Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Communication between two parties or groups.

    связьsvjazʹ

    a channel for communication between groups

  3. (countable, uncountable)Cooperation, working together.

    Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung

    взаимоде́йствиеvzaimodéjstvije

  4. (countable, uncountable)A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.

    связно́йsvjaznój

  5. (countable, uncountable)Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.

    As a community liaison, I work to make sure the general public knows about our organization's work.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A tryst; a romantic meeting.

    Liaison

    свида́ниеsvidánije

  7. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)An illicit sexual relationship or affair.

    Liaison, Liebschaft, (außereheliche) Affäre

    рома́нromán, любовное похожде́ниеljubovnoje poxoždénije, любо́вная интри́гаljubóvnaja intríga

    a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

  8. (countable, uncountable)Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.

    Liaison, Bindung, Mitbindung

    льезо́нlʹjezón, связываниеsvjázyvanije

  9. Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.

    (countable, uncountable)The pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant when the next word begins with a vowel.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A noncompetitive section in a rally that takes place on public roads, during which competitors have to abide by all relevant traffic laws.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Layla had a dangerous liaison with a hitman.

    deLayla hatte eine gefährliche Beziehung mit einem Auftragsmörder.

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  2. Administrators need to establish a close liaison with employees.

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  3. Yanni has adulterous liaisons with some of his female co-workers.

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  4. It's your job to serve as a liaison between them, so you'd better liaise.

    deEs ist deine Aufgabe, als Verbindung zwischen den beiden zu dienen, also verbinde mal!

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  5. Ziri is our liaison officer.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 6
communication between two parties or groups:
co-operation, working together:
a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war:
a tryst, romantic meeting:
an illicit sexual relationship or affair:
linguistics: a sandhi:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
co-operation, working together:
a tryst, romantic meeting:
an illicit sexual relationship or affair:
linguistics: a sandhi:

Origin

Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the E

Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

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Forms

plural: liaisons
Singularliaison
Pluralliaisons

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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