palier

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French paele +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.lje/
• Rhymes: -je

Noun

palier m (plural paliers)

1. (mechanics) bearing
2. landing (on stairs)
3. flat area; the flat, the level
4. (figuratively) stage

See also

• roulement
• coussinet

Adjective

palier (feminine palière, masculine plural paliers, feminine plural palières)

1. landing (attributive)

Derived terms

• porte palière

Further reading

• “palier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pareil, pilera, plaire, pliera, replia

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Spanish

Noun

palier m (plural palieres)

1. (mechanics) bearing