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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
speak in jest
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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 — jestful, adj. jestingly, adv. /jest/, n. 1. a joke or witty remark; witticism. 2. a bantering remark; a piece of good natured ridicule; taunt. 3. sport or fun: to speak half in jest, half in earnest. 4. the object of laughter, sport, or mockery;… … Universalium
jest — /dʒɛst / (say jest) noun 1. a witticism, joke, or pleasantry. 2. a piece of raillery or banter. 3. sport or fun: to speak half in jest, half in earnest. 4. the object of laughter, sport, or mockery; a laughing stock. 5. Obsolete an exploit. See… …
jest — {{11}}jest (n.) early 13c., geste, narrative of exploits, from O.Fr. geste action, exploit, from L. gesta deeds, neuter plural of gestus, pp. of gerere to carry, behave, act, perform. Sense descended through idle tale (late 15c.) to mocking… … Etymology dictionary
jest — I UK [dʒest] / US noun [countable] Word forms jest : singular jest plural jests old fashioned a joke I, 1) • in jest II UK [dʒest] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms jest : present tense I/you/we/they jest he/she/it jests present participle… … English dictionary
jest — [[t]dʒɛst[/t]] n. 1) a joke or witty remark; witticism; quip 2) a taunt, often of a teasing nature 3) sport or fun: to speak half in jest, half in earnest[/ex] 4) the object of laughter; laughingstock 5) to speak in a humorous or playfully… … From formal English to slang
jest — jest1 [ dʒest ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a JOKE in jest OLD FASHIONED if you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously jest jest 2 [ dʒest ] verb intransitive OLD FASHIONED to speak in a way that is not serious … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
speak — see speak as you find never speak ill of the dead speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them speak softly and carry a big stick actions speak louder than words out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks … Proverbs new dictionary
jest — dÊ’est n. joke, witticism; jeering or mocking remark; sport, fun; laughing stock, subject of a joke or mockery v. joke, speak or act in a facetious manner; jeer, taunt, mock, scoff … English contemporary dictionary
jest — noun something said or done for amusement; a joke. verb speak or act in a joking manner. Derivatives jesting adjective &noun jestingly adverb Origin ME (orig. exploit, heroic deed , later a story of heroic deeds ): from earlier gest, from OFr.… … English new terms dictionary
joke — jokeless, adj. jokingly, adv. /johk/, n., v., joked, joking. n. 1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him … Universalium
