beau geste

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French beau geste (literally “beautiful gesture”). === Etymology === /ˌboʊ ˈʒest/ === Noun === beau geste (plural beaux gestes or beau gestes) A gracious gesture that is noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance. ==== Translations ==== === References === == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French beau geste (“beau geste”) === Noun === beau geste (plural beau-beau geste) beau geste: gracious gesture, noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance === Further reading === “beau geste”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016