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Meanings of gestures in English

Russian
жест
Portuguese
gesto
Catalan
gestualitat
Spanish
gesto
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Form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication.

жест

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Examples for "gesture"
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Maybe it was a local gesture meaning good luck and good health.
Man in the Middle
2
He went to ask a question; she silenced him with a gesture.
The marks of cain
3
Stop speaking the words, use the physical body and make the gesture.
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
4
An everyday gesture with enough power behind it to level a house.
All You Need Is Kill
5
His gesture merely earned him, and the paper, yet more expletive-laden abuse.
The Guardian
Usage of gestures in English
1
Different societies make different sense out of similar bodily actions or gestures.
The Guardian
2
Dwarves were given to physical gestures over words, which suited her fine.
Jarka Ruus
3
Users can also use gestures to control the menus and media content.
The Irish Times
4
Do not speak, simply use gestures to communicate if you need to.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
5
Often associated with CEOs and elected representatives; frequently accompanied by tokenistic gestures.
The Irish Times
6
Assad made token gestures toward reforms, including lifting a decades-old emergency law.
Reuters
7
There's no mention of Siri or combining voice control with physical gestures.
Wired
8
The whole of the Second of December was in these two gestures.
The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
9
President Muhammadu Buhari gestures while posing with his family members in Abuja.
Reuters
10
Many of Bret's gestures would end up helping me in the future.
On Edge
11
Chekhov gave us five archetypal gestures to investigate this world of action:
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
12
But still he was savage in his tone and in his gestures.
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
13
Wassef accused Scaf of offering empty gestures in place of genuine reform.
The Guardian
14
Carlo looks over and notices me and gestures; he'll be right over.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
15
He was abrupt and enthusiastic in conversation, and used gestures in speaking.
Godolphin, Volume 1.
16
There was grace in her carriage, charm in her gestures and movements.
Children of the Market Place
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Translations for gestures
Portuguese
gestogestos
Spanish
gesto
Gestures through the time
Gestures across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
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