Swedish-English translations for vifta

wagHowever - if the interpreters can rise to this challenge - we should not allow the tail to wag the dog. Men - om tolkarna klarar av denna utmaning - vi får inte låta svansen vifta på hunden.Pascal Salin once said that exchange rates are like a dog's tail: the dog must be allowed to wag its tail, because if you hold it, then the dog will wag itself. Pascal Salin sade en dag att växelkurserna är som hundens svans: man måste låta hunden vifta på svansen, för om man försöker hålla i svansen kommer i stället hunden att vifta.The wag of my dogs tail expresses happiness.
flail
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He was flailing wildly, but didnt land a blow

flutter
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flags fluttering in the windA bird flutters its wingsthe flutter of a fan
wave
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The matter cannot be waved aside with the excuse that you do not know anything about it. Då kan man inte vifta bort svaret genom att säga att man inte känner till detta.I would like to say once again, Mr President, that we cannot wave away reality with a magic wand. Jag vill upprepa att vi inte bara kan vifta med trollspöet och få en obehaglig verklighet att gå upp i rök.As the Commissioner has just said, however, we cannot simply wave a magic wand and get rid of oil within the next 10 years. Som kommissionsledamoten nyss sade kan vi emellertid inte bara vifta med trollstaven och göra oss av med oljan inom de närmaste 10 åren.
wriggleTeachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.He was sitting on the lawn, wriggling his toes in the grass.