or geste n.

1. A notable adventure or exploit.
2. 1. A verse romance or tale.
   2. A prose romance.

[Middle English geste. See jest.]

also geste

noun

A great or heroic deed: achievement, exploit, feat, masterstroke, stunt, tour de force. See action/inaction.

a tale of adventures, esp: a romance in verse; adventure, exploit

IN BRIEF: n. - A tale of adventures.

Tutor's tip: The adventurers dared not "jest" (joke) about the outcome of their "gest" (a great adventure). Note: The "gist" of something is the central idea or essence of something.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - gestus, holdning

Nederlands (Dutch)
avontuurlijk/ romantisch verhaal (in dichtvorm)

Français (French)
n. - geste

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Helden)tat, Versepos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανδραγάθημα

Italiano (Italian)
gesta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gesto (m), comportamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
жест, геройский поступок

Español (Spanish)
n. - gesta, hazaña, proeza, aventura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hjältedåd, (vers)krönika

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
故事诗, 武功, 故事

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 故事詩, 武功, 故事

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이야기, 행위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 冒険, 物語, ロマンス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مغامرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הרפתקה, מבצע, מפעל‬

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