brandir un panneau

[HenryPez]

Hello,
Je cherche une traduction pour ce verbe.
Elles brandissent un panneau sur lequel on peut lire "Tom on t'aime!"
They wave a sign/poster where you can read "Tom we love you!"

Je ne suis pas sure du "wave a sign". Est-il plus courant de dire "brandish" ou "show" ou "carry"?
Est-ce que "sign" est plus adapté que "poster" ici?

Qu'en pensez vous?

 

[moustic]

"Wave" serait plutôt "agiter".

What about :
... they hold / are holding a sign with "Tom we love you" on it.

 

[Kelly B]

Waved was my first thought, too, because I thought brandir included the notion of agiter :

Lever, tenir en l'air et parfois agiter à bout de bras

source
If not, carry or hold sound fine to me, too.
I'd be inclined to use brandish when talking about a weapon, not so much for a sign.

 

[petit1]

Carrying picket signs, Chicago Teachers Union members come and go from the IOUE Local 399 Union Hall where a vote to strike was made.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-120830-ctu-photograph,0,1148869.photo

 

[HenryPez]

I think I'll go for hold.
thank you everybody!