familiarity

familiarity
noun
1) no pl. (acquaintance) Vertrautheit, die
2) no pl. (relationship) familiäres Verhältnis
3) (of action, behaviour) Vertraulichkeit, die

familiarity breeds contempt — (prov.) zu große Vertraulichkeit erzeugt Verachtung

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[-li'æ-]
- plural familiarities - noun
1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) die Vertrautheit
2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) die Vertraulichkeit
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fa·mili·ar·ity
[fəˌmɪliˈærəti, AM -ˈerət̬i]
n no pl
1. (well-known) Vertrautheit f; of home Geborgenheit f
2. (knowledge) Kenntnis f
her \familiarity with pop music ihr Wissen im Bereich Popmusik
\familiarity with French law Kenntnisse in französischem Recht
3. (overfriendly) Vertraulichkeit f
excessive \familiarity allzu große Vertraulichkeit
4.
▶ \familiarity breeds contempt (prov) allzu große Vertrautheit erzeugt Verachtung
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[fə"mIlI'rItɪ]
n
1) no pl Vertrautheit f
2) (between people) vertrautes Verhältnis; (between colleagues etc) ungezwungenes or familiäres Verhältnis; (of tone etc) Familiarität f; (of greeting) Freundschaftlichkeit f; (of gesture) Vertraulichkeit f, Familiarität f; (pej = overfriendliness) plumpe Vertraulichkeit, Familiarität f

the familiarity with which she greeted the head waiter — der vertraute Ton, in dem sie den Oberkellner begrüßte

familiarity breeds contempt (Prov) — allzu große Vertrautheit erzeugt Verachtung

3) usu pl (= overfriendly action) (plumpe) Vertraulichkeit
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familiarity [-lıˈærətı] s
1. Vertrautheit f, Bekanntschaft f (beide:
with mit)
2. a) familiärer Ton, Ungezwungenheit f, Vertraulichkeit f
b) pej plumpe Vertraulichkeit, Aufdringlichkeit f
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noun
1) no pl. (acquaintance) Vertrautheit, die
2) no pl. (relationship) familiäres Verhältnis
3) (of action, behaviour) Vertraulichkeit, die

familiarity breeds contempt — (prov.) zu große Vertraulichkeit erzeugt Verachtung

* * *
(with) n.
Vertrautheit (mit) f. n.
Kenntnis -se f.
Vertraulichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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