connaissance

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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