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1 gesture
n. gest, åtbörd--------v. gestikulera, göra en åtbörd; antyda med en rörelse; grimasera* * *['‹es ə] 1. noun(a movement of the head, hand etc to express an idea etc: The speaker emphasized his words with violent gestures.) gest, åtbörd2. verb(to make a gesture or gestures: He gestured to her to keep quiet.) gestikulera, göra åtbörder -
2 motion
n. rörelse; gång; förslag; yrkande, motion, formell begäran--------v. antyda, göra tecken åt, indikera* * *['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) rörelse2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gest, åtbörd, tecken3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) förslag, yrkande, motion2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) vinka (göra tecken) till (åt)- motion picture
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3 wave
n. våg; bölja; vinkning; våg (hår)--------v. vinka; svänga med; vifta bort; gunga; bölja, svalla (vågor); våga sig (hår); göra vågig, permanenta* * *[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) våg2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) våg3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) våg4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) våg5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) vinkning2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) bölja, fladdra2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) [] göra vågig, [] självfall3) (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.) vinka•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside
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gesture politics — noun Political activity aimed primarily at satisfying public opinion • • • Main Entry: ↑gesture … Useful english dictionary
gesture language — noun Date: 1855 communication by gestures; especially sign language called also gestural language … New Collegiate Dictionary
gesture politics — noun action by a politician for motives of publicity or to influence public opinion … Wiktionary
gesture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement that expresses sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical … Collocations dictionary
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gesture — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or how you feel: Jim raised his hands in a despairing gesture. | This form of sign language is rich in gesture. 2 (C) something that you say or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
