What does glissement in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word glissement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use glissement in French.

The word glissement in French means sliding, gliding, sliding sound, shift in meaning, year on year, mudslide. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word glissement

sliding, gliding

nom masculin (déplacement sur une surface lisse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le patin à glace est basé sur le glissement.
The basis of ice skating is sliding (or: gliding).

sliding sound

nom masculin (bruit produit par [qch] qui glisse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sans spectateur, on entendait le glissement des patins des hockeyeuses.
With no spectators there, we could hear the sliding sound made by the hockey players' skates.

shift in meaning

nom masculin (changement de sens) (linguistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce mot a subi un glissement en moins de 30 ans.
This word has undergone a shift in meaning within the last 30 years.

year on year

locution adverbiale (avec 12 mois d'écart)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pour être honnête, il faut comparer ces chiffres en glissement annuel.

mudslide

nom masculin (éboulement de terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chalet fut emporté par un glissement de terrain.

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