English-Finnish translations for acquaintance

• tuttava
  Useimmissa tapauksissa väkivallantekijä on aviomies tai kumppani tai tuttava. In most cases, the aggressor is the husband or partner, or an acquaintance.
  Tuttavia tervehditään usein epämuodollisesti.
• tuttavuus
  Meidän tuttavuutemme alkoi hyvin kauan sitten.
  Ahdistaa aina kun joku uusi tuttavuus lisää mut fb-kaveriksi. (Demi-keskustelupalsta
• tuttavasuhde
• tuttu
  Ensinnäkin Buchin artikkeli on avoin kirje Etelä-Afrikan nykyiselle presidentille Thabo Mbekille, joka on artikkelin laatijan vanha tuttu. Well, Buch’s essay is an open letter to the current President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, an old acquaintance of the author.
  tuttu naapurusto, tuttu mies

Definition of acquaintance

• A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
• A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
• Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances .
• Personal knowledge .

Examples

• I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.

Related words

• acquaintances
• acquaintanceship
• nodding acquaintance
• circle of acquaintances
• make acquaintance