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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
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 -
3 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. -
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 — ► 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 — v. 1) to acquaint thoroughly 2) (D; refl., tr.) to acquaint with (the lawyer acquainted herself with the facts of the case) * * * [ə kweɪnt] to acquaintthoroughly (D; refl., tr.) to acquaint with (the lawyer acquainted herself with the facts of… … Combinatory dictionary
acquaint — v Usu. acquaint with familiarize, make familiar, make conversant; introduce, make known, inform, clue in, advise, notify, apprise, make aware or cognizant, enlighten, let Is.o.] know [s.t.]; impart, communicate, mention, tell; disclose, reveal,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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 yourself with something — phrase to make an effort to learn about something She had failed to acquaint herself with the facts. Thesaurus: to learn new skills or informationsynonym Main entry: acquaint … Useful english 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 — (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 — [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 — /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 — verb (T) 1 be acquainted (with sb) to know someone, especially because you have met once or twice before: I am acquainted with him, but only on a professional basis. | get/become acquainted (=start to know someone that you have just met): I ll… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
acquaint — [[t]əkwe͟ɪnt[/t]] acquaints, acquainting, acquainted VERB If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it. [FORMAL] → See also acquainted [V n with… … English dictionary