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1 acquaint
acquaint [əˈkweɪnt]* * *[ə'kweɪnt]transitive verbto get ou become acquainted with somebody — faire la connaissance de quelqu'un
to get ou become acquainted with something — découvrir quelque chose
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2 acquaint
A vtr to acquaint sb with sth mettre qn au courant de qch ; to be acquainted se connaître ; to get ou become acquainted with sb faire la connaissance de qn ; to get ou become acquainted with sth découvrir qch. -
3 acquaint
acquaint [ə'kweɪnt]∎ I'll acquaint you with the facts je vais vous mettre au courant des faits;∎ let me acquaint you with the situation laissez-moi vous mettre au fait de la situation;∎ a stay in the jungle had acquainted him with these dangers un séjour dans la jungle l'avait familiarisé avec ces dangers;∎ she acquainted herself with their customs elle s'est familiarisée avec leurs habitudes∎ she is well acquainted with the mayor elle connaît très bien le maire;∎ I got acquainted with him later j'ai fait sa connaissance plus tard;∎ we were just getting acquainted on venait juste de faire connaissance;∎ to become acquainted with the facts prendre connaissance des faits;∎ I'm fully acquainted with the facts je suis tout à fait au courant des faits -
4 acquaint
[ə'kweint]1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) se mettre au courant de2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) aviser•- be acquainted with - make someone's acquaintance -
5 acquaintance
acquaintance [ə'kweɪntəns]∎ he is an acquaint-ance (of mine) c'est quelqu'un que je connais;∎ he has a wide circle of acquaintances il a des relations très étendues(b) (knowledge) connaissance f;∎ to make sb's acquaintance faire la connaissance de qn;∎ pleased to make your acquaintance enchanté de faire votre connaissance;∎ during our brief acquaintance pendant la courte période où nous avons été en contact;∎ on closer or further acquaintance he seems quite intelligent quand on le connaît un peu mieux, il semble assez intelligent;∎ to have a nodding or passing acquaintance with sb/sth connaître vaguement qn/qch►► acquaintance rape = viol commis par une personne connue de la victimeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > acquaintance
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Acquaint — Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1. To furnish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acquaint — Ac*quaint , a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.] Acquainted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquaint — ► VERB 1) (acquaint with) make (someone) aware of or familiar with. 2) (be acquainted with) know personally. 3) (be acquainted) (of two or more people) know each other personally. ORIGIN Latin accognitare, from cognoscere come to know … English terms dictionary
acquaint — [ə kwānt′] vt. [ME aqueinten < OFr acointier < ML adcognitare < L ad , to + cognitus, pp. of cognoscere, to know thoroughly < con , with gnoscere, KNOW] 1. to let know; give knowledge to; make aware; inform [to acquaint oneself with… … English World dictionary
acquaint — index apprise, communicate, convey (communicate), disabuse, disclose, divulge, enlighten, impart … Law dictionary
acquaint — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. acointier make known, make acquaintance of, from V.L. accognitare to make known, from L. accognitus acquainted with, pp. of accognoscere know well, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + cognitus, pp. of cogniscere … Etymology dictionary
acquaint — *inform, apprise, advise, notify Analogous words: tell, *reveal, disclose, divulge: *teach, instruct, educate, school: accustom, *habituate Contrasted words: conceal, *hide: withhold, reserve, hold, hold back (i … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acquaint — [v] inform oneself or another about something new accustom, advise, apprise, bring out, clue, come out with*, disclose, divulge, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, fix up*, get together*, habituate, inform, intro*, introduce, knock down*, let know … New thesaurus
acquaint — UK [əˈkweɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms acquaint : present tense I/you/we/they acquaint he/she/it acquaints present participle acquainting past tense acquainted past participle acquainted formal to give someone information about something … English dictionary
acquaint — /əˈkweɪnt / (say uh kwaynt) verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to share information with: *She was urged by no reciprocal sisterly desire to acquaint Norman with her knowledge. –xavier herbert, 1938. 2. US (sometimes followed by to or with) …
acquaint — ac|quaint [əˈkweınt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitare, from Late Latin accognoscere to know perfectly , from Latin ad to + cognoscere to know ] 1.) acquaint yourself with sth formal to… … Dictionary of contemporary English