gesticulant

08:00 Oct 17, 2016
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / Σημειωτική
English term or phrase: gesticulant
τα νεύματα τα οποία συνοδεύουν τον λόγο είναι γνωστά ως gesticulants (gestures that accompany speech)
koxa17
Greece


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4χειρονομίες
JOHANNA VOULGARIS


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χειρονομίες


Explanation:
χειρονομία = κίνηση των χεριών κατά την ομιλία (Φυτράκης)
gesticulant = gesture = movement of hands while speaking


    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/gesticul...
    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/gesture
JOHANNA VOULGARIS
Greece
Local time: 17:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ωστόσο το gesture δεν μπορεί στο συγκεκριμένο κείμενο να μεταφραστεί ως χειρονομία γιατί υπάρχει ολόκληρο κεφάλαιο για το hand gesture. Ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ όμως !

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