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familiarity

1 noun with subject, situation, etceolas masc1  c m uaithne fem4  c m uto acquire a familiarity with sth eolas a chur ar rud, taithí a fháil ar rud, dul i dtaithí rudahis familiarity with the Japanese culture an t-eolas atá aige ar chultúr na Seapáine 2 noun familiar naturecleachtadh masc  c m useantaithí fem4the familiarity of my own room was comforting ba mhór an compord dom a bheith i mo sheomra féin
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3 noun way of behavingteanntás masc1  c m udánacht fem3  c m uwe had an easy familiarity bhí aithne mhaith againn ar a chéile, bhíomar an-teanntásach ar a chéileshe was affronted by his familiarity cheap sí go raibh sé i bhfad rótheanntásach, cheap sí go raibh sé i bhfad ródhána
phrases

familiarity breeds contempt

proverb méadaíonn an aithne an tarcaisne