"agiter les bras" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \a.ʒi.te le bʁa\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-agiter les bras.wav
  1. Faire des signes en remuant ses bras.
    Sense id: fr-agiter_les_bras-fr-verb-HxFmTlOv Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
  2. Faire semblant d’agir. Tags: figuratively, pejorative
    Sense id: fr-agiter_les_bras-fr-verb-58QN~ELw Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français, Termes péjoratifs en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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