geste

geste f (plural gesten or gestes)

1. (literally) gesture, movement of an appendix or body
2. (figuratively) gesture

geste f (plural gesten or gestes)

1. (historical) story, history

From Latin gestus.

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛst/

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geste m (plural gestes)

1. gesture
2. move, motion

geste f (plural gestes)

1. saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages

• “geste” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

geste

1. vocative masculine singular of gestus

From Old French geste, from Latin gesta.

• gest, yest, yeste, geeste, jeeste, jeste, ieste, chest, geyst

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛst(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛːst(ə)/

geste (plural gestes)

1. A epic work of poetry or music.
2. A written story or history.
3. An important or memorable action; an epic act.
4. A deed, act or activity.
5. (rare) A lighthearted activity; fun.
6. (rare) A poem or song in general.
7. (rare) A saying or text in general.

• gesten
• gestour

• English: gest, jest
• Scots: jeest

• “ǧē̆st(e (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

From Old French [Term?].

• gest

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛst(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛːst(ə)/

geste (plural gestes)

1. A folk or tribe; a group of people.

• English: gest

• “ǧē̆st(e (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

From Old Norse gestr.

geste

1. Alternative form of gest (“guest”).

From gest (“guest”, noun).

geste

1. Alternative form of gesten (“to host a guest”)

From geste (“tale”, noun).

geste

1. Alternative form of gesten (“to read poetry”)

geste m (plural gestes)

1. act; action

geste f (oblique plural gestes, nominative singular geste, nominative plural gestes)

1. act; action
2. story of heroism or bravery
3. gesture

geste

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of gestar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of gestar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of gestar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of gestar

geste

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of gestar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of gestar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of gestar.