gestual

Portuguese

Etymology

From gesto +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒes.tuˈaw/ [ʒes.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʒesˈtwaw/ [ʒesˈtwaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒeʃ.tuˈaw/ [ʒeʃ.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeʃˈtwaw/ [ʒeʃˈtwaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɛʃˈtwal/ [ʒɛʃˈtwaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɛʃˈtwa.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ges‧tu‧al

Adjective

gestual m or f (plural gestuais)

  1. gestural (of, pertaining to, or using gestures)
  2. (painting) gestural

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gestuel.

Adjective

gestual m or n (feminine singular gestuală, masculine plural gestuali, feminine and neuter plural gestuale)

  1. gestural

Declension

Declension of gestual
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite gestual gestuală gestuali gestuale
definite gestualul gestuala gestualii gestualele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite gestual gestuale gestuali gestuale
definite gestualului gestualei gestualilor gestualelor

Spanish

Adjective

gestual m or f (masculine and feminine plural gestuales)

  1. (relational) gesture
    • 2015 July 17, “De ‘Aquí no hay quien viva’ al rap y la marihuana”, in El País‎[1]:
      Al parecer, la experiencia de Eduardo con las cámaras no fue todo lo idílica como su antigua lozanía y sempiterna sonrisa, en contraste con su actual físico y seriedad gestual, nos hacía pensar.
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