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1 frotté
past part. Etre frotté de: To have 'a smattering of', to have a superficial knowledge of. Pour ce qui est de la cuistance, il en est plus que frotté: Be fair! There's no denying he can cook. -
2 vernis
vernis [vεʀni]masculine nouna. [de bois, tableau, mur] varnish ; [de poterie] glazeb. ( = éclat) shine* * *vɛʀninom masculin invariable1) ( sur bois) varnish; ( sur céramique) glaze2) ( apparence) veneersi on gratte le vernis, on voit que... — if you scratch the surface, you'll see that...
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *vɛʀni nm1) (= enduit) varnish2) [poterie] glaze3) (= semblant) [culture] veneer* * *vernis nm inv1 ( pellicule solide) ( sur bois) varnish; ( sur céramique) glaze; une couche de vernis a coat of varnish;2 ( apparence) veneer; un vernis de culture/de modernisme a veneer of culture/modernism; si on gratte le vernis, on s'aperçoit que… if you scratch the surface, you'll see that…[vɛrni] nom masculin2. ÉLECTRICITÉvernis conducteur conductive lacquer ou varnishvernis isolant isolac, enamel3. [cosmétique]4. ART5. BOTANIQUE varnish ou lacquer tree6. (figuré & péjoratif) -
3 connaissance
connaissance [kɔnεsɑ̃s]1. feminine nouna. ( = savoir) la connaissance knowledgeb. ( = personne) acquaintancec. ( = conscience, lucidité) consciousness• perdre/reprendre connaissance to lose/regain consciousness2. plural feminine nounconnaissances ( = choses connues) knowledge• il a de bonnes/vagues connaissances en anglais he has a good command of/a smattering of English* * *kɔnɛsɑ̃s
1.
1) ( savoir) knowledge (de of)il a une profonde connaissance de la psychologie humaine — he has a deep understanding of the way the human mind works
porter à la connaissance de quelqu'un que — fml to advise somebody that
2) ( conscience) consciousness3) ( sur le plan social) acquaintancese retrouver en pays de connaissance — ( avec des gens que l'on connaît) to be among familiar faces; ( dans un domaine familier) to find oneself on familiar ground
2.
‘connaissances en informatique souhaitées’ — ‘computing experience desirable’
* * *kɔnɛsɑ̃s1. nf1) (= savoir) knowledge no plune meilleure connaissance de qch/qn — a better knowledge of sth/sb
See:2) (en locution: d'un fait, d'un document)prendre connaissance de [document] — to peruse
à ma connaissance — to my knowledge, to the best of my knowledge
3) (en locution: d'une personne)faire connaissance avec qn (= rencontrer) — to meet sb, (= apprendre à connaître) to get to know sb
faire la connaissance de qn (= rencontrer) — to meet sb
J'ai fait la connaissance de son frère. — I met her brother.
faire plus ample connaissance [plusieurs personnes] — to get to know each other better
de connaissance (personne, visage) — familiar
4) (= personne connue) acquaintanceCe n'est pas vraiment une amie, juste une connaissance. — She's not really a friend, just an acquaintance.
5) (= conscience) consciousnessIl avait toute sa connaissance. — He was fully conscious.
2. connaissances nfpl(= savoir) knowledge no pl... pour approfondir vos connaissances —... to increase your knowledge
* * *A nf1 ( savoir) knowledge (de of); connaissance abstraite/pratique/sensorielle abstract/practical/sensory knowledge; avoir une bonne connaissance de l'espagnol/la musique to have a good knowledge of Spanish/music; à ma/notre/leur connaissance to (the best of) my/our/their knowledge; pas à ma connaissance not to my knowledge, not as far as I know; avoir connaissance de qch to know something about sth; ne pas avoir connaissance de qch to have no knowledge of sth; il a une profonde connaissance de la psychologie humaine he has a deep understanding of the way the human mind works; ils ont connaissance de nos intentions they know of our intentions; prendre connaissance d'un texte/d'une information to acquaint oneself with a text/a piece of information; ‘confirme avoir pris connaissance des conditions générales de vente’ Comm ‘confirm that I have read the conditions of sale’; donner connaissance de qch à qn to inform sb of sth; porter à la connaissance de qn que fml to advise sb that; il a été porté à notre connaissance que it has been drawn ou brought to our attention that; en connaissance de cause with full knowledge of the facts;2 ( conscience) consciousness; perdre connaissance to lose consciousness; reprendre connaissance to regain consciousness; rester sans connaissance to be unconscious; tomber sans connaissance to faint;3 ( sur le plan social) acquaintance; faire de nouvelles connaissances to make new acquaintances; j'ai fait leur connaissance hier I met them yesterday; un architecte de ma connaissance an architect of my acquaintance, an architect I know; (je suis) heureux de faire votre connaissance (I'm) pleased to meet you; faire (plus ample) connaissance avec qn to get to know sb (better), to become ou get (better) acquainted with sb; ils ont lié connaissance au cours d'un dîner they struck up an acquaintance during a dinner; faire faire connaissance à deux personnes to introduce two people (to each other); un visage de connaissance a familiar face; se retrouver en pays de connaissance ( avec des gens que l'on connaît) to be among familiar faces; ( dans un domaine familier) to find oneself on familiar ground.B connaissances nfpl ( théoriques) knowledge ¢; ( pratiques) experience ¢; connaissances élémentaires/théoriques/solides elementary/theoretical/sound knowledge; posséder quelques connaissances/des connaissances approfondies en or sur qch to have some knowledge/a good knowledge of sth; approfondir/élargir ses connaissances to deepen/broaden one's knowledge; ‘connaissances en informatique souhaitées’ ‘computing experience desirable’.[kɔnɛsɑ̃s] nom féminin1. [maîtrise dans un domaine] knowledgeune connaissance approfondie de l'espagnol a thorough knowledge ou good command of Spanish2. PHILOSOPHIE3. [fait d'être informé]il n'en a jamais eu connaissance he never learnt about it, he was never notified of itprendre connaissance des faits to learn about ou to hear of the factsil est venu à notre connaissance que... it has come to our attention that...4. [conscience] consciousnessil gisait là/il est tombé, sans connaissance he was lying there/he fell unconsciousreprendre connaissance to come to, to regain consciousness5. [rencontrer quelqu'un]faire la connaissance de quelqu'un, faire connaissance avec quelqu'un to make somebody's acquaintance, to meet somebodyprendre connaissance d'un texte to read ou to peruse a textfaire connaissance avec quelque chose [aborder quelque chose] to discover, to get to know6. [ami] acquaintancec'est une simple connaissance he's a mere ou nodding acquaintancefaire de nouvelles connaissances to make new acquaintances, to meet new people————————connaissances nom féminin plurielavoir de solides connaissances en to have a thorough knowledge of ou a good grounding inavoir des connaissances sommaires en to have a basic knowledge of, to know the rudiments of————————à ma connaissance locution adverbiale,à sa connaissance etc. locution adverbialeto (the best of) my/his etc. knowledge, as far as I know/he knows etc.pas à ma connaissance not to my knowledge, not as far as I know, not that I know of————————de connaissance locution adjectivalea. [dans un domaine] to be on familiar groundb. [dans un milieu] to be among familiar faces————————de ma connaissance locution adjectivale,de sa connaissance etc. locution adjectivaleune personne de ma connaissance an acquaintance of mine, somebody I knowen connaissance de cause locution adverbiale -
4 teinture
teinture [tɛ̃tyʀ]feminine nouna. ( = colorant) dyeb. ( = action) dyeingc. ( = médicament) teinture d'iode tincture of iodine* * *tɛ̃tyʀ* * *tɛ̃tyʀ nf1) (= fait de teinter) dyeing2) (= substance) dye* * *teinture nf2 ( procédé) (de cheveux, tissu, cuir) dyeing; ( de bois) staining; se faire une teinture to dye one's hair; se faire faire une teinture to have one's hair dyed.teinture d'iode tincture of iodine.[tɛ̃tyr] nom féminin1. [action] dyeing2. [produit] dyeteinture d'arnica/d'iode tincture of arnica/of iodine4. (soutenu) [connaissance superficielle] smattering -
5 notion
notion [nosjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = conscience) notionb. ( = connaissance) notions basic knowledge• anglais: notions basic knowledge of English* * *nɔsjɔ̃1) ( conscience) notion2) ( concept) notion3) (de langue, science)notions — basic knowledge [U]
* * *nosjɔ̃1. nf2. notions nfpl(= rudiments) rudiments* * *notion nf1 (de danger, temps, réalité) notion; perdre la notion de qch to lose all sense of sth;2 ( concept) notion;3 (de langue, science) basic knowledge ¢; avoir des notions de to have a basic knowledge of; ‘Notions de botanique’ ‘A Botany Primer’.[nɔsjɔ̃] nom féminin[idée] notionperdre la notion du temps to lose all notion ou sense of timeje n'en ai pas la moindre notion I haven't (got) the faintest ou slightest idea————————notions nom féminin pluriel[rudiments]notions de base basics, basic knowledge‘anglais: notions’ [sur un CV] ‘basic knowledge of English’[comme titre d'ouvrage] primer
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