No. 3,051 in Russian
знакомство
Acquaintance or introduction.
In a sentence
Наше знакомство произошло на вечеринке.
Our acquaintance happened at the party.
In this sentence, "знакомство" refers to the moment or instance of meeting someone for the first time and getting acquainted.
Знакомство с новыми людьми всегда интересно.
Meeting new people is always interesting.
Here, "знакомство" is used to express the act or process of meeting and getting to know new people, emphasizing the general concept.
Первая глава этой книги — это знакомство с главными героями.
The first chapter of this book is an introduction to the main characters.
In this context, "знакомство" is used figuratively to refer to an introduction or presentation of something, in this case the characters of the book.
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