knowledge

knowledge
knowledge [ˈnɒlɪdʒ]
1. noun
   a. ( = understanding, awareness) connaissance f
• to have knowledge of sth avoir connaissance de qch
• to have no knowledge of sth ne pas savoir qch
• not to my knowledge pas à ma connaissance
• without his knowledge à son insu
• to bring sth to sb's knowledge porter qch à la connaissance de qn
• it has come to my knowledge that ... j'ai appris que ...
• it's common knowledge that ... il est de notoriété publique que ...
   b. ( = body of knowledge) savoir m ; (in a given field) connaissances fpl
• my knowledge of English is elementary mes connaissances d'anglais sont élémentaires
• he has a working knowledge of Japanese il possède les éléments de base du japonais
2. compounds
► knowledge-based system noun (Computing) système m expert
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['nɒlɪdʒ]
noun
1) (awareness) connaissance f

to bring something to somebody's knowledge — porter quelque chose à la connaissance de quelqu'un

to my knowledge — à ma connaissance

with the full knowledge of somebody — au vu et au su de quelqu'un

to have knowledge of — avoir connaissance de

he has no knowledge of what happened — il ne sait pas ce qui s'est passé

to my certain knowledge he... — je sais de façon certaine qu'il...

without somebody's knowledge — à l'insu de quelqu'un

2) (factual wisdom) gen connaissances fpl; (of specific field) connaissance f

technical knowledge — connaissances techniques

knowledge of Monet's work — la connaissance des œuvres de Monet


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