EuroLex/F/Au fait
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- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: au fait - 1. to the point, relevant, adv. by the way
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
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Dutch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
English | usually: to be au fait with something | 18c | 'to be well informed about or familiar with sth.' | '...' | http://www.allwords.com |
Estonian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Finnish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
French | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
German | au fait; au fait sein | ... | 'to be well informed about or familiar with sth.' | '...' | ... |
Hungarian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Italian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
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Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
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Polish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Portuguese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Slovak | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Slovenian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Spanish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Swedish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
Annotations
[edit | edit source]Etymology: fait is from Latin factum
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