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Pronunciation / Transliteration: liaison
"Il est le chargé de liaison entre les deux départements."
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Communication or cooperation that facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.
"She acts as a liaison between the police and the community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French noun liaison, which traces back to the Latin alligare meaning 'to bind to' or 'to tie'. Historically adopted into English in the late 17th century, the term initially referred to the phonetic linking of sounds in speech before expanding into military and diplomatic contexts to denote communication links.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Liaison" is said worldwide
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liaison
Transliteration: liaison
"Il est le chargé de liaison entre les deux départements."
Verbindung
Transliteration: Verbindung
"Sie dient als Verbindung zwischen den Abteilungen."
collegamento
Transliteration: collegamento
"Lavora come ufficiale di collegamento."
enlace
Transliteration: enlace
"Ella actúa como enlace entre la dirección y el personal."
ligação
Transliteration: ligação
"Ele é o ponto de ligação com o cliente."
संपर्क
Transliteration: sampark
"वह दोनों कार्यालयों के बीच संपर्क का काम करती है।"
联络
Transliteration: liánluò
"她是两个部门之间的联络人。"
연락
Transliteration: yeonrak
"그는 부서 간의 연락 담당자입니다."
連絡係
Transliteration: renrakugakari
"彼女は部署間の連絡係を務めている。"
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