nobody is to know of this

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

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

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

to know the difference between... — saber la diferencia entre...

I don't know much about history — no sé mucho de historia

I don't know much about that — no sé mucho de eso

I know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso

to know that — saber que

to know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si

to know how to do sth — saber hacer algo

do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?

you know how it is — ya sabes cómo son las cosas

you don't know how glad I am to see you — no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte

you know as well as I do that... — sabes tan bien como yo que...

he doesn't know what to do — no sabe qué hacer

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

I know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!

what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!

to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística

civilization as we know it — la civilización tal y como la conocemos

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

I know him to be a liar — sé que es un mentiroso

he is known to have been there — se sabe que ha estado allí

I've never known her to be wrong — que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado

it has never been known to happen — no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca

I know the problems that arise when... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando...

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

I don't know if it has made things any easier — no sé si ha facilitado las cosas

I don't know if I can do it — no sé si puedo hacerlo

to know sb — conocer a algn

I'd like to get to know you better — me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor

we got to know each other during military service — llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili

as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...

get to know the area before buying a house — estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa

I'll let you know the price as soon as I can — en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo

let us know if you need help — avísanos si necesitas ayuda

let me know if you can't come — avísame si no puedes venir

let me know how you get on — ya me contarás cómo te fue

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar

you ought to know better than to... — ya deberías saber que no se puede...

Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard

I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente

I'd known about his illness for some time — sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo

everything you always wanted to know about sex — todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo

she knows about cats — ella entiende de gatos

"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte

"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver

I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse

that was the first I knew of it — esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto

we'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos

I'll let you know on Monday — te diré lo que sea el lunes

why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

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

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

Who was the other man? - Nobody you know. — Кто был второй человек? - Ты его все равно не знаешь.

Whose book is this? - Nobody's. — Чья это книга? - Ничья.

(= Erlaubnis haben) etw tun dürfen — to be allowed to do sth, to be permitted to do sth

(verneint) diesen Zug darf ich nicht verpassen — I must not miss this train

das darf doch nicht wahr sein! — that can't be true!

da darf er sich nicht wundern — that shouldn't surprise him

(in Höflichkeitsformeln) darf ich das tun? — may I do that?

darf ich Sie bitten, das zu tun? — may or could I ask you to do that?

(= Veranlassung haben, können) wir freuen uns, Ihnen mitteilen zu dürfen — we are pleased to be able to tell you

ich darf wohl sagen, dass... — I think I can say that...

man darf doch wohl fragen — one can or may ask, surely?

Sie dürfen mir das ruhig glauben — you can or may take my word for it

(im Konjunktiv) das dürfte... (als Annahme) — that must...

das dürfte Emil sein — that must be Emil

das dürfte reichen — that should be enough, that ought to be enough

darf ich [das tun]? — may I [do that]?

das darf man nicht tun — that is not allowed; one mustn't do that

nein, das darfst du nicht — no, you may not

ich darf morgen nicht verschlafen — I mustn't oversleep tomorrow

du darfst nicht lügen/jetzt nicht aufgeben! — you mustn't tell lies/give up now!

ihm darf nichts geschehen — nothing must happen to him

hier darf man nicht rauchen — smoking is prohibited here

darf ich rauchen? — may I smoke?

darf ich Sie bitten, das zu tun? — could I ask you to do that?

darf ich um diesen Tanz bitten? — may I have [the pleasure of] this dance?

was darf es sein? — can I help you?

was möchten Sie trinken, was darf es sein? — what can I get you to drink?

Ruhe, wenn ich bitten darf! — will you please be quiet!

ich darf Ihnen mitteilen, dass... — I am able to inform you that...

darf ich annehmen, dass...? — can I assume that...?

sie darf sich nicht beklagen — she can't complain; she has no reason to complain

das darfst du mir glauben — you can take my word for it

das dürfte reichen — that should be enough

darf ich ins Theater? — may I go to the theatre?

darfst du das? — are you allowed to?

darf ich [das tun]? — may I [do that]?

das darf man nicht tun — that is not allowed; one mustn't do that

nein, das darfst du nicht — no, you may not

ich darf morgen nicht verschlafen — I mustn't oversleep tomorrow

du darfst nicht lügen/jetzt nicht aufgeben! — you mustn't tell lies/give up now!

ihm darf nichts geschehen — nothing must happen to him

hier darf man nicht rauchen — smoking is prohibited here

darf ich rauchen? — may I smoke?

darf ich Sie bitten, das zu tun? — could I ask you to do that?

darf ich um diesen Tanz bitten? — may I have [the pleasure of] this dance?

was darf es sein? — can I help you?

was möchten Sie trinken, was darf es sein? — what can I get you to drink?

Ruhe, wenn ich bitten darf! — will you please be quiet!

ich darf Ihnen mitteilen, dass... — I am able to inform you that...

darf ich annehmen, dass...? — can I assume that...?

sie darf sich nicht beklagen — she can't complain; she has no reason to complain

das darfst du mir glauben — you can take my word for it

das dürfte reichen — that should be enough

darf ich ins Theater? — may I go to the theatre?

darfst du das? — are you allowed to?

das Wíé spielt dabei keine Rolle — how (it'll happen/it'll be done etc) is unimportant

dass es geschehen muss, ist klar, nur das Wíé ist noch ein Problem — it's clear that it has to happen, the only problem is how

das Wíé und Wann werden wir später besprechen — we'll talk about how and when later

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

das Wíé spielt dabei keine Rolle — how (it'll happen/it'll be done etc) is unimportant

dass es geschehen muss, ist klar, nur das Wíé ist noch ein Problem — it's clear that it has to happen, the only problem is how

das Wíé und Wann werden wir später besprechen — we'll talk about how and when later

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

¿qué haces? — what are you doing?

¿qué haces ahí? — what are you doing there?

no sé qué hacer — I don't know what to do

hace y deshace las cosas a su antojo — she does as she pleases

¡eso no se hace! — that's not done!

no hizo nada por ayudarnos — she didn't do anything to help us

haz todo lo posible por llegar a tiempo — do everything possible to arrive on time

hacer algo por hacer —

no tiene sentido hacer las cosas por hacerlas — there's no point doing things just for the sake of it

él protestó y yo hice lo mismo — he protested and I did the same

no viene tanto como lo solía hacer — he doesn't come as much as he used to

hacer dinero — to make money

el gato hizo miau — the cat went miaow, the cat miaowed

el árbol no hace mucha sombra — the tree isn't very shady, the tree doesn't provide a lot of shade

¿me puedes hacer el nudo de la corbata? — could you knot my tie for me?

hacer el pelo/las uñas a algn — to do sb's hair/nails

hacer la barba a algn — to trim sb's beard

¿qué hace tu padre? — what does your father do?

está haciendo turismo en África — he's gone touring in Africa

hacer un papel — to play a role {o} part

hacer el papel de malo — to play the (part of the) villain

6 y 3 hacen 9 — 6 and 3 make 9

este hace 100 — this one makes 100

y cincuenta céntimos, hacen diez euros — and fifty cents change, which makes ten euros

este hace el corredor número 100 en atravesar la meta — he's the 100th runner to cross the finishing line

voy a hacer 30 años la próxima semana — I'm going to be 30 next week, it's my 30th birthday next week

les hice venir — I made them come

siempre consigue hacerme reír — she always manages to make me laugh

le gustaba hacerme rabiar — he enjoyed making me mad

yo haré que vengan — I'll make sure they come

hizo construirse un palacio — she had a palace built

hicieron pintar la fachada del colegio — they had the front of the school painted

esto lo hará más difícil — this will make it more difficult

hacer feliz a algn — to make sb happy

te hace más delgado — it makes you look slimmer

has hecho de mí un hombre muy feliz — you've made me a very happy man

yo le hacía más viejo — I thought he was older, I had him down as being older

te hacíamos en el Perú — we thought you were in Peru

hacer el cuerpo al frío — to get one's body used to the cold

hacer dedos — to do finger exercises

hacer piernas — to stretch one's legs

• hacer a algn [con] (=proveer) —

me hizo con dinero — he provided me with money

haces bien en esperar — you're right to wait

haces mal no contestando a sus llamadas — it's wrong of you not to answer his calls

hizo como que no se daba cuenta {o} como si no se diera cuenta — he made as if he hadn't noticed, he pretended not to have noticed

hizo como si me fuera a pegar — he made as if to strike me

• [dar que] hacer — to cause trouble

dieron que hacer a la policía — they caused {o} gave the police quite a bit of trouble

la llave hace a todas las puertas — the key fits all the doors

hace a todo — he's good for anything

¿te hace que vayamos a tomar unas copas? — how about going for a drink?, what do you say we go for a drink?

¿te hace un cigarrillo? — how about a cigarette?, do you fancy a cigarette?

hacer de malo — to play the villain

haz por verlo si puedes — try to get round to seeing him if you can

hacer por hacer algo — to try to do sth, make an effort to do sth

hace calor/frío — it's hot/cold

hizo dos grados bajo cero — it was two degrees below zero

¿qué tiempo hace? — what's the weather like?

ojalá haga buen tiempo — I hope the weather's nice

hace tres años que se fue — he left three years ago, it's three years since he left

hace tres años que no lo veo — I haven't seen him for three years, it's three years since I (last) saw him

ha estado aquí hasta hace poco — he was here only a short while ago

no hace mucho — not long ago

hace un mes que voy — I've been going for a month

¿hace mucho que esperas? — have you been waiting long?

hace de esto varios años — it is some years since this happened

está perdido desde hace 15 días — it's been missing for a fortnight

hace sed — I'm thirsty

hace sueño — I'm sleepy

hacen buena pareja — they make a lovely couple