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1 make someone's acquaintance
(to get to know someone: I made her acquaintance when on holiday in France.) bli kjent med, lære å kjenne -
2 acquaint
ə'kweint1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) bli/gjøre kjent med2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) gjøre kjent, underrette om•- be acquainted with
- make someone's acquaintancepresentereverb \/əˈkweɪnt\/bare i uttrykkbe acquainted with være (be)kjent med, være fortrolig med, kjenne (til)acquaint oneself with gjøre seg kjent med, sette seg inn i, lære å kjenneacquaint somebody with something underrette noen om noe, meddele noen noe
См. также в других словарях:
make someone's acquaintance — To meet and become familiar with a person one has not met before • • • Main Entry: ↑acquaint * * * make someone’s acquaintance phrase to meet someone for the first time I’d been looking forward to making her acquaintance for a long time.… … Useful english dictionary
make someone's acquaintance — to meet someone for the first time I d been looking forward to making her acquaintance for a long time … English dictionary
make someone's acquaintance — meet someone … English contemporary dictionary
make one's acquaintance — be introduced to someone … English contemporary dictionary
make the acquaintance of — (or make someone s acquaintance) meet someone for the first time and become only slightly familiar they are anxious to make your acquaintance … Useful english dictionary
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 — [[t]əkwe͟ɪntəns[/t]] acquaintances 1) N COUNT: oft with poss An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. He exchanged a few words with the proprietor, an old acquaintance of his... I have a large circle of friends … English dictionary
acquaintance — ac|quain|tance [ ə kweıntəns ] noun 1. ) count someone you know a little, who is not a close friend: He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business acquaintance from his years in banking. 2. ) uncount FORMAL knowledge of or experience with a person… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acquaintance */ — UK [əˈkweɪntəns] / US noun Word forms acquaintance : singular acquaintance plural acquaintances 1) [countable] someone you know a little, who is not a close friend He recognized Mr Hunter as an old business acquaintance from his years in banking … English 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 (C) someone you know, but who is not a close friend 2 make sb s acquaintance formal to meet someone for the first time: I m pleased to make your acquaintance. 3 of your acquaintance formal a person of your acquaintance is someone that you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
