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liaison

UK
/liˈeɪ.zɒn/
US
/liˈeɪ.zɑn/

Translations

liaisonnoun
liaisons
pl
UK
/liˈeɪ.zɒn/
US
/liˈeɪ.zɑn/
liaisonCommunication ou coopération entre personnes ou organisations.
Effective liaison between police and community leaders helped to defuse tensions.
Une liaison efficace entre la police et les responsables communautaires a aidé à apaiser les tensions.
agent de liaison
The company appointed a liaison to facilitate communication between the different departments.
L’entreprise a nommé un agent de liaison pour faciliter la communication entre les différents services.
Additional translations
liaisonRelation amoureuse ou sexuelle, souvent secrète ou illicite.
liaisonCuisine.
liaisonPhonétique française.
Synonyms
association
relationship
link
connection
bond
intermediary
communication
contact
liaisonadjective
UK
/liˈeɪ.zɒn/
US
/liˈeɪ.zɑːn/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., ‘liaison officer’); non-gradable.
de liaisonS’emploie avant un nom; surtout dans les contextes administratifs ou professionnels.
The project hired a liaison officer to streamline cross-departmental work.
Le projet a engagé un officier de liaison pour rationaliser le travail entre les services.
Synonyms
intermediary
intermediate
connecting
linking
coordinating
mediating
contact
facilitating

Definitions

liaisonnoun
A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people.
The company appointed a liaison to facilitate communication between the different departments.
A secretive or illicit sexual relationship.
The novel revolves around a scandalous liaison between the two main characters.
A binding or thickening agent used in cooking, especially a mixture of cream and egg yolks.
The chef used a liaison to thicken the sauce for the dish.
Communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.
Effective liaison between police and community leaders helped to defuse tensions.
(Phonetics) In French, the pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant of a word immediately before a word beginning with a vowel sound.
In the French phrase "les amis," the liaison causes the final /s/ of "les" to be pronounced.
liaisonadjective
Serving to facilitate communication or cooperation between groups, organisations, or individuals; used only before a noun.
The project hired a liaison officer to streamline cross-departmental work.
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