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1 acquaintance
[ə'kweɪntəns]n( person) znajomy(-ma) m(f); (with person, subject) znajomość fto make sb's acquaintance — zawierać (zawrzeć perf) z kimś znajomość
* * *1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) znajomy2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) znajomość -
2 make someone's acquaintance
(to get to know someone: I made her acquaintance when on holiday in France.) poznawać się z kimś -
3 acquaint
[ə'kweɪnt]vtto acquaint sb with sth — zapoznawać (zapoznać perf) or zaznajamiać (zaznajomić perf) kogoś z czymś
to be acquainted with — znać +acc
* * *[ə'kweint]1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) zaznajomić (się)2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) zapoznawać•- be acquainted with
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4 renew
[rɪ'njuː]vtefforts, attack ponawiać (ponowić perf); loan przedłużać (przedłużyć perf) (termin płatności +gen); negotiations podejmować (podjąć perf) na nowo; acquaintance, contract odnawiać (odnowić perf)* * *[rə'nju:]1) (to begin, do, produce etc again: He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.) ponowić2) (to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time: My television licence has to be renewed in October.) przedłużać3) (to make new or fresh or as if new again: The panels on the doors have all been renewed.) odnawiać•- renewal -
5 strike up
vt ( MUS)* * *1) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) zaintonować2) (to begin (a friendship, conversation etc): He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train.) zawrzeć, zacząć
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Acquaintance — Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquaintance — [ə kwānt′ ns] n. 1. knowledge (of something) gotten from personal experience or study of it [an intimate acquaintance with the plays of Jonson] 2. the state or relation of being acquainted (with someone) 3. a person or persons whom one knows, but … English World dictionary
acquaintance — (n.) c.1300, state of being acquainted; late 14c., person with whom one is acquainted; also personal knowledge; from O.Fr. acointance acquaintance, friendship, familiarity, noun of action from acointer (see ACQUAINT (Cf. acquaint)). Acquaintant… … Etymology dictionary
acquaintance — [n1] a person known informally associate, association, colleague, companion, contact, friend, neighbor; concept 423 Ant. stranger acquaintance [n2] knowledge of something through experience awareness, cognizance, conversance, familiarity,… … New thesaurus
acquaintance — and description … Philosophy dictionary
acquaintance — index cognition, experience (background), knowledge (awareness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acquaintance — *friend, intimate, confidant Analogous words: *associate, companion, comrade, crony Contrasted words: *stranger, outsider … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acquaintance — ► NOUN 1) familiarity with or knowledge of someone or something. 2) a person one knows slightly … English terms dictionary
acquaintance — n. familiarity 1) to have an acquaintance with (he has some acquaintance with statistics) 2) a slight, superficial acquaintance 3) on acquaintance (on closer acquaintance he proved to be a nice person) 4) an acquaintance with casual friendship 5) … Combinatory dictionary
acquaintance — ac|quaint|ance [əˈkweıntəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(somebody you know)¦ 2¦(relationship)¦ 3 make somebody s acquaintance 4¦(knowledge)¦ 5 of your acquaintance 6 on first acquaintance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SOMEBODY YOU KNOW)¦ someone you know, but who is not a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
acquaintance — noun 1 person you know ADJECTIVE ▪ casual ▪ I ran into a casual acquaintance in town. ▪ new ▪ close, old ▪ business … Collocations dictionary