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Meaning of bise | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/baɪs/

Definitions

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

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.

See also

bisecant Bisect Bisected Bisecting Bisection bisection method