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wag

[wæg] брит. / амер.

1. гл.
  1. 1. качаться, колебаться
    2. махать; качать, колебать
  2. 1. шевелиться, двигаться
    2. шевелить, двигать
  3. разг. болтать, сплетничать
  4. кивать, делать знак
  5. ходить вразвалку
  6. продвигаться (о делах)
2. сущ.
  движение, взмах (рукой и т. п.); кивок; виляние (хвостом)
1. сущ.
  1. шутник, остряк; шут, фигляр
  2. разг.
    прогульщик; бездельник, лентяй
2. гл.; разг.; = wag it
  прогуливать (обычно уроки)

Biology (En-Ru)

wag

взмах; кивок; махать хвостом, вилять хвостом

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As I spoke, I observed a large dog lying on the sunny grass beneath raise its ears as if about to bark, and then smoothing them back, announce, by a wag of the tail, that someone approached whom it did not consider a stranger.
Еще не досказав, я увидела, как внизу большая собака, лежавшая на солнышке в траве, наставила уши, точно собираясь залаять, потом опустила их и завиляла хвостом, возвещая приближение кого-то, кто не был для нее чужим.
Bronte, Emily / Wuthering HeightsБронт Эмили / Грозовой перевал
Грозовой перевал
Бронт Эмили
© Издательство "Правда", 1988
Wuthering Heights
Bronte, Emily
©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc.

"And that is the only reason I allow you to bother me now," said Kane. "If you have come to speak with me of that adventure, then pray wag.
– Именно поэтому я и позволил тебе нарушить мой покой, – сказал Кейн. – Если ты пришел, чтобы рассказать об этом предприятии, – пожалуйста.
Salvatore, Robert / Road of the PatriarchСальваторе, Роберт / Дорога Патриарха
Дорога Патриарха
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© Е. Фурсикова, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
Road of the Patriarch
Salvatore, Robert
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

As soon as the claws dug into his tail Geronimo dropped it, but the furious wiggle he gave to accomplish this made his head wag rapidly from side to side, and the result was that he tore Cicely’s forearm off in his mouth.
Как только ее коготки впились в хвост, Джеронимо сбросил его. При этом он с такой силой дернулся, что голова у него резко замоталась из стороны в сторону и во рту осталась вырванная нога Сисели.
Durrell, Gerald / My family and other animalsДаррелл, Джеральд / Моя семья и другие звери
Моя семья и другие звери
Даррелл, Джеральд
© Издательство "Мир", 1971
My family and other animals
Durrell, Gerald
© Gerald M. Durrell, 1956
© renewed Gerald M. Durrell, 1984

"Very young brother," said the Austrian, with a little anxious smile, which reminded him of the wag of a dog's tail.
— Очень молодой брат, — сказала австрийка с робкой смущённой улыбкой, которая напомнила Джону виляющий собачий хвостик.
Galsworthy, John / To LetГолсуорси, Джон / Сдаётся в наём
Сдаётся в наём
Голсуорси, Джон
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003
To Let
Galsworthy, John
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

As for Dwayne Hoover’s dog Sparky, who couldn’t wag his tail: Sparky is modeled after a dog my brother owns who has to fight all the time, because he can’t wag his tail.
Что же касается пса Двейна Гувера, Спарки, который не мог вилять хвостом, то я скопировал его с собаки моего брата: ей все время приходится драться, потому что она хвостом вилять не может.
Vonnegut, Kurt / Breakfast of ChampionsВоннегут, Курт / Завтрак для чемпионов
Завтрак для чемпионов
Воннегут, Курт
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
Breakfast of Champions
Vonnegut, Kurt
© 1973 by Kurt Vonnegut

It even crossed his mind to promise them a chicken in every pot after the Wolves were vanquished, but he stayed his tongue before it could wag so far.
Его даже подмывало пообещать им по курице в каждый колел после уничтожения Волков, но он вовремя прикусил язык.
King, Stephen / Wolves of the CallaКинг, Стивен / Волки Кэллы
Волки Кэллы
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2003
© Перевод В.А.Вебер, 2004
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2004
Wolves of the Calla
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 2003

And now it turns out it wag true.”
Ан вот и вышло, что правда была.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

I have come for one moment literally, Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch. I wag anxious to have a couple of words with you at all costs absolutely necessary . . . only a few words!"
Я совершенно на одно мгновение, Николай Всеволодович, - во что бы то ни стало спешил на пару слов... необходимейших... всего только парочку!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"Thou art a sharp wag at least, if not a pretty one.
— Ну, если ты не милый, то наверняка хитрющий мальчуган.
Scott, Walter / KenilworthСкотт, Вальтер / Кенилворт
Кенилворт
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1963
Kenilworth
Scott, Walter
© BiblioLife, LLC

If we don't issue some sort of official statement, tongues will begin to wag and all kinds of fantastic stories will be told in the tea houses ! '
Если мы не дадим официальное заявление, то языки начнут болтать бог весть что!
Gulik, Robert van / The Emperor's PearlГулик, Роберт ван / Жемчужина императора
Жемчужина императора
Гулик, Роберт ван
© Robert H. van Gulik, 1963
© Перевод, ЗАО "Издательство "Центрполиграф", 2002
The Emperor's Pearl
Gulik, Robert van
© Robert H. van Gulik, 1963

It would cause tongues to wag — and give your enemies words to throw back at you.”
Иначе твои враги получат хороший повод к пересудам… и к словесным нападкам.
Stross, Charles / The Family TradeСтросс, Чарльз / Семейное дело
Семейное дело
Стросс, Чарльз
The Family Trade
Stross, Charles
© 2004 by Charles Stross

"Very fond; ha, ha! Corporal, you wag you and so she IS very fond.
- Без памяти, - ха-ха, шутник ты, капрал! - именно так она меня и любит.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / CatherineТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Кэтрин
Кэтрин
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974
Catherine
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

But it was to George Forsyte, always a wag, that Val's christening was due.
Но имя Вала было изобретением Джорджа Форсайта, который всегда слыл остряком.
Galsworthy, John / In ChanceryГолсуорси, Джон / В петле
В петле
Голсуорси, Джон
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003
In Chancery
Galsworthy, John
© 1920 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1920 by The International Magazine Co.

So there wasn’t really any need for the shot; his head had already commenced to wag back and forth and his eyes were murky.
Так что укол был лишним; голова у него и так уже моталась, а глаза помутнели.
Kesey, Ken / One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestКизи, Кен / Над кукушкиным гнездом
Над кукушкиным гнездом
Кизи, Кен
© Перевод. В. Голышев, 2004
© Издание на русском языке, оформление. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2004
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Kesey, Ken
© Ken Kesey, 1962
© renewed Ken Kesey, 1990
© The Estate of Ken Kesey, 2002

If he saw a child near a mirror, he might wag his finger at a child warningly, and say with great solemnity, “Don’t get too near that leak. You wouldn’t want to wind up in the other universe, would you?”
И если он видел ребенка около зеркала, он предостерегающе грозил ему пальцем и говорил: «Не подходи так близко к лужице, ты же не хочешь перелиться в другую вселенную, в Зазеркалье?»
Vonnegut, Kurt / Breakfast of ChampionsВоннегут, Курт / Завтрак для чемпионов
Завтрак для чемпионов
Воннегут, Курт
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
Breakfast of Champions
Vonnegut, Kurt
© 1973 by Kurt Vonnegut

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wægVerbкачаться; колебаться

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Collocations

motor-wag

моторный вагон

wag one's finger at smb

грозить кому-л. пальцем

wig-wag signal

автофлаг

wig-wag signal

переездный маятниковый сигнал

paraffin wag emulsion

парафиновая эмульсия

wag tail

вилять хвостом

set tongues wagging

давать пищу для сплетен

set chins wagging

давать повод к сплетням

Word forms

wag

verb

Basic forms
Past	wagged
Imperative	wag
Present Participle (Participle I)	wagging
Past Participle (Participle II)	wagged

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I wag	we wag
you wag	you wag
he/she/it wags	they wag

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am wagging	we are wagging
you are wagging	you are wagging
he/she/it is wagging	they are wagging

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have wagged	we have wagged
you have wagged	you have wagged
he/she/it has wagged	they have wagged

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been wagging	we have been wagging
you have been wagging	you have been wagging
he/she/it has been wagging	they have been wagging

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I wagged	we wagged
you wagged	you wagged
he/she/it wagged	they wagged

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was wagging	we were wagging
you were wagging	you were wagging
he/she/it was wagging	they were wagging

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had wagged	we had wagged
you had wagged	you had wagged
he/she/it had wagged	they had wagged

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been wagging	we had been wagging
you had been wagging	you had been wagging
he/she/it had been wagging	they had been wagging

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will wag	we shall/will wag
you will wag	you will wag
he/she/it will wag	they will wag

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be wagging	we shall/will be wagging
you will be wagging	you will be wagging
he/she/it will be wagging	they will be wagging

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have wagged	we shall/will have wagged
you will have wagged	you will have wagged
he/she/it will have wagged	they will have wagged

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been wagging	we shall/will have been wagging
you will have been wagging	you will have been wagging
he/she/it will have been wagging	they will have been wagging

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would wag	we should/would wag
you would wag	you would wag
he/she/it would wag	they would wag

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be wagging	we should/would be wagging
you would be wagging	you would be wagging
he/she/it would be wagging	they would be wagging

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have wagged	we should/would have wagged
you would have wagged	you would have wagged
he/she/it would have wagged	they would have wagged

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been wagging	we should/would have been wagging
you would have been wagging	you would have been wagging
he/she/it would have been wagging	they would have been wagging

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am wagged	we are wagged
you are wagged	you are wagged
he/she/it is wagged	they are wagged

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being wagged	we are being wagged
you are being wagged	you are being wagged
he/she/it is being wagged	they are being wagged

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been wagged	we have been wagged
you have been wagged	you have been wagged
he/she/it has been wagged	they have been wagged

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was wagged	we were wagged
you were wagged	you were wagged
he/she/it was wagged	they were wagged

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being wagged	we were being wagged
you were being wagged	you were being wagged
he/she/it was being wagged	they were being wagged

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been wagged	we had been wagged
you had been wagged	you had been wagged
he/she/it had been wagged	they had been wagged

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be wagged	we shall/will be wagged
you will be wagged	you will be wagged
he/she/it will be wagged	they will be wagged

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been wagged	we shall/will have been wagged
you will have been wagged	you will have been wagged
he/she/it will have been wagged	they will have been wagged

wag

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	wag	wags
Possessive case	wag's	wags'

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