lester
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: derivation
Topics: nautical
Etymology: Dénominal de lest.
Senses:
gloss: Garnir de lest.
pos: verb
examples: Lester un navire, un ballon.
Le vaisseau faillit périr dans la tempête, parce qu’on ne l’avait pas bien lesté.
Cela, répondit un des matelots, c’est un morceau de roc que la bête aura avalé pour se lester.
gloss: Pourvoir abondamment.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
examples: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1959-1960) de Manet : il en force le côté partousard en dépouillant les hommes de leurs habits noirs et en les lestant de testicules généreux.
gloss: Se caler, prendre de la nourriture.
pos: verb
examples: Se lester l’estomac ou, absolument se lester.
Je me suis bien lesté avant de me mettre en route.
gloss: Faire peser.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
examples: Ses parents lui avaient donc donné le prénom de l’oncle disparu — quelle étrange idée d’ainsi lester l’existence d’un enfant.
Inflected forms:
form: lester
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir lesté
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en lestant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant lesté
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: lestant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: lesté
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je leste
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu lestes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on leste
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous lestons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous lestez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles lestent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je lestais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu lestais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on lestait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous lestions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous lestiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles lestaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je lestai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu lestas
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on lesta
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous lestâmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous lestâtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles lestèrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je lesterai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu lesteras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on lestera
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous lesterons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous lesterez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles lesteront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront lesté
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je leste
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu lestes
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on leste
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous lestions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous lestiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles lestent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je lestasse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu lestasses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on lestât
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous lestassions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous lestassiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles lestassent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent lesté
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je lesterais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu lesterais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on lesterait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous lesterions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous lesteriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles lesteraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais lesté
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais lesté
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait lesté
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions lesté
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez lesté
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient lesté
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: leste
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: lestons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: lestez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie lesté
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons lesté
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez lesté
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
Derived terms: délester
lestage
lesteur
redélester
relester
Translations:
lang: Anglais
word: ballast
lang: Espagnol
word: lastrar
lang: Finnois
word: lastata
lang: Italien
word: inzavorrare
lang: Néerlandais
word: ballasten
lang: Néerlandais
word: vullen
lang: Néerlandais
word: volstoppen
lang: Néerlandais
word: bezwaren
lang: Picard
word: apòzantir
lang: Picard
word: càrqher
lang: Picard
word: léster
lang: Portugais
word: lastrar