know-how
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Deverbal from know how.[1] American English, 1838.[2][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.haʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.haʊ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -əʊhaʊ, (US) -oʊhaʊ
- Homophone: nohow
Noun
[edit]- The knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly).
- Synonym: expertise
- Marlo has the know-how to fix your computer.
- 2008 April 20, G. Pascal Zachary, “How Scientific Gains Abroad Pay Off in the U.S.”, in New York Times[1]:
- American innovators — with their world-class strengths in product design, marketing and finance — may have a historic opportunity to convert the scientific know-how from abroad into market gains and profits. Mr. Hill views the transition to “the postscientific society” as an unrecognized bonus for American creators of new products and services.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Translations
[edit]the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly
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References
[edit]- ^ “know-how, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “know-how”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “know-how”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
[edit]- “know-how”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “know-how”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English know-how
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]know-how
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “know-how”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]know-how m (invariable)
References
[edit]- ^ know how in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]know-how m (plural know-hows)
- know-how
- Synonyms: saber-fazer, savoir-faire
- 2006, Daniela Zaitz, Direito & know-how, Jurua Editora, →ISBN, page 31:
- Outro tipo de conceitualização é aquela dada por François Magnin, que tenta sistematizar as diversas definições de know-how analisando a quais elementos a expressão se aplicaria. O autor conclui que podem ser objeto do know-how quatro tipos de elementos, considerados isoladamente ou em conjunto: a habilidade técnica, a experiência técnica, os conhecimentos técnicos e os processos.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2007, Ram Charan, Know-how: as 8 competências que separam os que fazem dos que não fazem, Elsevier Brasil, →ISBN, page 74:
- É necessário ter know-how para penetrar no caos organizado que existe na maior parte das empresas e concentrar-se no conjunto de elementos cruciais.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2007, R. Kelly Rainer Jr., Casey G. Cegielski, Introdução a Sistemas de Informação: Apoiando e transformando negócios na era da mobilidade, Elsevier Brasil, →ISBN, page 130:
- O conhecimento é criado conforme as pessoas determinam novas maneiras de fazer as coisas ou desenvolvem know-how. Algumas vezes, acrescenta-se conhecimento externo.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Noun
[edit]know-how n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]singular only | indefinite | definite |
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nominative-accusative | know-how | know-howul |
genitive-dative | know-how | know-howului |
vocative | know-howule |
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