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1 The incorrect spelling of biatch most often used by pissy know nothing biatches. Especially when they have drank past thier limit of 3 beers in a 24 hour period.
Jargon: bee-otchУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > The incorrect spelling of biatch most often used by pissy know nothing biatches. Especially when they have drank past thier limit of 3 beers in a 24 hour period.
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2 to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
General subject: shoot your mouth off (Don't go shooting your mouth off.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
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• All that we know is that we know nothing - Я знаю, что я ничего не знаю (Я)• Christ knows - Один Бог знает (O)• God knows /and (but) he won't tell/ - Один Бог знает (O)• God only knows - Один Бог знает (O)• Goodness (Heaven, Hell, Lord, Who) knows - Один Бог знает (O)• He who knows most knows best how little he knows - Чем больше знаешь, тем больше сомневаешься (4)• It takes one to know one - Рыбак рыбака видит издалека (P)• Knowing is power - Знание - сила (3)• More you know, the more you know what you don't know (The) - Чем больше знаешь, тем больше сомневаешься (4)• One never knows what a day may bring forth - Никто не знает, что его ожидает (H)• What one doesn't know won't hurt him - Знать не знаешь, так и вины нет (3), Чего не знаешь, за то не отвечаешь (4)• What you don't know won't hurt you - Знать не знаешь, так и вины нет (3), Чего не знаешь, за то не отвечаешь (4)• When three know it, all know it - Всему свету по секрету (B), Один - тайна, два - полтайны, три - нет тайны (O)• You cannot know the wine by the barrel - Внешность обманчива (B), Не суди об арбузе по корке, а о человеке - по платью (H)• You never know what you'll lose and what you'll gain - Наперед не знаешь, где найдешь, где потеряешь (H), Никто не знает, что его ожидает (H) -
4 I don't know anything
Jargon: I know from nothingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > I don't know anything
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nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nixнищо не излезе nothing came of itнищо не се знае you never can tellнищо ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all rightнищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doingза нищо на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstancesза нищо на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hatзапочвам от нищо start from scratch; rise from nothingдрехите ти заприличаха на нищо your clothes look like nothing on earthнаправих си палтото на нищо I've ruined my coatвсе едно, че/почти нищо next to nothingтой застана до вратата, все едно че нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffledте си приказваха, сякаш нищо не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between themправя от нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehillнищо работа a trifling matterнищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobodyнищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measlyхабя си усилията за нищо waste o.'s efforts; spend o.'s efforts to no purposeнищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; no such thing; nothing like that; far from itнищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/toнищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakesnothing to write home aboutнищо ценно nothing of valueразг. it's, no goнищо друго освен nothing butкоето не е нищо друго освен which is butтой няма ни къща, ни дом, ни нищо he has no house, no home, no nothingядосвам се за нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me outне ставам за нищо serve no purposeнищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioningнищо ново no newsнищо не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to himнищо няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floorнаправих го на нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with himтой е едно голямо нищо, той е едно нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobodyновият му роман е нищо и половина his new novel is a flopот него не може да се очаква нищо хубаво you can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's* * *нѝщо,ср., само ед. nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nix; все едно, че/почти \нищо next to nothing; дрехите ти заприличаха на \нищо your clothes look like nothing on earth; за \нищо all for nothing; за \нищо и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all; за \нищо на света (not) for love or money, under no circumstances, not for all the tea in China; sl. not for toffee; за \нищо на света няма да сложа тази рокля I wouldn’t be seen dead (in a pig market) in that dress; за \нищо не го бива he is good for nothing, he’s a bad egg; завиждат ти? \нищо they envy you? let them! so what? започвам от \нищо start from scratch; rise from nothing; като \нищо easily; like anything; as easy as anything; without turning a hair; as soon as look at; което не е \нищо друго освен which is but; направих го на \нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him; направих си сакото на \нищо I’ve ruined my jacket; не можеш \нищо да направиш you can’t help it; it can’t be helped; разг. it’s no go; не правя \нищо be/stand idle; не ставам за \нищо serve no purpose; \нищо друго освен nothing but; \нищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning; \нищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly; \нищо не излезе nothing came of it; \нищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done; \нищо не се знае you never can tell; \нищо ново no news, nothing to write home about; \нищо няма да ти стане, ако почистиш стаята it won’t kill you to clean the room; \нищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes; nothing to write home about; \нищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; nothing like that; far from it; \нищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to; \нищо работа a trifling matter; \нищо ти няма there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re all right; \нищо ценно nothing of value; \нищо, че no matter if, разг. so what if; \нищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody; \нищо чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that); новата му книга е \нищо и половина his new book is a flop; няма \нищо (лошо) no harm done; нямам \нищо общо с have nothing to do with; have nothing in common with; от него не може да се очаква \нищо хубаво you can’t rely/count on him, he’s not to be trusted, he’s capable of dirty work; no good will come of him; от \нищо нещо не става you can’t stop a gap with rushes, you can’t make a purse out of a sow’s ear; почти \нищо не е останало there’s precious little left; почти \нищо нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat; правя от \нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill; споря за \нищо и никакво split hairs, pettifog; това е \нищо за него, той ще се справи с това като \нищо it’s child’s play to him; той е едно голямо \нищо, той е едно \нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody; той застана до вратата, все едно че \нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled; той с \нищо не се отличава от he differs in no way from; ядосвам се за \нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me out.* * *nil; none; nothing: I saw нищо that night. - Не видях нищо онази нощ.; zero* * *1. nothing to write homе about 2. nothing, (not) anything;nil;nought;sl. nix 3. НИЩО (от това) never mind, it doesn't matter, it makes no difference 4. НИЩО друго освен nothing but 5. НИЩО за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning 6. НИЩО и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly 7. НИЩО не излезе nothing came of it 8. НИЩО не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to him 9. НИЩО не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doing 10. НИЩО не се знае you never can tell 11. НИЩО ново no news 12. НИЩО няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floor 13. НИЩО особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes 14. НИЩО подобно nothing of the kind/sort;no such thing;nothing like that;far from it 15. НИЩО пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to 16. НИЩО работа a trifling matter 17. НИЩО ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all right 18. НИЩО ценно nothing of value 19. НИЩО човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody 20. НИЩО чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that) 21. аз НИЩО не знача за тебе I'm nothing to you 22. все едно, че/почти НИЩО next to nothing 23. дрехите ти заприличаха на НИЩО your clothes look like nothing on earth 24. за НИЩО all for nothing 25. за НИЩО и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all 26. за НИЩО на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstances 27. за НИЩО на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hat 28. за НИЩО не го бива he is good for nothing 29. започвам от НИЩО start from scratch;rise from nothing 30. като НИЩО easily;like anything;as easy as anything;without turning a hair;as soon as look at 31. което не е НИЩО друго освен which is but 32. направих го на НИЩО и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him 33. направих си палтото на НИЩО I've ruined my coat 34. не знам НИЩО I know nothing, I don't know anything 35. не можеш НИЩО да направиш you can't do anything;you can't help it;it can't be helped 36. не правя НИЩО be/stand idle 37. не ставам за НИЩО serve no purpose 38. никой НИЩО не каза nobody said a word 39. новият му роман е НИЩО и половина his new novel is а flор 40. няма НИЩО (лошо) no harm done 41. няма НИЩО ново под слънцето there is nothing new under the sun 42. няма НИЩО, НИЩО не се е случило there's nothing the matter;it's all right 43. нямам НИЩО общо с have nothing to do with;have nothing in common with 44. от НИЩО нещо не става you can't stop a gap with rushes, you can't make a purse out of a sow's ear 45. от него не може да се очаква НИЩО хубаво уou can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's 46. почти НИЩО нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat 47. правя от НИЩО нещо make a little go a long way, (преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill 48. разг. it's, no go 49. споря за НИЩО и никакво split hairs, pettifog 50. те си приказваха, сякаш НИЩО не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between them 51. това е НИЩО за него, той ще се справи с това като НИЩО it's child's play to him 52. това няма НИЩО общо с истината nothing is further from the truth 53. това още НИЩО не значи that doesn't mean anything 54. той е едно голямо НИЩО, той е едно НИЩО и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody 55. той застана до вратата, все едно че НИЩО не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled 56. той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни НИЩО he has no house, no home, no nothing 57. той с НИЩО не се отличава от he differs in no way from 58. хабя си усилията за НИЩО waste o.'s efforts;spend o.'s efforts to no purpose 59. ядосвам се за НИЩО и никакво the merest trifle puts me out -
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savoir [savwaʀ]➭ TABLE 321. transitive verba. to know• je ne savais quoi or que dire/faire I didn't know what to say/do• oui, je (le) sais yes, I know• je crois savoir que... I believe that...• il ment -- qu'en savez-vous ? he is lying -- how do you know?• il nous a fait savoir que... he let us know that...• tu en sais, des choses (inf) you certainly know a thing or two, don't you!• qui sait ? who knows?• tu veux celui-ci ou celui-là, faudrait savoir ! (inf) do you want this one or that one, make up your mind, will you?• je sais bien, mais... I know, but...• il y a je ne sais combien de temps qu'il ne l'a vue I don't know how long it is since he last saw herb. (avec infinitif) ( = être capable de) to know how to• sans le savoir ( = sans s'en rendre compte) without knowing ; ( = sans le faire exprès) unwittingly2. masculine noun* * *
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1. savwaʀ1) ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]elle en sait plus/moins que moi — she knows more/less about it than I do
va or allez savoir!, qui sait! — who knows!
est-ce que je sais, moi! — how should I know!
reste à savoir si — it remains to be seen if ou whether
ne savoir que faire pour... — to be at a loss as to how to...
on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris — she is understood ou thought to be in Paris
sache qu'il t'a menti — I'm telling you, he was lying
la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez — you-know-who
tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! — are you coming or not? make your mind up!
si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! — you can't imagine how happy I am!
2) ( être capable de)savoir faire — to be able to do, to know how to do
je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine — I can drive/swim/type
3) Belgicisme ( pouvoir)
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se savoir verbe pronominal1) ( être connu)2) ( être conscient d'être)
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à savoir locution adverbiale that is to say••
II savwaʀnom masculin1) ( érudition) learning2) ( science) knowledge3) ( culture) body of knowledge* * *savwaʀ1. vt1) (avoir connaissance de) to knowJe ne sais pas où il est allé. — I don't know where he's gone.
Nous ne savons pas s'il est bien arrivé. — We don't know if he's arrived safely.
Tu savais que Canberra était la capitale de l'Australie? — Did you know that Canberra was the capital of Australia?
Il ne sait pas ce qu'il va faire ce week-end. — He doesn't know what he's going to do this weekend.
je crois savoir que... — I believe that...
faire savoir qch à qn — to inform sb about sth, to let sb know sth
sans le savoir — unknowingly, unwittingly
2) (= être capable de)3) (= imaginer)il est petit: tu ne peux pas savoir! — you won't believe how small he is!
2. nm* * *savoir verb table: savoirA nm1 ( érudition) learning ¢; le savoir désintéressé learning for its own sake; un grand savoir great learning;2 ( science) knowledge ¢; le savoir médical medical knowledge; le savoir et l'expérience knowledge and experience; les savoirs et les savoir-faire knowledge and know-how;3 ( culture) body ¢ of knowledge; transmettre un savoir to pass on a body of knowledge.B vtr1 ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]; savoir son texte to know one's lines; savoir qch par cœur to know sth by heart; savoir que to know (that); je sais qu'elle est pauvre I know she's poor; vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que you are no doubt aware that; elle sait bien que she knows very well (that); je la savais triste I knew she was miserable; savoir quand/pourquoi to know when/why; savoir qui/ce que to know who/what; savoir combien il est difficile de faire to know how difficult it is to do; on ne sait où elle est nobody knows where she is; tu sais ce que tu veux, ou non? do you know what you want or don't you?; ne l'écoute pas, elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit take no notice, she doesn't know what she's saying; savoir qch sur qn to know sth about sb; ne rien savoir de qch to know nothing about sth; il ne sait rien de or sur moi he doesn't know anything about me, he knows nothing about me; elle en sait plus/moins que moi she knows more/less about it than I do; il n'en saura rien he'll never know (about it); je n'en sais rien I don't know; la douleur, elle en sait quelque chose she knows what pain is; c'est vrai, tu sais that's true, you know; va or allez savoir!, qui sait! who knows!; on ne sait jamais you never know; si seulement j'avais su if only I'd known; je (le) sais bien I know; est-ce que je sais, moi! how should I know!; il est parti pour la raison que tu sais you know very well why he left; elle n'a rien voulu savoir she just didn't want to know; fais-moi savoir si let me know if; parler sans savoir to talk about things one knows nothing about; sans le savoir without knowing (it); c'est faux, (pour autant) que je sache as far as I know, it's not true; pas que je sache not as far as I know; elle a fait savoir que she let it be known that; elle nous a fait savoir que she informed us that; je ne veux pas le savoir I don't want to know; comment l'as-tu su? how did you find out?; je l'ai su par elle she told me about it; savoir le chinois to know Chinese; bien savoir le japonais to have a good knowledge of Japanese; quelque chose qu'il sait être douloureux something he knows is painful ou to be painful; on la savait riche she was known to be rich; reste à savoir si it remains to be seen if ou whether; ne savoir que faire pour… to be at a loss as to how to…; on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris she is understood ou thought to be in Paris; on ne leur savait pas d'ennemis they had no known enemies; sachant que given that; sache qu'il t'a menti/que j'avais raison I'm telling you, he was lying/I was right; sachez que fumer est interdit dans le bureau you should know that smoking is forbidden in the office; il a menti, et que sais-je encore! he told lies, and goodness knows GB ou who knows what else!; la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez you-know-who; je ne sais quel journaliste some journalist or other; je ne sais qui somebody or other; tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are you coming or not? make your mind up!; on va avoir une augmentation ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are we getting more money or not? let's get it straight!; elle a je ne sais combien de tableaux she's got who knows how many pictures; si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! you can't imagine how happy I am!; tu en sais des choses! you really know a thing or two!; ⇒ vieillesse;2 ( être capable de) savoir faire to be able to do, to know how to do; savoir comment faire to know how to do; je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine I can drive/swim/type; je sais parler espagnol I can speak Spanish; il ne sait pas dire non he can't say no; savoir pardonner to be able to forgive; savoir écouter to be a good listener; elle sait bien/mal expliquer she's good/bad at explaining things; il a su nous parler he was able to talk to us; il a su la comprendre he understood her; on ne saurait tout prévoir one cannot foresee everything; je ne saurais vous dire pourquoi I really can't say why; on ne saurait mieux dire I couldn't have put it better myself; elle sait y faire avec les enfants she's good with children; elle sait y faire avec les hommes she knows how to handle men; il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait he cried and cried;3 Belg ( pouvoir) je ne sais pas soulever la valise I can't lift the suitcase; on ne sait pas savoir ce qui va se passer it's impossible to know what will happen.C se savoir vpr1 ( être connu) ça se saurait people would know about that; à la campagne, tout se sait in the country, people get to know all that goes on; tout se sait ici people get to know everything in this place; cela a fini par se savoir word got around, it got out in the end; ça s'est su tout de suite word immediately got around;2 ( être conscient d'être) se savoir aimé to know one is loved; se savoir perdu to know one is done for.D v impers ( pouvoir) il ne saurait en être question it's completely out of the question; il ne saurait y avoir de démocratie sans égalité there can be no democracy without equality.E à savoir loc adv that is to say; dans deux jours, à savoir lundi in two days, that is to say on Monday.ne pas savoir où donner de la tête not to know whether one is coming or going; et Dieu or Diable sait quoi! and God knows what else!I[savwar] nom masculinII[savwar] verbe transitif1. [connaître - donnée, réponse, situation] to knowque savez-vous de lui? what do you know about ou of him?on le savait malade we knew ou we were aware (that) he was illje ne te savais pas si susceptible I didn't know ou I didn't realize ou I never thought you were so touchy2. [être informé de]que va-t-il arriver à Tintin? pour le savoir, lisez notre prochain numéro! what's in store for Tintin? find out in our next issue!pour en savoir plus, composez le 34 15 for more information ou (if you want) to know more, phone 34 15ce n'est pas elle qui l'a dénoncé — qu'en savez-vous? she wasn't the one who turned him in — what do you know about it ou how do you know?il est venu ici, mais personne n'en a rien su he came here, but nobody found out about iten savoir long sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to know a great deal about somebody/somethingoh oui ça fait mal, j'en sais quelque chose! yes, it's very painful, I can tell you!il n'aime pas les cafardeurs — tu dois en savoir quelque chose! he doesn't like sneaks — you'd know all about that!je crois savoir qu'ils ont annulé la conférence I have reason ou I'm led to believe that they called off the conferencetout le monde sait que... it's a well-known fact ou everybody knows that...je ne sais combien, on ne sait combien [d'argent] who knows how muchje ne sais comment, on ne sait comment God knows howje ne sais où, on ne sait où God knows whereje ne sais quel/quelle some... or othersans trop savoir quoi faire [attendre, marcher] aimlesslyje ne sais qui, on ne sait qui somebody or otheril vendait des tapis, des bracelets et que sais-je encore he was selling carpets, bracelets and goodness/God knows what elseoui, oui, je sais! yes, yes, I'm aware of that ou I know ou I realize!où est-elle? — est-ce que je sais, moi? (familier) where is she? — search me ou don't ask me ou how should I know?si j'avais su, je ne t'aurais rien dit if I'd known, I wouldn't have said a word (to you)je ne sache pas qu'on ait modifié le calendrier (soutenu & humoristique) , on n'a pas modifié le calendrier, que je sache the calendar hasn't been altered that I know of ou as far as I knowje n'en sais trop rien I'm not too sure, I don't really knowcomment savoir? how can you tell ou know?on ne sait jamais, sait-on jamais you never know4. [apprendre]on a fini par savoir qu'un des ministres était compromis it finally leaked out that one of the ministers was compromisedfaire savoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to inform somebody ou to let somebody know of somethingsi elle arrive, faites-le moi savoir if she comes, let me knowsavoir faire quelque chose to know how to ou to be able to do somethingtu sais plonger/conduire? can you dive/drive?il ne sait pas/sait bien faire la cuisine he's a bad/good cooksi je sais bien compter/lire if I count/read rightil sait parler/vendre he's a good talker/salesmanquand on lui a demandé qui était président à l'époque, il n'a pas su répondre when asked who was President at the time, he didn't know (what the answer was)elle ne sait pas se reposer [elle travaille trop] she doesn't know when to stopil a su rester jeune/modeste he's managed to remain young/modestsavoir s'y prendre: savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants to know how to handle children, to be good with childrensavoir y faire: laisse-moi découper le poulet, tu ne sais pas y faire let me carve the chicken, you don't know how to do iton ne saurait être plus aimable/déplaisant you couldn't be nicer/more unpleasantsachez-le bien make no ou let there be no mistake about thisil faut savoir que le parti n'a pas toujours suivi Staline you've got to remember that the Party didn't always toe the Stalinist linesache qu'en fait, c'était son idée you should know that in fact, it was his ideaa. [à cause d'un choc, de la vieillesse] she's become confusedb. [sous l'effet de la colère] she's beside herself (with anger)il est tellement soûl qu'il ne sait plus ce qu'il dit he's so drunk he doesn't know what he's sayingtu ne sais pas ce que tu veux/dis you don't know what you want/what you're talking about8. [imaginer]ne (plus) savoir que ou quoi faire to be at a loss as to what to do, not to know what to doil ne sait plus quoi faire pour se rendre intéressant he'd stop at nothing ou there's nothing he wouldn't do to attract attention to himselfje ne savais plus où me mettre ou me fourrer (familier) [de honte] I didn't know where to put myself9. (Belgique)il ne sait pas venir demain [il ne peut pas venir demain] he can't make it tomorrowses résultats ne sont pas brillants, savez-vous? [n'est-ce pas] his results aren't very good, are they ou am I right?10. [pour prendre l'interlocuteur à témoin]ce n'est pas toujours facile, tu sais! it's not always easy, you know!tu sais, je ne crois pas à ses promesses to tell you the truth, I don't believe in her promisestu sais que tu commences à m'énerver? (familier) you're getting on my nerves, you know that ou d'you know that?————————[savwar] adverbe————————se savoir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[nouvelle] to become knownje ne veux pas que ça se sache I don't want it to be publicized ou to get aroundcela ou ça (familier) se saurait : ça se saurait s'il était si doué que ça (familier) if he was that good, you'd know about it————————se savoir verbe pronominal intransitif[personne]————————à savoir locution adverbialeson principal prédateur, à savoir le renard its most important predator, namely the fox————————à savoir que locution conjonctivemeaning ou to the effect that (soutenu)il nous a donné sa réponse, à savoir qu'il accepte he's given us his answer, that is, he accepts ou to the effect that he accepts————————savoir si locution conjonctive -
15 saber
m.knowledge.El saber es un tesoro Knowledge is priceless.v.1 to know.ya lo sé I knowde haberlo sabido (antes) o si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at homehacer saber algo a alguien to inform somebody of something, to tell somebody somethingpara que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your informationEllos saben de eso They know about that.Ellos saben la información They know the information.2 to learn, to find out (enterarse de).lo supe ayer I found out yesterday¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?3 to know about (entender de).sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics4 to taste.saber bien/mal to taste good/badsaber a cuernos o rayos (informal figurative) to taste disgusting o revoltingle supo mal (figurative) it upset o annoyed him (le enfadó)Esto sabe bien This tastes good.5 to know how to, to know, to know to.Ellos saben pintar They know how to paint.* * *Present Indicativesé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *1. verb1) to know2) can3) learn•- a saber- saber a 2. noun m.* * *1. VT1) (=tener conocimiento de)a) [+ dato, información] to knowsin saberlo yo — without my knowledge, without me knowing
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hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sthquiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...
el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...
b) [locuciones]•
a saber — namelydos planetas, a saber, Venus y la Tierra — two planets, namely Venus and Earth
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demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *
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cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...•
¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!•
lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know•
para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information•
que yo sepa — as far as I know•
¡ quién sabe! — who knows!¿quién sabe? — who knows?, who can tell?, who's to say?
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¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!•
tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)¿tú qué sabes? — what do you know about it?
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¡ vete a saber! — God knows!¡vete a saber de dónde ha venido! — goodness only knows where he came from!
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ya lo sabía yo — I thought as muchBriján•
¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *2) (=enterarse de) to find outen cuanto lo supimos fuimos a ayudarle — as soon as we found out, we went to help him
cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it
3) (=tener noticias) to hear4) (=tener destreza en)¿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
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saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself¿sabes nadar? — can you swim?
¿sabes ir? — do you know the way?
5) LAmno sabe venir por aquí — he doesn't usually come this way, he's not in the habit of coming along here
2. VI1) (=tener conocimiento)•
saber de algo — to know of sthhace 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
2) (=estar enterado) to knowcostó muy caro, ¿sabe usted? — it was very expensive, you know
un 5% no sabe, no contesta — there were 5% "don't knows"
3) (=tener sabor) to taste•
saber a — to taste ofsaberle mal a algn —
me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did
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
3.See:SABER Por regla general, si saber va seguido de un infinitivo, se traduce por can cuando indica una habilidad permanente y por know how cuando se trata de la capacidad de resolver un problema concreto. La construcción correspondiente habrá de ser can + ((INFINITIVO)) {sin} to {o} know how + ((INFINITIVO)) {con} to: Jaime sabe tocar el piano Jaime can play the piano ¿Sabes cambiar una rueda? Do you know how to change a wheel? Hay que tener en cuenta que know (sin how) nunca puede ir seguido directamente de un infinitivo en inglés. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *Imasculino knowledgeII 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to knowasí que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know
para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies
cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?
yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)
no se sabe si... — they don't know if...
¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what
hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something
b) ( darse cuenta de) to know2) ( ser capaz de)saber + inf — to know how to + inf
¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?
sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself
3) ( enterarse) to find outsi es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough
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?
4)2.a saber — (frml) namely
saber vi1)a) ( tener conocimiento) to knowvete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows
¿quién sabe? — who knows?
saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody
b) (tener noticias, enterarse)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
2)a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to tastesabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter
b) ( causar cierta impresión)3.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
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to knowsabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)
* * *Imasculino knowledgeII 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to knowasí que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know
para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies
cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?
yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)
no se sabe si... — they don't know if...
¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what
hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something
b) ( darse cuenta de) to know2) ( ser capaz de)saber + inf — to know how to + inf
¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?
sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself
3) ( enterarse) to find outsi es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough
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?
4)2.a saber — (frml) namely
saber vi1)a) ( tener conocimiento) to knowvete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows
¿quién sabe? — who knows?
saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody
b) (tener noticias, enterarse)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
2)a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to tastesabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter
b) ( causar cierta impresión)3.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
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to knowsabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)
* * *saber11 = learning.Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.
* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.* cúmulo de saber = knowledge repository, repository of knowledge.* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* institución del saber = institution of learning.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* rama del saber = branch of learning.* saber escuchar = listening capacity.saber22 = know, learn, find out.Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.* curioso por saber = interrogator.* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.* hacer saber = let + Nombre + know, let + it be known.* hacer saber la intención de uno = announce + intention.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no saber cómo explicarlo = be at a loss to explain it.* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.* no saber de = have + no understanding of.* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* no saber expresarse bien = inarticulateness.* no saber más por ello = be none the wiser.* no saber qué contestar = stump.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no saber qué hacer = be at a loss, get out of + Posesivo + depth, be on the horns of a dilemma, be at a nonplus.* no saber qué hacer a continuación = draw + a blank, be stuck, get + stuck.* no saber qué hacer con = be at sixes and sevens with.* no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.* no saberse cuándo = there + be + no telling when.* no se sabe todavía = the jury is still out (on).* nunca se sabe... = one never knows....* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que sabe lo que = who knows what.* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.* quién sabe qué = who knows what.* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.* saber argumentar Algo convincentemente = make + a business case.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* saber con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.* saber de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber escuchar = listening skills.* saber hacer = savoir faire.* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.* saber interiormente = know + underneath.* saber leer y escribir = be literate.* saberlo todo = be omniscient.* saberse Algo al dedillo = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.* sabiendo que = on the understanding that.* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.* ser una incógnita = be anyone's guess.* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.saber33 = taste.Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
* saber a = reek of.* * *knowledgeun compendio del saber humano a compendium of human knowledgeuna persona de gran saber a person of great learningel saber no ocupa lugar one can never know too muchvtA1 ‹nombre/dirección/chiste/canción› to know(ya) lo sé, pero aun así … I know, but even so …quizás sea así, no lo sé that might be the case, I don't knowasí que or conque ya lo sabes so now you know¡no le habrás dicho nada de aquello que tú sabes! you didn't tell him anything about you know what, did you?no sabía que tenía or tuviera hijos I didn't know he had (any) children¿sabes lo que me dijo? do you know what he said to me?¿sabes lo que te digo? ¡que me tienes harta! you know something? I'm fed up with you!para que lo sepas, yo no miento ( fam); for your information, I don't tell lieses tan latoso … — ¡si lo sabré yo! he's such a nuisance — don't I know it!cállate ¿tú qué sabes? shut up! what do you know about it?¡yo qué sé dónde está tu diccionario! how (on earth) should I know where your dictionary is! ( colloq)no se sabe si se salvará they don't know if he'll pull throughno sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myselfno supe qué decir I didn't know what to saymira, no sé qué decirte look, I really don't know what to sayno lo saben a ciencia cierta they don't know for certain¿a que no sabes a quién vi? ( fam); I bet you don't know who I saw ( colloq), you'll never guess who I sawquién or cualquiera sabe dónde estará goodness only knows where it isle salió con no sé qué historias ( fam); he came out with some story or othertiene un no sé qué que la hace muy atractiva she has a certain something that makes her very attractiveese hombre tiene un no sé qué que me cae mal there's something about that man I don't likeme da no sé qué tener que decirte esto I feel very awkward about having to say this to youya no viven allí, que yo sepa as far as I know, they don't live there anymore¿tiene antecedentes? — que yo sepa no does she have any previous convictions? — not that I know of—¿quién es ése? —quiso saber who's that? he wanted to knowsé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subjectsabe mucho sobre la segunda guerra mundial he knows a lot about the Second World War2por la presente deseo hacerle saber que … ( Corresp) I am pleased to advise you o to be able to inform you that …la directiva hace saber a los señores socios que … the board wishes to inform members o advises members that …3 (darse cuenta) to know¡tú no sabes lo que es esto! you can't imagine what it's like!está furiosa, no sabes lo que te espera she's furious, you don't know what you're in forperdónalos Señor, porque no saben lo que hacen ( Bib) forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they doB (ser capaz de) saber + INF:¿sabes nadar/cocinar/escribir a máquina? can you swim/cook/type?ya sabe leer y escribir she can already read and writesabe escuchar she's a good listenerno saben perder they're bad losersno sabe tratar con la gente he doesn't know how to deal with peopleno te preocupes, ella sabe defenderse don't worry, she knows how to o she can look after herselfeste niño no sabe estarse quieto this child is incapable of keeping still o just can't keep stillClo forman cuatro países, a saber: Suecia, Noruega, Dinamarca y Finlandia it is made up of four countries, namely Sweden, Norway, Denmark and FinlandD (enterarse) to find outno lo supimos hasta ayer we didn't find out until yesterdaylo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister, I heard about it o ( frml) learned of it through my sistersi es así, pronto se va a saber if that's the case, we'll know soon enough¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!¿que qué me dijo de ti? ¡no quieras saberlo! what did she say about you? don't ask! o you wouldn't want to know!¿se puede saber qué estabas haciendo allí? would you mind telling me what you were doing there?¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? and where were you, I'd like to know?■ saberviA1 to know¿crees que vendrá? — supongo que sí, aunque con ella nunca se sabe do you think she'll come? — I suppose so, although you never know o you can never tell with herdice que ella se lo dio, vete tú/vaya usted a saber he says she gave it to him, but who knowsno puede ser verdad — ¿quién sabe? a lo mejor sí it can't be true — who knows, it could beparece incapaz de eso, pero nunca se sabe or cualquiera sabe he doesn't seem capable of such a thing, but you never knowél que sabe, sabe ( fr hecha); it's easy when you know how2 saber DE algo/algn to know (of) sth/sbyo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar I know (of) a place where you can get it fixed¿sabes de alguien que haya estado allí? do you know (of) anyone who's been there?3 (tener noticias) saber DE algn:no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a monthno quiero saber nada más de él I want nothing more to do with himB (enterarse) saber DE algo:yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radiosi llegas a saber de una cámara barata, avísame if you hear of a cheap camera, let me knowA (tener sabor) (+ compl) to tastesabe muy dulce/bien/amargo it tastes very sweet/nice/bittersaber A algo to taste OF sthsabe a ajo/almendra it tastes of garlic/almonds, it has a garlicky/almondy tasteesta sopa no sabe a nada this soup doesn't taste of anything o has no taste to itsabe a quemado/podrido it tastes burnt/rottentenía tanta hambre que el arroz me supo a gloria I was so hungry the rice tasted deliciousB(causar cierta impresión): saberle mal/bien a algn: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone elseme sabe mal tener que decirle que no otra vez I don't like having to say no to him again, I feel bad having to say no to him again■ sabersese sabe todo el cuento de memoria he knows the whole story off by heartse sabe los nombres de todos los jugadores del equipo he knows the names of every player in the teamsabérselas todas ( fam): este niño se las sabe todas this child knows every trick in the book ( colloq)se cree que se las sabe todas she thinks she has all the answersse sabe atractiva she knows she's attractive* * *
saber 1 sustantivo masculino
knowledge;
saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo
1
no lo sé I don't know;
no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name;
¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq);
que yo sepa as far as I know;
saber algo de algo to know sth about sth;
sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject;
no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about
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 …!
2 ( ser capaz de):
¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?;
sabe escuchar she's a good listener;
sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages
verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;
saber de algo/algn to know of sth/sb;
yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixedb) (tener noticias, enterarse):
yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;
saber a algo to taste of sth;
no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything;
sabe a podrido it tastes rottenb) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him
saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb
(de alguien por otros) to have news of sb
(de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come
♦ Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
' saber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atenerse
- ávida
- ávido
- básica
- básico
- carta
- cojear
- combinar
- comparecencia
- conjugar
- consuelo
- convenir
- cuerno
- dedillo
- demonio
- desconocer
- diferenciar
- economía
- entender
- estimable
- estribar
- eufórica
- eufórico
- gloria
- impresión
- latín
- morbosa
- morboso
- puesta
- puesto
- relacionarse
- sable
- si
- terrena
- terreno
- tinta
- bien
- ciencia
- conocer
- conocimiento
- deber
- derecho
- experiencia
- feo
- hallar
- llegar
- lo
- mal
- memoria
- porqué
English:
acquaint
- aware
- can
- certain
- curious
- flounder
- fortuneteller
- guess
- hand
- hear
- horrify
- know
- learning
- namely
- nice
- pat
- pride
- should
- taste
- tell
- truck
- understand
- unknowingly
- wisdom
- able
- appreciation
- authority
- claim
- copy
- early
- funny
- heart
- knowledge
- let
- priority
- realize
- reassuring
- right
- saber
- sabre
- score
- skill
- stump
- suppose
- viz
- way
* * *♦ nmknowledge;Formalel saber no ocupa lugar you can never know too much♦ vt1. [conocer] to know;ya lo sé I know;no lo sé I don't know;yo no sabía nada de eso I didn't know anything about that;no sabía que eras médico I didn't know you were a doctor;ya sé lo que vas a decir I know what you're going to say;de haberlo sabido (antes) o [m5]si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home;hacer saber algo a alguien to inform sb of sth, to tell sb sth;para que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your information;¿sabes qué (te digo)?, que no me arrepiento you know what, I don't regret it;si lo sabré yo, que tengo cuatro hijos you're telling me! I've got four children!;sin yo saberlo, sin saberlo yo without my knowledge;Figno sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myself, I wanted to crawl under a rock;no sabe lo que (se) hace she doesn't know what she's doing;no sabe lo que tiene he doesn't realize just how lucky he is;Famte ha llamado un tal Antonio no sé cuántos there was a call for you from Antonio something or other;no sé qué decir I don't know what to say;¡qué sé yo!, ¡y yo qué sé! how should I know!;¡qué sé yo la de veces que me caí de la bici! heaven knows how many times I fell off my bike!;Irónicocomo te pille vas a saber lo que es bueno just wait till I get my hands on you!;Irónicocuando hagas la mili sabrás lo que es bueno you'll be in for a nasty surprise when you do your military service;tener un no sé qué to have a certain something;Famy no sé qué y no sé cuántos and so on and so forth¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?;no sé nadar I can't swim, I don't know how to swim;sabe hablar inglés/montar en bici she can speak English/ride a bike;sabe perder he's a good loser;su problema es que no saben beber [beben demasiado] their problem is they don't know when to stop drinking3. [enterarse de] to learn, to find out;lo supe ayer/por los periódicos I found (it) out yesterday/in the papers;supe la noticia demasiado tarde I only heard the news when it was too late;¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?;¿sabes algo de cuándo será el examen? have you heard anything about when the exam's going to be?4. [entender de] to know about;sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics♦ visabe mucho a cebolla it has a very strong taste of onions, it tastes very strongly of onions;esto no sabe a nada this has no taste to it, this doesn't taste of anything;saber bien/mal to taste good/bad;¡qué bien sabe este pan! this bread's really tasty!, this bread tastes really good!;esta agua sabe this water has a funny taste;Famme sabe mal mentirle I feel bad about lying to him;Famsaber a cuerno quemado o [m5]a rayos: sus comentarios me supieron a cuerno quemado o [m5] a rayos I thought his comments were really off3. [tener conocimiento] to know;no sé de qué me hablas I don't know what you're talking about;sé de una tienda que vende discos de vinilo I know of a shop that sells vinyl records;que yo sepa as far as I know;¡quién sabe!, ¡vete (tú) a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! who knows!;pues, sabes, a mí no me importaría I wouldn't mind, you know;es vecino mío, ¿sabes? he's my neighbour, you know;Méx Fam¡sepa Pancha!, ¡sepa la bola! who knows?¿tú sabes de mecánica? do you know (anything) about mechanics?;ése sí que sabe he's a canny oneno sé de él desde hace meses I haven't heard (anything) from him for months;saber de algo to learn of sth;supe de su muerte por los periódicos I learnt of her death in the papers;no quiero saber (nada) de ti I don't want to have anything to do with youeste postre me ha sabido a poco I could have done with the dessert being a bit bigger;las vacaciones me han sabido a muy poco my holidays weren't nearly long enough, I could have done with my holidays being a lot longer* * *I v/t1 know;hacer saber algo a alguien let s.o. know sth;¿cómo lo sabes? how do you know?;¡si lo sabré yo! don’t I know it!;¡para que lo sepas! so there!;sabérselas todas fam know every trick in the book:saber hacer algo know how to do sth, be able to do sth;sé nadar/leer I can swim/read;saber alemán know German3 ( enterarse) find out;lo supe ayer I found out yesterdayII v/i1 know (de about);¡vete a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! heaven knows;¡quién sabe! who knows!;¡qué sé yo! who knows?;que yo sepa as far as I know;no que yo sepa not as far as I know;hace mucho que no sé de ella I haven’t heard from her for a long timeme sabe a quemado it tastes burnt to me;las vacaciones me han sabido a poco my vacation went much too quickly;me sabe mal fig it upsets meIII m knowledge, learningIV:a saber namely* * *saber {71} vt1) : to know2) : to know how to, to be able tosabe tocar el violín: she can play the violin3) : to learn, to find out4)a saber : to wit, namelysaber vi1) : to know, to suppose2) : to be informedsupimos del desastre: we heard about the disaster3) : to tasteesto no sabe bien: this doesn't taste right4)saber a : to taste likesabe a naranja: it tastes like orange* * *saber vb¿alguien sabe lo que ha pasado? does anyone know what happened?¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?cuando supe que era su cumpleaños... when I found out it was her birthday...6. (tener sabor) to tastevete a saber goodness knows / it's anyone's guess¡yo qué sé! how should I know? -
16 davon
Adv.1. räumlich, Herkunft: from it ( oder them), from there; (weg) away; nicht weit davon ( entfernt) sein be not far (away) from; fig. not a million miles away from; ich bin weit davon entfernt, das zu glauben fig. the last thing I’m going to do is believe that; ich muss das Hemd wechseln, es sind zwei Knöpfe davon abgegangen two buttons have come off it; auf II 62. Teil: of it ( oder them); trink nicht davon don’t drink from that; etwas davon wegnehmen take something away from it; Zinsen davon abziehen deduct interest from it; ich habe zehn Euro davon ausgegeben I’ve spent ten euros of it; sie hatten vier Kinder, zwei davon sind schon tot they had four children, two of whom are already dead3. Ursache etc., mit Passiv: by it; davon sterben die from ( oder of) it; müde davon tired from it; davon krank / gesund werden become ill / well through it; davon wurde er wach he was awakened by it; davon wird man müde it makes you tired; davon kannst du etwas lernen you can learn (something) from that; das kommt davon, dass du so faul bist oder wenn man so faul ist that’s what comes of being so lazy; das kommt davon! what did you expect?; ich hatte nichts als Ärger davon I had nothing but trouble with ( oder from) it; was habe 'ich davon? what do I get out of it?; was 'habe ich davon? why should I?; was hast du eigentlich davon, wenn du so gemein bist? what do you get out of being so nasty?; das hast du nun davon! umg. that’s what comes of it!; mit Schadenfreude: serves you right4. Thema: (darüber) about it, of it; genug davon! enough of that!, Am. auch enough already!; weiß sie schon davon? does she know (about it) already?; ich will nichts davon hören! I don’t want to hear a word about it ( oder on the subject)!; was hältst du davon, wenn wir jetzt ins Kino gehen? what would you say to a trip to the cinema (Am. movies) now?6. Grundlage: davon leben live off it; er lebt davon, Hunde zu züchten he makes his living (from) breeding dogs7. fig.: es hängt davon ab, ob it depends (on) whether; abgesehen davon leaving that aside, ignoring that; davon geheilt sein be cured of it; sich davon unterscheiden differ from; etc.; vgl. auch die mit davon verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive und Verben* * ** * *da|vọn [da'fɔn] (emph) ['daːfɔn]adv1) (räumlich) from there; (wenn Bezugsobjekt vorher erwähnt) from it/them; (mit Entfernungsangabe) away (from there/it/them)weg davon! (inf) — get away from there/it/them
See:→ auf2) (fig)(in Verbindung mit n, vb siehe auch dort)
es unterscheidet sich davon nur in der Länge — it only differs from it in the lengthnein, weit davon entfernt! — no, far from it!
ich bin weit davon entfernt, Ihnen Vorwürfe machen zu wollen — the last thing I want to do is reproach you
wenn wir einmal davon absehen, dass... — if for once we overlook the fact that...
wir möchten in diesem Fall davon absehen, Ihnen den Betrag zu berechnen — in this case we shall not invoice you
in ihren Berechnungen sind sie davon ausgegangen, dass... — they made their calculations on the basis that...
3) (fig = dadurch) leben, abhängen on that/it/them; sterben of that/it; krank/braun werden from that/it/them... und davon kommt das hohe Fieber —... and that's where the high temperature comes from,... and the high temperature comes from that
... und davon hängt es ab — and it depends on that
das hängt davon ab, ob... — that depends on whether...
gib ihr ein bisschen mehr, davon kann sie doch nicht satt werden — give her a bit more, that won't fill her up
was habe ICH denn davon? — what do I get out of it?
was hast du denn davon, dass du so schuftest? — what do you get out of slaving away like that?
4) (mit Passiv) by that/it/themdavon betroffen werden or sein — to be affected by that/it/them
5) (Anteil, Ausgangsstoff) of that/it/themdavon essen/trinken/nehmen — to eat/drink/take some of that/it/them
die Hälfte davon — half of that/it/them
das Doppelte davon — twice or double that
zwei/ein Viertelpfund davon, bitte! — would you give me two of those/a quarter of a pound of that/those, please
er hat drei Schwestern, davon sind zwei älter als er —
früher war er sehr reich, aber nach dem Krieg ist ihm nichts davon geblieben — he used to be very rich but after the war nothing was left of his earlier wealth
ich habe keine Ahnung davon — I've no idea about that/it
* * *da·von[daˈfɔn]1. (räumlich: von dieser Person) from him/her; (von dieser Sache, diesem Ort) from it; (von diesen Personen, Sachen) from them; (von dort) from therelinks/rechts \davon to the left/rightdas vorne auf dem Foto ist mein Bruder, das links \davon meine Schwester the person at the front of the photo is my brother, the one on the left my sister[links/rechts] \davon abgehen [o abzweigen] to branch off [to the right/left]einige Meter \davon entfernt [o weg] a few metres awaywir konnten die Sänger kaum sehen, weil wir einhundert Meter \davon entfernt standen we could hardly see the singers as we were standing one hundred metres away [from them]in der Nähe \davon nearbydu weißt doch wo der Bahnhof ist? die Schule ist nicht weit \davon [entfernt] you know where the station is? the school is not far from thereder Bahnhof liegt in der Stadtmitte, und die Schule nicht weit \davon the station is in the town centre and the school is not far from itzu weit \davon entfernt sein to be too far awaydu bist zu weit \davon entfernt, um es deutlich zu sehen you're too far away to see it clearlyer will erwachsen sein? er ist noch weit \davon entfernt! he thinks he's grown up? he's got far [or a long way it] to go yet!meine Hände sind voller Farbe, und ich kriege sie einfach nicht \davon ab! my hands are full of paint and I can't get it off!das Kleid war/die Ohrringe waren so schön, dass ich die Augen kaum \davon abwenden konnte the dress was/the earrings were so wonderful I could hardly take my eyes of it/themetw \davon abwischen to wipe sth offetw \davon lösen/trennen to loosen/separate sth from that/it/themetw \davon ableiten to derive sth from that/it/themich finde seine Theorien fragwürdig und würde meine These nicht davon \davon I think his theories are questionable and I wouldn't derive my thesis from themhast du die Bücher gelesen? was hältst du \davon? have your read the books? what do you think of them?sie unterscheiden sich \davon nur in diesem kleinen Detail they differ from that only in this small detail\davon betroffen sein to be affected by it/thatdas Gegenteil \davon the opposite of that/it/themjdn \davon heilen to heal sb of that/it\davon verstehe ich gar nichts! I know nothing about that/it!\davon weiß ich nichts I don't know anything about that/itgenug \davon! enough [of that]!kein Wort mehr \davon! not another word!was weißt du denn schon \davon! what do you know about it anyway?was weißt du \davon? what do you know about that/it?\davon war nie die Rede! that was never mentioned!ein andermal mehr \davon, ich muss jetzt los I'll tell you more later, I have to go nowkeine Ahnung \davon haben to have no idea about that/it\davon hören/sprechen/wissen to hear/speak/know of that/it/them6. (dadurch)beschwer dich nicht, das kommt \davon! don't complain, you've only got yourself to blame!ach, \davon kommt der seltsame Geruch! that's where the strange smell comes from!man wird \davon müde, wenn man zu viel Bier trinkt drinking too much beer makes you tiredwird man \davon krank? does that make you ill?werde ich \davon wieder gesund? will that cure me?entschuldige den Lärm. bist du \davon aufgewacht? sorry for the noise. did it wake you?für mich bitte keine Sahne. \davon wird mir immer schlecht no cream for me, please. it makes me sicktrink nicht so viel Bier! \davon wird man dick don't drink so much beer! it makes you fat\davon werde ich nicht satt that won't fill mesoll sie doch das Geld behalten, ich hab nichts \davon! let her keep the money, it's no use to me!das hast du nun \davon, jetzt ist er böse! now you've [gone and] done it, now he's angry!was habe ich denn \davon? what do I get out of it?, what's in it for me?was hast du denn [o hast du etwas] \davon, dass du so schuftest? nichts! what do you get [or do you get something] out of working so hard? nothing!was hast du \davon, wenn du gewinnst? what do you get out of winning?\davon haben wir nichts we won't get anything [or we get nothing] out of it\davon leben to live on [or off] that/it/themwenn noch etwas Vorhangsstoff übrig ist, kann ich \davon noch ein paar Kissen nähen if there's some curtain material left, I can make a few cushions from ites ist genügend Eis da, nimm nur \davon! there's enough ice-cream, please take [or have] some [of it]ist das Stück Wurst so recht, oder möchten Sie mehr \davon? will this piece of sausage be enough, or would you like [some] more [of it]?wie viel Äpfel dürfen es sein? — 6 Stück \davon, bitte! how many apples would you like? — six, please!das Doppelte/Dreifache \davon twice/three times as much\davon essen/trinken to eat/drink [some] of that/it/themdie Milch ist schlecht, ich hoffe, du hast nicht \davon getrunken the milk is sour, I hope you didn't drink any [of it]die Hälfte/ein Pfund/ein Teil \davon half/a pound/a part of that/it/them10. mit bestimmten vb, substdas war ein faszinierender Gedanke, und ich kam einfach nicht mehr \davon los it was a fascinating thought and I couldn't get it out of my mindich kenne die Kinder, aber die Eltern \davon habe ich noch nie getroffen I know the children, but I haven't met their parentsüberleg dir deine Entscheidung gut, für uns hängt viel \davon ab consider your decision well, a lot depends on it for uses hängt \davon ab, ob/dass... it depends on whether...das hängt ganz davon ab! depends!\davon absehen, etw zu tun to refrain from doing sth* * *1) from it/them; (von dort) from there; (mit Entfernungsangabe) away [from it/them]wir sind noch weit davon entfernt — (fig.) we are still a long way from that
2)dies ist die Hauptstraße, und davon zweigen einige Nebenstraßen ab — this is the main road and a few side roads branch off it
3) (darüber) about it/them4) (dadurch) by it/them; therebydavon kriegt man Durchfall — you get diarrhoea from [eating] that/those
das kommt davon! — (ugs.) [there you are,] that's what happens
5)das Gegenteil davon ist wahr — the opposite [of this] is true
6) (aus diesem Material, auf dieser Grundlage) from or out of it/them* * *davon advnicht weit davon (entfernt) sein be not far (away) from; fig not a million miles away from;ich bin weit davon entfernt, das zu glauben fig the last thing I’m going to do is believe that; ich muss das Hemd wechseln,trink nicht davon don’t drink from that;etwas davon wegnehmen take something away from it;Zinsen davon abziehen deduct interest from it;ich habe zehn Euro davon ausgegeben I’ve spent ten euros of it;sie hatten vier Kinder, zwei davon sind schon tot they had four children, two of whom are already dead3. Ursache etc, mit Passiv: by it;davon sterben die from ( oder of) it;müde davon tired from it;davon krank/gesund werden become ill/well through it;davon wurde er wach he was awakened by it;davon wird man müde it makes you tired;davon kannst du etwas lernen you can learn (something) from that;das kommt davon, dass du so faul bist oderwenn man so faul ist that’s what comes of being so lazy;das kommt davon! what did you expect?;ich hatte nichts als Ärger davon I had nothing but trouble with ( oder from) it;was habe 'ich davon? what do I get out of it?;was 'habe ich davon? why should I?;was hast du eigentlich davon, wenn du so gemein bist? what do you get out of being so nasty?;4. Thema: (darüber) about it, of it;genug davon! enough of that!, US auch enough already!;weiß sie schon davon? does she know (about it) already?;ich will nichts davon hören! I don’t want to hear a word about it ( oder on the subject)!;was hältst du davon, wenn wir jetzt ins Kino gehen? what would you say to a trip to the cinema (US movies) now?5. Material: out of, from;sie hat sich davon Schuhe gemacht she made shoes from it6. Grundlage:davon leben live off it;er lebt davon, Hunde zu züchten he makes his living (from) breeding dogs7. fig:es hängt davon ab, ob it depends (on) whether;abgesehen davon leaving that aside, ignoring that;davon geheilt sein be cured of it;sich davon unterscheiden differ from; etc; → auch die mit davon verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive und Verben* * *1) from it/them; (von dort) from there; (mit Entfernungsangabe) away [from it/them]wir sind noch weit davon entfernt — (fig.) we are still a long way from that
2)dies ist die Hauptstraße, und davon zweigen einige Nebenstraßen ab — this is the main road and a few side roads branch off it
3) (darüber) about it/them4) (dadurch) by it/them; therebydavon kriegt man Durchfall — you get diarrhoea from [eating] that/those
das kommt davon! — (ugs.) [there you are,] that's what happens
5)das Gegenteil davon ist wahr — the opposite [of this] is true
6) (aus diesem Material, auf dieser Grundlage) from or out of it/them* * *adv.therefrom adv.thereof adv. -
17 bekannt
I P.P. bekennenII Adj.1. Person, Lied, Geschichte: known (+ Dat to); etw. als bekannt voraussetzen assume that s.th. is known; es ist Ihnen sicher bekannt, warum... I’m sure you know ( oder are aware) why...; das ist mir bekannt I know that, I’m aware of that; soviel mir bekannt ist as far as I know ( oder I’m aware); das Wort ist mir bekannt I’ve come across the word, I’ve heard ( oder seen) the word used; er kommt mir bekannt vor I’m sure ( oder I know) I’ve seen him ( oder his face) before; es kommt mir bekannt vor it looks ( oder sounds etc.) familiar; die Geschichte kommt mir bekannt vor iro. I think I’ve heard that one before; mir ist nichts von einer neuen Regelung bekannt I know nothing about any new regulations; es ist allgemein bekannt it is generally known, it’s a generally known fact; bekannte Gesichter familiar faces; mit jemandem bekannt sein know s.o.; wir sind bereits bekannt umg. (wir kennen uns bereits) we have met; mit etw. bekannt sein be familiar with s.th.2. (positiv: berühmt) well-known, famous ( wegen for); (negativ: berüchtigt) notorious; ein allgemein bekanntes Gedicht a well-known poem; dafür bekannt sein, dass have a reputation for (+Ger.), (berüchtigt) auch be notorious for (+Ger.) er ist bekannt für seinen Humor he’s known for his (great) sense of humour; er ist als Lügner bekannt he’s a notorious liar, everybody knows he’s a liar; sie ist eine bekannte Sängerin she’s a well-known ( oder famous) singer3. mit Verben: bekannt geben announce; öffentlich: auch make s.th. public; sie wollen es nicht bekannt geben they don’t want to say anything ( oder give anything away); bekannt machen: etw. bekannt machen (veröffentlichen) announce s.th., make s.th. known ( oder public); (berühmt machen) make s.th. famous; jemanden mit jemandem / etw. bekannt machen introduce s.o. to s.o. / s.th.; sich mit etw. bekannt machen get to know s.th., familiarize o.s. with s.th.; bekannt werden become known, become public; (durchsickern) get out, leak out; mit jemandem bekannt werden (jemanden kennen lernen) get to know s.o.; es ist bekannt geworden, dass... we’ve been informed that, news has come in that ( oder of)...* * *well-known; known; noted; famed* * *be|kạnnt [bə'kant]adjdie bekanntesten Spieler — the best-known or most famous players
wie ist er bekannt geworden? — how did he become famous?
er ist bekannt dafür, dass er seine Schulden nicht bezahlt — he is well-known for not paying his debts
es ist allgemein/durchaus bekannt, dass... — it is common knowledge/a known fact that...
ich darf diese Tatsachen als bekannt voraussetzen — I assume that these facts are known
2) (= nicht fremd) familiarjdn mit etw bekannt machen (mit Aufgabe etc) — to show sb how to do sth; mit Gebiet, Fach etc to introduce sb to sth; mit Problem to familiarize sb with sth
jdn/sich (mit jdm) bekannt machen — to introduce sb/oneself (to sb)
wir sind miteinander bekannt — we already know each other, we have already met
See:→ auch bekennen* * *(well-known: a noted author; This town is noted for its cathedral.) noted* * *be·kannt[bəˈkant]1. (allgemein gekannt) well-knowneine \bekannte Person a famous [or well-known/better-known] person[jdm] etw \bekannt geben to announce sth [to sb]; (von der Presse) to publish sthihre Verlobung geben \bekannt... the engagement is announced between...jdn \bekannt machen (berühmt) to make sb famousetw \bekannt machen (öffentlich) to make sth known to the public[jdm] etw \bekannt machen to announce sth [to sb]etw der Öffentlichkeit \bekannt machen to publicize sth; (durch Fernsehen) to broadcast sth[jdm] vertrauliche Information \bekannt machen to disclose confidential information [to sb]\bekannt werden to become well-known [or famous]▪ [jdm] \bekannt werden to leak out [to sb]2. (nicht fremd, vertraut) familiarist dir dieser Name \bekannt? do you know [or are you familiar with] this name?mir ist das/sie \bekannt I know about that/I know her, she is known to meallgemein/durchaus \bekannt sein to be common knowledge/a known factdir war nicht \bekannt, dass...? you didn't know that...?jdn/sich [mit jdm] \bekannt machen to introduce sb/oneself [to sb]mit jdm \bekannt sein to be acquainted with sbjdm \bekannt sein to be familiar to sbsein Gesicht ist mir \bekannt I've seen his face somewhere beforejdm \bekannt vorkommen to seem familiar to sb* * *1) well-knownetwas bekannt machen — announce something; (der Öffentlichkeit)) make something public
bekannt werden — become known; become public knowledge
2)jemand/etwas ist jemandem bekannt — somebody knows somebody/something
mit jemandem bekannt sein/werden — know or be acquainted with somebody/get to know or become acquainted with somebody
jemanden/sich mit jemandem bekannt machen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody
jemanden/sich mit etwas bekannt machen — acquaint somebody/oneself with something
* * *B. adj1. Person, Lied, Geschichte: known (+dat to);etwas als bekannt voraussetzen assume that sth is known;es ist Ihnen sicher bekannt, warum … I’m sure you know ( oder are aware) why …;das ist mir bekannt I know that, I’m aware of that;soviel mir bekannt ist as far as I know ( oder I’m aware);das Wort ist mir bekannt I’ve come across the word, I’ve heard ( oder seen) the word used;die Geschichte kommt mir bekannt vor iron I think I’ve heard that one before;mir ist nichts von einer neuen Regelung bekannt I know nothing about any new regulations;es ist allgemein bekannt it is generally known, it’s a generally known fact;bekannte Gesichter familiar faces;mit jemandem bekannt sein know sb;wir sind bereits bekannt umg (wir kennen uns bereits) we have met;mit etwas bekannt sein be familiar with sth2. (positiv: berühmt) well-known, famous (wegen for); (negativ: berüchtigt) notorious;ein allgemein bekanntes Gedicht a well-known poem;dafür bekannt sein, dass have a reputation for (+ger), (berüchtigt) auch be notorious for (+ger)er ist bekannt für seinen Humor he’s known for his (great) sense of humour;er ist als Lügner bekannt he’s a notorious liar, everybody knows he’s a liar;sie ist eine bekannte Sängerin she’s a well-known ( oder famous) singer3. mit Verben:bekannt machen: etwas bekannt machen (veröffentlichen) announce sth, make sth known ( oder public); (berühmt machen) make sth famous;jemanden mit jemandem/etwas bekannt machen introduce sb to sb/sth;sich mit etwas bekannt machen get to know sth, familiarize o.s. with sth;bekannt werden become known, become public; (durchsickern) get out, leak out;mit jemandem bekannt werden (jemanden kennen lernen) get to know sb;es ist bekannt geworden, dass … we’ve been informed that, news has come in that ( oder of) …* * *1) well-knownetwas bekannt machen — announce something; (der Öffentlichkeit)) make something public
bekannt werden — become known; become public knowledge
2)jemand/etwas ist jemandem bekannt — somebody knows somebody/something
mit jemandem bekannt sein/werden — know or be acquainted with somebody/get to know or become acquainted with somebody
jemanden/sich mit jemandem bekannt machen — introduce somebody/oneself to somebody
jemanden/sich mit etwas bekannt machen — acquaint somebody/oneself with something
* * *(mit) adj.acquainted (with) adj. adj.acquainted adj.conversant adj.known adj. adv.conversantly adv. -
18 lego
adj.1 novice, apprentice.2 lay, secular, laic.m.layman, lay brother.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: legar.* * *► adjetivo1 lay, secular2 (ignorante) ignorant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - lega)adj.* * *lego, -a1. ADJ1) (Rel) [hermano, predicador] lay2) (=ignorante) ignorant, uninformed2. SM / F1) (Rel) lay brother/lay sister2) (=desconocedor) layman/laywoman, layperson* * *I- ga adjetivo1) ( seglar) lay (before n)2) ( ignorante)IIlego en algo: soy lego en la materia — I know nothing at all about the subject
- ga masculino, femenino1) (Relig)a) ( fiel laico) laypersonb) ( religioso) (m) lay brother; (f) lay sister2) (Col) ( curandero) quack* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson], pedestrian.Ex. Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.Ex. This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex. The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* * *I- ga adjetivo1) ( seglar) lay (before n)2) ( ignorante)IIlego en algo: soy lego en la materia — I know nothing at all about the subject
- ga masculino, femenino1) (Relig)a) ( fiel laico) laypersonb) ( religioso) (m) lay brother; (f) lay sister2) (Col) ( curandero) quack* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson], pedestrian.Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* * *hermano lego lay brotherB (ignorante) lego EN algo:soy lego en la materia I know nothing at all about o I'm completely ignorant about the subjectmasculine, feminineA ( Relig)B ( Col) (curandero) quack* * *
Del verbo legar: ( conjugate legar)
lego es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
legó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
legar
lego
legar ( conjugate legar) verbo transitivo ( en testamento) to bequeath, leave
lego◊ -ga adjetivo
1 ( seglar) lay ( before n)
2 ( ignorante):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) lay sister
legar vtr (un bien material) to bequeath
fig (un bien cultural, espiritual) to hand down, pass on
lego,-a
I adj Rel lay
II sustantivo masculino
1 layman: es lego en la materia, he's a layman on the subject
2 Rel lay brother
' lego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lega
English:
lay
- layman
* * *lego, -a♦ adj1. [profano, laico] lay2. [ignorante] ignorant;ser lego en to know nothing about♦ nm,f1. [laico] layman, f laywoman2. [en convento] lay brother, f lay sister3. [ignorante] ignorant person;es un lego en la materia he knows nothing about the subject* * *adj1 lay atr2 figignorant;ser lego en la materia know little about the subject* * *lego, -ga adj1) : secular, lay2) : uniformed, ignorantlego, -ga n: layperson, layman m, laywoman f -
19 niente
1. pron m nothing2. adv nothingnon ho niente I don't have anything, I have nothinglo fai tu? - niente affatto! are you going to do it? - no, I am not!tu hai detto che... - niente affatto! you said that... - no, I did not!non ho per niente fame I'm not at all hungrynon ho capito per niente I didn't understand a thingniente (di) meno no lessnientedimeno! that's incredible! you don't say!* * *niente pron.indef.1 nothing; ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything: niente si oppone alla realizzazione del progetto, nothing prevents the project being carried out; non ne sapevo niente, I knew nothing about it; ''Che cosa fai?'' ''Niente'', ''What are you doing?'' ''Nothing''; sta tutto il giorno senza far niente, he spends the whole day doing nothing; ancora non avete visto niente, you haven't seen anything yet; non bisogna dirgli niente, he mustn't be told anything; non dà mai niente a nessuno, he never gives anyone anything; so poco o niente di lui, I know next to nothing about him // nient'altro, nothing else, ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything else: ''Non disse altro?'' ''Nient'altro'', ''Didn't he say anything else?'' ''No, he didn't'' (o ''No, nothing else'') // nient'altro che, nothing but: non è nient'altro che un bugiardo, he's nothing but a liar // niente di nuovo, d'interessante, nothing new, interesting; non c'è niente di meglio, there's nothing better (o there isn't anything better); non ha fatto niente di male, he hasn't done anything wrong // non sa niente di niente, he knows nothing whatever (o nothing at all o nothing about nothing) // per niente, ( senza nessun compenso o risultato) for nothing, ( senza motivo, inutilmente) about nothing: lavorare per niente, to work for nothing, arrabbiarsi, lamentarsi per niente, to get angry, to complain about nothing; ho parlato per niente, I wasted my breath; nessuno fa niente per niente, nobody does anything for nothing // di niente, ( in risposta a un ringraziamento) don't mention it (o you're welcome): ''Grazie mille!'' ''Di niente, si figuri!'', ''Thank you so much'' ''Don't mention it'' // non serve a niente, it's no use // non cambia niente, ( fa lo stesso) it makes no odds // non fa niente, ( non importa) it doesn't matter (o it's all right) // non posso farci niente, I can't do anything about it (o I can do nothing about it) // non aver niente a che fare con qlcu., to have nothing to do with s.o.2 ( qualche cosa) anything (spec. in frasi interr. o dubitative): c'è niente per me?, is (n't) there anything for me?; ( c'è) niente di nuovo?, is there any news?; ti serve niente?, do you need anything?; hai mai visto niente di così divertente?, have you ever seen anything so amusing? (o as amusing as that?); hai niente in contrario?, have you any objections?; avete nient'altro da dirmi?, have you anything else to tell (o to say to) me?; dimmi se c'è niente che possa fare per te, tell me if there's anything I can do for you // non per niente..., ( non senza ragione) not for nothing...3 ( poca cosa) nothing: il danno alla mia auto era niente in confronto al suo, the damage to my car was nothing in comparison with the damage to his; ti pare niente?, do you think it's nothing?; l'ho pagato niente rispetto al suo valore, I paid nothing in comparison with what it's worth // come se niente fosse, as if nothing were the matter // da niente, ( da poco) nothing much; è una ferita da niente, it's only a scratch; una cosa da niente, a trifle // un buono a niente, a good-for-nothing◆ s.m. ( nessuna cosa) nothing: è un niente, he is a mere nothing; l'ho avuto per (un) niente, I got it for next to nothing; tutto finì in (un) niente, it all came to nothing (o everything fell through); offendersi per un niente, to take offence at the slightest thing; la conferenza finì in un niente di fatto, nothing concrete came out of the meeting // l'ha fatto in meno di un niente, he did it in next to no time // ridursi un niente, ( logorarsi) to wear oneself out; ridursi al niente, ( perdere tutto) to lose everything // venire dal niente, to come up from nothing // non ha ottenuto un bel niente, he got nothing at all◆ avv.1 ( punto, affatto) not at all: niente male!, not bad at all!; non ho niente voglia di lavorare oggi, (fam.) I don't feel like working today at all; non gli assomiglia per niente, it's nothing like him at all; non m'importa niente, it doesn't matter to me at all (o I don't care at all) // speravo di convincerlo, ma lui niente, I was hoping to persuade him, but he wasn't having any // niente affatto, not at all: ''Ti sei convinto?'' ''Niente affatto!'', ''Are you convinced?'' ''Not at all''2 ( molto poco): non ci metto niente a farlo, it won't take me a minute to do it // se niente niente gli si dà retta..., (fam.) once you start listening to him...◆ agg.invar. (fam.) ( nessuno) no; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any: niente pasta per me, grazie, sono a dieta, no pasta for me, thank you, I'm on a diet; non ha avuto niente rispetto per quel pover'uomo!, he didn't show that poor man any consideration // In espressioni ellittiche: niente paura!, not to worry!; niente scherzi, mi raccomando!, no tricks, please!; niente scuse!, no apologies!* * *['njɛnte]1. pron(nessuna cosa) nothing, (qualcosa) anythingnon... niente — nothing, espressione negativa + anything
non ho visto niente — I saw nothing, I didn't see anything
hai bisogno di o ti serve niente? — do you need anything?
niente di grave/nuovo — nothing serious/new
un uomo da niente — a nobody, a nonentity
ha niente in contrario se...? — would you object if...?
niente al mondo — nothing on earth o in the world
ho parlato per niente — I spoke to no purpose, I wasted my breath
nient'altro? — (in negozio) is that all?, will that be all?
nient'altro che — nothing but, (solamente) just, only
grazie. - di niente — thanks. - you're welcome
2. agg3. sm4. avvnon... niente — not... at allnon... per niente — (affatto) not...at all
niente affatto — not at all, not in the least
* * *['njɛnte] 1.1) (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anythingho deciso di non dire niente — I decided to say nothing o not to say anything
non c'è più niente da fare — (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done
non è niente — (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing
non serve a niente piangere — it's no good o use crying
non avere niente a che fare con qcn. — to have nothing to do with sb.
niente di meno, di più — nothing less, nothing more (di, che than)
niente di meglio, di peggio — nothing better, worse (di, che than)
non ci vedo niente di male — I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it
"grazie" - "di niente" — "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"
non fa niente — (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind
come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro — nothing else o more
2) (qualcosa) anything3) da nientenon per niente sono italiano — I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free
nessuno fa niente per niente — you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all
la cosa non mi riguarda per niente — that doesn't concern me at all o in any way
2.per niente al mondo — not for love nor for money, for anything
3.non ho niente fame — colloq. I'm not at all hungry
sostantivo maschile nothing4.è venuto su dal niente — fig. he is a self-made man
niente affatto — not at all, not in the least
niente male — not half bad, not bad at all
tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! — everybody calls him, but he won't listen
3) niente niente colloq.* * *niente/'njεnte/Niente in italiano, e i suoi equivalenti inglesi, possono essere usati come pronomi e aggettivi, meno spesso come sostantivi e avverbi. - Il pronome niente si traduce solitamente con nothing: non ne sapevo niente = I knew nothing about it; tuttavia, si usano anything se c'è già un'altra negazione ( non mi hanno mai detto niente = I was never told anything about it) o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (hai visto niente? = hai visto qualcosa? = have you seen anything?). - Come aggettivo, niente si rende con no (niente imbrogli! = no cheating!), e con any in una frase già negativa o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (niente soldi nel portafoglio? = dei soldi nel portafoglio? = any money in your wallet?). - Per gli altri usi di niente, si veda la voce qui sotto. Si veda anche la voce nulla.1 (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything; niente è impossibile nothing is impossible; non sento niente I can't hear anything; ho deciso di non dire niente I decided to say nothing o not to say anything; non c'è più niente there is nothing left; non c'è più niente da fare (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done; non è niente (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing; non possiamo farci niente we can do nothing (about it); non se ne fa niente it's all off; e questo è ancora niente! you haven't seen anything yet! non serve a niente piangere it's no good o use crying; non avere niente a che fare con qcn. to have nothing to do with sb.; niente da fare! no go! nothing doing! non ha niente di sua sorella she's nothing like her sister; niente di meno, di più nothing less, nothing more (di, che than); niente di meglio, di peggio nothing better, worse (di, che than); niente di nuovo nothing new; non ci vedo niente di male I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it; "grazie" - "di niente" "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"; non fa niente (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind; niente di niente absolutely nothing; come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro nothing else o more2 (qualcosa) anything; ti serve niente? do you need anything?4 per niente (inutilmente) tanta fatica per niente all that trouble for nothing; fare un sacco di storie per niente to make a big fuss about nothing; non per niente sono italiano I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free; nessuno fa niente per niente you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all; non è per niente sicuro it is by no means certain; non assomiglia per niente a suo padre he is nothing like his father; la cosa non mi riguarda per niente that doesn't concern me at all o in any way; non mi preoccupa per niente it doesn't bother me in the least; per niente al mondo not for love nor for money, for anything; per niente! not at all!(nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any; niente alcolici no alcoholic drinks; niente paura! never fear! have no fear! non ho niente fame colloq. I'm not at all hungryIII sostantivo m.nothing; un niente lo irrita the slighest thing annoys him; non vedo un bel niente I can't see a damned thing; in un niente in no time at all; è venuto su dal niente fig. he is a self-made manIV avverbio1 (neanche un poco) non m'importa niente I don't care at all; non ci metto niente a farlo I'll do it in no time; niente affatto not at all, not in the least; non ero niente affatto contento I was none too happy; non vale niente it's worth nothing; niente male not half bad, not bad at all; non eri niente male you weren't too bad at all2 (in espressioni ellittiche) tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! everybody calls him, but he won't listen -
20 ignorer
ignorer [iɲɔʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = ne pas connaître) not to know ; [+ incident, fait] to be unaware of• j'ignore comment/si... I don't know how/if...• vous n'ignorez pas que... you doubtless know that...b. ( = être indifférent à) [+ personne, remarque, avertissement] to ignore2. reflexive verba.* * *iɲɔʀe
1.
1) ( ne pas savoir) not to knowignorer tout de quelque chose — to know nothing of ou about something
2) ( ne pas connaître)il ignore le savon — hum he's never heard of soap
3) ( ne pas tenir compte de) to ignore [personne, règle, recherches]tu n'as qu'à l'ignorer — just ignore him/her
4) ( ne pas éprouver) not to feel [émotion, sentiment]
2.
s'ignorer verbe pronominal* * *iɲɔʀe vt1) (= ne pas connaître) not to knowJ'ignore son nom. — I don't know his name.
Je l'ignore. — I don't know.
je n'ignore pas que — I'm not forgetting that, I'm not unaware that
2) (= être sans expérience de) to have no experience of3) (= bouder) [personne] to ignoreIl m'a complètement ignoré. — He completely ignored me.
* * *ignorer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ne pas savoir) not to know; j'ignore les détails I don't know the details; j'ignore comment/où/si I don't know how/when/if; ignorer tout de qch to know nothing of ou about sth; ne rien ignorer de qch to know everything about sth;2 ( ne pas connaître l'existence de) not to have heard of; il ignore le savon iron he's never heard of soap; ignorer l'existence de to be unaware of the existence of;3 ( ne pas tenir compte de) to ignore [personne, règle, recherches]; il ignore les règles du jeu he ignores ou disregards the rules of the game; le chercheur a ignoré les récentes découvertes the researcher has ignored recent developments; quand il me voit il m'ignore when he sees me he ignores me; tu n'as qu'à l'ignorer just ignore him;4 ( ne pas éprouver) not to feel [émotion, sentiment]; il ignorait la peur he didn't know what fear was.B s'ignorer vpr ( ne pas se connaître) vous êtes un poète qui s'ignore you are a poet without knowing it; c'est un génie qui s'ignore he's a genius but he does not know it; un amour qui s'ignore an unconscious love.[iɲɔre] verbe transitif1. [cause, événement etc] to be unaware ofj'ignore son adresse/où il est/quand elle revient I don't know her address/where he is/when she's coming backil ignorait tout de son passé/d'elle he knew nothing about her past/her[ordre, prière] to ignore3. (soutenu) [faim, pauvreté] to have had no experience ofil ignore la peur he knows no fear, he doesn't know the meaning of fear————————s'ignorer verbe pronominal————————s'ignorer verbe pronominal intransitifc'est un comédien qui s'ignore he is unaware of his talent as an actor, he's an actor without knowing it
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