"gesture" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

gesture sustantivo

sustantivo + gesture
Kolokacji: 21
hand gesture • gesture of goodwill • arm gesture • good-will gesture • gesture of will • ...
gesture + verbo
Kolokacji: 28
gesture makes • gesture seems • gesture indicates • gesture means • gesture comes • ...
verbo + gesture
Kolokacji: 25
use gestures • spread in a gesture • make a gesture • lift in a gesture • follow one's gesture • ...
adjetivo + gesture
Kolokacji: 278
small gesture • symbolic gesture • grand gesture • obscene gesture • sweeping gesture • dramatic gesture • quick gesture • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 73
(6) dramatic, bold, operatic
Kolokacji: 3
(7) quick, eloquent, good, deft
Kolokacji: 4
(8) impatient, nervous, frantic
Kolokacji: 3
(9) conciliatory, placatory
Kolokacji: 2
(10) simple, mere, complicated
Kolokacji: 3
(14) friendly, familiar, intimate
Kolokacji: 3
(15) human, humanitarian
Kolokacji: 2
(18) vague, uncertain, ambiguous
Kolokacji: 3
(23) token, minimal
Kolokacji: 2
(24) rude, crude, common, vulgar
Kolokacji: 4
(25) single, only
Kolokacji: 2
(29) exaggerated, far
Kolokacji: 2
(34) subtle, imperceptible
Kolokacji: 2
(37) noble, regal
Kolokacji: 2
(39) appropriate, inappropriate
Kolokacji: 2
(40) similar, unnecessary
Kolokacji: 2
(46) emphatic, forceful, brisk
Kolokacji: 3
(49) brief, fleeting
Kolokacji: 2
(50) awkward, slow, clumsy
Kolokacji: 3
(51) silent, wordless
Kolokacji: 2
(55) airy, ancient, old-fashioned
Kolokacji: 3
(56) deprecating, deprecatory
Kolokacji: 2
(57) apologetic, defensive
Kolokacji: 2
(60) provocative, evocative
Kolokacji: 2
(61) calming, peaceful, smooth
Kolokacji: 3
(62) commanding, upward, downward
Kolokacji: 3
(63) feminine, sexual, animated
Kolokacji: 3
(65) urgent, repetitive
Kolokacji: 2
(66) precise, fine, heartfelt
Kolokacji: 3
(67) touching, poignant
Kolokacji: 2
1. touching gesture = dotykając gestu touching gesture
  • It was a touching gesture which Uther sensed, rightly, would never be repeated.
  • Here the princess shook her head, swaying the beautiful blond curls, full of heather, with a touching gesture.
  • It had been a touching, very young gesture, one he knew that an older or more sophisticated woman would never have made.
  • It had been considered a touching gesture of support for the embattled French aristocracy.
  • His willingness to talk to the French people on their level was received as a touching gesture rather than a condescending one.
  • Providing her with modest covering for when she woke up was a touching gesture, but I wasn't impressed.
  • He longed to hit upon swelling phrases and natural and touching gestures, but in vain.
  • Barry surprises her several times throughout the movie with touching and thoughtful gestures, which of course win her over in the end.
  • This might have been the most touching gesture in an individual sport where, as Agassi pointed out, one player's success means another's demise.
  • Many Chicagoans shared their recollections of less well publicized but equally touching gestures.
2. poignant gesture = przejmujący gest poignant gesture
(69) irritated, exasperated
Kolokacji: 2
(70) submissive, respectful, pious
Kolokacji: 3
(71) Gallic, Italian
Kolokacji: 2
(72) circular, angular
Kolokacji: 2
(73) petulant, cynical
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + gesture
Kolokacji: 13
of gestures • at one's gesture • to gesture • by gesture • for gestures • ...

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