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1 acquaintance
acquaintance [əˈkweɪntəns]( = person) connaissance f* * *[ə'kweɪntəns]1) ( person) connaissance f2) ( familiarity) connaissance f ( with de)3) ( friendly relationship) amitié f -
2 meet
meet [mi:t](preterite, past participle met)a. [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (coming in opposite direction) croiser ; (by arrangement) retrouver ; ( = go to meet) aller chercher ; ( = come to meet) venir chercher• I'm due back at 10 o'clock, can you meet me off the plane? je reviens à 10 heures, peux-tu venir me chercher ?b. ( = make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance dec. ( = encounter) [+ opponent, obstacle] rencontrer ; [+ danger] faire face àd. [+ expenses] régler ; [+ responsibilities] faire face à, s'acquitter de ; [+ objective] atteindre ; [+ demand] répondre à ; [+ condition] remplira. [people] (by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver ; (more than once) se voir ; ( = become acquainted) faire connaissance• have you met before? vous vous connaissez ?b. [parliament, committee] se réunirc. [lines, roads] se croiser ; [rivers] confluer3. nouna. ( = sporting event) meeting ma. [+ difficulties, resistance, obstacles] rencontrer* * *[miːt] 1.1) Sport rencontre f (sportive)track meet — US rencontre f d'athlétisme
2) GB ( in hunting) rendez-vous m de chasseurs2.transitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( encounter) rencontrer [person, team, enemy]2) ( make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person]Paul, meet Frances — ( as introduction) Paul, je vous présente Frances
she went to meet them — elle est allée les attendre or chercher
to meet somebody off GB ou at US the plane — attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport
4) ( come into contact with) rencontrer5) ( fulfil) satisfaire [order]; répondre à, satisfaire à [criteria, standards, needs]; payer [bills, costs]; couvrir [debts, overheads]; compenser [loss]; faire face à [obligations, commitments]; remplir [conditions]6) ( rise to) se montrer à la hauteur de [challenge]7) ( respond to) répondre à [criticism]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( come together) [people, teams] se rencontrer; [committee, parliament] se réunir; [cars] se croiserto meet again — [people] se revoir
goodbye, till we meet again! — au revoir! à la prochaine fois!
2) ( make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance3) ( come into contact) [lips, roads] se rencontrer•Phrasal Verbs:- meet up••
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