Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "acquérir."
achieve, acquire, attain, buy, capture, collect, come at, come by, develop, earn, gain, get, get a hold of, learn, obtain, procure, purchase, reach, secure, win
- les étudiants vont acquérir la connaissance pratique d’une langue / students will achieve (acquire) proficiency in a language
- la galerie veut acquérir une œuvre d’art de valeur / the gallery wants to acquire (buy, purchase) a valuable work of art
- aider les enfants à acquérir leurs droits fondamentaux / help children attain (achieve, gain, get) their fundamental rights
- le nouveau constructeur d’automobiles va acquérir une part du marché / the new car manufacturer will capture a share of the market
- le ministère acquiert des données sur le marché du travail / the department collects (secures) data on the labour market
- acquérir une vraie connaissance de soi-même / come at (gain) a true knowledge of oneself
- pour certaines personnes, il est difficile d’acquérir la sagesse / for some people, wisdom is hard to come by (obtain)
- l’équipe désire acquérir de nouvelles compétences / the team is keen to develop (acquire, gain, learn) new skills
- si vous continuez de cotiser au régime de retraite, vous continuez d’acquérir des prestations / if you continue contributing to the pension plan, you will continue to earn pension benefits
- les jeunes doivent acquérir une expérience de travail / young people need to gain (acquire, get) work experience
- acquérir un produit au prix le plus bas possible / get (buy, purchase) a product at the lowest possible price
- le contrôleur aimerait acquérir un logiciel comptable pour le projet / the comptroller would like to get a hold of accounting software for the project
- être heureux d’acquérir la citoyenneté canadienne / be happy to obtain (acquire, secure) Canadian citizenship
- acquérir deux nouveaux hélicoptères pour la Garde côtière / procure (acquire) two new helicopters for the Coast Guard
- ce pays s’est développé et a acquis une maturité politique / that country has grown and reached political maturity
- le comité a acquis de la crédibilité sur cette question / the committee has won (earned) credibility on this issue
NOTE: In many instances, acquérir may be omitted in English, as in the following example:
- aider les Canadiens à acquérir une formation pour les emplois de l’avenir / help Canadians train for the jobs of the future
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