kisses
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
1.
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
(plural)
(gesture of affection)
a. les baisers
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The actress blew kisses to the crowd in front of the theater.L’actrice a envoyé des baisers à la foule devant le théâtre.
b. les bisous
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
When she got home, my sister gave her dog kisses before she even said hello to the rest of the familyEn rentrant à la maison, ma sœur a fait des bisous à son chien avant même de saluer le reste de la famille.
c. les bises
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(on the cheek)
It can take a long time to leave a party if you give everyone kisses before you go.Cela peut prendre beaucoup de temps de quitter une fête si on fait des bises à tout le monde avant de partir.
A plural noun is a noun that is usually used in the plural form (e.g., les funérailles, les fines herbes).
plural noun
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(correspondence)
a. bisous
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
I'm so embarrassed! I got distracted and closed an email to several colleagues with "kisses."Je suis tellement gênée ! Je me suis laissé distraire et j'ai envoyé un mail à plusieurs collègues en signant « bisous ».
b. bises
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
I realized our friendship had moved to a new level when we started signing messages with "kisses" instead of "have a good day."J’ai compris que notre amitié avait atteint un autre niveau quand on a commencé à signer nos messages par « bises » au lieu de « bonne journée ».
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