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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfamiliariser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fa.mi.lja.ʁi.ze/
"Il faut vous familiariser avec le règlement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make someone or oneself familiar with or aware of something.
"Take a few moments to acquaint yourself with the new software interface." - 2
To cause to know personally; to introduce.
"Allow me to acquaint you with our lead researcher."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'acointier', meaning 'to make familiar', which comes from the Late Latin 'adcognitare', a variant of 'recognoscere' meaning 'to recognize or know'. Through Middle English, it evolved into 'acqueinten', shifting from the general sense of knowing to making someone aware or familiar with information or surroundings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Acquaint" is said worldwide
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familiariser
Transliteration: /fa.mi.lja.ʁi.ze/
"Il faut vous familiariser avec le règlement."
vertraut machen
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊt ˈmaxən/
"Sie müssen sich mit den neuen Regeln vertraut machen."
accontentare
Transliteration: /ak.kon.tenˈta.re/
"Cerco di accontentare sempre i miei clienti."
familiarizar
Transliteration: /fa.mi.lja.ɾiˈsaɾ/
"Debes familiarizarte con el nuevo sistema."
familiarizar
Transliteration: /fɐ.mi.li.a.ɾiˈzaɾ/
"Preciso me familiarizar com o novo programa."
परिचित कराना
Transliteration: parichit karana
"अपने आपको नई नीति से परिचित कराएं।"
熟悉
Transliteration: shúxī
"请花点时间熟悉一下新环境。"
익히다
Transliteration: ikhida
"새로운 시스템에 대해 익혀두세요."
熟知させる
Transliteration: jukuchi saseru
"新しいルールを自分に熟知させる必要があります。"
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