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liaison
/ljɛ.zɔ̃/
connection or link
La liaison entre ces deux villes est excellente.
The connection between these two cities is excellent.
general
A connection or link between people, places, or things.
Il joue un rôle de liaison entre les deux équipes.
He plays a liaison role between the two teams.
In French, 'liaison' can also refer to a temporary romantic relationship, but this is less common in modern usage.
linguistics
In phonetics, the pronunciation of a normally silent consonant at the end of a word when the next word begins with a vowel.
En français, la liaison est obligatoire dans certains cas.
In French, liaison is mandatory in certain cases.
This is a specific linguistic concept in French pronunciation.
Collocations
faire la liaisonto act as a liaisonrompre la liaisonto break the connection
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Pro Tip
Linguistic Usage
In French, 'liaison' is also a phonetic rule where a normally silent consonant is pronounced when the next word begins with a vowel.
Gold Rule
General Meaning
The most common meaning of 'liaison' is a connection or link between people, places, or things.
Word Origin
From Old French 'laison', from Latin 'ligatio' (binding, tying), from 'ligare' (to bind).
Usage Notes
In French, 'liaison' can also refer to a temporary romantic relationship, but this is less common in modern usage. In linguistics, it refers to a specific pronunciation rule.
Word Breakdown
li-
bind, connect
prefix-aison
action or state
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