What does liaison in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word liaison in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use liaison in French.

The word liaison in French means liaison, contact, connection, affair, liaison, joint, bond, thickening, binding, tie, slur, parent-teacher contact book, parent communication log, parent-teacher contact book, double bond, in liaison with, binding energy, contact, be in contact with, highway interchange, chemical bond, double bond, hydrogen bond, uplink, peptide bond, radio link, fling, casual fling, short-lived fling, satellite link. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word liaison

liaison

nom féminin (relation, correspondance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Capitaine Durant est un bon officier de liaison.
Captain Smith is a fine liaison officer.

contact

nom féminin (communication)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous n'arrivons pas à établir la liaison avec Paris.
We cannot establish contact with Paris.

connection

nom féminin (rapport, lien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'y a aucune liaison entre ces deux affaires.
There is no connection between these two matters.

affair

nom féminin (relation amoureuse) (sexual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur entretient une liaison avec sa secrétaire.
The manager is having an affair with his secretary.

liaison

nom féminin (Phonétique) (linguistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certaines liaisons sont obligatoires, d'autres non.
Some liaisons are always necessary, others are not.

joint, bond

nom féminin (Construction : manière d'assembler) (construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une bonne liaison des parpaings s'assure que les joints ne se superposent pas.
A good bond between breeze blocks ensures that the joints stay aligned.

thickening, binding

nom féminin (Cuisine : mélange de façon homogène) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut un moment avant de maîtriser la liaison de la mayonnaise.
It takes a while to get the hang of binding mayonnaise.

tie

nom féminin (teme musical) (Music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le triolet est une liaison de trois notes.
The triplet is a three note tie.

slur

nom féminin (Musique : symbole en arc) (Music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand tu vois une liaison sous les notes, cela veut dire qu'il faut que tu la tiennes.
When you see a slur under the notes, it means you have to hold it.

parent-teacher contact book, parent communication log

nom masculin (registre d'échanges parents / école)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

parent-teacher contact book

nom masculin (cahier de transmissions maison école)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

double bond

locution adjectivale (chimie : liaison entre élèments)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in liaison with

(en coopérant avec [qqn])

binding energy

nom féminin (énergie requise pour briser un atome)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

contact

locution verbale (établir un contact avec)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle entre en liaison avec son correspondant par Skype.

be in contact with

locution verbale (être en contact, en relation)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous sommes en liaison avec un importateur pour exporter nos produits en Irlande.

highway interchange

nom féminin (route reliant 2 autoroutes) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chemical bond

nom féminin (interaction des atomes) (atoms)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

double bond

nom féminin (liaison chimique) (Chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a quatre électrons dans une liaison double.
There are four electrons in a double bond.

hydrogen bond

nom féminin (force intermoléculaire) (atoms)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

uplink

nom féminin (télécommunications : sens des signaux) (telecommunications)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

peptide bond

nom féminin (chimie : fonction amide) (amino acids)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

radio link

nom féminin (communication par les ondes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au début de la téléphonie, les communications téléphoniques s'appelaient des liaisons radio.

fling, casual fling, short-lived fling

nom féminin (courte relation amoureuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce n'est qu'une amourette, une liaison sans lendemain.

satellite link

nom féminin (liaison via un satellite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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