What does voisine in French mean?

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

The word voisine in French means neighbour, person next to you, person sitting next to you, neighbour, next door, contemporaneous, similar, neighbor, pass it on, neighbour opposite, neighbour across the landing, the person sitting next to you, the person next to you, downstairs neighbour, neighbour down below, upstairs neighbour, neighbour up above, first-floor neighbour. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word voisine

neighbour

(personne habitant à proximité) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sophie a invité son voisin du 1er étage à sa soirée. Nous sommes devenus très amis avec nos voisines.
We've got very friendly with our neighbors.

person next to you, person sitting next to you

(personne à proximité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans l'avion, mon voisin prenait toute la place avec ses coudes. Et les enfants, interdit de copier sur son voisin, bien sûr !
The person next to me on the plane took up all the room with his elbows. And of course, children, you are not allowed to copy off the person sitting next to you!

neighbour

([qqn] situé à côté de [qqn]) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lors de la réunion, j'ai demandé à mon voisin de me passer la bouteille d'eau.

next door

adjectif (proche dans l'espace) (houses: immediately next to)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Nos maisons sont voisines l'une de l'autre.
We live in neighbouring houses.

contemporaneous

adjectif (proche dans le temps) (in time)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La découverte de l'Amérique et la bataille de Marignan sont voisines.

similar

adjectif (similaire)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce service a une problématique voisine de la nôtre.

neighbor

verbe transitif (être proche de) (US)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Notre maison voisine le terrain de football.

pass it on

locution verbale (donne ça à ton voisin !)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Prends la moutarde et passe à ton voisin !

neighbour opposite

(vis à vis) (UK)

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

neighbour across the landing

(voisin habitant au même étage) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Autant je m'entends bien avec mon voisin de palier, autant je ne supporte pas mon voisin du dessus.

the person sitting next to you, the person next to you

(convive à proximité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon voisin de table a passé tout le repas à me postillonner dessus, c'était horrible !

downstairs neighbour, neighbour down below

(voisin de l'étage inférieur) (UK)

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

upstairs neighbour, neighbour up above

(voisin habitant l'étage du dessus) (UK)

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

first-floor neighbour

(voisin du premier étage) (UK)

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

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