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Meaning of "coulisse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COULISSE

From French: groove, from Old French couleïceportcullis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COULISSE

coulisse  [kuːˈliːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COULISSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coulisse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COULISSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of coulisse in the English dictionary

The first definition of coulisse in the dictionary is Also called: cullis. a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel, such as a sluicegate, portcullis, or stage flat. Other definition of coulisse is a flat piece of scenery situated in the wings of a theatre; wing flat. Coulisse is also a space between wing flats.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COULISSE


antipolice
ˌæntɪpəˈliːs
continuous-release
kənˈtɪnjʊəsrɪˌliːs
delice
dɪˈliːs
fleece
fliːs
lease
liːs
lis
liːs
McAleese
ˈmækəliːs
pelisse
pɛˈliːs
police
pəˈliːs
prerelease
ˌpriːrɪˈliːs
quick-release
ˌkwɪkrɪˈliːs
release
rɪˈliːs
rerelease
ˌriːrɪˈliːs
sublease
ˈsʌbˌliːs
sustained-release
səˈsteɪndrɪˌliːs
Tiflis
tɪfˈliːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COULISSE

could
could do with
could´ve
couldn´t
couldst
coulee
coulibiac
coulibiaca
coulis
couloir
coulomb
Coulomb field
Coulomb´s law
coulombic
coulombmeter
coulometer
coulometric
coulometrically
coulometry
coulter

WORDS THAT END LIKE COULISSE

abscisse
bouillabaisse
cuisse
esquisse
Glatzer Neisse
laisse
Lusatian Neisse
Matisse
Neisse
saucisse
Suisse

Synonyms and antonyms of coulisse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coulisse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COULISSE

Find out the translation of coulisse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coulisse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coulisse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滑槽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coulisse
570 millions of speakers

English

coulisse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coulisse
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كواليس المسرح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кулиса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coulisse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবাধে চুকাইবার জন্য কাঠের খাঁজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coulisse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coulisse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kulisse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

溝材
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coulisse
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coulisse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường rảnh để đẩy cửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

coulisse
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुल्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

coulisse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coulisse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

coulisse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

куліса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Coulisse
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Coulisse
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

COULISSE
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kuliss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coulisse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coulisse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COULISSE»

The term «coulisse» is regularly used and occupies the 68.286 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COULISSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coulisse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coulisse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coulisse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COULISSE»

Discover the use of coulisse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coulisse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Routledge French Technical Dictionary Dictionnaire technique ...
... bridge n ELEC ENG pont àcorde m; -- caliper n (AmE), ~ calliper n (BrE) SPRINGS pied à coulisse m; ~ changer n PHOTO of projector passe-vues va-et- vient m; ~ control n RECORDING réglage linéaire m; ~ damper n HEAT ENG registre à ...
Yves Arden, 2013
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The Trombone
London Chappell O. Langey R. Miiller Salvation Army L. Fontbonne de temps Petite Methode de trombone a coulisse Paris Margueritat Methode complete de trombone a Paris Leduc coulisse, vol. 1 Ecole de fanfare Paris Gautrot Petite ...
Trevor Herbert, 2006
3
Capitals of Capital: The Rise and Fall of International ...
government, was limited by law (set at sixty in 1724, it was increased to eighty in 1898), and a free market, the coulisse, that was open to everyone. Due to the total amount of listed stocks, the parquet was far more important and it offered ...
Youssef Cassis, 2010
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Battling Siki: A Tale of Ring Fixes, Race, and Murder in the ...
Benac, Champions dans la coulisse; Peeters, La boxe, 67; Collins, Boxing Babylon; Chalk, Pioneers of Black Sport, L'Auto Special Edition; De Lafrete, L' Echo de Paris, September 25, 1922, 4. 26. Green, Shaw's Champions, 122. 27. Benac ...
Peter Benson, 2008
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Comprehensive Dictionary of Petroleum Science and Technology:
... cément slurry. coulis de scellement : grout seal. coulissage m - strike slip (geol) . coulissant - sliding. coulisse/- clutch; jar; link block; slide. coulisse d'accélération : jar accelerator, in cable drilling. coulisse d'amortissement: bumper jar (drill).
Magdeleine Moureau, Gerald Brace, 1993
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Acts Passed at the ... Session of the Legislature of the ...
Il est de plus décrété, Sçc, Que ladite corporation est , par le présent investie de tous les droits et privilèges néces- yoîJjii,r,^aJ|}jP4 □aires à la construction et aux réparations d'un chemin à coulisse construction et qui partira de Springfield,  ...
Louisiana, 1836
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Deflation: Current and Historical Perspectives
That fact was only discovered when, in 1888, the French government, in response to the crash of the Union G ́en ́erale, imposed a transactions tax on sales in both the Parquet and the Coulisse. Business on both was slow to recover after the ...
Richard C. K. Burdekin, Pierre L. Siklos, 2004
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Russian Models from the Mechanisms Collection of Bauman ...
The second coulisse mechanism has another combination of kinematics pairs. Pairs connecting input and output links to the frame are revolute as in the previous mechanism. The pair connecting a crank to a die block is a three-mobile  ...
V. Tarabarin, 2008
9
Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering: English/French ...
... coulis mgoudronneux bitumen slurry[road construction] coulissante, fenêtref/ porte fsliding window/door coulisse fchute [ofwood,for building materials or rubbish],runner[of a drawer], sleeve [castor twopiece,for pipe repair],slide(way) coulisse, ...
Don Montague, 2003
10
Monetary and Banking History: Essays in Honour of Forrest Capie
It surged not on the Bourse, which had undergone major reforms, reducing risk- taking by brokers, but on the Coulisse or curb market. This less regulated market had no clearinghouse/mutual fund or close monitoring of its members (White, ...
Chair of International Business Adjunct Professor Geoffrey Wood, Geoffrey Wood, Terence Mills, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COULISSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coulisse is used in the context of the following news items.
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La Grèce officiellement en "défaut", mais un accord est "en vue …
... portée de main et que les discussions ont continué en coulisse avec les institutions européennes à l'approche du référendum du week-end. «RTBF, Jul 15»
2
Manifestations rivales à Athènes: Tsipras rejoint le camp du «non»
... d'ailleurs, selon le ministre des Finances Yanis Varoufakis, ont continué en coulisse cette semaine, avec « un accord plus ou moins scellé ». «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
3
6 émissions des Productions J que l'on pourra voir l'an prochain
Voyez tout ce qui se passe en coulisse lors du tournage de l'émission Accès illimité! Vol 920. De jeunes célibataires partent à la conquête du ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
4
L'Allemagne arrête un journaliste d'Al Jazeera sur mandat émis par …
Cette affaire a clairement pris une dimension politique et il y a actuellement beaucoup de discussions en coulisse, et divers consulats sont ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jun 15»
5
René Angélil «se bat et travaille vraiment dur», dit Céline Dion
Vers 22 h, samedi, Céline se trouvait en coulisse, vêtue élégamment d'une robe noire. Elle discutait avec l'actrice Sharon Stone et est ensuite ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
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71 ans après l'épuration, les "pendues de Monterfil" restent sans …
Elles sont pendues et dépendues, parce que la corde ne coulisse pas, puis achevées à coups de pelle. Après la guerre, six hommes sont ... «L'Express, Jun 15»
7
Agents généraux : Patrick Evrard élu président d'Agéa
Après une campagne de plusieurs mois, riche en propositions, mais tendue en coulisse, il y avait de quoi craindre des scissions au sein d'une ... «L'Argus de l'Assurance, Jun 15»
8
Les 12 confidences de Marie-Claude Rioux
R : L'hypocrisie et les jeux de coulisse. J'ai horreur des gens qui n'ont pas le courage de dire ce qu'ils pensent et qui fomentent dans le dos ... «Radio-Canada, May 15»
9
Sébastien Meunier, haute fidélité
Et puis, en coulisse, ce créateur de 40 ans révèle un mélange de singularité et de proximité avec la Belge qui assure l'évidence de cette greffe. «Le Monde, May 15»
10
Prise en main hp Spectre x360 13-4000nf
Côté épaisseur, HP a bien travaillé sa copie puisque notre pied à coulisse indique 1,7 cm au plus épais, patin en caoutchouc compris, ce qui ... «01net, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Coulisse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coulisse>. May 2024 ».
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