zester

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English

A zester

Etymology

From zest +‎ -er.

Noun

zester (plural zesters)

  1. A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit.

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French

Etymology

From zeste +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛs.te/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Verb

zester

  1. to zest

Conjugation

Conjugation of zester (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple zester
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple zestant
/zɛs.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle zesté
/zɛs.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present zeste
/zɛst/ 		zestes
/zɛst/ 		zeste
/zɛst/ 		zestons
/zɛs.tɔ̃/ 		zestez
/zɛs.te/ 		zestent
/zɛst/
imperfect zestais
/zɛs.tɛ/ 		zestais
/zɛs.tɛ/ 		zestait
/zɛs.tɛ/ 		zestions
/zɛs.tjɔ̃/ 		zestiez
/zɛs.tje/ 		zestaient
/zɛs.tɛ/
past historic2 zestai
/zɛs.te/ 		zestas
/zɛs.ta/ 		zesta
/zɛs.ta/ 		zestâmes
/zɛs.tam/ 		zestâtes
/zɛs.tat/ 		zestèrent
/zɛs.tɛʁ/
future zesterai
/zɛs.tə.ʁe/ 		zesteras
/zɛs.tə.ʁa/ 		zestera
/zɛs.tə.ʁa/ 		zesterons
/zɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		zesterez
/zɛs.tə.ʁe/ 		zesteront
/zɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional zesterais
/zɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		zesterais
/zɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		zesterait
/zɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		zesterions
/zɛs.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		zesteriez
/zɛs.tə.ʁje/ 		zesteraient
/zɛs.tə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present zeste
/zɛst/ 		zestes
/zɛst/ 		zeste
/zɛst/ 		zestions
/zɛs.tjɔ̃/ 		zestiez
/zɛs.tje/ 		zestent
/zɛst/
imperfect2 zestasse
/zɛs.tas/ 		zestasses
/zɛs.tas/ 		zestât
/zɛs.ta/ 		zestassions
/zɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		zestassiez
/zɛs.ta.sje/ 		zestassent
/zɛs.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — zeste
/zɛst/ 		— zestons
/zɛs.tɔ̃/ 		zestez
/zɛs.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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