biais

Meaning

Noun

1. means, way
2. angle, aspect, way
3. bias
4. slant, diagonal line
5. bias

Adj

slant, slanting

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bjɛ/

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius "with two axes".

Sentences

La voiture bénéficie d'une publicité par le biais d'une affiche du dessinateur Mich.

The car is advertised through a poster by cartoonist Mich.