-
1 familiarize
familiarize [fəˈmɪlɪəraɪz]• to familiarize o.s. with se familiariser avec* * *[fə'mɪlɪəraɪz] 1.transitive verb2.to familiarize somebody with — familiariser quelqu'un avec [job, procedure]; habituer quelqu'un à [environment, person]
to familiarize oneself with — se familiariser avec [system, work]; s'habituer à [person, place]
-
2 familiarize
A vtr to familiarize sb with familiariser qn avec [area, fact, job, procedure] ; habituer qn à [environment, person].B v refl to familiarize oneself with se familiariser avec [facts, system, work] ; s'habituer à [person, place]. -
3 familiarize
∎ to familiarize oneself with sth se familiariser avec qch;∎ she familiarized him with the rules elle l'a initié aux règles(b) (make widely known) répandre, vulgariserUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > familiarize
-
4 familiarize
verb ((with with) to make something well known to (someone): You must familiarize yourself with the rules.) familiariser (avec) -
5 familiar
[fə'miljə]1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) familier2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) familier (avec)3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) familier•- familiarity - familiarize - familiarise - familiarization - familiarisation -
6 familiarise
verb ((with with) to make something well known to (someone): You must familiarize yourself with the rules.) familiariser (avec) -
7 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
См. также в других словарях:
Familiarize — Fa*mil iar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Familiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Familiarizing}.] [Cf. F. familiariser.] 1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one s self… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
familiarize — (also familiarise) ► VERB 1) (familiarize with) make (someone) familiar with. 2) make better known or easier to understand. DERIVATIVES familiarization noun … English terms dictionary
familiarize — index advise, apprise, communicate, educate, inform (notify), initiate, instruct (teach) … Law dictionary
familiarize — (v.) c.1600, to make well known, from FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Familiarized; familiarizing … Etymology dictionary
familiarize — (Amer.) fa mil·i·ar·ize || fÉ™ mɪlɪəraɪz v. cause to be acquainted, accustom; make familiar; make something well known, publicize (also familiarise) … English contemporary dictionary
familiarize — [v] make or become acquainted with, knowledgeable about accustom, adapt, adjust, awaken to, become adept in, become aware of, break the ice*, bring into use, case*, check out, coach, come to know, condition, enlighten, gain friendship, get in,… … New thesaurus
familiarize — [fə mil′yər īz΄, fəmil′ē ərīz΄] vt. familiarized, familiarizing 1. to make commonly known 2. to make (another or oneself) accustomed or fully acquainted with something familiarization n … English World dictionary
familiarize — UK [fəˈmɪlɪəraɪz] / US [fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms familiarize : present tense I/you/we/they familiarize he/she/it familiarizes present participle familiarizing past tense familiarized past participle familiarized to make someone … English dictionary
familiarize — v. (d; refl., tr.) to familiarize with (she had to familiarize herself with the facts of the case) * * * [fə mɪlɪəraɪz] (d;refl.,tr.) to familiarizewith (she had to familiarize herself with the facts of the case) … Combinatory dictionary
familiarize — fa|mil|iar|ize [ fə mıljə,raız ] verb transitive to make someone learn or experience something so that they know about it: It s my job to familiarize new employees with office procedures. familiarize yourself with something: I need to familiarize … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
familiarize — also ise BrE verb familiarize yourself with sth/familiarize sb with sth to learn about something so that you understand it, or to teach someone else about something so that they understand it: Employees must familiarize themselves with the health … Longman dictionary of contemporary English