knowledge

knowledge
knowl·edge [ʼnɒlɪʤ, Am ʼnɑ:l-] n
no pl
1) (body of learning) Kenntnisse pl (of in +dat);
she has a good working \knowledge of Apple software sie besitzt nützliche, praktische Fähigkeiten im Umgang mit Apple Software;
\knowledge of French Französischkenntnisse pl;
limited \knowledge begrenztes Wissen;
to have [no/some] \knowledge of sth [keine/gewisse] Kenntnisse über etw akk besitzen;
to have a thorough \knowledge of sth ein fundiertes Wissen in etw dat besitzen
2) (acquired information) Wissen nt, Kenntnis f;
I have absolutely no \knowledge about his private life ich weiß nicht das Geringste über sein Privatleben;
to my \knowledge soweit ich weiß, meines Wissens (geh)
to be common \knowledge allgemein bekannt sein
3) (awareness) Wissen nt;
to deny all \knowledge [of sth] jegliche Kenntnis [über etw akk] abstreiten;
to be safe in the \knowledge that ... mit Bestimmtheit wissen, dass ...;
it has been brought to our \knowledge that ... wir haben davon Kenntnis erhalten, dass ...;
to do sth without sb's \knowledge etw ohne jds Wissen nt tun
4) (form: sexual contact)
carnal \knowledge Geschlechtsverkehr m;
to have carnal \knowledge of sb mit jdm Geschlechtsverkehr haben (form)

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