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1 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. -
2 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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3 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
См. также в других словарях:
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 — 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
