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# bise

«bise» in Mova's school dictionary: **A cold, dry wind that blows from the north or north-east…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the bise — wind); (French) noun (une bise, des bises)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A cold, dry wind that blows from the north or north-east over Switzerland and parts of France. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#m1)

2) (French) A light kiss on the cheek used as a greeting, as in "faire la bise". It sounds like "beez" and is not an everyday English word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography it names a local wind, like the mistral. In French lessons and on the street in France or Quebec, "la bise" is the cheek-kiss greeting between friends and family. Phrases: "faire la bise" (French), "grosses bises" (French, "big kisses", at the end of a letter).

### examples

- The bise blew cold across Lake Geneva. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#x1)
- In winter the bise makes Geneva feel freezing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#x2)
- In France, friends greet each other with la bise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#x3)
- Grosses bises means "big kisses" at the end of a French note. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#x4)
- My French penfriend gave me la bise on both cheeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#x5)
- How many kisses in la bise depends on the region. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/#x6)

### note

Pronounced "beez". In English it is only used for the wind and when talking about the French greeting; it is not a common English word. Do not confuse with "bees" or "bis".

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bise» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.