jest

jest
is., Fr. geste
1) Herhangi bir şeyi açıklamak için genellikle el, kol ve baş ile yapılan içgüdüsel veya iradeli hareket

Jestleri daha serbest, çoğu güzel sesli, güzel güzel insanlardı.

- S. F. Abasıyanık
2) Beklenmedik iyi davranış
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  • jest — jȅst DEFINICIJA 1. 3. l. jd prez. gl. biti 2. a. doslovno uzv. kojim se potvrđuju riječi sugovornika u dijaloškoj situaciji; da, opr. ne, nije b. iron. neslaganje ili negiranje onoga što sugovornik kaže u zn. to je nemoguće, ne dolazi u obzir;… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Jest — (j[e^]st), n. [OE. jeste, geste, deed, action, story, tale, OF. geste, LL. gesta, orig., exploits, neut. pl. from L. gestus, p. p. of gerere to bear, carry, accomplish, perform; perh. orig., to make to come, bring, and perh. akin to E. come. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jest — Jest, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jesting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To take part in a merrymaking; especially, to act in a mask or interlude. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jest — jest·ee; jest·er; jest·ing·ly; jest; …   English syllables

  • jest — [n] joke banter, bon mot, crack, fun, funny, gag, game, hoax, jive, jolly, laugh, one liner*, play, pleasantry, prank, quip, rib, rib tickler*, ridicule, sally, spoof, sport, wisecrack, witticism; concept 273 jest [v] joke banter, chaff, deride,… …   New thesaurus

  • jest — [jest] n. [ME geste < OFr, an exploit, tale of exploits < L gesta, neut. pl. pp. of gerere, to perform, carry out] 1. Obs. a notable deed 2. a mocking or bantering remark; jibe; taunt 3. a joke; witticism 4. a lighthearted action or mood;… …   English World dictionary

  • jest — index jape Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • jest — (èst) sr DEFINICIJA lingv. ime slova stare glagoljičke i ćiriličke azbuke; izgovaralo se vjerojatno kao meko, palatalno rusko e …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • jest — n 1 *joke, jape, quip, witticism, wisecrack, crack, gag Analogous words: *badinage, persiflage, raillery: bantering or banter, chaffing or chaff, jollying or jolly (see BANTER vb): twitting or twit, ridiculing or ridicule, deriding …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • jest — ► NOUN ▪ a joke. ► VERB ▪ speak or act in a joking manner. ORIGIN originally in the sense «exploit, heroic deed»: from Old French geste, from Latin gesta actions, exploits …   English terms dictionary

  • jest|er — «JEHS tuhr», noun. 1. a person who jests. 2. a person who amused the family of a king or nobleman by performing antics similar to those of a clown …   Useful english dictionary

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