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connaissance in English:

1. cognisance cognisance



English word "connaissance"(cognisance) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "A Duel" (Richard Marsh)
Fiches du livre - "Mrs. Fitz" (J. C. Snaith)
Fiches du livre - "No Surrender" (E. Werner)
Fiches du livre - "Idols" (William J. Locke)
Fiches du livre - "No and Yes" (Mary Baker Eddy)

2. acquaintanceship acquaintanceship


I came to know the man who is now my husband through e-mail; from an acquaintanceship started in that odd way, before a month had passed, we found ourselves resolving to get married.

English word "connaissance"(acquaintanceship) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Heidi" (Johanna Spyri)
Fiches du livre - "Youth" (Leo Tolstoy)
Fiches du livre - "At Bay" (Mrs. Alexander)
Fiches du livre - "A Hero of the Pen" (E. Werner)
Fiches du livre - "Partners A Novel." (E. Werner)

3. knowledge knowledge


Knowledge is power.
By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is? "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."
The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence.
The Parisian police, he said, "are exceedingly able in their way. They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand."
Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give to each one that to which he is entitled. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of matters divine and human, and the comprehension of what is just and what is unjust.
знания русского языка|knowledge of Russian
And so, knowledge from the past, mixed up with assumptions about that knowledge, which may be more or less appropriate, is used to augment information provided by the senses.
Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love, love is not music, music is the best.
The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
There may be microscopes involved, bringing us ever closer to the heart of the matter; but even microbiology is objective, adding to knowledge by putting space between an object and its observer.

English word "connaissance"(knowledge) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Jessie Trim" (B. L. Farjeon)
Fiches du livre - "Lilliput Lyrics" (W. B. Rands)
Fiches du livre - "Niece Catherine" (Mary Hampden)
Fiches du livre - "The Short Life" (Francis Donovan)
Fiches du livre - "Hugh Miller" (William Keith Leask)

4. acquaintance acquaintance


The man was not a friend, just an acquaintance she had met once or twice before.
I want to make her acquaintance.
I caught sight of an old acquaintance in the middle of the crowd.
I have an acquaintance with her.
a business acquaintance
His acquaintance runs a grocery in the country.
My acquaintance introduced me to his intimate fellows.
My acquaintance with his works is slight.
Should old acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind?
Do you have a business acquaintance in Randolph., Ltd?
She was a casual acquaintance of my family in Vienna.
The solicitor said that he was unable to take on the case, but he had an acquaintance that might be able to help.
He's not really a friend, just an acquaintance. Yesterday I ran into Mark, my old business acquaintance.
I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances.

English word "connaissance"(acquaintance) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Goody Two Shoes" (Walter Crane)
Fiches du livre - "The Black Bag" (Louis Joseph Va...
Fiches du livre - "The Demi-Urge" (Thomas Michael ...
Fiches du livre - "Free Russia" (William Hepworth ...
Fiches du livre - "The Grandissimes" (George Washi...

5. acquainted acquainted


Tom is acquainted with Mary.
I have been acquainted with her for more than 20 years.
It was not until I entered this university that I got acquainted with her.
She acquainted her daughter with classical music.
Have you acquainted your parents with your plans?
Through him I got acquainted with the big names of the town.
I became acquainted with beautiful Polish women at the university in Brazil, and I also met there some very friendly people who could speak Polish.
I am well acquainted with the practice, but nothing can justify historical revenge.
Have you gotten yourselves acquainted?
I soon got acquainted with almost all about my new job.
This is the way in which we can become acquainted with one another.
'Do you know John?' 'No, I believe we're not acquainted.'
As far as I know, I’m not personally acquainted with anyone who has stayed at an ice hotel.
Not all students are acquainted with the works of Shakespeare.

English word "connaissance"(acquainted) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Whiskaboom" (Alan Arkin)
Fiches du livre - "Spring Blossoms" (Anonymous)
Fiches du livre - "Signora Fantastici" (Madame de ...
Fiches du livre - "The Life and Adventures of Poor...
Fiches du livre - "Mother Goose's Teddy Bears" (Fr...

6. knowing knowing


She admits knowing the secret.
The Internet is very useful for knowing the circumstances of each part of the world.
Knowing where the fire escape is in a hotel may save your life.
Knowing how much school for my kids is costing, it's impossible to relax with a beer and take it easy.
Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Knowing their languages is not enough to communicate effectively, because the methods of communication are determined by their cultures.
As far as knowing health's worth once you've lost it goes, that's the same thing with parents, water or air.
Knowing my post may help your (already stellar) writing makes me as happy as a flea in a doghouse!
Living organisms had existed on earth, without ever knowing why, for over three thousand million years before the truth finally dawned on one of them.
Pretty gem, isn't it? Not knowing if it was a suitable subject or not, but anyway I tried to get her interest that way.
Having misconceptions of what mathematics is is even more ordinary than not knowing how to spell my name.
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
The Chinese government controlled the internet to prevent the people from knowing the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death.

English word "connaissance"(knowing) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Oscar Wilde, a study" (André Gide)
Fiches du livre - "Mediæval Byways" (Louis F. Salz...
Fiches du livre - "The Ashtabula Disaster" (Stephe...
Fiches du livre - "The Summit House Mystery The Ea...
Fiches du livre - "Fires - Book III The Hare, and ...

other words beginning with "C"

confortable in English
congé in English
congélateur in English
connaître in English
consacrer in English
consciencieux in English