(with person, subject
etc) acquaintance (with) — conoscenza (di)to make sb's acquaintance — fare la conoscenza di qn
it improves on acquaintance — più lo si conosce e più lo si apprezza
a business acquaintance — una conoscenza di lavoro
an acquaintance of mine — un mio conoscente
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un|ac|quaint|ance — «UHN uh KWAYN tuhns», noun. lack of acquaintance or familiarity; lack of knowledge; ignorance … Useful english dictionary
Acquaintance — Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ac|quaint|ance|ship — «uh KWAYN tuhns shihp», noun. 1. the relation between acquaintances: »Their acquaintanceship lasted many years. 2. personal knowledge; acquaintance: »While Interlingua can be read with little difficulty by almost anyone, books are available which … Useful english dictionary
acquaintance — ac•quaint•ance [[t]əˈkweɪn tns[/t]] n. 1) a person known to one, but usu. not a close friend 2) the state of being acquainted 3) personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc 4) (used with a pl. v.) the persons with whom one is… … From formal English to slang
acquaintance — ac|quaint|ance [əˈkweıntəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(somebody you know)¦ 2¦(relationship)¦ 3 make somebody s acquaintance 4¦(knowledge)¦ 5 of your acquaintance 6 on first acquaintance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SOMEBODY YOU KNOW)¦ someone you know, but who is not a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
To be of acquaintance — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take acquaintance of — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquaintance — ac·quaint·ance … English syllables
with — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acquaintanceship — Ac*quaint ance*ship, n. A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. Southey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disacquaintance — Dis ac*quaint ance, n. Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
