conocimiento

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knowledge

noun

conocimiento
masculine noun
1. knowledge (saber)
  • hablar/actuar con conocimiento de causa -> to know what one is talking about/doing
  • poner algo en conocimiento de alguien -> to bring something to somebody's attention, to inform somebody of something
  • tener conocimiento de algo -> to be aware of something
  • ha llegado a mi conocimiento que estás insatisfecho -> it has come to my attention that you are not happy
also:
  • conocimientos -> knowledge (nociones)
  • tengo algunos conocimientos de informática -> I have some knowledge of computers, I know a bit about computers
2. consciousness (sentido, conciencia)
  • perder/recobrar el conocimiento -> to lose/regain consciousness
  • estaba tumbado en el suelo, sin conocimiento -> he was lying unconscious on the floor

conocimiento [co-no-the-me-en’-to]
noun
1. Knowledge, understanding, skill. (m)
  • Hablar con conocimiento de causa -> to know what one is talking about
  • Ha Ilegado a mi conocimiento que ->
  • Mis pocos conocimientos de filosofía -> my small knowledge of philosophy
  • Conocimientos avanzados -> expert knowledge
2. Acquaintance, the person with whom we are acquainted. (m)
3. Acquaintance, a slight or initial knowledge, a sort of friendship. (m)
4. Cognizance, judicial notice. (m)
5. Bill of lading. (Commerce) (m)
6. A note of identification, relative to business matters. (m)
7. A check for baggage. (America) (m)
8. Consciousness. (Medical) (m)
  • Estar sin conocimiento -> to be unconcious
noun, plural
9. Accomplishments, science.
  • Venir en conocimiento -> to remember or recollect a thing distinctly, to comprehend a thing clearly after thinking of it
.., it has come to my attention that...

"conocimiento" in the Answers forum

Q: What is knowledge? ¿Qué es conocimiento?
A: To me it means "there is no I in team". (There ain't no we either) By learning our limits I think we have to be realistic with ourselves (am I supposed…
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