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Meaning of žestikulēt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

to gesticulate (to use gestures, usually to convey some meaning)

intransitive

Equivalents

Cymraeg ystumio
Deutsch gestikulieren
English Gesticulate
Esperanto gestadi
Español gesticular manotear
Français gesticuler
Italiano gesticolare segnare
Latina gesticulor
Polski gestykulować
Svenska gestikulera

Examples

“Maksis žestikulēja kā provinciāls aktieris, vēcinādams garās rokas”

Maksis gesticulated like a provincial actor, flapping (his) long arms

“dažreiz Vētra aiz dusmām vispār nespēj nekā izteikt un kādu brītiņu tikai žestikulē un plāta muti”

sometimes, out of anger, Vētra cannot say anything and for a second only gesticulates and gapes

“pats runīgākais no vedējiem, žestikulēdams ar pātagas kātu, stāstīja ciemata vēsturi”

the most talkative of the coachmen, gesticulating with the handle of (his) whip, told the story of the village

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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