gesture

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛstʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛstʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(jes′chər)

Inflections of 'gesture' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
gestures
v 3rd person singular
gesturing
v pres p
gestured
v past
gestured
v past p
  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (25)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gesture n (hands, body)gesto nm
  expresión nf
 Paul's wild gestures when he talked were sometimes a little bit frightening.
 Los gestos descontrolados de Paul mientras habla a veces espantan un poco.
gesture n (hand signal)gesto nm
  ademán nm
 Kate beckoned her friend over with a gesture.
 Kate hizo un gesto a su amiga para que se acercase.
gesture n (offensive)gesto nm
 Tim's rude gesture earned him a detention from his teacher.
 El gesto grosero de Tim se ganó un castigo de su profesor.
gesture n (act, formality)gesto nm
  acto nm
 Jamie brought the widow some flowers as a nice gesture.
 Como gesto amable Jamie le compró flores a la viuda.
gesture⇒ vi (make a gesture)hacer gestos loc verb
  hacer gestos, hacer un gesto loc verb
 Ryan gestured toward the bathroom, to indicate that he was going to relieve himself.
 Ryan hizo gestos hacia el baño, para expresar que iba a aliviarse.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
token gesture n (perfunctory gesture)gesto simbólico nm + adj
 The company didn't really think they'd done anything wrong, but they offered their former employee a small amount of compensation as a token gesture.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'gesture' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
accolade - act of kindness - action - agitated - air kiss - angrily - approving - beau geste - beckon - bird - body language - bow - boyish - catch - cordial - cross - dismissive - exaggerated - expression - facepalm - facial expression - fig - flip off - flip the bird - flourish - gestural - get a response - give the finger - hesitant - high five - kind - make a motion - mannerism - motion - movement - nicety - nod - nonverbal communication - obeisance - pass - respectful - self-conscious - shrug - sign - sign language - sign of the cross - signal - soft - stick two fingers up
Spanish:
gesto - neuma - signo - rasgo - seña - detalle - gesticular - hacer señas - manoteo - ademán - amago - como muestra - contestar con un gesto - en señal de - galantería - guiño - higa - jeribeque - llamada - señal - visaje

Collocations: a hand gesture, a gesture of [approval, agreement, disagreement, pain], uses a lot of gestures when he talks, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "gesture" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'gesture'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.