geste

/ʒɛst/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les gestes

Meaning

  1. gesture

    • Il fait un geste amical.

      He makes a friendly gesture.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

gesto

gesto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gesture."

Portuguese

gesto

gesto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gesture."

Practice

1 What does geste mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il fait un ___ amical.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches geste?

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