body language

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body language

noun body languages

  1. uncountable, usually Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like. The one question is whether Paul Pogba was taken off just before half-time to rest him or because of a problem. The midfielder’s body language suggested it was the former and he appeared on the pitch after the final whistle.

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noun nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like

Españolmovimientos, expresiones físicas, kinésica, quinésica
한국어신체 언어 sinche eoneo, 몸짓 언어 momjit eoneo, 보디 랭귀지 bodi raenggwiji
日本語ボディーランゲージ bodī rangēji, 身体言語 shintai gengo, 身振り言語 miburi gengo
中文肢體語言 /肢体语言 zhītǐ yǔyán, 身體語言 /身体语言 shēntǐ yǔyán, 身勢語 /身势语 shēnshìyǔ
हिन्दीशारीरिक भाषा śārīrik bhāṣā
Portuguêslinguagem corporal
Françaislangage du corps, langage corporel
DeutschKörpersprache
Italianolinguaggio del corpo
Românăgesticulație, limbajul trupului
Русскийязы́к те́ла jazýk téla
Tiếng Việtngôn ngữ cơ thể
العربيةلُغَةُ الْجَسَدِ luḡatu l-jasadi
עבריתשְֹפַת גּוּף s'fat guf

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@misc{body_language_2026,
  title = {body language},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/body%20language},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}