know-how

English

Alternative forms

• knowhow

Etymology

know + how

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnəʊ.haʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnoʊ.haʊ/
• Homophone: nohow

Noun

know-how (uncountable)

1. the knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly)

   Marlo has the know-how to fix your computer.

Translations

the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly

Arabic: دراية (ar) (diraaya) f., براعة (ar) (baraa3a) f., مهارة (ar) (mahaara) f., حذق (ar) (Hidhq) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 實際知識 (cmn), 实际知识 (cmn) (shíjì-zhīshí) Estonian: oskusteave (et) Finnish: tietotaito (fi), know-how (fi), osaaminen (fi) French: savoir-faire (fr)

German: Fachwissen (de), Sachkenntnis (de) n., Know-How (de) n. Italian: conoscenza (it) f. Japanese: ノウハウ (ja) (nouhau) Korean: 노하우 (ko) (nouhau) Russian: ноу-хау (ru) (nou-xáu) n. (indeclinable) Spanish: know-how (es) m.

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Finnish

Etymology

Recent direct loan from English

Noun

know-how

1. know-how

Synonyms

• tietotaito
• osaaminen