ако искаш да знаеш

know; ( съзнавам) be aware of, realize

(мога, умея) can, be able; know

(познавам) be acquainted/familiar with, know

(помня) remember, recollect

зная предварително foreknow

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зна̀я,

гл., мин. св. деят. прич. зна̀ял 1. know; ( съзнавам) be aware of, realize; ако искаш да знаеш if you ask me; доколкото \зная as far as I know, to the best of my knowledge, книж. for aught I know; един бог знае dear/God/goodness knows; знае се, че той е богат he is known to be rich; \зная какво искам I know what I’m about; I know my own mind; \зная мярка know when to stop; \зная на пръсти have at o.’s fingers’ ends; не знаех това that’s news to me; не \зная как се прави I don’t know the trick of it; не \зная покой know/have no rest; откъде да \зная? how can I tell? how should I know? сега \зная, че не е така now I know better; съвсем не \зная какво да правя be at o.’s wits’ end; ти все много знаеш you think you know everything, you think yourself very clever; той знае колко струва he knows his value, he knows how much he is worth; той не знае какво е болест he has never known illness; човек никога не знае какво ще се случи you never can tell/there’s no telling what will happen;

2. ( мога, умея) can, be able; know;

3. ( познавам) be acquainted/familiar with, know; разг. know the ropes;

4. ( помня) remember, recollect; • де да го знаеш него one can’t be sure about him; знаех си аз I knew it (would be so); знаеш ли? guess what? какво знаете вие ( лесно ви е) you have an easy time of it; не обичам музиката кой знае колко I’m not so very fond of music, I don’t particularly care for music; не ща/искам да \зная, не ща и да \зная I don’t care; I have no regard (for); прави каквото знаеш do as you see fit; той не е кой знае какъв юрист he is not much of a lawyer, he is no great lawyer, he’s nothing extraordinary as a lawyer; той си знае все своето you can’t change him; he’s always harping on the same string.

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know; to be aware