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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English
English
French
French

I. finger-wagging [ˈfɪŋɡəwæɡɪŋ] N fig

finger-wagging
accusation f

II. finger-wagging [ˈfɪŋɡəwæɡɪŋ] ADJ attr

finger-wagging memo, minister:

finger-wagging
accusateur/-trice

I. wag [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] N

1. wag (movement):

wag (of tail)
frétillement m

2. wag (joker):

wag inf, dated
farceur/-euse m/f

II. wag <pres part wagging; pret, pp wagged> [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] VB trans

wag tail
remuer
wag head
hocher
to wag one's finger at sb
agiter son doigt (en signe de reproche) dans la direction de qn

III. wag <pres part wagging; pret, pp wagged> [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ] VB intr

wag tail:
remuer, frétiller
wag head:
s'agiter
tongues will wag fig
ça va faire jaser

IV. wag [Brit waɡ, Am wæɡ]

it's the tail wagging the dog
c'est le monde à l'envers
French
French
English
English
frétillant (frétillante) queue de chien
wagging
les bavardages vont bon train
tongues are wagging
frétillement (de queue de chien)
wagging uncountable
faire jaser dans les chaumières hum
to cause tongues to wag
faiseur de bons mots pej
wag
frétiller de la queue chien:
to wag its tail
agiter queue
to wag
le chien remuait la queue
the dog was wagging its tail

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
French
French

I. wag <-gg-> [wæg] VB trans

wag
remuer
wag one's head
agiter

II. wag <-gg-> [wæg] VB intr

wag
remuer

III. wag [wæg] N (to and fro movement)

with a wag of his tail
en remuant la queue
it's a case of the tail wagging the dog
c'est le monde à l'envers
French
French
English
English
frétillant(e) queue
wagging
le chien frétille de la queue
the dog was wagging its tail
remuer la queue
to wag its tail
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

I. wag1 <-gg-> [wæg] VB trans, intr

wag
remuer

II. wag1 [wæg] N (to and fro movement)

with a wag of his tail
en remuant la queue

wag2 [wæg] N (person)

wag
plaisantin m
it's a case of the tail wagging the dog
c'est le monde à l'envers
French
French
English
English
frétillant(e) queue
wagging
le chien frétille de la queue
the dog was wagging its tail
remuer la queue
to wag its tail
Present
Iwag
youwag
he/she/itwags
wewag
youwag
theywag
Past
Iwagged
youwagged
he/she/itwagged
wewagged
youwagged
theywagged
Present Perfect
Ihavewagged
youhavewagged
he/she/ithaswagged
wehavewagged
youhavewagged
theyhavewagged
Past Perfect
Ihadwagged
youhadwagged
he/she/ithadwagged
wehadwagged
youhadwagged
theyhadwagged
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