know-how

See also: knowhow

English

Alternative forms

knowhow

Etymology

know + how

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊ.haʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊ.haʊ/
Homophone: nohow

Noun

know-how (uncountable)

the knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly)
Marlo has the know-how to fix your computer.

Translations

the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly

Arabic: دِرَايَة‎ f (dirāya), بَرَاعَة‎ f (barāʿa), مَهَارَة‎ f (mahāra), حِذْق‎ m (ḥiḏq)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 技巧 (zh) (jìqiǎo), 技能 (zh) (jìnéng), 知識 (zh), 知识 (zh) (zhīshi)
Estonian: oskusteave
Finnish: tietotaito, know-how (fi), osaaminen (fi)
French: savoir-faire (fr)
Georgian: ნოუ ჰაუ (nou hau), ნოუ-ჰაუ (nou-hau), იცოდე როგორ (icode rogor) (know how [to do something])
German: Fachwissen (de), Sachkenntnis (de) n, Know-How n

Hindi: व्यवहार-ज्ञान m (vyavhār-gyān)
Italian: conoscenza (it) f, sapere fare m
Japanese: ノウハウ (ja) (nouhau)
Korean: 노하우 (ko) (nouhau)
Portuguese: saber-fazer (pt)
Russian: ноу-ха́у (ru) n (nou-xáu) (indeclinable)
Spanish: know-how m, saber hacer m
Swedish: sakkunskap c, know-how (sv)

Finnish

Etymology

Recent direct loan from English

Noun

know-how

know-how

Synonyms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English know-how.

Noun

know-how m (invariable)

know-how

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English know-how.

Noun

know-how m (uncountable)

know-how

Quotations

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