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Postby linguoboy » 2021-04-08, 17:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-waving

This is a pretty useful term--one used frequently not just in academic discussions but in discussions of narrative fiction--and I'm surprised to find that none of my usual translations dictionaries contain it. Suggestions?
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