how to pronounce geste

/ʒɛst/

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geste is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of geste in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… qu'il faut penser du geste de suarez et …”

meanings of geste

noun:

Move, motion.
Gesture.
Saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages.

geste frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word geste occurs in french on average 45 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.