know-how

See also: knowhow

English

Alternative forms

• knowhow

Etymology

know + how

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊ.haʊ/
• IPA^(key): /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: دِرَايَة f (dirāya), بَرَاعَة f (barāʕa), مَهَارَة f (mahāra), حِذْق m (ḥiḏq)
• Bulgarian: умение (bg) n (umenie), вещина (bg) f (veština), ноу-хау (nou-hau)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 技巧 (zh) (jìqiǎo), 技能 (zh) (jìnéng), 知識／知识 (zh), 知识 (zh) (zhīshi)

• Danish: sagkundskab c, know-how c
• Estonian: oskusteave
• Finnish: tietotaito, know-how (fi), osaaminen (fi)
• French: savoir-faire (fr)
• Georgian: ნოუ ჰაუ (nou hau), ნოუ-ჰაუ (nou-hau), იცოდე როგორ (icode rogor) (know how [to do something])
• German: Fachwissen (de), Sachkenntnis (de) n, Know-How n
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• Hindi: व्यवहार-ज्ञान m (vyavhār-jñān)
• Italian: conoscenza (it) f, sapere fare m
• Japanese: ノウハウ (ja) (nouhau)
• Korean: 노하우 (ko) (nouhau)
• Portuguese: saber-fazer (pt)
• Russian: ноу-ха́у (ru) n (nou-xáu) (indeclinable)
• Spanish: know-how m, saber hacer m
• Swedish: sakkunskap c, know-how (sv)

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Finnish

Etymology

Recent direct loan from English

Noun

know-how

1. know-how

Synonyms

• tietotaito
• osaaminen

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English know-how.

Noun

know-how m (uncountable)

1. know-how

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English know-how.

Noun

know-how m (uncountable)

1. know-how

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:know-how.