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1 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 -
2 acquaint
acquaint [əˈkweɪnt]* * *[ə'kweɪnt]transitive verbto get ou become acquainted with somebody — faire la connaissance de quelqu'un
to get ou become acquainted with something — découvrir quelque chose
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