"leste" meaning in French

See leste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lɛst/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-leste.wav Forms: lestes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: Borrowed from Italian lesto. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|lesto}} Borrowed from Italian lesto Head templates: {{fr-adj}} leste (plural lestes)
  1. agile; nimble Derived forms: avoir la main leste, lestement
    Sense id: en-leste-fr-adj-cQDkK~5k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /lɛst/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-leste.wav
Rhymes: -ɛst Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} leste
  1. inflection of lester:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: lester
    Sense id: en-leste-fr-verb-xNVDcabi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 59 14
  2. inflection of lester:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: lester
    Sense id: en-leste-fr-verb-HlmT8PNn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "The Stealthies",
          "ref": "2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 2, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Arshavin s’est repoussé sur le dossier de son siège, avec cet air soudain leste, plus mobile, qu’il avait quand il réfléchissait […]",
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