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bise

Noun CEFR B1
baɪs

Definitions

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest.
  3. A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisbisébise
Portuguêsbise
4 more languages
Bosanskibiše
Hrvatskibiše
Kurdîbisebîşe
Српскиbiše

Examples

“I shall quote, as illustrative of the power with which the Bise blows, an extract from a letter by an intelligent traveller, written previous to the destruction of Château Grignan: […].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

bisecant Bisect Bisected Bisecting Bisection bisection method

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