WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| wag [sth]⇒ vtr | (tail: move up and down) (el rabo, la cola) | menear⇒ vtr |
| | | mover⇒ vtr |
| | The dog wagged its tail when its owner got home from work. |
| | El perro meneó la cola cuando su dueño llegó a casa del trabajo. |
| wag [sth] vtr | (move [sth] up and down) | mover de arriba a abajo loc verb |
| | | agitar⇒ vtr |
| | The man was shouting and wagging his finger. |
| | El hombre gritaba y movía el dedo de arriba a abajo. |
| wag⇒ vi | (tail: move up and down) | mover⇒ vi |
| | You can tell the puppy is excited because its tail is wagging. |
| | Te das cuenta de que el cachorro está emocionado porque mueve la cola. |
| wag vi | (move up and down) | mover⇒ vi |
| | The teacher's finger was wagging at me disapprovingly. |
| | El dedo del maestro se movía en desaprobación. |
| wag n | (up-and-down movement) (del rabo) | movimiento nm |
| | | meneo nm |
| | The wag of the dog's tail showed how pleased she was to see a familiar face. |
| | El movimiento de la cola de la perra mostraba lo contenta que estaba de ver una cara conocida. |
| Additional Translations |
| wag n | informal, dated (witty person) | ingenioso/a adj |
| | | gracioso/a adj |
| | | bromista n común |
| | Mark makes me laugh; he's a wag. |
| | Mark me hace reír; es muy ingenioso. |
| wag vi | mainly AU, slang (play truant) (ES, coloquial) | hacer novillos loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hacerse la rata loc verb |
| | (MX, coloquial) | irse de pinta loc verb |
| | | escaparse⇒ v prnl |
| | Charlene was given detention for wagging on Friday afternoon. |
| | Castigaron a Charlene por hacer novillos el viernes por la tarde. |
| wag [sth]⇒ vtr | mainly AU, slang (play truant) (loc verb) | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hacerse la rata de loc verb + prep |
| | Scott wagged school to hang out with his friends. |
| | Scott se escapó de la escuela para estar por ahí con sus amigos. |
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