German

Noun

Liaison f ‎(genitive Liaison, plural Liaisons)

1. (linguistics or tryst or illicit sexual affair) liaison

Related terms

• liieren

English

Noun

liaison ‎(plural liaisons)

1. Communication between two parties or groups.
2. Co-operation, working together.
3. A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
4. A tryst, romantic meeting.
5. (figuratively) An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
6. (linguistics) The phonological fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs, for example intrusion, consonant-vowel linking, etc. In the context of some languages, such as French, liaison can refer specifically to a normally silent final consonant, being pronounced when the next word begins with a vowel, and can often also include the intrusion of a "t" in certain fixed chunks of language such as the question form "pense-t-il".

Related terms

• liaise
• ligation

Translations

Verb

liaison ‎(third-person singular simple present liaisons, present participle liaisoning, simple past and past participle liaisoned)

1. (proscribed) To liaise.

French

Etymology

From Latin ligātiō, (stem ligātiōn-), derived from ligāre "to bind".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljɛzɔ̃/

Noun

liaison f ‎(plural liaisons)

1. link, bond
2. friendship
3. liaison (romantic encounter)
4. liaison (communication)
5. (linguistics) liaison (phonological phenomenon)
6. (chemistry) bond

Related terms

• lier