"bis" meaning in French

See bis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bi/ Forms: bise [feminine], bis [masculine, plural], bises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Latin bysseus (“cotton-coloured”); cf. Italian bigio. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|bysseus||cotton-coloured}} Latin bysseus (“cotton-coloured”), {{m|it|bigio}} bigio Head templates: {{fr-adj}} bis (feminine bise, masculine plural bis, feminine plural bises)
  1. beige (colour)
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-adj-K~2WwZ3p
  2. brown (of bread that contains bran)
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-adj--h6N3yQV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective

IPA: /bis/ [adverb]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|bis|t=twice}} Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”) Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} bis (invariable)
  1. alternative, secondary Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-adj-qNnTjADT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Adverb

IPA: /bis/ [adverb]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|bis|t=twice}} Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”) Head templates: {{fr-adv}} bis
  1. again (a second time); encore
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-adv-g-GLAYOq
  2. (in street numbering or law) A; designating a second thing with the same number
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-adv-kM0R0xYk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 21 6 2 42 13 3 5 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Interjection

IPA: /bis/ [adverb]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|bis|t=twice}} Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”)
  1. used to request an encore Derived forms: bisser (english: to ask for an encore; to do an encore), itinéraire bis (english: detour)
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-intj-j26PBFTY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /bi/
Head templates: {{head|fr|noun form|g=m-p|g2=f-p}} bis m pl or f pl
  1. plural of bi Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: bi
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-noun-2PNQF85H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bis/ [adverb] Forms: bis [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|bis|t=twice}} Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bis m (plural bis)
  1. encore Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-noun-97TMqixw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /bi/ Forms: bis [plural]
Etymology: From bise. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|bise}} bise Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bis m (plural bis)
  1. (Quebec) kiss Tags: Quebec, masculine
    Sense id: en-bis-fr-noun-idGdY5Qa Categories (other): Quebec French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bis meaning in French (5.2kB)

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).",
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "used to request an encore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bis/",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bis"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "bise"
      },
      "expansion": "bise",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bise.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bis m (plural bis)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Quebec French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kiss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kiss",
          "kiss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Quebec) kiss"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Quebec",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bis"
}

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