Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
gesto abrangente
English translation:
sweeping gesture
Portuguese term
Spain
Localization of Games, IT & Mktg - PTBR
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese
gesto abrangente
Ela está em uma convenção e o gesto abrangente é para pedir a atenção de todo no lugar.
| 4 | sweeping gesture |
Tonia Wind
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| 4 +2 | gestures for quiet |
Arthur Godinho
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| 4 +1 | encompassing gesture |
Maria José Tavares (X)
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| 4 +1 | gestures for attention |
David Alexandre (X)
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| 4 | (she) gestures broadly ... |
Marlene Curtis
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| 3 | gesture for everyone around to see |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 3 | all-inclusive gesture |
T o b i a s
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
PhD in Romance Languages & Literature
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
sweeping gesture
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-05-22 13:29:40 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Thais! Glad I could help! :)
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
gesture for everyone around to see
United States
Always looking forward to new challenges
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
gestures for quiet
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Claudio Mazotti
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Thanks, Claudio!
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rhandler
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Thanks, rhandler!
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encompassing gesture
| agree |
T o b i a s
: e.g. "The Kathryn Janeway closest to Seven made an encompassing gesture that included herself, ... "Be quiet and get dressed!" http://www.altfic.com/subtextfic/voyager/baileyb/16hours2.ht...
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Obrigada Tobias
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gestures for attention
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
(she) gestures broadly ...
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all-inclusive gesture
"His hand made a wide, all-inclusive gesture that took in the buildings, the garbage cans, the pools of water, even the people passing by. "
"The Duke made an all-inclusive gesture, which she interpreted as a command "
Discussion
no momento anterior ao gesto, os presentes estão discutindo entre si.
A frase é essa "gesto abrangente".
Eu deduzi que é para pedir silêncio para ela falar.