What does bises in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bises in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bises in French.

The word bises in French means kiss, kiss, spoil, kiss, cold wind, chill, chill wind, x, xx, encore, encore, A, a, second, alternative, brown. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bises

kiss

verbe transitif (populaire (embrasser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il m'a bisé alors que je ne le connaissais même pas.

kiss

verbe pronominal (populaire (s'embrasser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
En France, on se bise pour se dire bonjour.

spoil

verbe intransitif (céréales : dégénérer, noircir) (crop)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les grains de blé bisent en cas de forte humidité.

kiss

nom féminin (petit baiser)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'enfant fait une bise à sa grand-mère.
The child gave her grandmother a kiss.

cold wind, chill, chill wind

nom féminin (vent froid)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Contre la bise, mets ton manteau.
Put your coat on to protect you from the cold wind.

x, xx

interjection (familier (formule en fin de lettre, au téléphone) (letter, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Laure finit toujours ses lettres à ses amis par : Bises et à bientôt.
Laura always ends her letters to her friends with, "See you soon. Love, Laura."

encore

interjection (Musique : encore)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
« Bis, bis », criait le public.
"Encore! Encore!" the audience cried.

encore

nom masculin (Musique : encore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sensible aux bis enthousiastes du public, il chanta à nouveau « Love me tender ».
Responding to the audience's enthusiastic encores, he sang "Love Me Tender" again.

A, a

adverbe (numérotation des rues) (equivalent)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
J'habite au 32 bis.
I live at 32A.

second, alternative

adverbe (une nouvelle fois)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est un Napoléon bis.
He's a second Napoleon.

brown

adjectif (vieilli (qui contient du son)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est une variété de pain bis.
It's a type of brown bread.

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