it has a burnt taste

it has a burnt taste — sabe a quemado

the coffee has a slightly burnt taste — der Kaffee schmeckt wie frisch geröstet

no sabía que era tu cumpleaños — I didn't know it was your birthday

sé que me has mentido — I know you've lied to me

lo sé — I know

sin saberlo yo — without my knowledge, without me knowing

dos planetas, a saber, Venus y la Tierra — two planets, namely Venus and Earth

a saber si realmente lo compró — I wonder whether he really did buy it

a saber dónde lo tiene guardado — I wonder where he has it hidden away

que sepamos — as far as we know

un no sé qué de afectado — a certain (element of) affectation

¿quién sabe? — who knows?, who can tell?, who's to say?

¿tú qué sabes? — what do you know about it?

¡vete a saber de dónde ha venido! — goodness only knows where he came from!

vete tú a saber — your guess is as good as mine

en cuanto lo supimos fuimos a ayudarle — as soon as we found out, we went to help him

lograron saber el secreto — they managed to learn the secret

desde hace seis meses no sabemos nada de él — we haven't heard from him for six months

¿sabes ruso? — do you speak Russian?, can you speak Russian?

no sé nada de cocina — I don't know anything about cookery, I know nothing about cookery

¿sabes nadar? — can you swim?

saben tratar muy bien al forastero — they know how to look after visitors

¿sabes ir? — do you know the way?

todavía no sabe orientarse por la ciudad — he still doesn't know his way around town

pocos campeones saben perder — few champions are good losers

es una persona que sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

saber hacer — to be in the habit of doing

no sabe venir por aquí — he doesn't usually come this way, he's not in the habit of coming along here

sabe mucho de ordenadores — he knows a lot about computers

sé de un sitio muy bueno — I know of a very good place

hace mucho que no sabemos de ella — it's quite a while since we heard from her, we haven't had any news from her for quite a while

costó muy caro, ¿sabe usted? — it was very expensive, you know

un 5% no sabe, no contesta — there were 5% "don't knows"

no sabe demasiado bien — it doesn't taste too good

sabe un poco amargo — it tastes rather bitter

esto sabe a queso — this tastes of cheese

esto sabe a demonio(s) — this tastes awful

saberle mal a algn —

no me sabe mal que un amigo me gaste bromas — I don't mind a friend playing jokes on me, it doesn't bother me having a friend play jokes on me

una persona de gran saber — a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar — one can never know too much

ya lo sé — I know

no lo sé — I don't know

no sé cómo se llama — I don't know his name

no sabía que tenía hijos — I didn't know he had (any) children

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?

no se sabe si... — they don't know if...

no sé qué decirte — I really don't know what to say

tiene un no sé qué — she has a certain something

me da no sé qué decirte esto — I feel very awkward saying this to you

que yo sepa — as far as I know

saber algo de algo — to know something about something

sé muy poco de ese tema — I know very little about the subject

nos hizo saber su decisión — he informed us of his decision

no sabe lo que dice — he doesn't know what he's talking about

tú no sabes lo que es esto! — you can't imagine what it's like!

saber + inf — to know how to + inf

¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir — she can already read and write

sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

sabe hablar varios idiomas — she can speak several languages

no saben perder — they're bad losers

lo supe por mi hermana — I found out about it through my sister

sin que lo supiéramos — without our knowing

si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! — if I had only known before!

cómo iba yo a saber que...! — how was I to know that...!

¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?

a saber — (frml) namely

vete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows

¿quién sabe? — who knows?

saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar — I know of a place where you can get it fixed

saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him

sabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter

saber a algo — to taste of something

sabe a ajo — it tastes of garlic

no sabe a nada — it has no taste to it

sabe a podrido — it tastes rotten

saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria — he knows the whole story off by heart

una persona de gran saber — a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar — one can never know too much

ya lo sé — I know

no lo sé — I don't know

no sé cómo se llama — I don't know his name

no sabía que tenía hijos — I didn't know he had (any) children

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?

no se sabe si... — they don't know if...

no sé qué decirte — I really don't know what to say

tiene un no sé qué — she has a certain something

me da no sé qué decirte esto — I feel very awkward saying this to you

que yo sepa — as far as I know

saber algo de algo — to know something about something

sé muy poco de ese tema — I know very little about the subject

nos hizo saber su decisión — he informed us of his decision

no sabe lo que dice — he doesn't know what he's talking about

tú no sabes lo que es esto! — you can't imagine what it's like!

saber + inf — to know how to + inf

¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir — she can already read and write

sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

sabe hablar varios idiomas — she can speak several languages

no saben perder — they're bad losers

lo supe por mi hermana — I found out about it through my sister

sin que lo supiéramos — without our knowing

si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! — if I had only known before!

cómo iba yo a saber que...! — how was I to know that...!

¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?

a saber — (frml) namely

vete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows

¿quién sabe? — who knows?

saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar — I know of a place where you can get it fixed

saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him

sabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter

saber a algo — to taste of something

sabe a ajo — it tastes of garlic

no sabe a nada — it has no taste to it

sabe a podrido — it tastes rotten

saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria — he knows the whole story off by heart

aquí huele a quemado — there's a smell of burning in here

se le considera un político ya quemado — he's regarded as a political has-been

un artista quemado por salir demasiado en televisión — an artist who has become overexposed through being on television too much

nací quemado — I was born unlucky

los quemados evolucionan favorablemente — the burn victims are making good progress

esto sabe a quemado — this tastes burnt

aquí huele a quemado — I can smell burning

esto sabe a quemado — this tastes burnt

aquí huele a quemado — I can smell burning

mir ist das Essen angebrannt — I burned the food, I let the food get burned

ihm ist das Essen angebrannt — he has burnt the food

something's burning! — se está quemando algo

my cheeks were burning — me ardían las mejillas

she was burning with curiosity — ardía de curiosidad

I've burned the cake — se me ha quemado el pastel; candle, oil I 1) d)

to burn oneself (on something) — quemarse (con algo)

I've burned my tongue — me he quemado la lengua

to be burned to death — morir* abrasado

to burn a house to the ground — incendiar y arrasar una casa

to burn a hole in sth — hacer un agujero en algo quemándolo

to burn sth to ashes — reducir algo a cenizas

to be burned alive — ser quemado vivo

to be burnt to death — morir abrasado

to burn one's finger/hand — quemarse el dedo/la mano

I burnt the toast — se me ha quemado la tostada

with a face burned by the sun — con la cara tostada al sol

to burn to death — morir abrasado

to burn with desire for — desear ardientemente

to burn with impatience — consumirse de impaciencia

to burn to do sth — desear ardientemente hacer algo

something's burning! — se está quemando algo

my cheeks were burning — me ardían las mejillas

she was burning with curiosity — ardía de curiosidad

I've burned the cake — se me ha quemado el pastel; candle, oil I 1) d)

to burn oneself (on something) — quemarse (con algo)

I've burned my tongue — me he quemado la lengua

to be burned to death — morir* abrasado

sai dove abita? — do you know where he lives?

lo so — I know

lo so, non è colpa tua — I know, it's not your fault

non ne so nulla — I don't know anything about it

non sa l'inglese — he doesn't speak English

non ne vuole più sapere di lei — he doesn't want to have anything more to do with her

ho saputo che ti sei sposato — I hear you got married

far sapere qc a qn — to let sb know (about) sth, inform sb about sth

fagli sapere che lo sto cercando — let him know I'm looking for him

non sa far niente — he can't do anything

sai nuotare? — do you know how to swim?, can you swim?

è utile saper guidare — it's useful to be able to drive

non so guidare — I can't drive

non sapeva andare in bicicletta — he couldn't ride a bike

sa (come) cavarsela — he can manage

sa quello che fa — he knows what he's doing

so com'è difficile parlargli — I know how difficult it is to talk to him

senza saperlo — without realizing it, unwittingly

(fraseologia) è difficile, e io ne so qualcosa — it's difficult and don't I know it

e chi lo sa? — who knows?

si sa che... — it's well known that..., everybody knows that...

non si sa mai — you never know

non saprei dire — I couldn't say

mi dispiace, non so che farci — I'm sorry, I don't see what I can do about it

ci sa fare con le donne/macchine — he has a way with women/cars

lui sì che ci sa fare — he's very good at it

sapere di — (aver sapore) to taste of, (aver odore) to smell of, fig to smack of, resemble

sa di fragola — it tastes of strawberries

sa di pesce — it smells of fish

è un film che non sa di niente — it's a very dull film

mi sa che... — (credo) I think (that)...

mi sa che non viene — I don't think he's coming

saper fare — to be able to do

sapere come fare — to know how to do

non sa guidare — she can't drive

sa battere a macchina? — can he type?

a quattro anni sapevo leggere — I could read at the age of four

sai aggiustarlo? — do you know how to fix it?

non sa dire di no — he can't say no

saper ascoltare — to be a good listener

lo so — I know

non lo so — I don't know

sapere tutto — to know everything

sapere qcs. su qcn. — to know sth. about sb.

non so perché — I don't know why

lo so che è difficile — I know it's difficult

sapevo che l'avresti detto — I knew you would say that

non sa più quello che dice — he doesn't know what he's saying

non ne so niente — I don't know anything about it

buono a -rsi — that's handy to know

come faccio a saperlo? — how should I know?

senza saperlo — unknowingly

come ben sai — as you well know

se proprio vuoi saperlo — if you must know

caso mai non lo sapessi — in case you didn't know

ha ragione, sai — he's right, you know

sai una cosa? — (do) you know something?

sai cosa? sono proprio stufo — you know what? I'm really fed up

sappi che non lo permetterò! — I won't stand for it, I tell you!

se sapessi! — little do you know!

se sapessi come sono contento! — you can't imagine how happy I am!

che io sappia — as far as I know

non che io sappia — not that I know of

che (cosa) ne so io! — how should I know!

per quanto ne so — to my knowledge

senza che lo sapessi — without my knowledge

non saprei — I wouldn't know

vai a sapere! chi lo sa! — who knows?

non si sa mai o non si può mai sapere you never know; a saperlo! se avessi saputo! if only I had known! ne so quanto prima — I'm none the wiser

sapere il cinese — to know Chinese

sapere per esperienza — to know from experience

venire a sapere che — to hear (it said) that

ho saputo del tuo incidente — I heard about your accident

fammelo sapere — please let me know

come l'hai saputo? — how did you find out?

ha fatto sapere che — she let it be known that

un uomo che sa — a cultivated man

sapere di sale, di bruciato — to taste salty, burnt

non sa di niente — it has no taste

sa di fregatura — it sounds dodgy

mi sa che — I've got a feeling (that), something tells me (that)

con gli uomini ci sa fare — she knows how to handle men

saperla lunga in fatto di qcs. — to know a thing or two about sth.

è uno che la sa lunga — he's been around

sapere il fatto proprio — to know what's what

non voglio più saperne di lui — I don't want to hear from him any more

non ne vuole sapere — he won't hear of it