gesture /ˈdʒes.tʃə
r
/
/-tʃɚ/
noun [ C ]
SYMBOLIC ACT 2. an action that you take which expresses your feelings or intentions, although it might have little practical
effect
The Government donated £500 000 as a gesture of goodwill. Not having butter on his potatoes was his only gesture towards healthy eating. hesitation /ˌhez.ɪˈteɪ.ʃ
ə
n/
noun [ C or U ]
when you pause before doing something, especially because you are nervous or not certain
After a slight hesitation, she began to speak. Any hesitation on the part of the government will be seen as weakness. FORMAL
I have no hesitation in recommend ing Ms Shapur for the job. language /ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/
noun [ C or U ]
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words and grammar, or the system of communication
used by the people of a particular country or profession
She does research into how children acquire language. Do you speak any foreign languages?" I'm hopeless at learning languages. the English language legal/technical language the language of business Java and Perl are both important computer programming languages (= systems of writing instructions for computers) . linguistic /lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪk/
adjective connected with language or the study of language
I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children. 34
V
ocabulary for IELTS mother tongue noun [ C usually singular ]
the first language that you learn when you are a baby, rather than a language learned at school or as an
adult