connaissance

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French conoissance, from Late Latin cognōscentia, from Latin cognōscēns.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/, /kɔ.ne.sɑ̃s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun[edit]

connaissance f (plural connaissances)

  1. knowledge
    avoir une bonne connaissance des animauxto have a good knowledge of animals
  2. (countable, uncountable) acquaintance
    une connaissancean acquaintance
    faire la connaissance de quelqu’unto become acquainted with someone, to get to know someone

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