wag [wæɡ]
noun
[of tail] sacudida (f); meneo (m); [of finger] movimiento (m) the dog gave a wag of its tail el perro sacudió or meneó la cola
wag(
wahg
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to move to and fro)
a. menear
The dog was wagging his tail like crazy, thinking we were taking him for a walk.El perro meneaba el rabo como loco, pensando que íbamos a sacarlo a pasear.
b. mover
Hetty pursed her lips and wagged her head from side to side in disapproval.Hetty frunció los labios y movió la cabeza de un lado a otro con desaprobación.
c. agitar
Frances wagged a finger to hush the children.Frances agitó el dedo para hacer callar a los niños.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (to and fro movement)
b. el movimiento
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I thought the dog was dead until I noticed a slight wag of its tail.Pensé que el perro estaba muerto, hasta que noté el ligero movimiento de su rabo.
4. (joker)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
a. el bromista , la bromista
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Some wag had pinned a paper target onto my back.Algún bromista me había prendido una diana de papel en la espalda con un alfiler.
wag
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial)
a. el bromista mf, guasón(ona) la bromista mf, guasón(ona) (joker)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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Verb Conjugations for menear
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