la coulisse
/ku.lis/ noun · feminine B2- coulisse (piece of timber)
- side of a stage, dressing room
- slide or rail on which a drawer or window slides · Comme nous avons pu le voir précédemment, le tiroir se pose sur la coulisse et le stabilise à l’arrière. As we have seen earlier, the drawer is placed on the rail which stabilizes it in the back.
- background · Soudain, une voix s'éleva en coulisse. Suddenly a voice was heard in the background.
- underslide, underslide channel
Plural coulisses
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