gesto

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gesture

Examples

Tenía mal gesto.

He had an unpleasant expression on his face.

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Cuando mi padre se marchó de la habitación, ¡mi hermana me hizo un gesto grosero levantando el dedo medio!

When my dad left the room, my little sister gave me the finger!

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Un asentimiento con la cabeza es un gesto de acuerdo.

A nod is a sign of agreement.

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Mi padre me hizo un gesto que abandonara el cuarto.

Father gestured to me to leave the room.

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Él hizo un gesto para que paremos y descansemos un rato.

He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.

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Su trabajo no fue más que un gesto de buena voluntad.

His work was merely a gesture of good will.

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Me encanta cuando alguien que no conozco me sonríe o tiene un gesto amable conmigo.

I love it when someone I don't know smiles at me or does something kind.

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Ella desdeñó la idea con un despectivo gesto con la mano.

She pooh-poohed the idea with a disdainful wave of her hand.

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La aceptabilidad de un gesto social depende de innumerables factores sociales.

The acceptability of a social gesture depends on innumerable cultural factors.

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Este gesto vale más que mil palabras.

This gesture is worth more than a thousand words.

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Invitar a sus anfitriones franceses a cenar al elegante restorán parisino ciertamente fue un derroche para Tom, pero él no los había visitado hace varios años, y el gesto expresaba su sincera gratitud hacia su generosa hospitalidad.

Treating his French hosts to dinner at the tony Parisian restaurant was certainly a splurge for Tom, but he had not visited them for several years, and the gesture expressed his sincere gratitude for their generous hospitality.

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No hagas ese gesto.

Don't make that expression.

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