Usage examples of "connaissance" in French with translation to English

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La connaissance est la puissance. Knowledge is power.
Je souhaite faire sa connaissance. I want to make her acquaintance.
Elle a soudainement perdu connaissance. She suddenly lost consciousness.
Il a beaucoup de connaissance économique. He has much economic knowledge.
M. Smith est une connaissance à elle. Mr Smith is an acquaintance of hers.
Avez-vous quelque connaissance du français ? Do you have any knowledge of French?
C'est plus une connaissance qu'une amie. She is more of an acquaintance than a friend.
Toute connaissance n'est pas bonne. All knowledge is not good.
J'eus la chance de faire sa connaissance. I was fortunate to make his acquaintance.
Sa connaissance de l'art est mauvaise. His knowledge of art is poor.
Il n'est pour moi ni un frère ni une connaissance. For me he is neither a brother nor an acquaintance.
Il a une très grande connaissance du monde. He has a very large knowledge of the world.
Ma connaissance de l'espéranto me permet de considérer plus profondément la fabrique et la fonction du langage. My acquaintance with Esperanto enabled me to look deeper into the make-up and function of language.
Il a une connaissance superficielle de la navigation. He has a superficial knowledge of navigation.
Il a la connaissance ainsi que l'expérience. He has knowledge and experience as well.
Il n'a du japonais qu'une connaissance superficielle. He has only a superficial knowledge of Japanese.
À ma connaissance, elle n'est pas encore mariée. To my knowledge, she hasn't married yet.
Il n'a qu'une connaissance superficielle du sujet. He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject.
Petit à petit, notre connaissance de l'anglais augmente. Little by little our knowledge of English increases.
Elle se maria sans que ses parents n'en aient connaissance. She married without her parents' knowledge.
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