know-how

Definitions of know-how
  1. noun
    skill in an occupation or trade
    synonyms: capacité, compétence, compétence professionnelle
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    types:
    economie domestique
    skill in domestic management
    type of:
    acquis
    an ability that has been acquired by training
  2. noun
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
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    sagesse
    ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
    méthode
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
    astuce, finesse
    the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
    jugement, sagacité
    the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
    remède, solution
    a method for solving a problem
    système, système de règles
    a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
    méthode, technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
    type of:
    capacité, habileté
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
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