gesture in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gesture in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.gesture [Am ˈdʒɛstʃər, Brit ˈdʒɛstʃə] N

1. gesture (of body):

gesture

gesto m

gesture

ademán m

a rude gesture

un gesto grosero

to make a gesture of annoyance/impatience

hacer un gesto de irritación/de impaciencia

2. gesture (token, expression):

gesture

gesto m

a gesture of defiance

un gesto desafiante

an empty/symbolic gesture

un gesto vacío/simbólico

the card arrived late, but it was a nice gesture

la tarjeta llegó tarde, pero fue todo un detalle

attr gesture politics

política f gestual or del gesto

II.gesture [Am ˈdʒɛstʃər, Brit ˈdʒɛstʃə] VB intr

gesture

hacer gestos

she gestured in my direction

me hizo señas

I gestured to them to be quiet

les hice señas para que se callaran

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theatrically talk/gesture

de manera teatral

theatrically talk/gesture

de manera histriónica

theatrically talk/gesture

haciendo (mucho) teatro

indecent language/gesture

indecente

openhanded gesture

generoso

threateningly loiter/gesture

de modo amenazador

threateningly loiter/gesture

amenazadoramente

masterful manner/gesture

autoritario

masterful manner/gesture

imperioso

Translations for gesture in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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jeribeque

wild gesture

guaragua

florid gesture

guaragua

elaborate gesture

un gesto paternal

a paternal o fatherly gesture

un gesto aprobatorio

a gesture of approval

gesture in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gesture in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.gesture [ˈdʒes·tʃər] N

1. gesture (body movement):

gesture

gesto m

2. gesture (act):

gesture

muestra f

a gesture towards sb

un detalle con alguien

II.gesture [ˈdʒes·tʃər] VB intr

gesture

hacer un ademán

III.gesture [ˈdʒes·tʃər] VB trans

gesture

indicar con un ademán

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lewdness of gesture, remark

obscenidad f

inelegant gesture, movement

basto, -a

lewd gesture, remark

obsceno, -a

a gesture of goodwill

un gesto de buena voluntad

sweeping gesture

amplio, -a

to gesture widely

gesticular mucho

Translations for gesture in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gesto amenazador

threatening gesture

gesto (con la mano)

gesture

gesto

gesture

un gesto de apoyo

a gesture of support

ademán

gesture

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sometimes this gesture is completed with only three fingers being half opened (thumb, index and middle).

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In a self-reflective gesture, the postal authority also issued a souvenir sheet commemorating its own first stamps.

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Additionally, when people use gestures, there is a certain shared background knowledge.

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He gestures with his right hand during the recitation, and he reaches out with it on the last line.

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There is however a change in gesture typology at different ages, suggesting a connection between gestures and language development.

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The gesture of painting itself became the creative act.

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The use of gestures in combination with speech allowed the brain to decrease the need for semantic control.

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Another broad category of gestures comprises those gestures used spontaneously when we speak.

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Gesturing is probably universal; there has been no report of a community that does not gesture.

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He refuses to sign the mural, saying this would be a final gesture that would preclude him from making revisions later.

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