ACQUAINTANCE

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acquaintance substantiv

1. cunoştinţă;

chance acquaintance cunoştinţă întâmplătoare;

nodding acquaintance cunoştinţă care nu trece dincolo de salut, cunoştinţă de bună ziua;

speaking acquaintance a) persoană cu care am făcut cunoştinţă, cunoştinţă care ne dă dreptul să intrăm în vorbă; b) cunoştinţă oficială;

to make smb.'s acquaintance sau to make the acquaintance of smb. a face cunoştinţă cu cineva, a fi prezentat cuiva;

he possessed a thorough acquaintance with era pe deplin familiarizat cu, stăpânea pe deplin;

he has some acquaintance with French, but he does not speak the language very well are oarecare cunoştinţe de (limba) franceză, dar nu o vorbeşte prea bine;

I haven't the honour of his acquaintance nu am onoarea să-l cunosc;

to have no acquaintance with smb. a nu cunoaşte pe cineva;

to strike up an acquaintance with a face cunoştinţă cu, a intra în relaţii cu;

to scrape acquaintance with smb. a căuta (cu orice preţ) să facă cunoştinţă cu cineva.

2. cunoştinţă, cunoscut; relaţii;

to have a wide acquaintance a avea relaţii întinse. ◊

he improves upon acquaintance câştigă pe măsură ce îl cunoşti.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

“How uncomfortable it is,” whispered Catherine, “not to have a single acquaintance here!”

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

When it was concluded he settled our new acquaintance upon the sofa, placed a pillow beneath his head, and laid a glass of brandy and water within his reach.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I kissed her as an old acquaintance should, and wished them joy with all my might of heart.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

“It’s an old acquaintance of mine who has come down in the world,” said she.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was the first time of his seeing them together since the beginning of that better acquaintance which he had been hearing of with great satisfaction.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

We shall go down it and make the acquaintance of the professor.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well, as your joint acquaintance, then, I shall be very happy to see Captain Benwick.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

His abilities in every respect improve as much upon acquaintance as his manners and person.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

After this period every appearance of acquaintance was dropped.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

A friend or acquaintance will be the subject of the new moon in Aquarius at four degrees on January 24 that will set off a social period in weeks to come.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

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