connaissance

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /kɔ.ne.sɑ̃s/
  • Audio; “une connaissance”:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

connaissance f (plural connaissances)

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

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