What does lisse in French mean?

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

The word lisse in French means smooth, bland, heddle, ribband, handrail, ship's handrail, rail, smooth, spread, smooth leather, smooth fox terrier, bland character, nondescript character, featureless character, bald tyre. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lisse

smooth

adjectif (sans aspérités)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ma sœur a une peau très lisse.
My sister has very smooth skin.

bland

adjectif (plat, sans grand intérêt)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est un film lisse que tout le monde peut voir. // Je n'arrive pas à accrocher avec David, il est trop lisse.
It's a nondescript film that anyone can watch.

heddle

nom féminin (pièce du métier à tisser) (part of loom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fil de chaîne passe dans la lisse.
Each warp thread goes through the heddle.

ribband

nom féminin (navire : longeron)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les lisses supportent les tôles des ponts.
Ribbands support the metal plating on decks.

handrail, ship's handrail

nom féminin (garde-fou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les taquets sont souvent fixées sur une lisse.
Moorings are often fixed to the ship's handrail.

rail

nom féminin (barrière : longeron, barre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La route forestière est fermée d'une lisse cadenassée.
The forest trail is closed off by a padlocked rail.

smooth

verbe transitif (rendre soyeux)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avec une brosse, Caroline lissa les cheveux de sa fille.
She smooths the child's hair with a brush.

spread

verbe transitif (étaler, répartir) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette loi permet de lisser le paiement de cette taxe sur 3 ans.
This law allows payment of this tax to be spread over three years.

smooth leather

nom masculin (type de cuir travaillé)

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

smooth fox terrier

nom masculin (race de chien) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon père possède un fox à poil lisse.

bland character, nondescript character, featureless character

nom masculin ([qqn] sans intérêt)

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

bald tyre

nom masculin (pneu complètement usé) (UK)

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

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