liaison

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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”).

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: връзка (vrǎzka) — communication between two parties or groups
• Bulgarian: свръзка (svrǎzka) — communication between two parties or groups
• Danish: forbindelsesofficer — communication between two parties or groups
• Estonian: suhtlus — communication between two parties or groups
• Estonian: läbikäimine — communication between two parties or groups
• Estonian: lävimine — communication between two parties or groups
• Estonian: ühendus — communication between two parties or groups
• Estonian: ühendusepidamine — communication between two parties or groups
• Finnish: yhteydenpito — communication between two parties or groups
• Finnish: yhteys — communication between two parties or groups
• French: liaison — communication between two parties or groups
• Greek: διασύνδεση (diasýndesi) — communication between two parties or groups
• Greek: συνεργασία (synergasía) — communication between two parties or groups
• Italian: collegamento — communication between two parties or groups
• Italian: testa di ponte — communication between two parties or groups
• Persian: رابطه (râbete) — communication between two parties or groups
• Persian: ارتباط (ertebât) — communication between two parties or groups
• Portuguese: ligação — communication between two parties or groups
• Romanian: legătură — communication between two parties or groups
• Russian: связь (svjazʹ) — communication between two parties or groups
• Azerbaijani: əməkdaşlıq — co-operation, working together
• Bulgarian: взаимодействие (vzaimodejstvie) — co-operation, working together
• Estonian: ühistöö — co-operation, working together
• Estonian: kaastöö — co-operation, working together
• Estonian: koostöö — co-operation, working together
• Finnish: yhteistyö — co-operation, working together
• French: liaison — co-operation, working together
• German: Zusammenarbeit — co-operation, working together
• German: Verbindung — co-operation, working together
• Greek: συνεργασία (synergasía) — co-operation, working together
• Persian: رابطه (râbete) — co-operation, working together
• Portuguese: cooperação — co-operation, working together
• Russian: взаимоде́йствие (vzaimodéjstvije) — co-operation, working together
• Bulgarian: свързочник (svǎrzočnik) — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Catalan: enllaç — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Estonian: sidepidaja — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Estonian: sideisik — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Estonian: sideväelane — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Estonian: sidetöötaja — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Finnish: yhteyshenkilö — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• French: liaison — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Greek: μεσολαβητής (mesolavitís) — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Italian: collegamento — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Persian: رابط (râbet) — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Russian: связно́й (svjaznój) — a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
• Estonian: kohting — a tryst, romantic meeting
• Finnish: treffit — a tryst, romantic meeting
• French: liaison — a tryst, romantic meeting
• German: Liaison — a tryst, romantic meeting
• Greek: σχέση (schési) — a tryst, romantic meeting
• Russian: свида́ние (svidánije) — a tryst, romantic meeting
• Estonian: salasuhe — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Estonian: armuseiklus — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Finnish: rakkaussuhde — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Finnish: salasuhde — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• French: liaison — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• German: Liaison — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• German: Liebschaft — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• German: (außereheliche) Affäre — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• German: außereheliches Verhältnis — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Greek: ερωτοδουλειά (erotodouleiá) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Russian: рома́н (román) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Russian: любовное похожде́ние (ljubovnoje poxoždénije) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Russian: любо́вная интри́га (ljubóvnaja intríga) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Russian: любо́вная связь (ljubóvnaja svjazʹ) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Russian: шу́ры-му́ры (hanky-panky) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Russian: ша́шни (šášni) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Russian: аму́ры (amúry) — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Spanish: aventura — an illicit sexual relationship or affair
• Arabic: وَصْل (waṣl) — linguistics: a sandhi
• Catalan: enllaç — linguistics: a sandhi
• Chinese Mandarin: 聯誦 /联诵 (liánsòng) — linguistics: a sandhi
• Finnish: sidonta — linguistics: a sandhi
• French: liaison — linguistics: a sandhi
• German: Liaison — linguistics: a sandhi
• German: Bindung — linguistics: a sandhi
• German: Mitbindung — linguistics: a sandhi
• Greek: υφέν (yfén) — linguistics: a sandhi
• Japanese: リエゾン (riezon) — linguistics: a sandhi
• Korean: 리에종 (riejong) — linguistics: a sandhi
• Russian: льезо́н (lʹjezón) — linguistics: a sandhi
• Russian: связывание (svjázyvanije) — linguistics: a sandhi