gesticulation

ʒɛstikylasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of gesticulation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

mouvements

Rare

action de faire beaucoup de mouvements avec les bras en parlant

Rare

Ses gesticulations rendaient son discours encore plus expressif.

agitation

intimidation

Rare

démonstration de force pour intimider sans vraiment agir

Rare

Cette gesticulation militaire ne trompe personne sur leurs vraies intentions.

démonstration

intimidation

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Origin of gesticulation

latin, gesticulatio (mouvement des mains)

Examples of gesticulation in a sentence

La gesticulation excessive du présentateur a amusé le public.
Leur gesticulation politique n'a pas impressionné l'opposition.
Cette gesticulation médiatique vise à détourner l'attention.

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English:gesticulation, posturing, ...
German:Gestikulieren, Machtdemonstration, ...
Italian:gesticolazione, esibizione di forza, ...
Spanish:gesticulación, bravuconada, ...
Portuguese:gesticulação, encenação, ...
Chinese:手舞足蹈, 虚张声势, ...
Japanese:ジェスチャー, 威嚇, ...
Arabic:تلوح بالأيدي, استعراض القوة, ...
Hebrew:הִתְנַעֲנוּעוּת, הַפְגָּנַת כֹּחַ, ...
Russian:жестикуляция, демонстрация силы, ...
Ukrainian:жестикуляція, демонстрація сили, ...
Catalan:gesticulació, bravuconada, ...
Danish:gestikuleren, magtdemonstration, ...
Dutch:gesticuleer, gestiek, ...
Greek:χειρονομία, ενέργεια, ...
Hungarian:hadonászás, erőfitogtatás, ...
Khmer:កាយវិការ, ការគំរាមកំហែង, ...
Korean:몸짓, 무력 시위, ...
Polish:gestykulacja, demonstracja siły, ...
Portuguese (BR):gesticulação, encenação, ...
Romanian:gesticulație, gesturi intimidante, ...
Swedish:gestikulering, maktdemonstration, ...
Thai:ท่าทางมือ, การข่มขู่เชิงสัญลักษณ์, ...
Turkish:jestler, gösteriş, ...
Vietnamese:cử chỉ tay, thị uy, ...

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Definition of gesticulation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Origin of gesticulation

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