acquaintance

acquaintance
noun
1) no pl. Vertrautheit, die

acquaintance with somebody — Bekanntschaft mit jemandem

a passing acquaintance — eine flüchtige Bekanntschaft

make the acquaintance of somebody — jemandes Bekanntschaft machen

2) (person) Bekannte, der/die
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noun
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) der/die Bekannte(r)
2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) die Kenntnis
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ac·quaint·ance
[əˈkweɪntən(t)s]
n
1. (friend) Bekannte(r) f(m)
2. no pl (form: relationship) Bekanntschaft f (with mit +dat)
sb's \acquaintances jds Bekanntenkreis
to make sb's \acquaintance [or the \acquaintance of sb] jds Bekanntschaft machen
3. no pl (form: knowledge) Kenntnis f (with +gen)
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[ə'kweIntəns]
n
1) (= person) Bekannte(r) mf

we're just acquaintances — wir kennen uns bloß flüchtig

a wide circle of acquaintances — ein großer Bekanntenkreis

2) (with person) Bekanntschaft f; (with subject etc) Kenntnis f (
with +gen); (intimate, with sorrow etc) Vertrautheit f

to make sb's acquaintance, to make the acquaintance of sb — jds Bekanntschaft machen

a woman of our acquaintance — eine uns bekannte Dame

I have some acquaintance with Italian wines — ich kenne mich mit italienischen Weinen einigermaßen aus

it improves on acquaintance —

perhaps he'll improve on acquaintance — vielleicht gefällt er uns etc besser, wenn wir etc ihn erst einmal näher kennenlernen

See:
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acquaintance s
1. Bekanntschaft f:
keep up an acquaintance with sb Umgang mit jemandem haben;
make sb’s acquaintance jemanden kennenlernen, jemandes Bekanntschaft machen;
on closer (oder further) acquaintance bei näherer Bekanntschaft; nod A 1
2. Kenntnis f (with gen):
have some acquaintance with German brauchbare Deutschkenntnisse haben
3. Bekanntschaft f:
a) Bekannte(r) m/f(m)
b) Bekanntenkreis m:
an acquaintance of mine eine(r) meiner Bekannten
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noun
1) no pl. Vertrautheit, die

acquaintance with somebody — Bekanntschaft mit jemandem

a passing acquaintance — eine flüchtige Bekanntschaft

make the acquaintance of somebody — jemandes Bekanntschaft machen

2) (person) Bekannte, der/die
* * *
n.
Bekanntschaft f.

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