familiarity

connaissance, familiarité

Le fait de bien connaître quelqu’un ou quelque chose grâce à des rencontres ou des expériences antérieures.

En anglais simple : Knowing someone or something well because you have met or experienced them before.

• Her familiarity with the town helped us.
• This job requires familiarity with basic computer software.
• He gained familiarity with the language through daily practice.

Comment l'utiliser : familiarity with someone/something (His familiarity with the area made the search easier.)

Synonymes : knowledge, acquaintance

Contraires : unfamiliarity

Expressions courantes : familiarity with something, lack of familiarity, greater familiarity

familiarité, intimité

Une manière amicale et détendue de se comporter avec les autres, parfois trop intime pour la situation.

En anglais simple : Friendly, relaxed behaviour between people, sometimes too friendly for the situation.

• His familiarity made her uncomfortable.
• They spoke with the easy familiarity of old friends.
• Too much familiarity can seem rude at a formal meeting.

Synonymes : intimacy, closeness, informality

Contraires : formality, reserve

Expressions courantes : too much familiarity, easy familiarity, excessive familiarity

familiarité

Un geste qui traite quelqu’un comme un proche, surtout quand cette proximité n’est pas souhaitée.

En anglais simple : An act that treats someone as very close, especially when this is unwelcome.

• She disliked that unwelcome familiarity.
• He would tolerate no familiarities from strangers.
• A sudden familiarity, such as a kiss, may offend a guest.

Synonymes : liberty

Expressions courantes : unwelcome familiarity, such familiarity, improper familiarity