God only knows what they're doing in there!

God bless (you) — que Dios te bendiga

God willing — si Dios quiere, Dios mediante

God! — Dios (santo)!

God Almighty! — bendito sea Dios!

good God, is that the time? — uy Dios!, ¿ya es tan tarde?

God only knows what they're doing in there! — quién sabe qué estarán haciendo ahí dentro!

I wish to God I hadn't come — ojalá no hubiera venido

the gods — el gallinero, la galería

the gods — (Theat) el gallinero, el paraíso

God bless (you) — que Dios te bendiga

God willing — si Dios quiere, Dios mediante

God! — Dios (santo)!

God Almighty! — bendito sea Dios!

good God, is that the time? — uy Dios!, ¿ya es tan tarde?

God only knows what they're doing in there! — quién sabe qué estarán haciendo ahí dentro!

I wish to God I hadn't come — ojalá no hubiera venido

the gods — el gallinero, la galería

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

he knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war

to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet

to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

THAT'S what I'd like to know — das möchte ich wirklich wissen

that's worth knowing — das ist ja interessant

that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen

before you know where you are — ehe man sichs versieht

I know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus

do you know him to speak to? —

we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen

if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da

he didn't want to know me — er wollte nichts mit mir zu tun haben

know thyself! — erkenne dich selbst!

would you know him again? — würden Sie ihn wiedererkennen?

he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist

he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist

you wouldn't know him from his brother — Sie könnten ihn nicht von seinem Bruder unterscheiden

do you know the difference between...? —

to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

he wouldn't know the difference — das merkt er nicht

I've never known it to rain so heavily — so einen starken Regen habe ich noch nie erlebt

have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?

who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

I don't know — (das) weiß ich nicht

as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

he just didn't want to know — er wollte einfach nicht hören

afterwards they just didn't want to know — nachher wollten sie einfach nichts mehr davon wissen

don't you know? — weißt du das denn nicht?

how should I know? — wie soll ich das wissen?

how was I to know? — wie sollte ich das wissen?

the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum

I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest

I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen

I don't know how you can say that! — wie kannst du das nur sagen!

you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen

I know better than to say something like that —

he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen

he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)

he ought to have or should have known better than to do that — es war dumm von ihm, das zu tun

you ought to know better at your age — in deinem Alter müsste man das aber (besser) wissen

they don't know any better — sie kennens nicht anders

he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen

mother always knows best — Mutter weiß es am besten

to get to know sb — jdn kennenlernen

to get to know a place — einen Ort kennenlernen

he soon let me know what he thought of it —

when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?

you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...

he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben

it's raining, you know —

wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —

to be known (to sb) — (jdm) bekannt sein

it is (well) known that... —

is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?

to be known for sth — für etw bekannt sein

he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war

he is known as Mr Smith — man kennt ihn als Herrn Smith

to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...

to make oneself known — sich melden (to sb bei jdm)

the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!

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

lo so — I know

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

non sa far niente — he can't do anything

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

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

non so guidare — I can't drive

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

sa (come) cavarsela — he can manage

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

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

senza saperlo — without realizing it, unwittingly

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

e chi lo sa? — who knows?

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

non si sa mai — you never know

non saprei dire — I couldn't say

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

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

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

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

sa di fragola — it tastes of strawberries

sa di pesce — it smells of fish

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

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

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

saper fare — to be able to do

sapere come fare — to know how to do

non sa guidare — she can't drive

sa battere a macchina? — can he type?

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

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

non sa dire di no — he can't say no

saper ascoltare — to be a good listener

lo so — I know

non lo so — I don't know

sapere tutto — to know everything

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

non so perché — I don't know why

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

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

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

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

buono a -rsi — that's handy to know

come faccio a saperlo? — how should I know?

senza saperlo — unknowingly

come ben sai — as you well know

se proprio vuoi saperlo — if you must know

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

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

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

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

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

se sapessi! — little do you know!

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

che io sappia — as far as I know

non che io sappia — not that I know of

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

per quanto ne so — to my knowledge

senza che lo sapessi — without my knowledge

non saprei — I wouldn't know

vai a sapere! chi lo sa! — who knows?

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

sapere il cinese — to know Chinese

sapere per esperienza — to know from experience

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

ho saputo del tuo incidente — I heard about your accident

fammelo sapere — please let me know

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

ha fatto sapere che — she let it be known that

un uomo che sa — a cultivated man

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

non sa di niente — it has no taste

sa di fregatura — it sounds dodgy

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

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

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

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

sapere il fatto proprio — to know what's what

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

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

sete di sapere — thirst for knowledge

un uomo di vasto sapere — a man of great learning

tenía una idea muy distinta de Rusia — I had a very different idea of what Russia was like

tenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me

no es fácil hacerse una idea del proyecto — it's not easy to get an idea of the project

hacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb

hazte a la idea de que no va a volver nunca — you'd better get used to the idea that she's never coming back

tengo una gran idea — I've had a great idea

¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?

necesitamos a gente con ideas — we need people with (fresh) ideas

ideas para cuidar su cabello — hair care tips

no hemos conseguido que cambiara de idea — we haven't been able to change her mind

salió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return

su idea fija era marcharse a Francia — she had this fixed idea about going to France

no iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody

nos preparó una trampa a mala idea — he played a nasty trick on us

lo hizo sin mala idea — he didn't mean any harm

no tengo mucha idea de cocina — I haven't got much (of an) idea about cooking

-¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"

¡ni idea! — no idea!

¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?

¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!

no tenía ni idea de que te fueras a casar — I had no idea that you were getting married

cuando me fui a Alemania no tenía la menor idea de alemán — when I went to Germany I couldn't speak a word of German

tengo las ideas muy claras con respecto al aborto — my position on abortion is very clear

yo soy de ideas fijas — I have very fixed ideas about things

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind

es un hombre de ideas fijas — he has very set ideas about things

no tiene idea de cómo funciona — he has no idea how it works

no tengo idea — I don't have a clue

tenía idea de que ibas a llamar — I had a feeling you'd call

hacerse una idea de la situación — to get an idea of the situation

es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es — it's hard to imagine what it's like

se me ocurre una idea — I've got an idea

se le metió la idea en la cabeza — she got it into her head

no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

cambió de idea — she changed her mind