Definition
Reconnaissance is the military or strategic activity of exploring an area to gather information about an enemy or situation, usually before taking action.
Etymology
From French *reconnaissance* meaning ‘recognition, inspection’, from *reconnaître* (to recognize), from Latin *recognoscere* (to know again). It shifted from ‘recognizing’ to ‘scouting for knowledge.’
Kelly Says
Reconnaissance is basically ‘serious snooping’—you look before you leap. Modern companies do market research as a kind of business reconnaissance: find out the lay of the land before attacking a new market.
Translations
ARالعربية
استطلاع
istitlāʿ
BNবাংলা
গোয়েন্দাগিরি
goyendagiri
CACatalà
reconeixement
rəkunɛʒəˈmen
CSČeština
průzkum
pruːskum
DADansk
rekognoscering
ʁɛkʰoɡnoˈsɛʁeŋ
DEDeutsch
Aufklärung
aʊfˈklɛʁʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
ανίχνευση
aníchnefsi
ESEspañol
reconocimiento
rekoŋkimiɛnto
FAفارسی
پیشاهنگی
pišāhangī
FISuomi
tiedustelu
tie̯duste̯lu
FRFrançais
reconnaissance
ʁəkɔnɛsɑ̃s
HAHA
kwanon bincike
kwanon bint͡ʃike
HUMagyar
felderítés
fɛldɛriːteːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengintaian
pəŋɪntaɪan
ITItaliano
ricognizione
ritʃoɲˈʎiːtse
KMKM
ការស៊ើបអង្កេត
kaː səp ʔaŋkeːt
MSBahasa Melayu
pengintaian
pəŋɪntaɪan
MYမြန်မာ
စုံစမ်းမှု
zounzam hmu
NLNederlands
verkenning
vərˈkɛnɪŋ
NONorsk
rekognosering
rɛkʊɡnoˈseːrɪŋ
PLPolski
rozpoznanie
rɔspɔzˈnanʲɛ
PTPortuguês
reconhecimento
ʁekõniʃiˈmentu
RORomână
recunoaștere
rekunoaʃˈtere
RUРусский
разведка
razvedka
SVSvenska
rekognosering
rɛkʊɡnoˈseːrɪŋ
SWKiswahili
utafiti
utafiti
TEతెలుగు
గుప్త పరిశీలన
gupta pariśīlana
THไทย
การลาดตระเวน
kānlādtarawēn
TLTL
pagtatanaw
paɡtatanaw
UKУкраїнська
розвідка
rozvidka
VITiếng Việt
trinh sát
ʈɨ̂ŋ ʂát
ZUZU
ukuthuthukiswa
ukʊtʰʊtʰʊkʼisʷa