knowledge

knowledge
noun, no pl.
1) (familiarity) Kenntnisse (of in + Dat.)

a knowledge of this field — Kenntnisse auf diesem Gebiet

knowledge of human nature — Menschenkenntnis, die

2) (awareness) Wissen, das

have no knowledge of something — nichts von etwas wissen; keine Kenntnis von etwas haben (geh.)

she had no knowledge of it — sie wusste nichts davon; sie war völlig ahnungslos

something came to my knowledge — etwas ist mir zu Ohren gekommen

[not] to my etc. knowledge — meines usw. Wissens [nicht]

[a] knowledge of languages/French — Sprach-/Französischkenntnisse Pl.

somebody with [a] knowledge of computers — jemand, der sich mit Computern auskennt

4) no art. (what is known) Wissen, das
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['noli‹]
noun
1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) das Wissen
2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) die Kenntnis
3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) die Wissenschaft
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knowl·edge
[ˈnɒlɪʤ, AM ˈnɑ:l-]
n no pl
1. (body of learning) Kenntnisse pl (of in +dat)
she has a good working \knowledge of Apple software sie besitzt nützliche, praktische Fähigkeiten im Umgang mit Apple Software
\knowledge of French Französischkenntnisse pl
limited \knowledge begrenztes Wissen
to have [no/some] \knowledge of sth [keine/gewisse] Kenntnisse über etw akk besitzen
to have a thorough \knowledge of sth ein fundiertes Wissen in etw dat besitzen
2. (acquired information) Wissen nt, Kenntnis f
I have absolutely no \knowledge about his private life ich weiß nicht das Geringste über sein Privatleben
to my \knowledge soweit ich weiß, meines Wissens geh
to be common \knowledge allgemein bekannt sein
3. (awareness) Wissen nt
to deny all \knowledge [of sth] jegliche Kenntnis [über etw akk] abstreiten
to be safe in the \knowledge that ... mit Bestimmtheit wissen, dass ...
it has been brought to our \knowledge that ... wir haben davon Kenntnis erhalten, dass ...
to do sth without sb's \knowledge etw ohne jds gen Wissen tun
4. (form: sexual contact)
carnal \knowledge Geschlechtsverkehr m
to have carnal \knowledge of sb mit jdm Geschlechtsverkehr haben form
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['nɒlɪdZ]
n
1) (= understanding, awareness) Wissen nt, Kenntnis f

to have knowledge of — Kenntnis haben or besitzen von, wissen von

to have no knowledge of — keine Kenntnis haben von, nichts wissen von

to (the best of) my knowledge — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

to the best of my knowledge and belief — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

not to my knowledge — nicht, dass ich wüsste

without his knowledge — ohne sein Wissen

without the knowledge of her mother — ohne Wissen ihrer Mutter, ohne dass ihre Mutter es weiß

it has come to my knowledge that ... — ich habe erfahren, dass ...

safe in the knowledge that ... — in der Gewissheit, dass ...

2) (= learning, facts learned) Kenntnisse pl, Wissen nt

my knowledge of English — meine Englischkenntnisse pl

my knowledge of D.H. Lawrence — was ich von D. H. Lawrence kenne

I have a thorough knowledge of this subject — auf diesem Gebiet weiß ich gründlich Bescheid or besitze ich umfassende Kenntnisse

the police have no knowledge of him/his activities — die Polizei weiß nichts über ihn/seine Aktivitäten

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knowledge [ˈnɒlıdʒ; US ˈnɑ-] s
1. Kenntnis f:
the knowledge of the victory die Kunde vom Sieg;
bring sth to sb’s knowledge jemandem etwas zur Kenntnis bringen, jemanden von etwas in Kenntnis setzen;
it has come to my knowledge es ist mir zur Kenntnis gelangt, ich habe erfahren (beide:
that dass);
have knowledge of Kenntnis haben von;
from personal (oder one’s own) knowledge aus eigener Kenntnis;
(not) to my knowledge meines Wissens (nicht);
to the best of one’s knowledge and belief JUR nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen;
my knowledge of Mr X meine Bekanntschaft mit Mr. X;
with the full knowledge of mit vollem Wissen von (od gen);
without my knowledge ohne mein Wissen;
knowledge of life Lebenserfahrung f; carnal, common A 5, tree A 1
2. Wissen n, Kenntnisse pl (beide:
of, in in dat):
basic knowledge Grundwissen, -kenntnisse;
knowledge of the law Rechtskenntnisse;
have a good knowledge of viel verstehen von, sich gut auskennen in (dat), gute Kenntnisse haben in (dat);
knowledge is power (Sprichwort) Wissen ist Macht; general A 3
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noun, no pl.
1) (familiarity) Kenntnisse (of in + Dat.)

a knowledge of this field — Kenntnisse auf diesem Gebiet

knowledge of human nature — Menschenkenntnis, die

2) (awareness) Wissen, das

have no knowledge of something — nichts von etwas wissen; keine Kenntnis von etwas haben (geh.)

she had no knowledge of it — sie wusste nichts davon; sie war völlig ahnungslos

something came to my knowledge — etwas ist mir zu Ohren gekommen

[not] to my etc. knowledge — meines usw. Wissens [nicht]

3) (understanding)

[a] knowledge of languages/French — Sprach-/Französischkenntnisse Pl.

somebody with [a] knowledge of computers — jemand, der sich mit Computern auskennt

4) no art. (what is known) Wissen, das
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n.
Erkenntnis f.
Kenntnis -se f.
Wissen n.

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