Translations for „acquaintances“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

acquaintance [əˈkweɪntəns] N

1. acquaintance (person):

acquaintance

знако́мый m

2. acquaintance no pl (relationship):

acquaintance

знако́мство nt

to make sb's acquaintance

познако́миться с кем-ли́бо

3. acquaintance no pl (knowledge):

acquaintance

осведомлённость f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Shopkeepers fling open their shutters one after another, suspiciously looking around, as they say hello to neighbours and acquaintances passing by.

www.bbc.co.uk

As they wind up separate, they meet other people and fall in with other people who are friends, enemies and passing acquaintances.

collider.com

Moreover, cronyism describes relationships existing among mutual acquaintances in private organizations where business, business information, and social interaction are exchanged among influential personnel.

en.wikipedia.org

He wrote, his numerous acquaintances regarded him as a moral phenomenon, as a unique specimen of human character, as a study, as a curiosity, and an absolute undefinable.

en.wikipedia.org

The novel concerns her attempts to be a matchmaker among her acquaintances and her own romantic misadventures.

en.wikipedia.org

He receives a reply from a young woman, concerned about some business acquaintances of her father.

en.wikipedia.org

She had her inglorious moment the night she hit send on begging emails to a couple of rich acquaintances.

www.listener.co.nz

Youths who have no sense of compassion for their acquaintances gatecrash parties en masse.

www.onlineopinion.com.au

Contrarily, distal form index social contexts of a more formal, public nature such as distant acquaintances, business settings, or other formal settings.

en.wikipedia.org

She retains her beauty as she grows older (much to the envy of her women acquaintances), but when she catches diphtheria, it ravages her appearance.

en.wikipedia.org