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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

knowledge [Brit ˈnɒlɪdʒ, Am ˈnɑlədʒ] N

1. knowledge (awareness):

knowledge
connaissance f
to bring sth to sb's knowledge
porter qc à la connaissance de qn
it has come to our knowledge that …
il a été porté à notre connaissance que … form
it has come to our knowledge that …
nous avons appris que …
to my/your knowledge
à ma/ta connaissance
with the full knowledge of sb
au vu et au su de qn
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 sb's knowledge
à l'insu de qn

2. knowledge (factual wisdom):

knowledge (gen)
connaissances fpl
knowledge (of specific field)
connaissance f
knowledge of the subject
connaissance du sujet
human/technical knowledge
connaissances humaines/techniques
a thirst for knowledge
une soif de connaissances
knowledge of computing/Monet's work
connaissance de l'informatique/des œuvres de Monet
all branches of knowledge
toutes les branches de la connaissance

general knowledge N

general knowledge
culture f générale

reading knowledge N

to have a reading knowledge of German
savoir lire l'allemand
her reading knowledge of Italian is good
son niveau de lecture en italien est bon

self-knowledge N

self-knowledge
connaissance f de soi/d'elle-même etc

knowledge economy N

knowledge economy
économie f de la connaissance

knowledge engineer N

knowledge engineer
ingénieur m de la connaissance
knowledge engineer
cogniticien/-ienne m/f

knowledge engineering N

knowledge engineering
génie m cognitif

knowledge management N

knowledge management
gestion f des connaissances

knowledge worker N

knowledge worker
travailleur intellectuel/travailleuse intellectuelle m/f

knowledge-based system N

knowledge-based system
système m expert

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knowledge [ˈnɒlɪdʒ, Am ˈnɑ:lɪdʒ] N no pl, no indef art

knowledge
connaissance f
to have no knowledge of sth
tout ignorer de qc
to have some knowledge of sth
avoir quelques connaissances sur qc
sb's knowledge of sth
les connaissances de qn sur qc
a working knowledge
des connaissances pratiques
to my knowledge
à ma connaissance
not to my knowledge
pas que je sache
to do sth without sb's knowledge/with sb's full knowledge
faire qc à l'insu de/au vu et au su de qn
impart knowledge
transmettre
profound knowledge
approfondi(e)
inadequate knowledge, funds
insuffisant(e)
snippet gossip, information, knowledge
bribes fpl
French
French
English
English
familiarité avec qc
knowledge of sth
l'étendue des connaissances de qn
the extent of sb's knowledge
être de notoriété publique
to be common knowledge
en cachette de qn
without sb's knowledge
notion
basic knowledge
avoir des notions de qc
to have a basic knowledge of sth
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knowledge [ˈna·lɪdʒ] N no indef art

knowledge
connaissance f
to have no knowledge of sth
tout ignorer de qc
to have some knowledge of sth
avoir quelques connaissances sur qc
sb's knowledge of sth
les connaissances de qn sur qc
a working knowledge
des connaissances pratiques
to my knowledge
à ma connaissance
not to my knowledge
pas que je sache
to do sth without sb's knowledge/with sb's full knowledge
faire qc à l'insu de/au vu et au su de qn
impart knowledge
transmettre
profound knowledge
approfondi(e)
implacable thirst for power/knowledge
soif f insatiable de pouvoir/savoir
inadequate knowledge, funds
insuffisant(e)
French
French
English
English
familiarité avec qc
knowledge of sth
être de notoriété publique
to be common knowledge
avidité de savoir [ou connaissances]
thirst for knowledge
l'étendue des connaissances de qn
the extent of sb's knowledge
notion
basic knowledge
avoir des notions de qc
to have basic knowledge of sth

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

connaissances linguistiques
knowledge of a language

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a working knowledge of English
avoir des bases d'anglais
to have a reading knowledge of English
savoir lire l'anglais
to the best of my knowledge/power
autant que je sache/puisse (subj)
to be a fund of knowledge
être une mine d'érudition
to do sth without sb's knowledge/with sb's full knowledge
faire qc à l'insu de/au vu et au su de qn

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