acquaintance

UK
/əˈkweɪn.təns/
US
/əˈkwen.təns/
acquaintanceсуществительное
acquaintances
множ.
UK
/əˈkweɪn.təns/
US
/əˈkwen.təns/
Переводы
I met an old acquaintance at the conference.
Я встретил старого знакомого на конференции.
Our acquaintance began at a mutual friend's party.
Наше знакомство началось на вечеринке у общего друга.
Дополнительные переводы
Определения
A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
I met an old acquaintance at the conference last week.
Personal knowledge or familiarity with someone or something.
He has little acquaintance with contemporary poetry.
acquaintanceприлагательное
UK
/əˈkweɪntəns/
US
/əˈkweɪntəns/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., 'acquaintance rape').
Определения
Relating to or involving people who are known socially but not intimately.
Acquaintance rape is unfortunately common on college campuses.