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connaissance

Definitions of connaissance
  1. noun
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  2. noun
    knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
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    types:
    donnée, élément
    an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
    donnée, fait
    a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
    exemple, modèle
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
    condition, considération
    information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
    preuve, terres
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    stimulant, stimulus
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
    lecture
    a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
    cas
    the actual state of things
    détail, point
    an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
    fait actuel
    the facts about an actual situation
    vérité
    a fact that has been verified
    exception
    an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
    échantillon
    a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
    preuve
    any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
    démenti, falsification, réfutation
    any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
    trace
    evidence pointing to a possible solution
    stimulus positif
    a stimulus with desirable consequences
    stimulus négatif
    a stimulus with undesirable consequences
    statistique
    a datum that can be represented numerically
    symptôme
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    type of:
    savoir
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  3. noun
    having knowledge of
    synonyms: intelligence
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    types:
    conscience de soi
    awareness of your own individuality
    conscience, notion
    a general conscious awareness
    sens de l'orientation
    an awareness of your orientation in space
    type of:
    acquis
    a clear and certain mental apprehension
  4. noun
    a person with whom you are acquainted
    synonyms: amie
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    antonyms:
    inconnu, étranger
    anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
    types:
    compagnon de chambre
    someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
    compagnon de camp
    someone who lives in the same camp you do
    rapport, relations
    (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
    dernier
    a man at one end of a row of people
    camarade de table, commensal
    (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
    camarade d'école, camarade de classe
    an acquaintance that you go to school with
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
  5. noun
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    synonyms: savoir
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    examples:
    mort
    the personification of death
    diable
    evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
    lilliputien
    a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
    types:
    cerveau, esprit
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
    place
    an abstract mental location
    connaissances publiques
    knowledge that is available to anyone
    capacité, habileté
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
    incapacité, incompétence
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
    thésaurus, vocabulaire
    a language user's knowledge of words
    pratique
    knowledge of how something is usually done
    facteur
    something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
    équivalent
    a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
    processus cognitif
    (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
    processus inconscient
    a mental process that you are not directly aware of
    structure
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
    contenu, objet mental
    the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    attitude, mentalité
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    caboche, tête
    an informal British expression for head or mind
    lumière
    public awareness
    ego, moi
    (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
    inconscient
    that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
    subconscient
    psychic activity just below the level of awareness
    know-how
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    intelligence
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
    capacité, performance
    the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
    capacité créatrice, créativité
    the ability to create
    adresse, habileté
    ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
    acquis
    an ability that has been acquired by training
    art, talent
    more than ordinary ability
    trou
    an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
    inintelligence, stupidité
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    inaptitude, incapacité
    a lack of aptitude
    incapacité
    lack of intellectual power
    inhabilité, maladresse
    a lack of cognitive skill
    manque de créativité
    a lack of creativity
    faculté
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    coutume, habitude, moeurs
    a specific practice of long standing
    convention, règle
    something regarded as a normative example
    héritage
    practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
    difficulté
    a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
    facteur déterminant
    a determining or causal element or factor
    remplaçant, substitut
    a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
    processus cognitif de base
    cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
    arrangement, organisation, système
    an organized structure for arranging or classifying
    processus cognitif de haut niveau
    cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
    incompréhension
    an inability to understand
    moeurs
    an inherited pattern of thought or action
    objet
    the focus of cognitions or feelings
    sujet
    some situation or event that is thought about
    donnée, élément
    an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
    donnée, fait
    a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
    exemple, modèle
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
    condition, considération
    information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
    preuve, terres
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    stimulant, stimulus
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
    idée
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    centre, coeur, noyau
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    représentation
    a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
    forme
    a perceptual structure
    croyance
    any cognitive content held as true
    incrédulité
    a rejection of belief
    but
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
    éducation
    knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
    expérience, pratique
    the content of direct observation or participation in an event
    culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    savoir, science
    knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
    ignorance
    the lack of knowledge or education
    base de connaissance, domaine de connaissance
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
    croyance
    the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
    attitude défensive
    an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
    grands moyens
    a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
    mentalité
    a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
    paternalisme
    the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
    point de vue, position
    a rationalized mental attitude
    inclinaison, tendance
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    tolérance
    willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
    intolérance
    unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
    considération, respect
    an attitude of admiration or esteem
    vénération
    a reverent mental attitude
    orientation
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
    condensation
    (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams
    mécanisme de défense
    (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    type of:
    chose du psychisme
    a feature of the mental life of a living organism
  6. noun
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
    synonyms: conscience
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    antonyms:
    inconscience
    a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
    types:
    conscience
    state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
    type of:
    état cognitif
    the state of a person's cognitive processes
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