liaison

n.

1. 1. An instance or a means of communication between different groups or units of an organization, especially in the armed forces.
   2. One that maintains communication: served as the President's liaison with Congress.
2. 1. A close relationship, connection, or link.
   2. An adulterous relationship; an affair.
3. Linguistics. Pronunciation of the usually silent final consonant of a word when followed by a word beginning with a vowel, especially in French.

[French, from Old French, from Latin ligātiō, ligātiōn-, from ligātus, past participle of ligāre, to bind. See ligate.]

[lee-ay-ZON; lee-AY-zon] In cooking, a liaison is a thickening agent for soups, sauces and other mixtures. beurre manié, roux, egg yolks or starches such as flour, cornstarch and arrowroot are among those agents used for thickening. A liaison is sometimes also referred to as a binder.

(DOD) That contact or intercommunication maintained between elements of military forces or other agencies to ensure mutual understanding and unity of purpose and action.

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Common misspelling(s) of liaison

• liason

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forhold, løs forbindelse, jævning, kontaktmand, kontakt, samarbejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
verhouding, heimelijke seksuele verhouding, (ver)binding, contact, contact tussen militaire eenheden

Français (French)
n. - liaison, (Phon) liaison

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verbindung, Liaison, Zusammenarbeit, Verhältnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) σύνδεσμος

Italiano (Italian)
rapporto, nesso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ligação (f), relação (f) amorosa

Русский (Russian)
общаться, связь взаимодействия, тесная связь, фонетическая связь

Español (Spanish)
n. - relaciones amorosas, conexión, enlace, coordinación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fritt förhållande, kärleksförbindelse, liaison, (mil.) samband, bindning, (kok.) redning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
联络, 私通, 联系, 连音

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 聯絡, 私通, 聯繫, 連音

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연락 , 접촉, 간통, 연성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連絡, 密通, 私通, つなぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صله وثيقه, علاقه متبادله, علاقه غراميه عابرة أو قصيرة الأجل, إرتباط أو إتصال متبادل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קשר (בין יחידות צבא), קישור, תיווך, יחסי מין חשאיים, עיצור המבוטא לפני מילה המתחילה בתנועה‬

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