

to wag one's tail

agitare la coda

to wag one's tail

wag in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wag in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wag¹ <-gg-> [wæg] VB trans

wag

agitare

the dog wagged its tail

il cane scodinzolò

to wag one's finger at sb/sth

minacciare qu con il dito

II.wag¹ <-gg-> [wæg] VB intr

wag

agitarsi

III.wag¹ [wæg] N

wag

scodinzolamento m

wag² [wæg] N inf

wag

burlone(-a) m (f)

Translations for wag in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scodinzolare

to wag its tail

dimenare (coda)

to wag

agitare (coda)

to wag

menare (coda)

to wag

wag Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wag one's finger at sb/sth

minacciare qu con il dito

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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Not by morals patched and an educational finger wagged.

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

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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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