What does reconnaissance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word reconnaissance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use reconnaissance in French.

The word reconnaissance in French means recognition, acknowledgement, gratitude, gratefulness, recognition, recognition, reconnaissance, reconnaissance plane, reconnaissance aircraft, in recognition of, not receive the recognition you crave, feel undervalued, feel underappreciated, aerial reconnaissance, aerial survey, IOU, appreciation of your origin, recognition of where you came from, gratitude for your start in life, gratitude for the help you have been given, eternal gratitude, speech recognition, sign of recognition, token of recognition. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word reconnaissance

recognition, acknowledgement

nom féminin (admission par les autres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a attendu de nombreuses années la reconnaissance de son talent.
He waited a number of years for recognition of his talent.

gratitude, gratefulness

nom féminin (gratitude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a beaucoup de reconnaissance pour l'aide apportée.
He feels a lot of gratitude for the help he was given.

recognition

nom féminin (fait d'accepter légalement un enfant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reconnaissance du père est nécessaire pour la transmission du patronyme.
The father's recognition is necessary for the family name to be passed on.

recognition

nom féminin (action d'identifier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après tant d'années, la reconnaissance entre nous n'était pas facile.
After so many years, recognition of each other didn't come easily.

reconnaissance

nom féminin (Militaire : exploration) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lieutenant a envoyé une brigade en reconnaissance.

reconnaissance plane, reconnaissance aircraft

nom masculin (avion militaire de surveillance) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in recognition of

locution adverbiale (en signe de gratitude, en remerciement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il reçut une médaille en reconnaissance de bons et loyaux services.

not receive the recognition you crave

locution verbale (perdre sa popularité)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cette vedette sur le retour est en mal de reconnaissance.

feel undervalued, feel underappreciated

locution verbale (s'estimer pas assez reconnu)

Cet employé est en mal de reconnaissance.

aerial reconnaissance, aerial survey

nom féminin (reconnaissance faite du ciel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

IOU

nom féminin (document attestant qu'on est débiteur) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

appreciation of your origin, recognition of where you came from

nom féminin (gratitude d'avoir été nourri)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gratitude for your start in life, gratitude for the help you have been given

nom féminin (gratitude pour un emploi de subsistance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

eternal gratitude

nom féminin (figuré (très grande gratitude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

speech recognition

nom féminin (transcription de parole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
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sign of recognition, token of recognition

nom masculin (code convenu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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