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2 magnanimous
[mæɡ'næniməs](noble and generous: a magnanimous gesture.) mărinimos- magnanimity -
3 motion
['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) mişcare2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gest3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) moţiune2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) a face semn (să)- motion picture
- in motion -
4 respond
[rə'spond]( with to)1) (to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) a răspunde; a reacţiona2) (to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment: His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs.) a răspunde (la)3) ((of vehicles etc) to be guided easily by controls: The pilot said the plane did not respond to the controls.) a răspunde (la)•- response- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- responsive
- responsively
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5 signify
1) (to be a sign of; to mean: His frown signified disapproval.) a însemna, a semnifica2) (to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc: He signified his approval with a nod.) a însemna, a indica•- significant
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6 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) a pocni din degete -
7 sporting
1) (of, or concerned with, sports: the sporting world.) sportiv2) ((negative unsporting) showing fairness and kindness or generosity, especially if unexpected: a sporting gesture.) fair-play, sportiv -
8 sweeping
1) (that sweeps: a sweeping gesture.) larg2) ((of changes etc) very great: a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms.) radical -
9 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) val2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) undă3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) ondulaţie4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) val5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) semn cu mâna2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) a flutura (în vânt)2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) a ondula3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) a face semn cu mâna•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside
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