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1 familiar *** fa·mili·ar adj
[fə'mɪljə(r)]1) (well-known: face, person, place) conosciuto (-a), familiare, (common: experience, complaint, event) comune2)to be familiar (with sb/sth) — conoscere bene (qn/qc)to make o.s. familiar with — familiarizzarsi con, acquistare dimestichezza con
3) (language) familiare, (intimate: tone of voice) di eccessiva confidenza -
2 familiar
[fə'mɪlɪə(r)] 1.1) (well-known) familiare (to a), conosciuto (to da)that name sounds familiar o has a familiar ring to it quel nome non mi è nuovo; to be on familiar ground — fig. essere su un terreno familiare
2) (acquainted)to be familiar with sb., sth. — conoscere bene qcn., qcs.
2.to make oneself familiar with sth. — prendere confidenza o familiarizzarsi con qcs
nome mitol. = spirito al servizio di una strega, che solitamente assume forma animale* * *[fə'miljə]1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) familiare2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) familiare con3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) familiare•- familiarity
- familiarize
- familiarise
- familiarization
- familiarisation* * *[fə'mɪlɪə(r)] 1.1) (well-known) familiare (to a), conosciuto (to da)that name sounds familiar o has a familiar ring to it quel nome non mi è nuovo; to be on familiar ground — fig. essere su un terreno familiare
2) (acquainted)to be familiar with sb., sth. — conoscere bene qcn., qcs.
2.to make oneself familiar with sth. — prendere confidenza o familiarizzarsi con qcs
nome mitol. = spirito al servizio di una strega, che solitamente assume forma animale -
3 know *****
[nəʊ] knew vb: pt known pp1. vt1) (facts, dates) sapereto know that... — sapere che...
he knows all the answers — sa rispondere a tutte le domande, pej sa sempre tutto
it soon became known that... — si è presto venuto a sapere che...
2) (be acquainted with: person, place, author, subject) conoscereto know sb by sight/by name — conoscere qn di vista/di nome
to get to know sb — (gradually) conoscere meglio qn, (for the first time) conoscere qn
to make o.s. known to sb — presentarsi a qn
he is known as X — è conosciuto con or sotto il nome di X
3) (recognize) riconoscereto know the difference between... — saper distinguere fra...
2. vias far as I know... — che io sappia..., per quanto ne so io...
no, not that I know of — no, che io sappia
it's not easy, you know — non è facile, sai
yes, I know — sì, lo so
you ought to know better (than to...) — dovresti saperlo da solo (che non è il caso di...)
she says she didn't do it, but I know better — ha detto che non è stata lei, ma a me non la fa
he doesn't know any better — non ha criterio or giudizio
(well,) what do you know! fam — chi l'avrebbe mai detto!
to know about or of sth — essere a conoscenza di qc
to know about or of sb — aver sentito parlare di qn
how many "don't knows" are there? — quanti sono gli incerti?
3. nto be in the know fam — essere al corrente, essere beninformato (-a)
См. также в других словарях:
well-acquainted — index familiar (informed) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
well-acquainted — /wɛl əˈkweɪntəd/ (say wel uh kwaynted) adjective 1. on familiar terms: two people who are well acquainted. –phrase 2. well acquainted with, extremely knowledgeable about. Also, (especially in predicative use), well acquainted /ˈwɛl əkweɪntəd/… …
well-acquainted — well′ acquaint′ed adj … From formal English to slang
well-acquainted — adj. * * * … Universalium
well-acquainted — adj … Useful english dictionary
well up in — (informal) Well versed in, well acquainted with, knowledgeable on the subject of • • • Main Entry: ↑well … Useful english dictionary
acquainted — ac|quaint|ed [əˈkweıntıd] adj [not before noun] 1.) if you are acquainted with someone, you have met them a few times but do not know them very well acquainted with ▪ Were you acquainted with a friend of mine, Daniel Green? ▪ We would like to get … Dictionary of contemporary English
acquainted — [[t]əkwe͟ɪntɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ with n If you are acquainted with something, you know about it because you have learned it or experienced it. [FORMAL] He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland... I am … English dictionary
acquainted — ac|quaint|ed [ ə kweıntəd ] adjective FORMAL if two people are acquainted, they know each other, usually not very well: acquainted with: She had been briefly acquainted with him more than 20 years earlier. get/become acquainted (=start to know… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well — 1. adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right way (well said; you did well to tell me). 3 with some talent or distinction (plays the piano well). 4 in a kind way (treated me well). 5… … Useful english dictionary
acquainted — Kama āina. Also: kama alua, kuluma. ♦ Not well acquainted, mamalihini … English-Hawaiian dictionary