connaissance

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit