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1. noun(a movement of the head, hand etc to express an idea etc: The speaker emphasized his words with violent gestures.) gesto
2. verb(to make a gesture or gestures: He gestured to her to keep quiet.) hacer un gesto/gestos, hacer una señal/señalesgesture1 n gestogesture2 vb hacer gestos / hacer señastr['ʤesʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 ademán nombre masculino, gesto1 hacer gestos, hacer ademanes\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a gesture of en señal degesture n1) : gesto m, ademán m2) sign, token: gesto m, señal fa gesture of friendship: una señal de amistadn.• acción s.f.• ademán s.m.• demostración s.f.• detalle s.m.• gesto s.m.• muestra s.f.v.• accionar v.• hacer ademanes v.• hacer gestos v.
I 'dʒestʃər, 'dʒestʃə(r)a) ( of body) gesto m, ademán mb) (token, expression) gesto mthe card arrived late, but it was a nice gesture — la tarjeta llegó tarde, pero fue todo un detalle
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intransitive verb hacer* gestos['dʒestʃǝ(r)]1. N1) (lit) ademán m, gesto m2) (fig) demostración f ; (=small token) muestra f, detalle mwhat a nice gesture! — ¡qué gesto or detalle más agradable!
2.VI hacer gestoshe gestured towards the door — señaló or apuntó hacia la puerta
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I ['dʒestʃər, 'dʒestʃə(r)]a) ( of body) gesto m, ademán mb) (token, expression) gesto mthe card arrived late, but it was a nice gesture — la tarjeta llegó tarde, pero fue todo un detalle
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intransitive verb hacer* gestos -
2 gesture
s.1 gesto (también sentido figurado)2 detalle.v.1 gesticular, hacer gestos.2 llamar por gestos.3 expresar con gestos, gesticular acerca de.vi.hacer un gesto (single action); gesticular, hacer gestos (repeatedly) (pt & pp gestured) -
3 gesture at
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4 gesture drawing
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5 gesture toward
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6 nice gesture
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7 scornful or contemptuous gesture
English-spanish dictionary > scornful or contemptuous gesture
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8 as a gesture of
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9 suicide gesture
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10 a fine gesture
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11 affected gesture
s.gesto amanerado, remilgo, jeribeque. -
12 approving gesture
s.señal de aprobación. -
13 deferential gesture
s.gesto de deferencia, inclinación de respetuoso saludo. -
14 empty gesture
s.pura formalidad. -
15 fine gesture
s.gentileza, cortesía, acto de cortesía, atención. -
16 good gesture
s.buen gesto. -
17 grand gesture
s.gesto grandilocuente, gesto magnánimo. -
18 meaningful gesture
s.seña acordada, señal acordada. -
19 scornful gesture
s.gesto despectivo, desgaire. -
20 suicide gesture
s.gesto suicida, gesto de suicidio.
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