gesture in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gesture in the English»French Dictionary

I.gesture [Brit ˈdʒɛstʃə, Am ˈdʒɛstʃər] N lit, fig

gesture

geste m (of de)

a nice gesture

un beau geste

a political/humanitarian gesture

un geste politique/humanitaire

a gesture of goodwill/solidarity

un geste de bonne volonté/de solidarité

an empty gesture

un geste qui ne signifie rien

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

to gesture one's assent

faire un geste d'assentiment

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

gesture

faire un geste

to gesture at or towards sth

désigner qc d'un geste

to gesture to sb

faire signe à qn (to do de faire)

gesture politics N + vb sing pej

gesture politics

gesticulations fpl politiciennes

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impulsive gesture, reaction

spontané

impulsive person, gesture

impulsif/-ive

balefully gesture

d'un air menaçant

self-sacrificing gesture, act

d'abnégation

listless gesture

mou/molle

vehement tirade, gesture, attack

véhément

dramatically gesture, pause

de façon théâtrale

dolefully look, gesture

d'un air triste

reprovingly look, gesture

d'un air réprobateur

gesture in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gesture in the English»French Dictionary

I.gesture [ˈdʒes·tʃər] N

gesture

geste m

welcoming gesture

geste de bienvenue

II.gesture [ˈdʒes·tʃər] VB intr

gesture

exprimer par gestes

III.gesture [ˈdʒes·tʃər] VB trans

to gesture sb to +infin

faire le geste à qn de +infin

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disrespectful gesture

insolent(e)

mincing behavior, gesture

maniéré(e)

an effortless gesture

un geste naturel

flamboyant gesture

qui a du panache

fond memories, gesture

bon

fond gesture

tendre

lewd gesture

obscène

to make a token gesture

faire un geste pour la forme

Translations for gesture in the French»English Dictionary

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geste

gesture

geste d'amour

gesture of love

faire un geste

to make a gesture

geste de dérision

derisive gesture

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His head is turned towards the viewer, and he gestures with his right hand toward the mountain summit.

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Studies have found strong evidence that speech and gesture are innately linked in the brain and work in an efficiently wired and choreographed system.

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There are plenty of sideways glances and loving gestures, but it is like they are testing each other to see if the feelings are true.

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The gesture of painting itself became the creative act.

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The invitation, in fact, left no room for refusal, and every gesture in the sense of preserving the pre-revolutionary government was interpreted as hostile.

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

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This gesture was symbolic because 1904 was the 100th anniversary of that uprising.

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

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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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The artist who undertakes gesture drawing also receives the benefits of self-training their drawing ability.

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