recognition

recognition
recognition [{{t}}‚rekəg'nɪʃən]
noun
(a) (identification) reconnaissance f;
∎ she disguised her voice to avoid recognition elle déguisa sa voix pour ne pas être reconnue;
∎ he gave no sign of recognition il n'a pas eu l'air de me/le/etc reconnaître;
∎ the town has changed beyond or out of all recognition la ville est méconnaissable;
∎ she's changed him beyond or out of all recognition elle l'a changé du tout au tout;
∎ {{}}Computing{{}} optical/speech/character recognition reconnaissance f optique/de la parole/de caractères
(b) (acknowledgment, thanks) reconnaissance f;
∎ in recognition of en reconnaissance de
(c) (appreciation)
∎ to win or to achieve recognition être (enfin) reconnu;
∎ to seek recognition (for oneself) chercher à être reconnu;
∎ his play received little recognition sa pièce est passée quasi inaperçue;
∎ a composer who received no recognition during his lifetime un compositeur méconnu de son vivant;
∎ public recognition la reconnaissance du public
(d) (realization → of problem) reconnaissance f;
∎ there is a growing recognition that this is a serious social problem de plus en plus de gens reconnaissent qu'il s'agit là d'un grave problème social;
∎ the report led to the recognition that there is indeed a problem le rapport nous a amenés à reconnaître qu'il y a effectivement un problème
(e) (of state, organization, trade union) reconnaissance f;
∎ to withhold recognition from (government) refuser de reconnaître
►► {{}}Marketing{{}} recognition score score m de reconnaissance;
{{}}Marketing{{}} recognition test test m de reconnaissance

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