bekantskap

bekant (“acquaintance”) +‎ -skap (“-ship”)

bekantskap c

1. (uncountable) acquaintance (knowledge of and/or (casual) social contact with a person or thing)

   stifta bekantskap med någon/något

   get/become acquainted with someone/something (literally "establish acquaintance," idiomatic)

   Deras var en ytlig bekantskap

   Theirs was a casual acquaintance

2. (countable) an acquaintance (person or thing one has knowledge of and/or (casual) social contact with)

   Hon är en trevlig bekantskap

   She's a nice acquaintance

• bekantskapskrets (“circle of acquaintances”)

• lära känna (“get to know”)
• umgänge (more social)

• bekantskap in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bekantskap in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bekantskap in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)