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1 know

know [nəʊ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. set structures

4. noun

5. compounds

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► vb: pret knew, ptp known

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1. transitive verb

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► When know is part of set combinations, eg know the ropes, know the score, look up the noun.

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   a. ( = have knowledge of) connaître

• to know the results/the truth connaître les résultats/la vérité

• I know the problem! je connais le problème !

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► savoir can often also be used.

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• to know the difference between connaître or savoir la différence entre

• to know French savoir le français

• that's worth knowing c'est bon à savoir

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► When to know is followed by a clause, savoir must be used. Unlike that, que can never be omitted.

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• I know (that) you're wrong je sais que vous avez tort

• to know how to do sth savoir faire qch

• I know how you feel je comprends ce que tu ressens

• you don't know how relieved I am vous ne pouvez pas savoir comme je suis soulagé

• he knows what he's talking about il sait de quoi il parle

• you know what I mean tu vois ce que je veux dire

• I don't know where to begin je ne sais pas par où commencer

• I don't know why he reacted like that je ne sais pas pourquoi il a réagi comme ça

   b. ( = be acquainted with) [+ person, place] connaître

• I know him well je le connais bien

• do you know Paris? connaissez-vous Paris ?

• to know sb by sight connaître qn de vue

• I don't know her to speak to je ne la connais que de vue

• everyone knows him as Dizzy on le connaît sous le nom de Dizzy

   c. ( = recognize) reconnaître

• to know sb by his walk reconnaître qn à sa démarche

• I know real expertise when I see it! je sais reconnaître un spécialiste quand j'en vois un !

• she knows a good thing when she sees it (inf) elle ne laisse pas passer les bonnes occasions

   d. ( = be certain) I don't know that it's made things any easier je ne suis pas sûr que ça ait simplifié les choses

• I don't know if I can do it je ne suis pas sûr de pouvoir le faire

   e. (exclamations) well, what do you know! (inf) tiens, tiens !

• (do) you know what, I think she did it! (inf) tu sais quoi (inf), je pense que c'est elle qui a fait ça !

• she's furious! -- don't I know it! (inf) elle est furieuse ! -- à qui le dis-tu !

2. intransitive verb

savoir

• who knows? qui sait ?

• is she nice? -- I wouldn't know (inf) est-ce qu'elle est gentille ? -- je ne sais pas

• how should I know? comment veux-tu que je sache ?

• as far as I know à ma connaissance

• not as far as I know pas à ma connaissance

• for all I know pour ce que j'en sais

• you never know on ne sait jamais

3. set structures

► to know sth about sth/sb

• to know a lot about sth/sb en savoir long sur qch/qn

• I don't know much about him je ne le connais pas beaucoup

• she knows all about computers elle s'y connaît en informatique

• I know nothing about it je ne sais rien à ce sujet► to know about sth/sb

• I didn't know about their quarrel je n'étais pas au courant de leur dispute

• do you know about Paul? tu es au courant pour Paul ?

• so you're satisfied? -- I don't know about that alors tu es satisfait ? -- pas vraiment

• I'm not going to school tomorrow -- I don't know about that! (inf) je ne vais pas à l'école demain -- c'est ce qu'on va voir !► to know of ( = be acquainted with) connaître ; ( = be aware of) savoir ; ( = learn about) apprendre ; ( = have heard of) avoir entendu parler de

• do you know of a good hairdresser? connaissez-vous un bon coiffeur ?

• is he married? -- not that I know of il est marié ? -- pas que je sache

• I knew of his death through a friend j'ai appris sa mort par un ami

• I know of you through your sister j'ai entendu parler de vous par votre sœur► to know sb/sth from sb/sth ( = distinguish) savoir faire la différence entre qn/qch et qn/qch

• he doesn't know good wine from cheap plonk (inf) il ne sait pas faire la différence entre un bon vin et une piquette (inf)► to know sb/sth + infinitive

• I've never known him to smile je ne l'ai jamais vu sourire

• well, it has been known to happen enfin, ça c'est déjà vu► to know better

• I know better than to offer advice je me garde bien de donner des conseils

• you ought to have known better tu aurais dû réfléchir

• he should know better at his age à son âge il devrait avoir un peu plus de bon sens

• he says he didn't do it but I know better il dit qu'il ne l'a pas fait mais je ne suis pas dupe► to know best

• well, you know best! c'est toi qui sais !

• mother knows best! maman a toujours raison !► to get to know [+ person] faire plus ample connaissance avec

• I'd like to get to know you better j'aimerais faire plus ample connaissance avec vous► to let sb know

• I'll let you know on Monday je te dirai ça lundi

• if you can't come, please let me know préviens-moi si tu ne peux pas venir► to let sb know sth dire qch à qn

• let me know if I can help si je peux me rendre utile, dites-le-moi

4. noun

► to be in the know (inf) être au courant

5. compounds

► know-all (inf) noun

(British) je-sais-tout (inf) mf

► know-how (inf) noun savoir-faire m

► know-it-all (inf) noun

(US) je-sais-tout (inf) mf

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[nəʊ] 1.
transitive verb (prét knew [njuː]; pp known [nəʊn])

1) ( have knowledge of) connaître [person, place, name, opinion, result, value, rules, situation, system, way]; savoir, connaître [answer, language, reason, truth, words]

he knows everything — il sait tout

to know somebody by name/sight — connaître quelqu'un de nom/vue

to know something by heart — savoir or connaître quelque chose par cœur

to know how to do — savoir faire; ( stressing method) savoir comment faire

to know that... — savoir que...

to know for certain ou for sure that — savoir avec certitude que

I wasn't to know that... — je ne pouvais pas savoir que...

you know what children are — tu sais comment sont les enfants

to know somebody/something as — connaître quelqu'un/quelque chose sous le nom de

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia ou Ginny pour ses amis

to let it be known ou to make it known that — faire savoir que

to have known somebody/something to do — avoir déjà vu quelqu'un/quelque chose faire

it has been known to snow here — il est arrivé qu'il neige ici

if I know him — tel que je le connais

he is known to the police — il est connu de la police

I know all about redundancy! — je sais ce que c'est que le chômage!

as you well know — comme tu le sais bien

(do) you know something? —

do you know what? — tu sais quoi?

there's no knowing whether — on ne peut pas savoir si

to know one's way home — connaître le chemin pour rentrer chez soi

to know one's way around a town — bien connaître une ville

to know one's way around an engine — savoir se débrouiller avec les moteurs

I know that for a fact — j'en suis absolument sûr

I know what! — j'ai une idée!

he knows all about it — il est au courant

2) ( feel certain) être sûr

I knew it! — j'en étais sûr!

I don't know that I want to go really — je ne suis pas vraiment sûr d'avoir envie d'y aller

3) ( realize) se rendre compte

you don't know how pleased I am — tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content

don't I know it! — ne m'en parle pas!

4) ( recognize) reconnaître (by à; from de)

only their parents know one from the other — il n'y a que leurs parents qui sachent les distinguer

she knows a bargain when she sees one — elle sait repérer les bonnes affaires

5) ( acknowledge)

to be known for something/for doing — être connu pour quelque chose/pour faire

6) ( experience) connaître
2.
intransitive verb (prét knew; pp known)

1) ( have knowledge) savoir

as you know — comme vous le savez

I wouldn't know — je ne saurais dire

to know about — ( have information) être au courant de [event]; ( have skill) s'y connaître en [computing, engines]

to know of — ( from experience) connaître; ( from information) avoir entendu parler de

not that I know of — pas que je sache

to let somebody know of ou about — tenir quelqu'un au courant de

we'll let you know — nous vous tiendrons au courant

how should I know! — (colloq) comment veux-tu que je sache!

if you must know — si tu veux tout savoir

you know better than to argue with him — tu as mieux à faire que de te disputer avec lui

you ought to have known better — tu n'aurais pas dû

he says he came home early but I know better — il dit qu'il est rentré tôt mais je n'en crois rien

they don't know any better — ils n'en savent pas plus

2) ( feel certain)

‘he won't win’ - ‘oh I don't know’ — ‘il ne va pas gagner’ - ‘oh je n'en suis pas si sûr’

‘I'll take the morning off’ - ‘I don't know about that!’ — ‘je vais prendre ma matinée’ - ‘c'est ce que vous croyez (colloq)!’

I don't know about you but... — je ne sais pas ce que tu en penses, mais...

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it takes one to know one — qui se ressemble s'assemble

not to know what to do with oneself — ne pas savoir quoi faire de son temps

not to know where ou which way to turn — fig ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer

not to know where to put oneself — ne pas savoir où se mettre

not to know whether one is coming or going — ne plus savoir ce qu'on fait

to be in the know — (colloq) être bien informé

to be in the know about something — (colloq) être au courant de quelque chose

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2 know

know

A vtr ( prét knew ; pp known)

1 ( have knowledge of) connaître [person, place, characteristics, name, taste, opinion, result, figures, value, rules, decision, situation, system, way] ; savoir, connaître [answer, language, reason, truth, words] ; he knows everything/something il sait tout/quelque chose ; to know sb by name/sight/reputation connaître qn de nom/vue/réputation ; you know Frank, he's always late tu connais Frank, il est toujours en retard ; to know sth by heart savoir or connaître qch par cœur ; to know how to do savoir faire ; ( stressing method) savoir comment faire ; I know how to swim je sais nager ; she knows how to improve it/use it elle sait comment l'améliorer/l'utiliser ; he certainly knows how to upset people/make a mess iron pour contrarier les gens/faire du désordre, il s'y connaît ○ ; to know that… savoir que… ; to know for certain ou for sure that… savoir avec certitude que… ; I wasn't to know that je ne pouvais pas savoir que ; to know who/when savoir qui/quand ; to know why/whether savoir pourquoi/si ; to know what love is savoir ce que c'est que l'amour ; you know what children are/she is tu sais comment sont les enfants/elle est ; to know sb/sth as connaître qn/qch sous le nom de ; Edward, better known as Ted Edward, plus connu sous le nom de Ted ; Virginia known as Ginny to her friends Virginia ou Ginny pour ses amis ; I know him for ou to be a liar je sais que c'est un menteur ; to let it be known ou to make it known that faire savoir que ; to have known sb/sth to do avoir déjà vu qn/ qch faire ; I've never known him to lose his temper je ne l'ai jamais vu se mettre en colère ; it has been known to snow there il est arrivé qu'il neige ici ; if I know you/him tel que je te/le connais ; he is known to the police il est connu de la police ; just how well did you know the accused? iron dans quelle mesure connaissiez-vous ou ne connaissiez-vous pas l'inculpé? ; I know all about redundancy! je sais ce que c'est que le chômage! ; as you well know comme tu le sais bien ; as well she knows elle le sait parfaitement ; (do) you know something?, do you know what? tu sais quoi? ; there's no knowing how/whether on ne peut pas savoir comment/si ; to know one's way home connaître le chemin pour rentrer chez soi ; to know one's way around fig savoir se débrouiller ; to know one's way around a town bien connaître une ville ; to know one's way around a computer/an engine savoir se débrouiller avec les ordinateurs/les moteurs ; I know that for a fact j'en suis absolument sûr ; I know what! you could… j'ai une idée! tu pourrais… ; he knows all/nothing about it il est/il n'est pas au courant ; maybe you know something I don't peut-être que tu sais quelque chose que je ne sais pas ;

2 ( feel certain) être sûr ; he's dead, I know it il est mort, j'en suis sûr ; I knew it! j'en étais sûr! ; to know that… être sûr que… ; I know my key is here somewhere je suis sûr que ma clé est quelque part par ici ; I don't know that we can je ne suis pas sûr que nous le puissions ; I don't know that I want to go really je ne suis pas vraiment sûr d'avoir envie d'y aller ; I don't know that opening the window/taking medicine will make much difference je ne pense pas que le fait d'ouvrir la fenêtre/de prendre des médicaments puisse changer quelque chose ;

3 ( realize) se rendre compte ; to know to do savoir qu'il faut faire ; does he know to switch off the light? sait-il qu'il faut éteindre? ; do you know how expensive that is? tu te rends compte combien ça coûte? ; she doesn't know just how lucky she's been elle ne se rend pas compte de la chance qu'elle a eue ; you don't know how pleased I am tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content ; she's attractive and doesn't she know it! elle est séduisante et elle le sait! ; don't I know it! ne m'en parle pas! ;

4 ( recognize) reconnaître (by à ; from de) ; I hardly knew him je l'ai à peine reconnu ; I know her by her walk je la reconnais à sa démarche ; she doesn't know a peach from a plum! elle ne sait pas reconnaître une pêche d'une prune! ; only their parents know one from the other il n'y a que leurs parents qui sachent les distinguer ; she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait repérer les bonnes affaires ;

5 ( acknowledge) to be known for sth être connu pour qch ; to be known for doing être connu pour faire ; he's known for providing a good service il est connu pour offrir un bon service ;

6 ( experience) connaître [joy, sadness, love] ; you have to know sorrow to know what happiness is il faut avoir connu le chagrin pour savoir ce qu'est le bonheur ;

7 ‡ Bible connaître†.

B vi ( prét knew ; pp known)

1 ( have knowledge) savoir ; as you know comme vous le savez ; you'll know next time tu le sauras pour la prochaine fois ; I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire ; to know about ( have information) être au courant de [event] ; ( have skill) s'y connaître en [computing, engines] ; he knows about such things il s'y connaît ; to know of ( from experience) connaître ; ( from information) avoir entendu parler de ; do you know of a short cut? est-ce que tu connais un raccourci? ; I know of somebody who… j'ai entendu parler de quelqu'un qui… ; not that I know of pas que je sache ; to let sb know of ou about tenir qn au courant de [plans, arrangement, job] ; we'll let you know nous vous tiendrons au courant ; how should I know ○ ! comment veux-tu que je sache! ; if you must know si tu veux tout savoir ; wouldn't you like ou love to know t'aimerais bien le savoir ○ ; if you drop it on your foot, you'll know about it ○ si tu le laisses tomber sur ton pied, tu vas le sentir passer ○ ; if the brakes fail, you'll know about it si les freins lâchent tu t'en rendras compte ; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it si j'étais fâché contre toi, je te le ferais savoir ; I'd ou I'll have you know ○ je te signale ○ ; you know better than to argue with him tu as mieux à faire que de te disputer avec lui ; you left her alone? you ought to have known better tu l'as laissée seule? tu n'aurais pas dû ; he says he came home early but I know better il dit qu'il est rentré tôt mais je n'en crois rien ; they don't know any better c'est un manque d'éducation ; they don't know any better, you do! eux ils ne savent peut-être pas, mais toi tu n'as aucune excuse! ;

2 ( feel certain) ‘he won't win’-‘oh I don't know’ ‘il ne va pas gagner’-‘oh je n'en suis pas si sûr’ ; ‘I'll take the morning off’-‘I don't know about that! ’ ‘je vais prendre ma matinée’-‘c'est ce que vous croyez?’ ; ‘is it useful?’-‘I don't know about useful, but it was cheap’ ‘c'est utile?’-‘je ne sais pas si c'est utile mais ce n'était pas cher’ ; I don't know about you but… je ne sais ce que tu en penses, mais… ; I don't know! look at this mess! non mais ○, regarde un peu ce fouillis!

Idioms

it takes one to know one qui se ressemble s'assemble ; not to know what to do with oneself ne pas savoir quoi faire de son temps ; not to know where ou which way to turn fig ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer ; not to know where to put oneself ne pas savoir où se mettre ; not to know whether one is coming or going ne plus savoir ce qu'on fait ; it's not what you know but who you know ce qui compte ce n'est pas d'avoir des connaissances mais des relations ; to be in the know ○ être bien informé, être à la coule ◑ ; to be in the know about sth ○ être au courant de qch ; I know my place hum je sais que je ne compte pas ; well what do you know! iron en voilà une surprise! iron.

Big English-French dictionary > know
3 know

know [nəʊ]

connaître ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g) savoir ⇒ 1 (c), 2 reconnaître ⇒ 1 (e) distinguer ⇒ 1 (f) discerner ⇒ 1 (f) considérer ⇒ 1 (i)

(pt knew [nju:], pp known [nəʊn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (person) connaître;

∎ to know sb by sight/by reputation connaître qn de vue/de réputation;

∎ we've known each other for years ça fait des années que nous nous connaissons;

∎ I don't know him to speak to je ne le connais pas assez pour lui parler;

∎ I know him to say hello to nous nous saluons;

∎ when I first knew her quand j'ai fait sa connaissance;

∎ knowing him, he'll still be in bed tel que je le connais, il sera encore au lit;

∎ you'll like her once you get to know her better elle vous plaira une fois que vous la connaîtrez mieux;

∎ I'd like to get to know him better j'aimerais bien le connaître mieux

(b) (place) connaître;

∎ I know Budapest well je connais bien Budapest

(c) (fact, information)

∎ do you know her phone number? vous connaissez son numéro de téléphone?;

∎ it'll be easier once you get to know the system ce sera plus facile une fois que tu te seras familiarisé avec le système;

∎ civilization as we know it la civilisation telle que nous la connaissons;

∎ how was I to know she wouldn't come? comment aurais-je pu savoir ou deviner qu'elle ne viendrait pas?;

∎ I know for a fact that he's lying je sais pertinemment qu'il ment;

∎ she is known to be a keen photographer on sait qu'elle aime beaucoup la photographie;

∎ he let it be known that he was available il a fait savoir qu'il était disponible;

∎ I don't know that it's the best solution je ne suis pas certain ou sûr que ce soit la meilleure solution;

∎ you don't know or you'll never know how glad I am that it's over tu ne peux pas savoir combien ou à quel point je suis content que ce soit terminé;

∎ she thinks she knows all the answers elle croit tout savoir;

∎ she didn't quite know what to say elle ne savait trop que dire;

∎ I know what I'm talking about je sais de quoi je parle;

∎ I'll let you know how it turns out je te dirai comment ça s'est passé;

∎ any problems, let me know au moindre problème, n'hésitez pas;

∎ do you know anything about him that could help us? est-ce que vous savez quelque chose à son sujet qui pourrait nous aider?;

∎ do you know anything about physics? est-ce que tu connais quelque chose en physique?;

∎ she knows a lot about politics elle s'y connaît en politique;

∎ she doesn't know what fear is elle ne sait pas ce que c'est que d'avoir peur;

∎ there's no knowing how he'll react on ne peut pas savoir comment il réagira;

∎ familiar she knows a thing or two about business elle s'y connaît en affaires^□ ;

∎ she knows her own mind elle sait ce qu'elle veut;

∎ familiar it's not an easy job - don't I know it! ce n'est pas un travail facile - à qui le dis-tu!;

∎ familiar wouldn't you know it! comme par hasard!;

∎ you know what I mean tu vois ce que je veux dire;

∎ familiar he was just sort of lying there, know what I mean? il était allongé là, tu vois;

∎ familiar well, what do you know! ça alors!, ça par exemple!;

∎ what do YOU know? qu'est-ce que tu en sais?;

∎ very familiar you know what you can do with it! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre!;

∎ familiar God or Heaven knows why! Dieu sait pourquoi!

(d) (language, skill)

∎ he knows French il comprend le français;

∎ I know a few words of Welsh je connais quelques mots de gallois;

∎ she really knows her job/subject elle connaît son boulot/sujet;

∎ to know how to do sth savoir faire qch;

∎ does he know how to cook? sait-il cuisiner?;

∎ they knew how to make cars in those days! en ce temps-là, les voitures, c'était du solide!

(e) (recognize) reconnaître;

∎ I knew her the moment I saw her je l'ai reconnue dès que je l'ai vue;

∎ I'd know him anywhere je le reconnaîtrais n'importe où;

∎ I knew her by her walk je l'ai reconnue à son allure ou à sa démarche;

∎ the town centre has changed so much you wouldn't know it le centre-ville a tellement changé que vous auriez du mal à le reconnaître;

∎ she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait reconnaître une bonne affaire;

∎ he wouldn't know a good novel if it hit him il est tout à fait incapable de reconnaître un bon roman

(f) (distinguish) distinguer, discerner;

∎ she doesn't know right from wrong elle ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal ou faire la différence entre le bien et le mal;

∎ familiar he doesn't know one end of a car from another il n'y connaît absolument rien en voitures^□

(g) (experience) connaître;

∎ I've known poverty/failure j'ai connu la pauvreté/l'échec;

∎ I've never known anything like it je n'ai jamais rien vu de semblable;

∎ I have never known him tell a lie à ce que je sache, il n'a jamais menti;

∎ I've never known him (to) be this late je ne l'ai jamais vu être aussi en retard;

∎ it has been known (to happen) c'est une chose qu'on a vue se produire, ça s'est vu;

∎ such coincidences have been known de telles coïncidences se sont déjà vues

(h) (nickname, call)

∎ Ian White, known as "Chalky" Ian White, connu sous le nom de "Chalky";

∎ they're known as June bugs in America on les appelle des "June bugs" en Amérique

(i) (regard) considérer;

∎ she's known as one of our finest singers elle est considérée comme l'une de nos meilleures chanteuses

(j) archaic or Bible (have sex with) connaître

2 intransitive verb

savoir;

∎ who knows? qui sait?;

∎ familiar I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire^□ ;

∎ I don't want to know je ne veux pas le savoir;

∎ when I mentioned that he just didn't want to know quand j'ai mentionné ça, il n'a rien voulu savoir;

∎ you never know on ne sait jamais;

∎ he might or should have known better ce n'était pas très sage de sa part;

∎ he's old enough to know better à son âge, il devrait être plus raisonnable;

∎ you can't blame him, he doesn't know any better on ne peut pas lui en vouloir, il ne se rend pas compte;

∎ he always thinks he knows best il croit toujours avoir raison;

∎ Mother knows best maman sait de quoi elle parle;

∎ to know about sth être au courant de qch;

∎ I've known about it for a week je le sais ou je suis au courant depuis une semaine;

∎ do you know about the new arrangements? est-ce que vous êtes au courant ou avez-vous entendu parler des nouvelles dispositions?;

∎ he knows about cars il s'y connaît en voitures;

∎ I don't know about that (I'm not certain) je n'en suis pas sûr;

∎ I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi, je suis épuisé;

∎ to know of sb/sth avoir entendu parler de qn/qch;

∎ do you know her? - well, I know of her est-ce que tu la connais? - non, mais j'ai entendu parler d'elle;

∎ do you know of a good bookshop? vous connaissez une bonne librairie?;

∎ not that I know (of) pas que je sache;

∎ have they got much money? - not that I know of ont-ils beaucoup d'argent? - pas que je sache;

∎ it's just so difficult - oh, I know c'est tellement difficile - oh, je sais;

∎ it's difficult, I know, but not impossible c'est difficile, je sais, mais pas impossible;

∎ what's his name? - I don't know comment s'appelle-t-il? - je ne sais pas;

∎ are you going to accept? - I don't know tu vas accepter? - je ne sais pas

3 noun

(idiom) familiar

∎ to be in the know être au courant^□

4 as far as I know adverb

(pour) autant que je sache;

∎ not as far as I know pas que je sache;

∎ as far as I know, he lives in London autant que je sache, il vit à Londres

5 you know adverb

(a) (for emphasis)

∎ I was right, you know j'avais raison, tu sais

(b) (indicating hesitancy)

∎ he was just, you know, a bit boring il était juste un peu ennuyeux, si tu vois ce que je veux dire

(c) (to add information)

∎ it was that blonde woman, you know, the one with the dog c'était la femme blonde, tu sais, celle avec le chien

(d) (to introduce a statement)

∎ you know, sometimes I wonder why I do this tu sais, parfois je me demande pourquoi je fais ça

✾ Book 'What Maisie knew' James 'Ce que savait Maisie'

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4 all

all [ɔ:l]

1 adjective

(a) (the whole of) tout;

∎ all expenses will be reimbursed tous les frais seront remboursés;

∎ all night toute la nuit;

∎ all day and all night toute la journée et toute la nuit;

∎ all six of us want to go nous voulons y aller tous/toutes les six;

∎ to be all things to all men être tout à tous

(b) (every one of) tous (toutes);

∎ all kinds of people toutes sortes de gens;

∎ for children of all ages pour les enfants de tous les âges;

∎ Sport the British all-comers 100 m record le record britannique de l'épreuve du 100 m ouverte à tous

(c) (the utmost)

∎ (with) all my love (at end of letter) bien affectueusement;

∎ with all speed à toute vitesse;

∎ in all fairness (to sb) pour être juste (avec qn)

2 predeterminer

(a) (the whole of) tout(e) m,f;

∎ all the butter tout le beurre;

∎ all the beer toute la bière;

∎ all my life toute ma vie;

∎ all five women les cinq femmes;

∎ all the way (of journey) tout le long du chemin; (of course of action) jusqu'au bout;

∎ is that all the luggage you're taking? c'est tout ce que vous emportez comme bagages?;

∎ for all his wealth en dépit de ou malgré sa fortune;

∎ familiar and all that et tout cela, et tout le reste;

∎ you're not as ill as all that vous n'êtes pas aussi ou si malade que ça;

∎ it's not all that pleasant ce n'est pas tellement agréable;

∎ of all the stupid things to say/do! de toutes les idioties possibles!;

∎ of all times to phone! il/elle/ etc a bien choisi son/ etc heure pour téléphoner!;

∎ you, of all people, should know what I mean toi au moins tu devrais savoir ce que je veux dire;

∎ in all honesty/sincerity pour être honnête/sincère;

∎ what's all that noise? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?;

∎ all that's nonsense tout ça, c'est des bêtises;

∎ for all that they say he's a genius, I think… ils ont beau dire que c'est un génie, moi, je pense…

(b) (with comparative adjectives)

∎ all the better! tant mieux!;

∎ you will feel all the better for a rest un peu de repos vous fera le plus grand bien;

∎ all the sooner d'autant plus vite

3 pronoun

(a) (everything) tout;

∎ I gave all I had j'ai donné tout ce que j'avais;

∎ take it all prenez tout;

∎ all I want is to rest tout ce que je veux c'est du repos;

∎ that's all I have to say c'est tout ce que j'ai à dire;

∎ all will be well tout ira bien;

∎ will that be all? ce sera tout?;

∎ I did all I could j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu;

∎ it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu du mal à m'empêcher de rire;

∎ it's all his fault c'est sa faute à lui;

∎ for all I know autant que je sache;

∎ for all I care pour (tout) ce que cela me fait;

∎ you men are all the same! vous les hommes, vous êtes tous pareils ou tous les mêmes!;

∎ all or nothing tout ou rien;

∎ all in good time chaque chose en son temps;

∎ when all is said and done en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ best/worst of all,… le mieux/pire, c'est que…;

∎ most of all surtout, en particulier;

∎ proverb all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien

(b) (everyone) tous (toutes);

∎ all are agreed that… tous sont d'accord que…;

∎ all of us nous tous;

∎ we all love him nous l'aimons tous;

∎ we all came nous sommes tous venus;

∎ good evening, all! bonsoir à tous!, bonsoir, tout le monde!;

∎ don't all speak at once! ne parlez pas tous en même temps!;

∎ they all made the same mistake ils ont tous fait la même erreur;

∎ the children were all hoping to go les enfants espéraient tous y aller;

∎ all who knew her loved her tous ceux qui la connaissaient l'aimaient;

∎ all together tous à la fois, tous ensemble

(c) Sport

∎ the score is 5 all le score est de 5 partout;

∎ 30 all (in tennis) 30 partout, 30 à

(d) (as quantifier)

∎ all of tout;

∎ all of the butter/the cakes tout le beurre, tous les gâteaux;

∎ all of London Londres tout entier;

∎ all of it was sold (le) tout a été vendu;

∎ how much wine did they drink? - all of it combien de vin ont-ils bu? - tout ce qu'il y avait;

∎ I want all of it je le veux en entier;

∎ all of you can come vous pouvez tous venir;

∎ listen, all of you écoutez-moi tous;

∎ she knows all of their names elle connaît tous leurs noms;

∎ he must be all of sixty il doit avoir au moins soixante ans;

∎ the book cost me all of £10 le livre ne m'a coûté que 10 livres;

∎ humorous it's all of five minutes' walk away! c'est au moins à cinq minutes à pied!

4 adverb

(as intensifier) tout;

∎ she was all alone elle était toute seule;

∎ she was all excited elle était tout excitée;

∎ she was all dressed or she was dressed all in black elle était habillée tout en noir;

∎ all along the road tout le long de la route;

∎ all around the edge tout le long du bord;

∎ I forgot all about the meeting j'ai complètement oublié qu'il y avait une réunion;

∎ the soup went all down my dress la soupe s'est répandue partout sur ma robe;

∎ the jacket's split all up the sleeve la veste a craqué tout le long de la manche;

∎ familiar don't get your hands all dirty ne va pas te salir les mains!;

∎ familiar the motor's all rusty inside le moteur est tout rouillé à l'intérieur;

∎ all at one go (tout) d'un seul coup;

∎ all in one piece (furniture) tout d'une pièce; figurative (person) sain et sauf;

∎ I'm all for it moi, je suis tout à fait pour;

∎ she's all for giving children their freedom elle est tout à fait convaincue qu'il faut donner aux enfants leur liberté;

∎ my wife was all for calling in a doctor ma femme voulait à toute force ou à tout prix appeler un médecin;

∎ he's not all bad il n'est pas entièrement mauvais;

∎ that's all to the good! tout va pour le mieux!;

∎ all the better/worse (for me) tant mieux/pis (pour moi);

∎ you will be all the better for it vous vous en trouverez (d'autant) mieux;

∎ all the harder encore plus dur;

∎ the time came all too soon l'heure n'arriva que trop tôt;

∎ familiar it's all up with him il est fichu

5 noun

tout;

∎ I would give my all to be there je donnerais tout ce que j'ai pour y être;

∎ the team gave their all l'équipe a donné son maximum;

∎ to stake one's all on sth tout miser sur qch

6 at all adverb

du tout;

∎ do you know him at all? est-ce que vous le connaissez (un peu)?;

∎ I didn't speak at all je n'ai pas parlé du tout;

∎ I'm not at all astonished je n'en suis aucunement étonné;

∎ he's not at all patient il n'est pas du tout patient;

∎ not at all pas du tout, familiar du tout; (when thanked) je vous en prie;

∎ nothing at all rien du tout;

∎ if he comes at all s'il vient;

∎ it seemed to worry him very little, if at all ça n'a pas eu l'air de l'inquiéter le moins du monde;

∎ he comes rarely if at all il vient très rarement, voire jamais;

∎ if you had any feelings at all si vous aviez le moindre sentiment;

∎ if we had any money at all si nous avions le moindre argent ou ne serait-ce qu'un peu d'argent;

∎ if you do any travelling at all, you'll know what I mean si vous voyagez un tant soit peu, vous comprendrez ce que je veux dire;

∎ if it is at all cold s'il fait un (tant soit) peu froid;

∎ if it is at all possible si c'était possible;

∎ why do it at all? pourquoi se donner la peine de le faire?

7 all along adverb

depuis le début;

∎ that's what I've been saying all along c'est ce que je dis depuis le début

8 all at once adverb

(a) (suddenly) tout d'un coup

(b) (all at the same time) à la fois, en même temps

9 all but adverb

presque;

∎ all but finished presque ou pratiquement fini;

∎ I all but missed it j'ai bien failli le rater, c'est tout juste si je ne l'ai pas raté

10 all in

1 adjective

familiar (exhausted)

∎ I'm all in je suis mort

2 adverb

(everything included) tout compris;

∎ the rent is £250 a month all in le loyer est de 250 livres par mois tout compris

11 all in all adverb

tout compte fait

12 all out adverb

∎ to go all out y aller à fond;

∎ to go all out to do sth se donner à fond pour faire qch

13 all over

1 adjective

(finished) fini;

∎ that's all over and done with now tout ça c'est bien terminé maintenant;

∎ it's all over between them tout est fini entre eux

2 preposition

partout;

∎ there were toys scattered all over the floor il y avait des jouets éparpillés partout sur le sol;

∎ you've got ink all over you! tu t'es mis de l'encre partout!;

∎ all over the world dans le monde entier;

∎ we have agencies all over Europe nous avons des agences dans toute l'Europe ou partout en Europe;

∎ it'll be all over town tomorrow morning! demain matin, toute la ville sera au courant!;

∎ familiar all over the place (everywhere) partout^□, dans tous les coins; (very erratic, inaccurate) pas au point^□ ;

∎ familiar their filing system's all over the place leur système de classement n'est pas du tout au point;

∎ familiar the team was all over the place l'équipe a joué n'importe comment^□ ;

∎ familiar he was all over her il ne l'a pas laissée tranquille un instant;

∎ familiar he was all over us when he heard we were from the BBC il ne nous a plus laissés tranquilles quand il a appris que nous étions de la BBC^□ ;

∎ familiar humorous he was all over her like a rash or a cheap suit il l'a draguée de façon flagrante

3 adverb

(everywhere) partout;

∎ painted green all over peint tout en vert;

∎ covered all over in blossoms tout en fleur ou en fleurs;

∎ it was like being a child all over again c'était comme retomber en enfance;

∎ familiar that's him all over! ça c'est lui tout craché!

14 all round adverb

∎ taken all round tout bien considéré

15 all square adjective

(a) (financially)

∎ we're all square now nous ne sommes plus en compte maintenant

(b) Sport (level) à égalité

16 all that adverb

∎ it isn't all that difficult or as difficult as all that ce n'est pas si difficile que ça

17 all the more

1 adjective

∎ all the more reason for doing it again raison de plus pour recommencer

2 adverb

encore plus;

∎ it makes her all the more interesting ça la rend encore plus intéressante;

∎ it's all the more unfair since or as he promised not to put up the rent c'est d'autant plus injuste qu'il a promis de ne pas augmenter le loyer

18 all the same

1 adverb

(nevertheless) tout de même, quand même;

∎ he paid up all the same il a payé quand même

2 adjective

∎ it's all the same to me ça m'est complètement égal, peu m'importe;

∎ if it's all the same to you si cela ne vous gêne pas

19 all told adverb

tout compris;

∎ there were six of us all told nous étions six en tout

20 all too adverb

∎ all too soon bien trop vite;

∎ the holidays went all too quickly les vacances ne sont passées que trop vite;

∎ it's all too easy to forget that c'est tellement facile de l'oublier des budgets

►► the All Blacks les All Blacks mpl (l'équipe nationale de rugby de la Nouvelle-Zélande);

all clear

1 noun

(signal m de) fin f d'alerte;

∎ to sound the all clear sonner la fin de l'alerte;

∎ figurative he received or was given the all clear on the project on lui a donné le feu vert pour le projet;

∎ the tests came back negative and he's been given the all clear les résultats des tests sont revenus et tout est normal

2 exclamation

fin d'alerte!; All Fools' Day le premier avril;

All Hallows Toussaint f;

All Hallows' Eve la veille de la Toussaint;

All Saints' Day (le jour de) la Toussaint;

All Souls' Day le jour ou la fête des Morts

✾ Play 'All That Fall' Beckett 'Tous ceux qui tombent'

✾ Film 'All That Jazz' Fosse 'Que le spectacle commence!'

✾ Film 'All About Eve' Mankiewicz 'Ève'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Remarque, Milestone 'À l'Ouest, rien de nouveau'

✾ Play 'All's Well That Ends Well' Shakespeare 'Tout est bien qui finit bien'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'All the King's Men' Warren, Rossen 'Les Fous du Roi'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > all
5 ♦ from

♦ from /frɒm, frəm/
prep.

1 (provenienza, derivazione, origine, allontanamento) da; da parte di (q.): to start from London, partire da Londra; to be absent from school, essere assente da scuola; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Where are you from?, di dove sei?; da dove vieni?; I'm from Italy, sono italiano; I'm from Macclesfield, sono di Macclesfield; a fall from a horse, una caduta da cavallo; to be far from home, essere lontano da casa; to go away from home, andarsene da casa; to translate from French, tradurre dal francese; Tell him from me that…, ditegli da parte mia che…; You will hear from my solicitor, avrete notizie da parte del mio avvocato; vi contatterà il mio avvocato; There were from twenty to thirty people in the room, nella stanza c'erano dalle venti alle trenta persone; DIALOGO → - Refusing a call- It's Dave Fox from Cooper and Cooper, sono Dave Fox della Cooper and Cooper

2 (sottrazione, esclusione) a; (separazione) da: to take st. from sb., portare via (o prendere, togliere) qc. a q.; to separate st. from st., separare qc. da qc.; to hide the truth from sb., nascondere la verità a q.; to keep a secret from others, nascondere un segreto agli altri; to require st. from sb., richiedere qc. a q.; esigere qc. da q.; to prevent sb. from doing st., impedire a q. di fare qc.

3 (causa) per; a causa di; di: to speak from experience, parlare per esperienza; to suffer from hunger [from rheumatism], soffrire per la fame [di reumatismi]; to tremble from fear, tremare di (o dalla o per la) paura

4 (tempo) da; a partire da: from next Monday, da lunedì prossimo

5 (differenza): She was different from her classmates, era diversa dai suoi compagni; to tell (o to know) one thing from another, distinguere una cosa da un'altra

6 ( mezzo o materia) con; di: Flour is made from wheat, la farina si fa col grano; a box made from wood, una scatola fatta di legno

7 (limitazione) a giudicare da; a: from what I saw, a giudicare da quello che vidi; from what he tells me, a quanto mi dice (o asserisce)

● from A to B, da un punto all'altro □ from A to Z, dall'A alla Z; (fig.) da cima a fondo: to know st. from A to Z, sapere qc. a menadito □ from above, dal disopra; di sopra □ from bad to worse, di male in peggio □ from behind, dal didietro; da dietro □ from beneath, dal disotto; da sotto □ from day to day, di giorno in giorno; da un giorno all'altro □ from hand to hand, di mano in mano □ from long ago, da un tempo remoto □ from mouth to mouth, di bocca in bocca □ from over, dal disopra; da sopra □ from my point of view, dal mio punto di vista □ from time to time, di quando in quando; di tanto in tanto □ from top to toe, da cima a fondo □ (fam. USA) from way back, da molto tempo; da tempo immemorabile □ to paint from life, dipingere dal vero □ (mus.) to play from memory, suonare a memoria.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ from
6 know

1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

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

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

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

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

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

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

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

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

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

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

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,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

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

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

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

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88563/know_about">know about

- know of

* * *
[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wissen

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kennen

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kennen

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) erkennen

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- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
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know

[nəʊ, AM noʊ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have information/knowledge)

▪ to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen

she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen

does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?

do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?

do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?

do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?

he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst

I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede

how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen

that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!

— don't I \know it! — wem sagst du das!

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht

for all I \know soweit ich weiß

they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt — weiß man's! fam

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam

... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch; ( fam)

you \know something [or what]? weißt du was? fam

... I \know what... ich weiß was

but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren

God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben; ( fam)

God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! sl

▪ to \know [that]/if/how/what/when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...

▪ to \know sb/sth to be/do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut

the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt

▪ to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können

▪ to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen

to \know the alphabet/English das Alphabet/Englisch können

do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können

to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2. (be certain)

▪ to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...

to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll

to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll

to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...

3. (be acquainted with)

▪ to \know sb jdn kennen

\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah], she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht

we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren

she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus

surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!

you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist

we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt

I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört

to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen fam

to \know sb by name/by sight/personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen

to get to \know sb jdn kennenlernen

to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden

to get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernen

to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen

4. (have understanding)

▪ to \know sth etw verstehen

do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?

if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

5. (experience)

I've never \known anything like this so etwas akk habe ich noch nicht erlebt

I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen

6. (recognize)

▪ to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennen

I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! fam

I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist

we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als ‚Curly‘

this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen

these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen

I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist

▪ to \know sb/sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen

to \know sb by his/her voice/walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen

sb wouldn't \know sth if he/she bumped into it [or if he/she fell over it] [or if it hit him/her in the face] jd würde etw akk nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde

7. (be able to differentiate)

▪ to \know sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können

Ana wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Ana kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden

you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!

don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8. passive (well-known)

▪ to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein

▪ it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...

to make sth \known etw bekanntmachen

she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht

this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft

this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt

Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘

9.

▶ to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist fam

▶ to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen pej; (have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen

▶ to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben fam

▶ to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht

▶ not if I \know it nicht mit mir!

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

▶ to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht

▶ to not \know where to put oneself BRIT am liebsten in den Boden versinken fam

▶ to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen

▶ to \know sb [in the biblical sense] ( hum) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben sl

▶ to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird

▶ to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist fam

▶ to \know one's stuff [or BRIT also onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen

▶ to \know a thing or two ( pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen

▶ to \know a thing or two about sth (know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

▶ to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht fam

▶ what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?; esp AM ( fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen

ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid

where did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't] \know, I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? — keine Ahnung

are you going to university? — I don't \know yet willst du studieren? — ich weiß [es] noch nicht

you never \know man kann nie wissen

as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß

how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?

who \knows? wer weiß?

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

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!

Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist

she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen

just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, ok?

2. ( fam: understand) begreifen

“I don't \know,” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?” „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“

3. (said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß

the weather's been so good lately — I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön — ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?

4. ( fam: for emphasis)

she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!

5. (conversation filler)

give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...

he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich

he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt

6.

▶ to \know better:

you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen

he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt

▶ to \know better than:

I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen fam

she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft

▶ to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen

III. NOUN

no pl

to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]

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[nəʊ] vb: pret knew, ptp known
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = have knowledge about wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc kennen, wissen; French, English etc können

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

she knows all the answers — sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) sie weiß immer alles besser

he might even be dead for all I know — vielleicht ist er sogar tot, was weiß ich

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

that's what I'd like to know ( too) — das möchte ich auch wissen

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've been a fool and don't I know it! (inf) — ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), ich war vielleicht doof (inf)

she's angry! – don't I know it! (inf) — sie ist wütend! – wem sagst du das! (inf)

2) = be acquainted with people, places, book, author kennen

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!

3) = recognize erkennen

to know sb by his voice/walk etc — jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen

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

this is the end of the welfare system as we know it — das ist das Ende des uns bekannten Wohlfahrtssystems

4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden können

don't you know your right from your left? — können Sie rechts und links nicht unterscheiden?

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

he doesn't know one end of a horse/hammer from the other — er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)

5) = experience erleben

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

I've never known him (to) smile — ich habe ihn noch nie lächeln sehen, ich habe es noch nie erlebt, dass er lächelt

have you ever known me (to) tell a lie? — haben Sie mich jemals lügen hören?

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

6) BIBL (obs sexually) erkennen

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
wissen
who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

I know! — ich weiß!, weiß ich (doch)!; (having a good idea) ich weiß was!, ich habe eine Idee!

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

I wouldn't know (inf) — weiß ich (doch) nicht (inf)

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?

I'm damned if I know (inf) — ich habe echt keinen Schimmer

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

3. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; to know that... wissen, dass...Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.
when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong — als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte __diams; to know why... wissen, warum...

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

to know how to do sth (in theory) — wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) etw tun können

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 that — ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm

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 sth (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) — etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc etw herausfinden

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 —

then there was this man, you know, and... — und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und...

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

it's long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly — es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus

(if you) know what I mean — du weißt schon __diams; you never know man kann nie wissen

it was nothing to do with me, I'll have you know! — es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt! __diams; there's no knowing (inf) das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand

there's no knowing what he'll do — man weiß nie, was er noch tut __diams; what do you know! (inf) sieh mal einer an!

what do you know! I've just seen her! (inf) — stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen __diams; to be known → also known

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

she wishes to be known as Mrs White — sie möchte Frau White genannt werden → also known __diams; to make sb/sth known jdn/etw bekannt machen

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

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

to make one's presence known — sich melden (to bei) __diams; to become known bekannt werden

4. NOUN
__diams; to be in the know inf eingeweiht sein, im Bild sein (inf), Bescheid wissen (inf)
the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

5. PHRASAL VERBS

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know [nəʊ]

A v/t prät knew [njuː; US besonders nuː], pperf known [nəʊn]

1. allg wissen:

he knows what to do er weiß, was zu tun ist;

I don’t know how to thank you ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll;

know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;

don’t I know it!

a) und ob ich das weiß!,

b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;

I would have you know that … ich möchte Ihnen klarmachen, dass …;

I have never known him to lie meines Wissens hat er noch nie gelogen;

he knows a thing or two umg er ist nicht von gestern, er weiß ganz gut Bescheid ( about über akk);

I don’t know much about football ich versteh nicht viel von Fußball;

what do you know! umg na so was!;

and he knows it umg das weiß er ganz genau; → answer A 1, good B 10, what Bes Redew

2. a) können:

he knows (some) German er kann (etwas) Deutsch; → business A 1, onion, rope A 1, etc

b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:

do you know how to do it? weißt du, wie man das macht?, kannst du das?;

he knows how to treat children er versteht mit Kindern umzugehen;

do you know how to drive a car? können Sie Auto fahren?;

he doesn’t know how to lose er kann nicht verlieren

3. kennen:

a) auch know one’s way around sich auskennen in (dat):

do you know this place? kennen Sie sich hier aus?

b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:

know sth backwards (US backward[s] and forward[s]) umg etwas in- und auswendig kennen

c) bekannt sein mit:

I have known him (for) five years ich kenne ihn (schon) seit fünf Jahren;

after I first knew him nachdem ich seine Bekanntschaft gemacht hatte; → Adam, get C 2

4. erfahren, erleben:

he has known better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen;

I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt

5. a) (wieder)erkennen (by an dat):

I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;

before you know where you are im Handumdrehen;

I don’t know whether I will know him again ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihn wiedererkennen werde

b) unterscheiden (können):

know apart auseinanderhalten;

know one from the other einen vom anderen unterscheiden können, die beiden auseinanderhalten können

6. BIBEL (geschlechtlich) erkennen

B v/i wissen (of von, um), im Bilde sein oder Bescheid wissen ( about über akk), Kenntnis haben ( about von):

I know of sb who … ich weiß oder kenne jemanden, der …;

I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;

you ought to know better (than that) das sollten Sie besser wissen, so dumm werden Sie doch nicht sein;

know better than to do sth sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;

he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einer ausgiebigen Mahlzeit nicht baden geht;

not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;

do ( oder don’t) you know? umg nicht wahr?;

you know wissen Sie;

this isn’t the Ritz, you know wir sind hier nicht im Ritz!;

he is an alcoholic as you know ( oder as everybody knows) er ist bekanntlich Alkoholiker;

you never know man kann nie wissen;

I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid

C s be in the know Bescheid wissen, im Bilde oder eingeweiht sein

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1. transitive verb,
knew, known

1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)

2) (be able to distinguish)

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

3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

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

he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

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

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

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

what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

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

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

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,...

4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

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

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

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

you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
2. noun
(coll.)

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

- know about

- know of

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)

= kennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)

wissen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt)

English-german dictionary > know
7 know

nəu
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer

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- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes

know vb

1. saber

I know where he lives sé donde vive

do you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?

I don't know any German no sé nada de alemán

he knows how to play the piano sabe tocar el piano

she knows a lot about computers sabe mucho de ordenadores

2. conocer

I know him quite well lo conozco bastante bien

do you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?

El pasado de know es knew y el participio pasado es known

know

tr[nəʊ]

transitive verb (pt knew tr[njʊː], pp known tr[nəʊn])

1 (be acquainted with) conocer

■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?

■ we've known each other for years nos conocemos desde hace años

■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"

■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas

2 (recognize) reconocer

■ I'd know him if I saw him again lo reconocería si lo volviera a ver

3 (have knowledge of) saber

■ I don't know the answer no sé la respuesta

■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?

■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!

who knows? ¿quién sabe?

as far as I know que yo sepa

for all I know ¡vete a saber!

■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!

don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!

how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?

if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!

not that I know of que yo sepa, no

to know apart saber distinguir

■ they're so similar that I never know them apart se parecen tanto que no los sé distinguir

to know... from... distinguir entre... y...

you know what? ¿sabes qué?

you never know nunca se sabe

I know what! ¡ya lo tengo!

I might've known debí imaginármelo

to be in the know estar enterado,-a

to get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguien

you know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te conviene

to know better tener más juicio

■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!

to know by sight conocer de vista

to know how to do something saber hacer algo

to know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocer

don't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta

know ['no:] v, knew ['nu:, 'nju:] ; known ['no:n] ; knowing vt

1) : saber

he knows the answer: sabe la respuesta

2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)

do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?

3) recognize: reconocer

4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir

5)

to know how to : saber

I don't know how to dance: no sé bailar

know vi

: saber

know

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.

(§pres: conozco, conoces...)

• reconocer v.

(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

I
1. nəʊ
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

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

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

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

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

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

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

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

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

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

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

b) ( distinguish)

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

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

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

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

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

2.

vi saber*

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

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

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

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

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

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.
1) (=be aware of)

a) [+ facts, dates etc] saber

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

• she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de química

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

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

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

• he knows all the answers — lo sabe todo

• one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener

b) (with clause)

to know that — saber que

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

to know how to do sth — saber hacer algo

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

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

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

• I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...

• you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía

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

• to know what — saber qué or lo que

I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije

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

• I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...

- know what's what

c) (in exclamations)

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

• that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!

• don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

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

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

• I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas

• do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella

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

you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **

(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)

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

• Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir

d)

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

2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saber

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

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

• most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante

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

• don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!

• to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

• she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo

• they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad

• if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no

• she knows her own mind — sabe lo que quiere

- it's not what you know, it's who you know

3) (with infinitive)

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

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

• I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír

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

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

• I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente

4) (=understand)

I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso

• you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir

• I know the problem! — conozco el problema

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

5) (=recognize) reconocer

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

• I'd have known you anywhere — te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte

• I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz

• to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

- she knows a good thing when she sees it

6) (=be certain)

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

I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea

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

7) †† (sexually)

to know sb — conocer a algn

8) (in set expressions)
to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn
I'd like to get to know you better — me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor

we got to know each other during military service — llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili
to get to know sth
as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...

get to know the area before buying a house — estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa
to let sb know...
I'll let you know the price as soon as I can — en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo

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

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

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

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (gen) saber

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

• Mummy knows best — mamá sabe lo que te conviene

• he doesn't know any better — no sabe lo que hace

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

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

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

• how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?

• I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...

• one never knows, you never know — nunca se sabe

• there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo

• afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto

• who knows? — ¿quién sabe?

• "was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?

• it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabes

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
all 2., 4)
2) (in set expressions)
to know about
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?

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

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

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

she knows about cats — ella entiende de gatos

• "you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte

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

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

• I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer
I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

I don't know him but I know of him — no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él (=be aware of)

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

• the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete

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

• not that I know of — que yo sepa, no
to let sb know
we'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos

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

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

3.

NOUN

• to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

* * *

I
1. [nəʊ]
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

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

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

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

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

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

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

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

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

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

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

b) ( distinguish)

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

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

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

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

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

2.

vi saber*

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

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

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

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

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

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

English-spanish dictionary > know
8 know

I 1. [nəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

3) (realize) rendersi conto

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

5) (acknowledge)

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

to know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

not that I know of — non che io sappia

to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

2) (feel certain)

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

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not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
II [nəʊ]
nome

to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

* * *
[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) sapere

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conoscere

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conoscere

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) riconoscere

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- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
* * *
know /nəʊ/
n.

– (nella loc. fam.) in the know, al corrente; bene informato; addentro nella faccenda.
♦ (to) know /nəʊ/
(pass. knew, p. p. known)

A v. t.

1 conoscere; sapere: to know languages, conoscere (o sapere) le lingue; Do you know German?, conosci (o sai) il tedesco?; to know the answer, conoscere (o sapere) la risposta; to know a subject, conoscere un argomento; to know one's job, conoscere il proprio mestiere; to know the time, sapere che ora è; conoscere l'ora; to know all the facts, conoscere (o essere a conoscenza di, sapere) tutti i fatti; to know damn well, sapere benissimo; Do you know his address?, conosci (o sai) il suo indirizzo?; Everybody knows that, lo sanno tutti; How do you know?, come lo sai?; come fai a saperlo?; I'll let you know, te lo farò sapere; I know he is a good boy, so che è un bravo ragazzo; Do you know how much it costs?, sai quanto costa?; I don't know when she's arriving, non so quando arriverà; I know what I'm doing, so quello che faccio; I know you won't disappoint me, so che non mi deluderai; I knew ( that) he would say that, sapevo che avrebbe detto così; to get to know, imparare a conoscere; conoscere meglio (o più a fondo); venire a sapere; I know how it works, so come funziona; He is known to be in favour of it, è noto (o risaputo) che lui è favorevole; His dog has been known to attack strangers, si sa che il suo cane ha assalito gente che non conosceva

2 conoscere: Do you know his wife [this book]?, conosci sua moglie [questo libro]?; the world as we know it, il mondo così come lo conosciamo; We've known each other for years, ci conosciamo da anni

3 riconoscere: I'd know him anywhere, lo riconoscerei dovunque (o fra mille); I know a good athlete when I see one, so riconoscere un buon atleta

4 capire; rendersi conto: I knew at once something was wrong, capii subito che c'era qualcosa che non andava

5 conoscere; sperimentare; fare esperienza di: I have known better days, ho conosciuto giorni migliori; He has known poverty, ha conosciuto la miseria

6 – to know how, sapere; essere capace di: Do you know how to open this box?, sai aprire (o sei capace di aprire, sai come si apre) questa scatola?; I would do it if I knew how ( o if I knew the way), lo farei se sapessi come si fa (o se ne fossi capace)

7 (saper) distinguere: to know right from wrong, distinguere tra il bene e il male (o la ragione dal torto)

8 (arc.) conoscere ( in senso biblico)

B v. i.

sapere di; conoscere; essere informato di; essere a conoscenza di; avere notizia di; aver sentito parlare di: I know of a few cases like this one, so di alcuni casi come questo; I know of her, but I've never met her, ne ho sentito parlare, ma non l'ho mai incontrata; Do you know of any reason why he should have done it?, hai qualche idea del perché l'abbia fatto?; not that I know of, che io sappia no; non che io sappia; non mi risulta

● to know again, riconoscere □ (fam.) to know all the answers, sapere tutto; saperla lunga; essere un sapientone □ to know all there is to know about st., sapere tutto su qc. □ to know apart, saper distinguere ( tra due) □ (fam.) to know st. backwards, conoscere qc. alla perfezione (o a menadito) □ to know best, sapere ciò che è meglio; essere il miglior giudice □ to know better, sapere che le cose stanno altrimenti (o che non è così); ( anche) avere più buon senso (o criterio), aver imparato la lezione: If I didn't know better, I'd say that…, se non sapessi che le cose stanno altrimenti, direi che…; You should have known better, avresti dovuto usare un po' più di buon senso; I'll know better next time, la prossima volta saprò come comportarmi; la prossima volta me ne guarderò bene; to know better than that, sapere che non è così; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; to know better than to do st., non essere così sciocco (o sprovveduto) da fare qc.; avere abbastanza criterio (o buon senso) da non fare qc.; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; not to know any better, non avere buon senso; essere uno sprovveduto; non sapere quello che si fa (per ignoranza, immaturità, ecc.) □ to know one's business, conoscere il proprio mestiere; sapere il fatto proprio □ to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria □ to know sb. by name [by sight], conoscere q. di nome [di vista] □ to know different, sapere che non è così (o che le cose non stanno così); scoprire che non è così □ not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. □ to know sb. for, conoscere q. come: I know him for a very approachable man, lo conosco come una persona molto disponibile □ to know for a fact that…, sapere per certo (o con certezza) che… □ (fam. USA) not to know from st., non intendersene di qc.; non sapere niente di qc. □ (fam. USA) not to know from nothing ( about), non sapere (o capire) niente (di); non intendersi minimamente (di) □ (fam.) not to know sb. from Adam, non avere mai visto né conosciuto q.; non sapere che faccia ha q. □ (fam. GB) to know how many beans make five, sapere il fatto proprio; essere sveglio □ to know st. inside out, conoscere a fondo qc. □ to know st. like the back of one's hand, conoscere qc. come le proprie tasche □ to know one's own mind, sapere quel che si vuole □ to know no bounds, non conoscere limiti □ to know oneself, conoscere se stesso; conoscersi: I know myself, io mi conosco; io so come son fatto; Know thyself!, conosci te stesso! □ (fam.) to know one's onions, sapere il fatto proprio □ to know otherwise = to know different ► sopra □ to know one's place, saper stare al proprio posto □ to know the ropes, essere pratico di qc.; sapere come funziona qc. □ (fam.) to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, saperne qualcosa; intendersene; saperla lunga (su qc.) □ to know one's way around, conoscere la strada; sapersi orientare; (fig.) sapere come muoversi □ to know what it is like to…, sapere per esperienza personale cosa significhi… □ (fam.) to know what's what, sapere il fatto proprio □ (volg.) You know what you can do with it!, sai cosa puoi farci? □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere cosa fare; non sapere comportarsi □ (fam.) not to know what hit one, avere una brutta sopresa; restarci secco (fam.); ( anche) morire senza nemmeno accorgersene □ (fam. USA) to know where it's at, conoscere il mondo; saperla lunga □ (fam. USA) to know where sb. is coming from, sapere come ragiona q. □ not to know where (o which way) to look, non sapere dove guardare ( dall'imbarazzo); non sapere dove andare a nascondersi □ (fig.) not to know which way to turn, non sapere a che santo votarsi; non sapere dove sbattere la testa □ to know who's who, conoscere tutti ( in un posto); ( anche) sapere vita, morte e miracoli di tutti □ as far as I know, per quel che ne so; che io sappia □ As if I didn't know him!, come se non lo conoscessi! □ to be known as, essere considerato; aver fama di essere; ( anche) esser noto come, essere conosciuto col nome di: He is known as a good pianist, è considerato un bravo pianista; He's known as The Captain, è noto come ‘il Capitano’ □ (fam.) before you know where you are, prima che tu possa dire ‘beh’; in men che non si dica □ to do all one knows, fare tutto il possibile; fare del proprio meglio □ Don't I know it!, se lo so!; a chi lo dici! □ I don't know that…, non sono sicuro di…; non so se… □ for all I know, per quanto (o quel che) ne so □ for reasons best known to himself, per un motivo noto solo a lui (o che sa solo lui) □ God (o Goodness, heaven) knows, Dio sa; ( anche escl.) lo sa Dio (o Iddio, il Cielo) □ How should I know?, come faccio a saperlo?; che vuoi che ne sappia io? □ How was I to know?, come potevo saperlo?; come potevo immaginare? □ I'll have you know that…, sappi che…; per tua informazione…; o per tua norma e regola… □ I knew it!, lo sapevo!; me l'aspettavo! □ (fam.) I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to let it be known, far sapere; rendere noto □ to make oneself known, farsi un nome, farsi conoscere □ (form.) to make oneself known to sb., presentarsi a q. □ to make it known that…, rendere noto che… □ She's very pretty and doesn't she know it!, è molto bella, e sa di esserlo □ You don't know how, non sai (o non puoi immaginare) quanto □ (fam.) not to want to know, disinteressarsi di qc.; ignorare qc.; infischiarsene □ (fam.) What do you know ( about that)!, senti senti!; ma pensa un po'! □ Wouldn't you ( just) know?, lo sapevo io!; ci mancava questa! □ Wouldn't you like to know?, ti piacerebbe saperlo, eh! □ (fam.) you know (o, antiq., don't you know), sai ( come inter.) □ (fam.) You know what (o something)?, sai che ti dico?; sai una cosa? □ You never know, non si sa mai □ You never know your luck!, non si sa mai!; magari succede; può anche andare bene!

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I 1. [nəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

3) (realize) rendersi conto

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

5) (acknowledge)

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

to know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

not that I know of — non che io sappia

to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

2) (feel certain)

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

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not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
II [nəʊ]
nome

to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

English-Italian dictionary > know
9 know

1. I
abs

I am not guessing, I know это не догадки, я это точно знаю; as far as I know насколько мне известно /я знаю/; he may be a robber for all I know почем я знаю /откуда мне знать/, он может быть и грабитель; as everyone knows как [всем] известно; how do /should/ I know? откуда мне знать?; let me know дайте мне знать
2. II
know in some manner you know best тебе лучше знать || she knows better than to spend all her money at once она не настолько глупа, чтобы сразу истратить все свой деньги; god [only] knows why одному богу известно почему
3. III
1) know smth. know a foreign language (a lot of English, the facts of the case, one's business, one's profession, etc.) знать иностранный язык и т. д., he knows only English and French он знает только английский и французский, он владеет только английским языком и французским; know literature (poetry, the law, banking, etc.) разбираться в литературе и т. д., know a poem (one's lesson, one's part, smb.'s name, the way, the number, etc.) знать /помнить/ стихотворение и т. д.; know the area (the country, the place, etc.) знать данный район и т. д., ориентироваться в данной местности и т. д., know smb.'s faults (smb.'s habits, smb.'s character, smb.'s peculiarities, one's duties, etc.) знать чьи-л. недостатки и т. д., иметь представление о чьих-л. недостатках и т. д.; he knows more than he says он знает больше, чем говорит; certain things which you cannot but know некоторые обстоятельства, которых вы не можете не знать; he doesn't seem to know the value of time он, по-видимому, не умеет ценить время; he doesn't know his own mind он сам не знает, чего он хочет; don't I know it! мне ли этого не знать!

2) know smth. know fear (misery, poverty and sorrow, life, etc.) испытать /познать/ страх и т. д., he knows no defeat он не знает поражений; he has never known trouble у него никогда не было неприятностей, ему неведомы неприятности; he has known better days он знавал /видел/ лучшие времена; his zeal knows no bounds его усердие не имеет границ

3) know smb. know this man (this actress, the mayor, a very good lawyer, etc.) знать этого человека и т. д., быть знакомым с этим человеком и т. д.; I should like to know Mr. Hill я бы хотел познакомиться с мистером Хиллом; when I first knew him когда я впервые узнал его /познакомился с ним/; you two ought to know one another вы должны подружиться друг с другом

4) know smb., smth. I didn't know you when you came forward я не узнал тебя, когда ты вышел вперед; he knows a good horse (a good drama, a good actor, etc.) он большей знаток лошадей и т. д.; he knows a good thing when he sees it он понимает толк в вещах
4. IV
1) know smth. in some manner know smth. positively (perfectly well, thoroughly, through and through, a little, insufficiently, superficially, officially, personally, intuitively, etc.) знать что-л. определенно и т. д., hardly /scarcely/ know smth. почти не иметь представления о чем-л.; when you get to know it better когда вы с этим получше познакомитесь

2) know smb. in some manner know smb. intimately (personally, slightly, only casually, etc.) близко и т. д. знать кого-л., быть близко и т. д. знакомым с кем-л.; get /come/ to know smb. better узнать кого-л. лучше; it happened that they knew each other well оказалось, что они хорошо знали друг друга; know smb. for (at) some time have you known him long? вы его давно знаете?; вы давно с ним знакомы?

3) know smb., smth. in some manner know smb., smth. easily (with difficulty, etc.) узнавать кого-л., что-л. сразу и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some time know smb., smth. at once (immediately, instantly, again, etc.) узнать кого-л., что-л. тотчас же и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some place you are just like your father, I'd know you anywhere ты очень похож на отца, я узнал бы тебя при встрече
5. VII
know smb. to be smth. know him to be a gentleman (her to be a liar, him to be a poet, this man to be one of their accomplices, etc.) знать его как порядочного человека и т. д., know him to be honest (the judge to be just, herself to be pretty, etc.) знать, что он честен / что он честный человек/ и т. д., know smb. do smth. know educated people make this mistake (a man die of love, etc.) знать случаи, когда и образованные люди делают такую ошибку и т. д.; I have never known him tell a lie я не припомню такого случая, чтобы он соврал; I have never known that man smile я никогда не видел, чтобы этот человек улыбался
6. XI
be known wait until all the facts in the case are known подождите, пока [не] станут известны /[не] выяснятся/ все обстоятельства дела; everything gets known все выходит наружу, утаить ничего нельзя; I don't want it known я не хочу, чтобы это получило огласку; be known in some manner this is well (widely, generally, etc.) known это хорошо и т. д. известно; the name is little known here это имя здесь мало кто знает; be known to smb. he is known to the police он у полиции на заметке; be known as smb. he is known as a successful architect его считают преуспевающим архитектором; be known to be smb. he is known to be a good fellow говорят, что он хороший малый; be known to have some quality he is known to be generous (to be obstinate, etc.) он прославился своей щедростью и т. д.; be known to do smth. he had never been known to laugh никто никогда не видел, чтобы он смеялся, его смеха никто никогда не слышал
7. XIII
know how to do smth. know how to make cakes (how to play chess, how to manage a horse, how to drive a car, how to read, how to write, how to speak, etc.) уметь печь пироги и т. д., do you know how to go there alone? ты один найдешь туда дорогу?; know what (whether) to do I don't know what to say я не знаю, что сказать; I don't know whether to go or not я не знаю know идти или нет
8. XVI
know about /of/ smb., smth. know about the man (of his presence, about the trouble, about the matter, of the engagement, etc.) знать об этом человеке и т. д.; I know about it я в курсе дела; I'll let you know about it later on я тебе сообщу /дам знать/ об этом позже; how did they come to know of it? каким образом это стало им известно?; this is the best method I know of это лучший из известных мне методов; has Smith been ill? - Not that I know of Смит болел? - Насколько я знаю /мне известно/ - нет; know of a good watchmaker ( of any good doctor near here, of any teacher who would suit me, etc.) знать хорошего часовщика и т. д.
9. XVIII
|| make oneself known представиться кому-л.; why don't you make yourself known to him? a) почему бы тебе не познакомиться с ним?; б) почему бы тебе не открыться ему?
10. XXI1
1) know smth. about /of/ smth., smb. know everything ( all, most, a little, etc.) about /of/ smth., smb. знать все и т. д. о чем-л., о ком-л.; I know nothing about him у меня нет никаких сведений о нем; do you know anything about astronomy? вы что-нибудь понимаете в астрономии?; know smth. from /by/ smth. know smth. from history знать что-л. из истории; know smth. by /from/ experience знать что-л. по опыту; know smb. by smth. know smb. by name (by reputation, by his articles, etc.) знать кого-л. по имени и т. д.; do you know him by sight? вы его знаете в лицо?; know smth. against smb. know some facts against him иметь кое-какие факты, говорящие против него || know smth. by heart знать что-л. наизусть; know smth. for a fact знать точно что-л.

2) know smb. by (from, at, etc.) smth. know one's brother by his voice (the man by the scar, him by his walk, a policeman by the clothes he wears, etc.) узнать своего брата по голосу и т. д.; I knew him from the photograph я его узнал по фотографии; she knew him at a distance она узнала /признала/ его издалека; know smb., smth. from smb., smth. know a friend from a foe (a fool from a wise man, the one from the other, the swallow from a house martin, right from wrong, good from evil, one tune from another, etc.) отличать друга от врага и т. д., you wouldn't know him from an Englishman его не отличишь от настоящего англичанина; know smb. for smb. know him for an American (for a German, for a sportsman, etc.) узнавать в нем американца и т. д.; I wonder how you were able to know him for a doctor удивляюсь, как вам удалось определить, что он врач
11. XXIV1
know smb. as smb. know smb. as a great lawyer (as a man of ability, as a poor man, etc.) знать кого-л. как крупного юриста и т. д.
12. XXV
know that... (where..., who..., etc.) know that you were coming today (that you are busy, (that) you would help me if you could, (that) it is going to rain, (that) he was here, where he was, who did it, who Napoleon was, who's who on the screen, what he is talking about, etc.) знать, что вы сегодня приезжаете и т. д.; know what's what знать, что к чему; you know how it is знаешь, как это бывает; I don't know that he understands much about it не думаю /сомневаюсь/, чтобы он в этом что-л. понимал; heaven knows when I shall be back кто его знает, когда я вернусь; let me know if you change your mind если передумаете, дайте мне знать /сообщите мне/; there is no knowing what it may lead to (how she will act, when we shall meet again, etc.) нельзя сказать, к чему это может привести и т. д.
13. XXVI
know smb. since I've known her since I was a child я знаю ее с детства

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > know
10 all

o:l
1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) todo

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) todos

2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) completamente, totalmente

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) tanto, aún

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- all-clear
- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all

all¹ adj todo

all the students todos los estudiantes

all week toda la semana

all² adv

1. completamente / totalmente

you're all alone estás completamente solo

the little boy was all dirty el niño estaba todo sucio

2. empatados / iguales

the score was three all empataron a tres / el partido terminó con un empate a tres

all³ pron

1. todo

that's all eso es todo

we did all we could hicimos todo lo que pudimos

2. lo único / sólo

all you need is a bit of luck lo único que necesitas es un poco de suerte

3. todos / todo el mundo

he is the fastest of all él es el más rápido de todos

all of them were very excited estaban todos muy emocionados

all

tr[ɔːl]

adjective

1 (singular) todo,-a; (plural) todos,-as

■ all the money todo el dinero

■ all the ink toda la tinta

■ all the books todos los libros

■ all the chairs todas las sillas

■ all kinds of knives toda clase de cuchillos

■ all day/month/year todo el día/mes/año

■ all morning/afternoon/night/week toda la mañana/tarde/noche/semana

pronoun

1 (everything) todo, la totalidad nombre femenino

■ all was lost in the fire se perdió todo en el incendio

■ best of all were the acrobats lo mejor de todo fueron los acróbatas

2 (everybody) todos nombre masculino plural, todo el mundo

■ a good time was had by all todos se lo pasaron bien

■ all of them helped/they all helped ayudaron todos

adverb

1 completamente, totalmente

■ you're all dirty! ¡estás todo sucio!

■ she was dressed all in leather iba vestida toda de cuero

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

after all (despite everything) después de todo 2 (it must be remembered) no hay que olvidarlo

all along desde el principio

all but casi

all in (tired) agotado,-a, hecho,-a polvo 2 (included) todo incluido

■ after the race I was all in después de la carrera estaba hecho polvo

■ it's £235 all in son £235 todo incluido

all in all en conjunto

all or nothing todo o nada

all over en todas partes

■ he's been all over ha estado en todas partes

■ I ache all over me duele todo el cuerpo

■ I spilt wine all over my shirt me manché toda la camisa de vino

■ that's Fred all over eso es típico de Fred

to be all over acabar

■ in ten minutes it was all over en diez minutos todo había acabado

all right (acceptable) bien, bueno,-a, satisfactorio,-a

■ the film's all right, but I've seen better ones la película no está mal, pero las he visto mejores 2 (well, safe) bien

■ are you all right? ¿estás bien? 3 (accepting suggestion) vale, bueno

■ are you coming? --all right ¿te vienes? --vale 4 (calming, silencing) vale

■ all right, that's enough! ¡vale, basta ya! 4 (definitely) seguro

■ it was the thin one all right era el flaco, estoy seguro

all that tan

■ he's not all that fast no es tan rápido

all the «+ comp» tanto + adj/adv, aún + adj/adv

■ all the better tanto mejor

■ this makes the situation all the more dangerous esto hace que la situación sea más peligrosa aún

all the same igualmente, a pesar de todo

to be all the same to somebody dar lo mismo a alguien

all the time todo el rato, siempre

all told en total

all too «+ adj/adv» demasiado + adj/adv

■ it happens all too frequently pasa con demasiada frecuencia

at all en absoluto

■ I didn't like it at all no me gustó en absoluto

■ nothing at all nada de nada

at all times siempre

in all en total

not at all no hay de qué

All Fools' Day el día 1 de abril (≈ día de los Santos Inocentes)

All Saints' Day día nombre masculino de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day día nombre masculino los Fieles Difuntos

all ['ɔl] adv

1) completely: todo, completamente

2) : igual

the score is 14 all: es 14 iguales, están empatados a 14

3)

all the better : tanto mejor

4)

all the more : aún más, todavía más

all adj

: todo

all the children: todos los niños

in all likelihood: con toda probabilidad, con la mayor probabilidad

all pron

1) : todo, -da

they ate it all: lo comieron todo

that's all: eso es todo

enough for all: suficiente para todos

2)

all in all : en general

3)

not at all (in negative constructions) : en absoluto, para nada

all

adj.

• todo, -a adj.

• todos adj.

adv.

• completamente adv.

• del todo adv.

n.

• todo s.m.

pron.

• todo (s) pron.

I ɔːl
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

[ɔːl] When all is part of a set combination, eg in all seriousness/probability, look up the noun. Note that all right has an entry to itself.
1. ADJECTIVE

1) todo

all my life — toda mi vida

all my friends — todos mis amigos

all men — todos los hombres

they drank all the beer — se bebieron toda la cerveza

all the others went home — todos los demás se fueron a casa

it rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero

she hasn't been in all day — no ha estado en todo el día

all three (of them) were found guilty — los tres fueron declarados culpables

I'll take all three (of them) — me llevo los tres

40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio

• it would have to rain today, of all days! — ¡tenía que llover hoy justamente!

• for all their efforts, they didn't manage to score — a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos, no lograron marcar un tanto

• they chose him, of all people! — lo eligieron a él, como si no hubiera otros

• all those who disobey will be punished — todos aquellos que desobedezcan serán castigados
all that
it's not as bad as all that — no es para tanto

all that is irrelevant now — todo eso ya no importa
and all that y cosas así, y otras cosas por el estilo
he went on about loyalty and all that — habló sin parar sobre la lealtad y cosas así

sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas
of all the...
of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!

of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!
best, four 2., 2)
2) (=any)

• it has been proved beyond all doubt — se ha probado sin que quepa la menor duda

• the town had changed beyond all recognition — la ciudad había cambiado hasta hacerse irreconocible

2. PRONOUN

1) (singular)

a) (=everything) todo

it's all done — está todo hecho

• we did all we could to stop him — hicimos todo lo posible para detenerlo

it was all I could do not to laugh — apenas pude contener la risa

• all is not lost — liter or hum aún quedan esperanzas

• all of it — todo

I didn't read all of it — no lo leí todo or entero

not all of it was true — no todo era cierto

you can't see all of Madrid in a day — no puedes ver todo Madrid or Madrid entero en un día

I do all of the work — yo hago todo el trabajo

I do all of the cooking — siempre cocino yo

it took him all of three hours — (=at least) le llevó tres horas enteras; iro (=only) le llevó ni más ni menos que tres horas

she must be all of 16 — iro debe de tener al menos 16 años

• is that all?, will that be all? — ¿es eso todo?, ¿nada más?

six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?

that's all — eso es todo, nada más

• all is well — todo está bien

- when all is said and done

- all's well that ends well
best, once 1., 1)
b) (=the only thing)

all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...

all I want is to sleep — lo único que quiero es dormir

that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio

• all that matters is that you're safe — lo único que importa es que estás a salvo

all that he did was laugh — lo único que hizo fue reírse

2) (plural) todos mpl, todas fpl

they all came with their husbands — todas vinieron con sus maridos

• this concerns all of you — esto os afecta a todos (vosotros)

his was the worst performance of all — la suya fue la peor actuación de todas

• they all say that — todos dicen lo mismo

• all who knew him loved him — todos los que le conocieron le querían

3) (in scores)

the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos

to draw two all — empatar a dos

it's 30 all — (Tennis) treinta iguales

4) (in set structures)
above all sobre todo after all después de todo all but
all but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte
all for nothing
I rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada
all in all en general
all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien

we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea
all told en total and all
what with the rain and all — con la lluvia y todo lo demás

the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida
for all I care
you can go right now for all I care — por mí como si te vas ahora mismo
for all I know
for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé

for all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé
if (...) at all
I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana

it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve

I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible

they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán
in all
50 men in all — 50 hombres en total
it all
he ate it all — se lo comió todo

it all happened so quickly — sucedió todo tan rápido

she seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz
it's all or nothing es todo o nada most of all sobre todo, más que nada no... at all
I have no regrets at all — no me arrepiento en absoluto

it makes no difference at all — da exactamente igual
not... at all
I don't feel at all well — no me siento nada bien

she wasn't at all apologetic — no se disculpó para nada

I'm not at all tired — no estoy cansado en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

it was not at all nice — no fue nada agradable

you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?

did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?
not at all! (answer to thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!
"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto

3. ADVERB

1) (=entirely) todo
Make todo agree with the person or thing described:
she went all red — se puso toda colorada

you're all wet — estás todo mojado

it's all dirty — está todo sucio

he was all covered in blood — estaba completamente cubierto de sangre

• the children were all alone — los niños estaban completamente solos

• there were insects all around us — había insectos por todas partes

• I did it all by myself — lo hice completamente solo

• she was dressed all in black — iba vestida completamente de negro

• we shook hands all round — nos estrechamos todos las manos

2) (in set structures)
all along
all along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle

this is what I feared all along — esto es lo que estaba temiendo desde el primer momento or el principio
all but (=nearly) casi
he all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere

he's all but forgotten now — ya casi no se le recuerda
all for sth
to be all for sth — estar completamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

I'm all for giving children their independence — estoy completamente a favor de or apoyo completamente la idea de dar independencia a los niños
all in (=all inclusive) (Brit) todo incluido; (=exhausted) * hecho polvo *
the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido

after a day's skiing I was all in — después de un día esquiando, estaba hecho polvo * or rendido

you look all in — se te ve rendido, ¡vaya cara de estar hecho polvo! *
all out
to go all out — (=spare no expense) tirar la casa por la ventana; (Sport) emplearse a fondo

to go all out for the prize — volcarse por conseguir el premio

we must go all out to ensure it — hemos de desplegar todos nuestros medios para asegurarlo
all over
all over the world you'll find... — en or por todo el mundo encontrarás...

he's travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

you've got mud all over your shoes — tienes los zapatos cubiertos de barro

I spilled coffee all over my shirt — se me cayó el café encima y me manché toda la camisa

they were all over him * — le recibieron con el mayor entusiasmo

I ache all over — me duele (por) todo el cuerpo

I looked all over for you — te busqué por or en todas partes

it happens all over — ocurre en todas partes

that's him all over * — eso es muy típico de él
all the more...
considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado

she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla
all too...
it's all too true — lamentablemente es cierto

all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado

the evening passed all too quickly — la tarde pasó demasiado rápido
all up with
it's all up with him — está acabado
all very...
• that's all very well but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
not all there
he isn't all there * — no tiene todos los tornillos bien *, le falta algún tornillo *
not all that...
it isn't all that far — no está tan lejos

it shouldn't be all that difficult — no debería resultar tan difícil
all-out, better I, 2.
4.

NOUN (=utmost)

• he had given her his all — (=affection) se había entregado completamente a ella; (=possessions) le había dado todo lo que tenía

I really didn't give it my all — no di todo lo que podía dar de mí

I decided to give it my all — decidí echarle el resto

• he puts his all into every game — se da completamente en cada partido, siempre da todo lo que puede de sí en cada partido

5.

COMPOUNDS

the all clear N — (=signal) el cese de la alarma, el fin de la alarma; (fig) el visto bueno, luz verde

all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!

to be given the all clear — (to do sth) recibir el visto bueno, recibir luz verde; (by doctor) recibir el alta médica or definitiva

All Fools' Day N — ≈ día m de los (Santos) Inocentes

All Hallows' (Day) N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Saints' Day N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day N — día m de (los) Difuntos (Sp), día m de (los) Muertos (LAm)

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I [ɔːl]
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

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1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

* * *
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) ganz

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) alle
2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) ganz

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) um so

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all

[ɒ:l, AM also ɑ:l]

I. adj attr, inv

1. + pl n (the whole number of, every one of) alle

are those \all the documents you can find? sind das alle Papiere, die du finden kannst?

\all my glasses are broken alle meine [o meine ganzen] Gläser sind kaputt, meine Gläser sind alle [o fam allesamt] kaputt

\all children should have a right to education alle Kinder sollten ein Recht auf Bildung haben

\all her children go to public school alle ihre Kinder besuchen eine Privatschule, ihre Kinder besuchen alle [o fam allesamt] ein Privatschule

20% of \all items sold had been reduced 20 % aller verkauften Artikel waren reduziert

\all six [of the] men are electricians alle sechs [Männer] sind Elektriker

I had to use \all my powers of persuasion ich musste meine ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbieten

I've locked myself out — of \all the stupid things to do! ich habe mich ausgeschlossen! — wie kann man nur so blöd sein!

on \all fours auf allen vieren

from \all directions aus allen Richtungen

\all the people alle [Leute]

why did the take him, of \all people? warum haben sie ausgerechnet ihn genommen?

\all the others alle anderen

2. + sing n (the whole of) der/die/das ganze...

they lost \all their money sie haben ihr ganzes Geld verloren

\all day [long] den ganzen Tag [lang]

\all her life ihr ganzes Leben

for \all the money trotz des ganzen Geldes

\all the time die ganze Zeit

he was unemployed for \all that time er war all die Zeit [o die ganze Zeit über] [o während der ganzen Zeit] arbeitslos

\all the way den ganzen [weiten] Weg

\all week/year die ganze Woche/das ganze Jahr

3. + sing n (every type of) jede(r, s)

\all wood should be treated jedes Holz sollte [o alle Holzarten sollten] behandelt werden

4. (the greatest possible) all

with \all haste [or speed] [or dispatch] ( form) so schnell wie möglich

in \all honesty [or sincerity] ganz ehrlich

with \all due respect,... bei allem Respekt,..., mit Verlaub,... geh

with \all speed so schnell wie möglich

in \all probability aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

5. (any whatever) jegliche(r, s)

she denied \all knowledge of the matter sie stritt ab, irgendetwas über die Sache zu wissen

beyond \all doubt jenseits allen Zweifels

6.

▶ for \all trotz + gen

for \all her money she is not happy trotz ihres ganzen Geldes ist sie nicht glücklich

▶ \all good things must come to an end ( prov) alles hat ein Ende

▶ ... and \all that jazz [or (pej!) rubbish]... und das ganze Zeug pej fam

▶ not as... as \all that:

he's not as rich as \all that so reich ist er nun auch wieder nicht

II. pron

1. (the total, everybody, every one) alle

the best-looking of \all der Bestaussehende von allen

we saw \all of them wir haben [sie] alle gesehen

\all of them [or they \all] liked the film der Film hat ihnen allen [o allen von ihnen] gefallen

the house has four bedrooms, \all with balconies das Haus hat vier Schlafzimmer, alle mit Balkon

her last novel was [the] best of \all ihr letzter Roman war der beste von allen

\all but one of the pupils came to the outing bis auf einen Schüler nahmen alle am Ausflug teil

\all and sundry jedermann, Gott und die Welt

one and \all alle

let's sing now one and \all! lasst uns jetzt alle zusammen singen!

\all but... alle außer..., bis auf...

2. (everything) alles

it was \all very strange es war alles sehr seltsam

\all is not lost yet noch ist nicht alles verloren

tell me \all about it erzähl mir alles darüber

he's eaten \all of it [or eaten it \all] er hat alles aufgegessen

have you drunk \all of the milk? hast du die ganze Milch getrunken?

first of \all zuerst; (most importantly) vor allem

most of \all am meisten

there are many professions which interest him, but most of \all, he'd like to be a zookeeper viele Berufe interessieren ihn, aber am liebsten wäre er Zoowärter

\all in one alles in einem

a corkscrew and bottle-opener \all in one ein Korkenzieher und Flaschenöffner in einem

to give [or put] one's \all alles [o sein Letztes] geben

and \all ( fam) und all dem

what with the fog and \all, I'd really not drive tonight ( fam) bei dem Nebel und so möchte ich heute Nacht wirklich nicht fahren fam

3. + relative clause (the only thing) alles

it was \all that he had es war alles, was er hatte

it's \all [that] I can do for you mehr kann ich nicht für dich tun

\all I want is to be left alone ich will nur in Ruhe gelassen werden

the remark was so silly, it was \all she could do not to laugh die Bemerkung war so dumm, dass sie sich sehr zusammenreißen musste, um nicht zu lachen

\all [that] it takes is a little bit of luck man braucht nur etwas Glück

that's \all I need right now ( iron) das hat mir jetzt gerade noch gefehlt pej

for \all...:

for \all I care,.... von mir aus...

for \all I know,... (as far as I know) soviel [o soweit] ich weiß...; (I don't know) was weiß ich,...

are the married? — for \all I know they could be sind sie verheiratet? — was weiß ich, schon möglich!

where is she? — for \all I know she could be on holidays wo ist sie? — was weiß ich, vielleicht [ist sie] im Urlaub!

4. (for emphasis)

at \all überhaupt

do you ever travel to the States at \all? fährst du überhaupt je in die Staaten?

if at \all wenn überhaupt

nothing [or not anything] at \all überhaupt nichts

not at \all überhaupt nicht

thanks very much for your help — not at \all, it was a pleasure vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe — keine Ursache [o nichts zu danken], es war mir ein Vergnügen

5.

▶ and \all ( fam: as well) auch

I'm cold — yeah, me and \all mir ist kalt — ja, mir auch

get one for me and \all bring mir auch einen

▶ \all for one, and one for \all ( saying) alle für einen, einer für alle

▶ in \all insgesamt

that's £20 in \all das macht alles zusammen 20 Pfund

▶ \all in \all alles in allem

▶ \all of... (at least) mindestens...; (as much as) gut...; (as little as) ganze...

it's going to cost \all of a million dollars das kostet mindestens eine Million Dollar

the book has sold \all of 200/400,000 copies von dem Buch sind ganze 200/gut 400.000 Exemplare verkauft worden

▶ to be \all one to sb jdm egal [o gleich] sein

▶ \all told insgesamt

they tried a dozen times \all told sie versuchten es insgesamt ein Dutzend Mal

▶ \all's well that ends well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov

III. adv inv

1. (entirely) ganz, völlig

it's \all about money these days heutzutage geht es nur ums Geld

she's been \all round the world sie war schon überall auf der Welt

to be \all in favour of sth ganz [o völlig] begeistert von etw dat sein

\all in green ganz in Grün

to be \all in one piece heil [o unbeschädigt] sein

to be \all of a piece with sth mit etw dat völlig übereinstimmen

to spill sth \all over the place/floor etw überall/über den gesamten Boden verschütten

the baby got food \all over its bib das Baby hatte sich sein ganzes Lätzchen vollgekleckert

to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam) überall sein

to be not \all that happy nicht gerade glücklich sein

\all alone ganz allein

\all along die ganze Zeit

she's been fooling us \all along sie hat uns die ganze Zeit getäuscht

to be \all over aus und vorbei sein

to be \all for doing sth ganz dafür sein, etw zu tun

my son is \all for spending the summer on the beach mein Sohn will den Sommer unbedingt am Strand verbringen

2. (totally, only)

the newspaper was \all advertisements die Zeitung bestand fast nur aus Anzeigen

I was \all the family she ever had ich war die einzige Familie, die sie je hatte

he was \all smiles er strahlte über das ganze Gesicht

he's \all talk [or ( fam) mouth] er ist nur ein Schwätzer pej, er schwingt nur große Worte

to be \all charm seinen ganzen Charme spielenlassen

to be \all ears ganz Ohr sein

to be \all eyes gespannt zusehen

to be \all a flutter ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam

to be \all silk/wool aus reiner Seide/Wolle sein

3.

▪ \all the... (even) umso...; (much) viel...

\all the better [for that]! umso besser!

now that he's a star he'll be \all the more difficult to work with jetzt wo er ein Star ist, wird die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm umso schwieriger sein

I feel \all the better for your visit seit du da bist, geht es mir schon viel besser

4. (for emphasis) äußerst, ausgesprochen

she was \all excited sie war ganz aufgeregt

now don't get \all upset about it nun reg dich doch nicht so [furchtbar] darüber auf

your proposal is \all very well in theory, but... in der Theorie ist dein Vorschlag ja schön und gut, aber...

\all too... nur zu...

I'm \all too aware of the problems die Probleme sind mir nur zu gegenwärtig

the end of the holiday came \all too soon der Urlaub war nur viel zu schnell zu Ende

5. SPORT (to both sides)

the score is three \all es steht drei zu drei [unentschieden] [o drei beide

6.

to not do sth \all that well (not really) etw nicht gerade toll tun fam

she doesn't sing \all that well sie kann nicht besonders toll singen fam

to not be \all that... (not as much as thought) so... nun auch wieder nicht sein

he's not \all that important so wichtig ist er nun auch wieder nicht

7. (nearly)

\all but fast

the party was \all but over when we arrived die Party war schon fast vorbei, als wir ankamen

it was \all but impossible to read his writing es war nahezu unmöglich, seine Handschrift zu entziffern

8.

▶ to go \all out for sth alles für etw akk tun

▶ \all in (exhausted)

he felt \all in er war völlig erledigt; BRIT (including everything) alles inklusive

the holiday cost £600 \all in alles inklusive hat der Urlaub hat 600 Pfund gekostet

▶ to be \all over sb ( pej: excessively enthusiastic) sich akk [geradezu] auf jdn stürzen; ( fam: harass) jdn total anmachen fam, über jdn herfallen ÖSTERR fam

▶ that's sb \all over das sieht jdm ähnlich

he invited me out for dinner and then discovered he didn't have any money — that's Bill \all over! er lud mich ein, mit ihm auswärts zu essen, und merkte dann, dass er kein Geld bei sich hatte — typisch Bill!

▶ to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam: badly organised) [völlig] chaotisch sein; (confused) völlig von der Rolle [o ÖSTERR daneben] sein fam

▶ \all round [or around] AM (in every way) rundum; (for each person) für alle

that was a success/good performance \all round das war ein voller Erfolg/eine rundum gelungene Vorstellung

he bought drinks \all round er gab eine Runde Getränke aus

▶ to be not \all there ( fam) nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein fam, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fig fam

▶ to be \all up with sb ( fam)

it looks as though it's \all up with us now es sieht so aus, als seien wir nun endgültig am Ende fam

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[ɔːl]
1. ADJECTIVE
with nouns plural alle; (singular) ganze(r, s), alle(r, s)When alle is used to translate all the it is not followed by the German article.
we have considered all the possibilities — wir haben alle Möglichkeiten in Betracht gezogen

she brought all the children — sie brachte alle Kinder mit

all the problems have been solved — alle or sämtliche Probleme wurden gelöst

all kinds or sorts of people — alle möglichen Leute

all the tobacco —

all the milk all the fruit — die ganze Milch, alle Milch das ganze Obst, alles Obst

all you boys can come with me — ihr Jungen könnt alle mit mir kommen

the money was all there — alles Geld or das ganze Geld war da

where's all that water coming from? — wo kommt das ganze or all das Wasser her?

all the time — die ganze Zeit

all day ( long) — den ganzen Tag (lang)

all Spain — ganz Spanien

to dislike all sport — jeglichen Sport ablehnen

in all respects — in jeder Hinsicht

all my strength — meine ganze Kraft

all my books/friends — alle meine Bücher/Freunde, meine ganzen Bücher/Freunde

all my life — mein ganzes Leben (lang)

they all came —

we all sat down — wir setzten uns alle

I invited them all — ich habe sie alle eingeladen Note that it all is usually translated by alles alone:

he took/spent it all — er hat alles genommen/ausgegeben

it all happened so quickly — alles geschah so schnell, es geschah alles so schnell

he's seen/done it all — für ihn gibt es nichts Neues mehr, ihn kann nichts mehr erschüttern (inf)

I don't understand all that — ich verstehe das alles nicht

what's all this/that about? — was soll das Ganze?

what's all this/that? — was ist denn das?; (annoyed) was soll denn das!

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — was höre ich da! Sie wollen gehen?

with all possible speed — so schnell wie möglich

with all due care — mit angemessener Sorgfalt

with all due speed — in angemessenem Tempo

they will take all possible precautions — sie werden alle möglichen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen treffen

2. PRONOUN

1) = everything alles

all is well — alles ist gut

I'm just curious, that's all — ich bin nur neugierig, das ist alles

that's all that matters — darauf allein kommt es an

that's all he said — das ist alles, was er gesagt hat, mehr hat er nicht gesagt

that is all (that) I can tell you — mehr kann ich Ihnen nicht sagen

it was all I could do not to laugh — ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu lachen

all of Paris/of the house — ganz Paris/das ganze Haus

all of it — alles

I don't need all of it — ich brauche nicht alles

all of 5 kms/£5 —

it took him all of three hours — er brauchte ganze drei Stunden

2) = everybody alle pl

all who knew him — alle, die ihn kannten

all of them — (sie) alle

the score was two all — es stand zwei zu zwei

3. ADVERB
(= quite, entirely) ganz
dressed all in white, all dressed in white — ganz in Weiß (gekleidet)

all woman — ganz Frau

all dirty/excited etc — ganz schmutzig/aufgeregt etc

that's all very fine or well — das ist alles ganz schön und gut

all wool — reine Wolle

an all wool carpet — ein reinwollener Teppich, ein Teppich aus reiner Wolle

it was red all over — es war ganz rot

that's Dave all over — das ist typisch Dave

all down the front of her dress — überall vorn auf ihrem Kleid

all along the road — die ganze Straße entlang

there were chairs all around the room — rundum im Zimmer standen Stühle

he ordered whiskies/drinks all round —

what's the film all about? — wovon handelt der Film überhaupt?

I'll tell you all about it — ich erzähl dir alles

it was all about a little girl — es handelte von einem kleinen Mädchen

4. NOUN
__diams; one's all alles
he staked his all on this race/deal — er setzte alles auf dieses Rennen/Unternehmen

the horses were giving their all — die Pferde gaben ihr Letztes

5. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; all along (= from the start) von Anfang an, die ganze Zeit (über)
I feared that all along — das habe ich von Anfang an befürchtet, das habe ich schon die ganze Zeit (über) befürchtet

he all but died —

he all but lost it — er hätte es fast verloren

the party won all but six of the seats — die Partei hat alle außer sechs Sitzen or alle bis auf sechs Sitze gewonnen

I'm all for it! — ich bin ganz dafür __diams; all found insgesamt, alles in allem __diams; all in ( inf

to be or feel all in — total erledigt sein (inf) __diams; all in all alles in allem

it's all one to me — das ist mir (ganz) egal or einerlei

all the hotter/prettier/happier etc — noch heißer/hübscher/glücklicher etc

all the funnier because... — umso lustiger, weil...

or vacation (US) — jetzt, wo ich Urlaub gemacht habe, gehts mir viel besser

all the more so since... —

all the better to see you with — damit ich dich besser sehen kann

all the same, it's a pity — trotzdem ist es schade

it's all the same to me —

if it's all the same to you — wenn es Ihnen egal ist

he's all there/not all there — er ist voll da/nicht ganz da (inf) __diams; all too + adjective/adverb

all too soon/quickly — viel zu or allzu früh/schnell

he ate the orange, peel and all — er hat die ganze Orange gegessen, samt der Schale

the whole family came, children and all — die Familie kam mit Kind und Kegel

what with the snow and all (inf) — mit dem ganzen Schnee und so (inf)

nothing at all — überhaupt or gar nichts

did/didn't you say anything at all? — haben Sie überhaupt etwas gesagt/gar or überhaupt nichts gesagt?

I'm not at all sure, I'm not sure at all — ich bin mir ganz und gar nicht sicher, ich bin gar nicht ganz sicher

I'm not at all angry etc, I'm not angry etc at all — ich bin überhaupt nicht wütend etc, ich bin ganz und gar nicht wütend etc

it's not bad at all — das ist gar nicht schlecht

I don't know at all — ich weiß es überhaupt nicht

if at all possible — wenn irgend möglich

for all his wealth — trotz (all) seines Reichtums

for all that — trotz allem, trotzdem

for all I know she could be ill —

is he in Paris? – for all I know he could be — ist er in Paris? – schon möglich, was weiß ich!

ten people in all — insgesamt zehn Personen __diams; all that ( US inf ) einfach super (inf)

it's not all that bad, it's not as bad as all that — so schlimm ist es nun auch wieder nicht

it isn't all THAT expensive! — so teuer ist es nun wieder auch nicht

of all the idiots! — so ein Idiot!

of all the stupid things to do! — so was Dummes!

why me of all people? — warum ausgerechnet ich?

happiest/earliest/clearest etc of all —

that would be best of all — das wäre am besten

I like him best of all — von allen mag ich ihn am liebsten

most of all —

most of all I'd like to be... — am liebsten wäre ich...

the best car of all — das allerbeste Auto __diams; to be all things to all men (person) sich mit jedem gutstellen; (thing, invention, new software etc) das Ideale sein

a party which claims to be all things to all men — eine Partei, die behauptet, allen etwas zu bieten __diams; you all ( US inf ) ihr (alle); (to two people) ihr (beide)

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all [ɔːl]

A adj

1. all, sämtlich, gesamt, vollständig, ganz:

all one’s courage seinen ganzen Mut;

all mistakes alle oder sämtliche Fehler;

all my friends alle meine Freunde;

all night (long) die ganze Nacht (hindurch);

all (the) day, all day long den ganzen Tag, den lieben langen Tag;

all day and every day tagelang; tagaus, tagein;

open all day ganztägig geöffnet;

all the time

a) die ganze Zeit (über),

b) ständig, immer;

at all times zu jeder Zeit, jederzeit;

all the town die ganze Stadt, jedermann; → day 6

2. jeder, jede, jedes, alle pl:

at all hours zu jeder Stunde;

beyond all question ohne Frage, fraglos;

in all respects in jeder Hinsicht;

deny all responsibility jede Verantwortung ablehnen; → sundry

3. vollkommen, völlig, total, ganz, rein:

all nonsense reiner Unsinn;

all wool US reine Wolle; → leg Bes Redew

B adv

1. ganz (u. gar), gänzlich, völlig:

all alone ganz allein;

all the um so …;

all the better um so besser;

she was all gratitude sie war voll(er) Dankbarkeit;

she is all kindness sie ist die Güte selber;

all one einerlei, gleichgültig;

he is all for it er ist unbedingt dafür;

all important äußerst wichtig, entscheidend;

all mad völlig verrückt;

all wrong ganz falsch; → same C

2. für jede Seite, beide:

the score was two all das Spiel stand zwei zu zwei

3. poet gerade, eben

C pron alles:

all of it alles, das Ganze;

all of us wir alle;

good night, all gute Nacht allerseits!;

all of a year ein ganzes Jahr;

it took me all of two days ich brauchte zwei volle oder ganze zwei Tage ( to do zu tun);

that’s all das ist oder wäre alles;

that’s all there is to it das ist die ganze Geschichte;

all or nothing alles oder nichts;

it’s all or nothing for es geht um alles oder nichts für;

it all began die ganze Sache begann;

and all that und dergleichen;

when all is said and done letzten Endes, schließlich; → end B 1

D s

1. alles:

his all

a) sein Hab und Gut,

b) auch his all and all sein Ein und Alles

2. oft All PHIL (Welt)All nBesondere Redewendungen: all along die ganze Zeit (über);

all around

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg all in alles inklusive;

be ( oder feel) all in umg total fertig oder erledigt sein;

all in all alles in allem;

his wife is all in all to him seine Frau bedeutet ihm alles;

all out umg

a) total fertig oder erledigt,

b) auf dem Holzweg (im Irrtum),

c) mit aller Macht ( for sth auf etwas aus), mit restlosem Einsatz,

d) vollständig ( → all-out) go all out umg

a) alles daransetzen, aufs Ganze gehen,

b) besonders SPORT das Letzte aus sich herausholen all over

a) umg ganz und gar,

b) überall,

c) überallhin, in ganz England etc herum, im ganzen Haus etc herum,

d) auch all over one’s body am ganzen Körper, überall that is Doug all over das ist ganz oder typisch Doug, das sieht Doug ähnlich;

news from all over Nachrichten von überall her;

be all over sb umg an jemandem einen Narren gefressen haben;

all right

a) ganz recht oder richtig,

b) schon gut,

c) in Ordnung (auch Person), engS. unbeschädigt,

d) na schön!,

e) umg mit Sicherheit, ohne Zweifel,

f) erlaubt I’m all right bei mir ist alles in Ornung;

he’s all right ihm ist nichts passiert;

I’m all right, Jack umg Hauptsache, mir geht’s gut;

be all right for

a) geeignet sein oder passen für,

b) annehmbar sein für it’s all right for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;

I’m all right for money umg bei mir stimmt die Kasse;

are you all right in that chair? sitzt du gut in dem Sessel?;

is it all right if I’ …? darf ich …?;

it’s all right with ( oder by) me von mir aus, ich habe nichts dagegen;

he arrived all right er ist gut angekommen;

all round

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg taken all round umg alles in allem;

all there gewitzt, gescheit, auf Draht umg;

he is not all there er ist nicht ganz bei Trost;

all up umg total fertig oder erledigt;

it’s all up with him mit ihm ists aus;

he of all people came ausgerechnet er kam;

I thought you of all people would understand ich dachte, gerade du würdest das verstehen; (siehe weitere Verbindungen unter den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)

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1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

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adj.

all adj.

ganz adj.

jeder adj.

sämtlich adj.

English-german dictionary > all
12 know

[nəʊ, Am noʊ] vt <knew, known>

1)

( have information/ knowledge)

to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen;

she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen;

does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?;

do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?;

do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?;

do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?;

he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus;

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst;

I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede;

how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!;

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen;

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen;

that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!;

- don't I \know it! - wem sagst du das!;

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht;

for all I \know soweit ich weiß;

they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt - weiß man's! ( fam)

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! ( fam)

... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch ( fam);

you \know something [or what] ? weißt du was? ( fam)

... I \know what... ich weiß was;

but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren;

God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben ( fam);

God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! (sl)

to \know [that]/if/ how/ what/ when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...;

to \know sb/ sth to be/ do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut;

the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt;

to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht;

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können;

to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen;

to \know the alphabet/ English das Alphabet/Englisch können;

do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?;

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können;

to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut;

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2) ( be certain)

to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...;

to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll;

to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll;

to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...

3) ( be acquainted with)

to \know sb jdn kennen;

\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah] , she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht;

we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren;

she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus;

surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!;

you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist;

we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt;

I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört;

to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen ( fam)

to \know sb by name/ by sight/ personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen;

to get to \know sb jdn kennen lernen;

to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden;

to get to \know each other sich akk kennen lernen;

to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen

4) ( have understanding)

to \know sth etw verstehen;

do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?;

if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

5) ( experience)

I've never \known anything like this so etwas habe ich noch nicht erlebt;

I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen

6) ( recognize)

to \know sb/ sth jdn/etw erkennen;

I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! ( fam)

I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist;

we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als „Curly“;

this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen;

these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen;

I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist;

to \know sb/ sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen;

to \know sb by his/ her voice/ walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen;

sb wouldn't \know sth if he/ she bumped into it [or if he/ she fell over it] [or if it hit him/ her in the face] jd würde etw nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde

7) ( be able to differentiate)

to \know sth/ sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können;

Maria wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Maria kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden;

you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!;

don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken;

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8) passive ( well-known)

to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein;

it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...;

to make sth \known etw bekannt machen;

she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht;

this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft;

this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt;

Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘

PHRASES:

to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist ( fam)

to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen ( pej) ( have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen;

to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen;

to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben ( fam)

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

to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht;

to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen;

to \know sb [in the biblical sense] (]) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben (sl)

to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird;

to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist ( fam)

to \know one's stuff [or (Brit a.) onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen;

to \know a thing or two;

(pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen;

to \know a thing or two about sth ( know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen;

to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht ( fam)

what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?;

( esp Am) (fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!;

to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht;

to not \know where to put oneself ( Brit) am liebsten in den Boden versinken ( fam)

not if I \know it nicht mit mir! vi <knew, known>

1) ( have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen;

ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt;

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid;

where did he go? - I wouldn't [or don't] \know;

I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? - keine Ahnung;

are you going to university? - I don't \know yet willst du studieren? - ich weiß [es] noch nicht;

you never \know man kann nie wissen;

as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß;

how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?;

who \knows? wer weiß?;

how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?;

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!;

Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist;

she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen;

just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, o.k.?

2) (fam: understand) begreifen;

‘I don't \know,’ he said, ‘why can't you ever be on time?’ „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“

3) ( said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß;

the weather's been so good lately - I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön - ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?

4) (fam: for emphasis)

she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!

5) ( conversation filler)

give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...;

he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich;

he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt

PHRASES:

you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen;

I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen ( fam)

she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft;

he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt;

to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen n

no pl

to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]

English-German students dictionary > know
13 know

{nоu}
I. 1. зная, познавам, запознат съм с, осведомен съм по, разбирам от
I wouldn't KNOW не знам, не мога да кажа
as far as/for al! I KNOW доколкото зная
to get/come to KNOW запознавам се с, опознавам, научавам се
there is no KNOWing човек не знае, не може да се каже (how, why)
2. зная от опит/какво е
to KNOW hunger зная какво е глад, гладувал съм
he has never KNOW n sickness не знае какво е болеет, никога не е боледувал
3. познавам, разпознавам, различавам (by по)
I wouldn't KNOW her from Adam/from a crow нe бих могъл да я (раз) позная
I knew him for a Frenchman познах, че с французин
you wouldn't KNOW him from an Englishman не бихте казали, че не е англичанин
he KNOWs a good thing when he sees it той разбира от хубаво
4. зная, умея, мога
to KNOW how to read/swim, etc. зная да чета/плувам и пр.
all I KNOW (how) колкото мога, с всички сили
5. посещавам, спохождам, общувам, имам работа с
he is not a man to KNOW не e човек, с когото да имаш работа, не е цвете за мйрисане
6. ост. имам полови сношения с
to KNOW one's way about/the time of day/a thing or two/what o'clock it is разбирам и аз от нещо, не съм съвсем загубен, пачигъоз съм
to KNOW what one is about зная какво правя/искам, действувам разумно
to KNOW better ставам по-предпазлив/разумен, вече знам, все пак съм по-умен
IKNOW better than that знам, че не е така, не съм толкова глупав, на друг ги разправяй
to KNOW better than to гледам да не. не съм толкова глупав да, достатъчно съм благоразумен да не
you ought to KNOW better than to би трябвало да знаеш, че не бива да
to KNOW one's own business знам си работата
before you KNOW where yon are докато се усстиш/разбереш какво става
don't I KNOW it на мен ли гй разправяш, знам аз
not if I KNOW it за нищо на света
that's all you KNOW (about it) ирон. много (ги) разбираш ти
what do you KNOW! ами! нима! не думай! как ти се вижда тая работа! know about чнам/осведомен съм за. в течение съм на, узнавам
I don't KNOW about that не съм сигурен
what do you KNOW about that? ам. какво ще кажеш за това? представяш ли си? know of знам/чувал съм за
not that I KNOW of доколкото знам, не
II. n to be in the-ризг. знам, в течение съм (about на), посветен съм (about в)

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{nоu} v (knew {nju:}, known {noun}) 1. зная, поэнавам, запоз(2) {nоu} n: to be in the - ризг. знам, в течение съм (about на)

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умея; разпознавам; зная; знам;

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1. all i know (how) колкото мога, с всички сили 2. as far as/for al! i know доколкото зная 3. before you know where yon are докато се усстиш/разбереш какво става 4. don't i know it на мен ли гй разправяш, знам аз 5. he has never know n sickness не знае какво е болеет, никога не е боледувал 6. he is not a man to know не e човек, с когото да имаш работа, не е цвете за мйрисане 7. he knows a good thing when he sees it той разбира от хубаво 8. i don't know about that не съм сигурен 9. i knew him for a frenchman познах, че с французин 10. i wouldn't know her from adam/from a crow нe бих могъл да я (раз) позная 11. i wouldn't know не знам, не мога да кажа 12. i. зная, познавам, запознат съм с, осведомен съм по, разбирам от 13. ii. n to be in the-ризг. знам, в течение съм (about на), посветен съм (about в) 14. iknow better than that знам, че не е така, не съм толкова глупав, на друг ги разправяй 15. not if i know it за нищо на света 16. not that i know of доколкото знам, не 17. that's all you know (about it) ирон. много (ги) разбираш ти 18. there is no knowing човек не знае, не може да се каже (how, why) 19. to get/come to know запознавам се с, опознавам, научавам се 20. to know better than to гледам да не. не съм толкова глупав да, достатъчно съм благоразумен да не 21. to know better ставам по-предпазлив/разумен, вече знам, все пак съм по-умен 22. to know how to read/swim, etc. зная да чета/плувам и пр 23. to know hunger зная какво е глад, гладувал съм 24. to know one's own business знам си работата 25. to know one's way about/the time of day/a thing or two/what o'clock it is разбирам и аз от нещо, не съм съвсем загубен, пачигъоз съм 26. to know what one is about зная какво правя/искам, действувам разумно 27. what do you know about that? ам. какво ще кажеш за това? представяш ли си? know of знам/чувал съм за 28. what do you know! ами! нима! не думай! как ти се вижда тая работа! know about чнам/осведомен съм за. в течение съм на, узнавам 29. you ought to know better than to би трябвало да знаеш, че не бива да 30. you wouldn't know him from an englishman не бихте казали, че не е англичанин 31. зная от опит/какво е 32. зная, умея, мога 33. ост. имам полови сношения с 34. познавам, разпознавам, различавам (by по) 35. посещавам, спохождам, общувам, имам работа с
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know [nou] v ( knew [nju:], known [noun]) 1. зная, познавам, запознат съм с, осведомен съм върху, разбирам от; to \know by name ( sight) зная по име (вид); to \know what's what зная, в течение съм, посветен съм; to be \known as ( to be) известен съм като; as far as I \know, for all I \know доколкото зная; had I \known да (ако) знаех; how do I \know? отде да зная? to get ( come) to \know запознавам се с, опознавам; научавам се; to let s.o. \know съобщавам, известявам някому, уведомявам (of); 2. зная от опит, зная какво е; to \know misery зная какво е мизерия; I have \known it (to) happen това е нещо, което съм виждал да става; 3. познавам, разпознавам, различавам; to \know by познавам по; to \know good from evil различавам доброто от злото; he \knows a good thing when he sees it той разбира от хубаво; 4. зная, умея, мога; to \know how to read зная да чета; all one \knows докъдето може, с всички сили; he doesn't \know A from B той е кръгла нула (пълен глупак); 5. посещавам, спохождам, навестявам; имам работа; they live next door but we don't \know them те са ни съседи, но не общуваме с тях; he is not a man to \know не е човек, с когото да имаш работа; не е цвете за мирисане; 6. ост. познавам; имам полови сношения с; • not to \know whether one is coming or going объркан съм; to \know s.th. backwards ( inside out) познавам нещо като дланта си (перфектно); to \know how many beans make five ( black from white, a hawk from a handsaw, chalk from cheese, o.'s way about, what's what) разбирам и аз от нещо, и аз поназнайвам, не съм съвсем загубен; that's all you \know! ирон. много (ги) разбираш ти! I \know better ( than that) зная, че не е така, не съм толкова глупав; разправяй ги другиму; to \know better than to... не съм толкова глупав, че да...; to \know o.'s onions зная си (разбирам си от) работата; to \know o.'s own mind зная какво искам; имам твърдо мнение; to \know the time of day ( a thing or two) зная къде зимуват раците; to \know what one is about зная какво правя (искам), действам разумно; before you \know where you are веднага, докато разбереш какво става, докато се усетиш; God ( goodness, Lord, the Lord) \knows! кой знае! Бог знае! well, I don't \know! я виж ти! какво нещо! (възклицание, изразяващо учудване); what do you \know ( about that)? разг. какво ще кажеш за това? представяш ли си? not if I \know it! за нищо на света! not to \know one is born разг. широко ми е около врата, всичко ми е на тепсия; to be in the \know разг. осведомен съм, запознат съм, в течение съм на, разполагам с поверителна информация;

English-Bulgarian dictionary > know
14 know

nəu
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vite

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunne

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kjenne

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) kjenne igjen

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes

kunne

I
subst. \/nəʊ\/

viten

be in the know vite om, være informert
II
verb ( knew - known) \/nəʊ\/

1) vite, være klar over

• he didn't want to know

han ville ikke vite det \/ han var døv på det øret

• I'm so happy I hardly know where I am

jeg er så lykkelig at jeg knapt vet hvor jeg er

• he would do it if he knew how

han ville gjort det hvis han visste hvordan

2) kunne, forstå, ha greie på

• know a language

kunne et språk \/ beherske et språk

• he knows all about cars

han har peiling på biler

• I know nothing about paintings

jeg forstår meg ikke på malerkunst

• they tried all they knew

de prøvde alt de kunne

3) kjenne, kjenne igjen

• it is impossible to know one from the other

det er umulig å skille mellom dem

• I don't know him

jeg kjenner ham ikke

• when I first knew him

da jeg ble kjent med ham

• she will do it if I know her

om jeg kjenner henne rett vil hun gjøre det

• I knew him by his voice

jeg kjente ham igjen på stemmen

• I knew him for a Frenchman

jeg skjønte at han var fransk

4) vite om, kjenne til

• I have known such things happen

jeg kjenner til at slikt har skjedd

• I have never known anybody to do it before

jeg har aldri hørt om at noen har gjort det før

• it has never been known to happen

det har aldri skjedd før

5) være med på, oppleve

• he knew poverty in his early life

han opplevde fattigdom tidlig i livet

• I have known snow fall in May

jeg har opplevd at det snør i mai

• I have never known him to be late

jeg har aldri opplevd at han har kommet for sent

• she has never been known to tell a lie

ingen har noen gang hørt henne lyve

6) (bibelsk, juridisk, gammeldags) kjenne, ha seksuell omgang med, ha kroppslig omgang med

as far as I know eller for all I know så vidt jeg vet

• he might be dead as far as I know

han kan være død for alt jeg vet

before you know where you are før man vet ordet av det

come\/get to know få vite, erfare

don't I know it ( hverdagslig) det skal være visst, ja visst er det det

• A: it sure is hot today! B: yeah, don't I know it!

A: det er jammen varmt i dag! B: ja, det skal være sikkert!

don't know about that er ikke så sikker på det, vet ikke helt

don't you know vet du, ikke sant

• she is very sweet, don't you know

hun er veldig søt, ikke sant?

give somebody to know la noen få vite, meddele noen

not know somebody to speak to (litterært, gammeldags) ikke kjenne en personlig (men vite hvem det er)

• I don't know him to speak to

jeg kjenner ham ikke personlig, men vet hvem han er

I don't know that I agree with you jeg er ikke så sikker på om jeg er enig med deg

I know (amer., hverdagslig) ja, ikke sant?

I wouldn't know ( hverdagslig) jeg har ingen anelse, jeg vet ikke

know about kjenne til, vite om

• oh yes, I know all about that

jo, det kjenner jeg godt til

få vite om

• I knew about it last week

jeg fikk vite om det forrige uke

know a good thing when one sees it kunne skille mellom bra og dårlig, vite hva som er bra

know how to do something vite hvordan noe skal gjøres

• know how to swim

kunne svømme

know it from oneself vite det av egen erfaring

know no fear ikke vite hva frykt vil si

know of kjenne til, vite om, vite

• I know of a place that would suit you

jeg vet om et sted som passer for deg

• I know of him

jeg kjenner til ham \/ jeg har hørt om ham

know one's business kunne sine ting, vite hva man snakker om

know oneself kjenne seg selv

know one's own mind vite hva man vil, ikke vingle eller vakle

know someone by name kjenne noen ved navn

know someone by sight kjenne noen av utseende

know someone for what he\/she is vite hva noen (egentlig) står for, kjenne noens sanne ansikt

know someone to be a friend vite at en er en venn

know something by heart kunne noe utenat, kunne noe på rams

know what one is about vite hva man gjør

know what's what ( hverdagslig) ikke være tapt bak en vogn, ha god greie på ting

let somebody know si fra, gi noen beskjed

• I'll let you know tomorrow

jeg skal gi deg beskjed i morgen

• let me know when you are ready

si fra når du er klar, gi beskjed når du er klar

not if I know it ( hverdagslig) ikke så lenge jeg har noe jeg skulle ha sagt

one never knows man kan aldri vite

that's all you know about it ( spøkefullt) det er hva du tror, du skulle bare visst du snakker som du har vett til

what do you know about that ( hverdagslig) det må jeg si, ser man det

who knows hvem vet, si det

you know (som) du vet, vet du, skjønner du, forstår du

• he's a bit stupid, you know...

han er litt dum, skjønner du

• I was ill, you know

jeg var jo syk

English-Norwegian dictionary > know
15 know

1: he is in the know საქმის კურსშია / საქმის ვითარება იცის

2 (knew, known) ცოდნა (იცის)

do you know the lesson? იცი გაკვეთილი?

he knows Latin ლათინური იცის

I know it for sure დანამდვილებით ვიცი

I know it from experience გამოცდილებით ვიცი

how should I know? საიდან მეცოდენება?

as far as I know რამდენადაც ვიცი

for all I know რამდენადაც ვიცი

●●I wouldn't know him from Adam თვალით არ მინახავს // პირველად ვხედავ

3 (knew, known) ცნობა (იცნობს)

I know this man ამ კაცს ვიცნობ

I knew him at once მაშინვე ვიცანი

I know him by sight სახეზე ვიცნობ

let me know მაცნობე! / შემატყობინე

4 (knew, known) გარჩევა (გაარჩევს)

he doesn't know a bull from a cow ხარს ძროხისგან ვერ არჩევს

he knows about wine ღვინოებს კარგად არჩევს // ღვინისა ესმის

●●let me know შემატყობინე!

you ought to know this ეს უნდა იცოდე!

I do not know არ ვიცი

I know his sort მაგისთანებს / მაგნაირებს ვიცნობ

how should I know? საიდან მეცოდინება?

he knows all the moves ყველა ხერხი იცის

do you know all the moves in chess? ყველა საჭადრაკო სვლა იცი?

I don't know the meaning of this word ამ სიტყვის მნიშვნელობა არ ვიცი

if you know what I mean თუ ხვდებით, რისი თქმაც მინდა

I know that man იმ კაცს ვიცნობ

I know that he loves me ვიცი, რომ ვუყვარვარ

he knows the world ცხოვრებისეული გამოცდილება აქვს

all the world knows it მთელმა ქვეყანამ იცის

I know why it happened ვიცი, ეს რატომაც მოხდა

I know it for certain ნამდვილად ვიცი

how the devil should I know! სად ჯანდაბიდან უნდა მცოდნოდა!

God knows! ვინ იცის! ღმერთმა უწყის!

how did you come to know about it? საიდან გაიგე?

I know my way blindfold ეს გზა ხუთი თითივით ვიცი

to know better than; you ought to know better than to go out without an overcoat on such a frosty day იმდენი უნდა გესმოდეს, რომ ასეთ ყინვაში უპალტოოდ არ გახვიდე

he says he didn't do it, but I know better ამბობს არ ჩამიდენიაო, მაგრამ მე ხომ ვიცი

you know best შენ უკეთ იცი

as to me I know nothing about it რაც შემეხება მე, ამის შესახებ არაფერი ვიცი

he appeared not to know about it როგორც ჩანს / ეტყობა, არაფერი იცოდა

he knows all the answers პასუხი ყველაფერზე მზადა აქვს

he was all agog to know what had happened ერთი სული ჰქონდა, გაეგო რა მოხდა

I knew him once ოდესღაც ვიცნობდი

I knew it all along თავიდანვე / იმთავითვე ვიცოდი

I knew it all along ეს თავიდანვე ვიცოდი

it appeared that nobody knew about it აღმოჩნდა, რომ ამის შესახებ არავინ იცოდა

her joy knew no bounds მის სიხარულს საზღვარი არ ჰქონდა

I know him by sight სახეზე ვიცნობ

he swore by all he knew ვინც კი ჰყავდა, ყველა დაიფიცა

I knew her by her walk სიარულზე ვიცანი

I wish I knew ნეტავი, ვიცოდე

I wish I had known ნეტავი, მცოდნოდა

he knew it all the time ეს თავიდანვე იცოდა

we knew each other intimately ერთმანეთს ახლოს / კარგად ვიცნობდით

I took it for granted that you knew it დარწმუნებული ვიყავი, რომ შენ ეს იცოდი

I came the moment I knew როგორც კი გავიგე, მაშინვე მოვედი

English-Georgian dictionary > know
16 know

1. n знание

to be in the know — быть в курсе дела

2. v знать, иметь понятие или представление; быть в курсе дела

to know positively that — быть уверенным в том, что; знать наверняка, что

to know of who will do the work — знать человека, который может выполнить эту работу

I do not know how it was done — понятия не имею, как это сделали

the place is known to me alone — это место известно мне одному

how do I know? — откуда мне знать?

how did you come to know of it? — как получилось, что вы об этом узнали?

as far as I know — насколько мне известно

everything gets know n — всё становится известным

Heaven only knows! — одному небу известно!

be it known to you — да будет вам известно

let me know — сообщите мне, дайте мне знать

let me know when it happened — поставьте меня в известность, когда это случилось

know if — знать если

know much — знать много

know for sure — знать точно

know the law — знать законы

I know it all — я всё это знаю

3. v знать, обладать знаниями, разбираться, быть сведущим

a man who knows — знающий человек

to know a foreign language — владеть иностранным языком

to know the law — быть сведущим в вопросах права, знать законы

to know banking — знать банковское дело

to know music — понимать музыку, разбираться в музыке

I know him only professionally — я знаю его только по работе

to know the drill — знать свой урок; знать, что надо делать

to know no measure — не знать меры ; потерять чувство меры

I know that it is unjust — я знаю, что это несправедливо

I rather think you know him — мне думается, вы его знаете

4. v уметь, знать; обладать умением

to know how to play chess — уметь играть в шахматы

to know a lesson off pat — назубок знать урок

kindly let me know — пожалуйста, дайте мне знать

to know how to behave — знать, как себя держать

I know you gave me the xx — я знаю, ты меня продал

to know a game — знать правила игры; уметь играть

5. v осознавать, понимать

the summer was gone before I knew — не успел я оглянуться, как лето прошло

not to know chalk from cheese — не разбираться в простых вещах; ничего не понимать

6. v испытать, пережить

to know poverty — знать нужду

7. v быть знакомым; знать; познакомиться

they are among the people I know — я с ними знаком

we know our grammar — грамматику мы знаем

I know him well enough — я неплохо его знаю

to know the world — иметь опыт, знать жизнь

I know a few people who … — я знаю людей, которые …

I know him all too well — я слишком хорошо его знаю

8. v обыкн. быть известным

he is known to the police — полиции он известен, он в полиции на учёте

know the time of day — быть настороже

for all we know — насколько нам известно

as you know — как вы знаете, как известно

from what i know — насколько мне известно

as far as we know — насколько нам известно

9. v обыкн. пользоваться известностью

to become known — становиться известным; приобретать известность

10. v узнавать, опознавать

I might not know him again — я могу его не узнать

come to know — узнавать; узнать

get to know — узнать; узнавать

11. v отличать, различать

to know one tune from another — отличать одну мелодию от другой

12. v библ. познать

you know who did it! — представь себе, кто это сделал!

I want to know! — да ну; неужели!, не может быть!

what do you know ! — никогда бы не подумал!, удивительно!, удивительное дело!

to know a thing or two — кое в чём разбираться, знать что к чему

to know chalk from cheese — понимать что к чему

to know from experience — знать по опыту

how should I know? — ну откуда мне знать?

not to know which way to turn — не знать, куда идти

I had the luck to know him — я имел счастье знать его

Синонимический ряд:

1. befriend (verb) acquaint; befriend; familiarise; familiarize; introduce

2. difference (verb) difference; differentiate; discern; discrepate; discriminate; distinguish; extricate; separate; sever; severalize; tell

3. feel (verb) feel; savor; taste

4. have (verb) experience; go through; have; meet with; see; suffer; sustain; undergo

5. identify (verb) identify; recognize; remember

6. recognise (verb) recognise

7. understand (verb) appreciate; apprehend; cognise; cognize; comprehend; fathom; grasp; perceive; understand

Антонимический ряд:

deny; differ; discredit; dispute; disregard; dissent; doubt; forget; misapprehend; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistrust; misunderstand; query

English-Russian base dictionary > know
17 know

[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) conhecer

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conhecer

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
* * *

[nou] n conhecimento, informação reservada. • vt (ps knew, pp known) 1 saber, conhecer, entender. he knows all the answers / ele tem resposta para tudo. she knows him by sight / ela o conhece de vista. I came to know it by chance / fiquei sabendo por acaso. he knows how to paint / ele sabe pintar. 2 reconhecer, indentificar ( for como). I should know him anywhere / eu o reconheceria em qualquer lugar. 3 estar ciente, estar informado. please let me know your arrival / queira por favor informar-me da sua chegada. 4 ter a certeza. I know her to be my friend / tenho certeza de sua amizade. 5 estar relacionado, conhecer pessoalmente. she knows him / ela o conhece. I have known him for three weeks / conheço-o há três semanas. 6 estar habilitado, ter experiência, ser hábil, destro. 7 distinguir ( from de). you can’t know him from his brother / você não pode distingui-lo do seu irmão. 8 Bib arch conhecer, ter relações sexuais com. for all I know que eu saiba. he is in the know ele está a par de. he knows better than to betray her ele não é tão estúpido para traí-la. he knows his own mind ele sabe o que quer. he knows it by heart ele sabe de cor. I know better than that não caio nessa. known as conhecido pelo nome de. make it known torne público. not that I know não que eu saiba. to know how many beans make five saber com quantos paus se faz uma canoa. to know oneself conhecer a si mesmo. to know the ropes a) entender do assunto. b) conhecer em detalhes. well, what do you know? a) Amer sabe lá!, vai saber! b) quais são as novidades? you never know coll talvez, quem sabe? you know é ou não é?, você sabe. you know best você é quem sabe.

English-Portuguese dictionary > know
18 know

[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vedeti

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) poznati

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) poznati

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) prepoznati

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
* * *
I [nóu]
noun

vednost, znanje

colloquially to be in the know — vedeti (zaupne stvari), spoznati se
II [nóu]
1.

transitive verb

vedeti, poznati, znati prepoznati; razpoznati, ločiti ( from);

2.

intransitive verb

vedeti (of za, o); spoznati se ( about na)

to know one's bussiness — ali to know a thing or two about, to know all about it, to know what is what, to know the ropes — dobro se na kaj spoznati, vedeti vse o čem, biti izkušen v čem

to be known to — biti komu znan

to be known as — biti znan po čem

I know better than to — nisem tako neumen, da bi

to know by heart — znati na pamet

to know by sight — poznati na videz

to know one from the other — razločiti med dvema, razpoznati

to know a hawk from a handsaw — biti dovolj bister

don't know him from Adam — nimam pojma, kdo je

to get ( —ali come) to know — spoznati, zvedeti

to let s.o. know — sporočiti komu

to make known — razglasiti, oznaniti

to make o.s. known to — predstaviti se komu, seznaniti se s kom

to know one's own mind — vedeti, kaj hočeš, ne omahovati

not to know what to make of a thing — ne razumeti česa, ne znati si česa razložiti

not that I know — ne da bi vedel, kolikor je meni znano ne

to know one's place — vedeti, kje je komu mesto, ne riniti se naprej

to know one's way around — znajti se, spoznati se

to know which side one's bread is buttered — vedeti kdo ti reže kruh, vedeti, kaj ti koristi

to know from a bull's foot — znati razlikovati, znati ločiti

before you know where you are — hipoma, preden se zaveš

don't I know it! — pa še kako to vem!

he wouldn't know (that) — težko, da bi vedel, ne more vedeti

I would have you know that — rad bi ti povedal, da; rad bi ti pojasnil

I have never known him to lie — kolikor jaz vem, ni nikoli lagal

after I first knew him — potem ko sem ga spoznal

he has known better days — doživel je že boljše čase

I know of s.o. who — vem za nekoga, ki

colloquially not that I know of — ne da bi vedel

colloquially do ( —ali don't) you know? — ali ni res?

English-Slovenian dictionary > know
19 know

1. [nəʋ] n
знание

to be in the know - разг. быть в курсе дела
2. [nəʋ] v (knew; known)
1. знать, иметь понятие или представление; быть в курсе дела

to know smb.'s peculiarities [smb.'s habits, smb.'s character, oneself] - знать чьи-л. особенности [чьи-л. привычки, чей-л. характер, самого себя]

to know positively that - быть уверенным в том, что; знать наверняка, что

to know all about smth. - знать всё о чём-л.; быть полностью в курсе дела относительно чего-л.

to know of smb. who will do the work - знать человека, который может выполнить эту работу

to know smth. against smb. - знать что-л. компрометирующее кого-л.

I do not know how it was done - понятия не имею, как это сделали /это было сделано/

the place is known to me alone - это место известно мне одному /только мне/

I don't know if you'll like it - не знаю, понравится ли вам это

I don't know whether he is here - мне неизвестно /я не знаю/, здесь ли он

how do I know? - откуда мне знать?

how did you come to know of it? - как получилось, что вы об этом узнали?

as far as I know - насколько мне известно /я знаю/

everything gets known - всё становится известным

to make smth. known to smb. - довести что-л. до чьего-л. сведения

Heaven only knows! - одному небу /богу/ известно!

be it known to you - да будет вам известно

let me know - сообщите мне, дайте мне знать

let me know when [where, how] it happened - поставьте меня в известность (о том), когда [где, как] это случилось

this is the best method I know of - это лучший из известных мне способов

not that I know of it - мне об этом ничего не известно, у меня об этом нет никаких сведений

2. знать, обладать знаниями, разбираться, быть сведущим (в чём-л., в какой-л. области)

a man who knows - знающий /сведущий/ человек

to know smth. thoroughly [superficially, insufficiently] - знать что-л. глубоко [поверхностно, недостаточно]

to know one's lesson [one's part, the multiplication tables] - знать урок [свою роль, таблицу умножения]

to know a foreign language - владеть иностранным языком

to know the law - быть сведущим в вопросах права, знать законы

to know banking - знать банковское дело

to know music [poetry] - понимать музыку [поэзию], разбираться в музыке [поэзии]

to know smth. by heart - знать что-л. наизусть

to know smth. by /from/ experience [hearsay] - знать что-л. по опыту [понаслышке]

I am not guessing, I know - я не гадаю, я знаю

father knows best - отец знает (как надо поступать) лучше нас; ≅ надо слушаться отца

3. уметь, знать (как сделать что-л.); обладать умением

to know how to play chess [to read, to swim, to behave] - уметь играть в шахматы [читать, плавать, вести себя]

he would do it if he knew how - он бы сделал это, если бы умел

all one knows - всё, что умеешь /можешь/

4. осознавать, понимать

to know one's faults - знать свои собственные недостатки

the summer was gone before I knew - не успел я оглянуться, как лето прошло

he doesn't know his own mind - он сам не знает, чего хочет

we know a soldier by the clothes he wears - мы узнаём военнослужащего по одежде

5. испытать, пережить

to know poverty [sorrow] - знать нужду [горе]

to have known better days - знавать лучшие дни

he has known trouble - ему пришлось немало пережить

6. 1) быть знакомым (с кем-л.); знать (кого-л.); познакомиться (с кем-л.)

to know smb. intimately [officially] - быть в близких [официальных] отношениях с кем-л.

to know smb. personally - быть лично знакомым с кем-л.

to know smb. from a photograph - знать кого-л. по фотографии

to get to know smb. better - ближе познакомиться с кем-л.

they are among the people I know - я с ними знаком

to be in surroundings one knows - быть в знакомой обстановке

to make oneself known to smb. - представиться кому-л.

2) обыкн. pass быть известным

he is known to the police - полиции он известен, он в полиции на учёте

to be known under the name of Smith - быть известным под фамилией Смит

the drug is commercially known as... - это лекарство продаётся под названием...

3) обыкн. pass пользоваться известностью

to become known - становиться известным; приобретать известность

he is known as a successful lawyer - он пользуется репутацией преуспевающего юриста

known to the world, internationally known - известный всему миру, пользующийся мировой известностью

7. 1) узнавать, опознавать

to know smb. by his voice [by his walk] - узнать кого-л. по голосу [по походке]

to know smb. at a distance - узнать кого-л. на расстоянии

I might not know him again - я могу его не узнать

2) отличать, различать

to know one tune from another - отличать одну мелодию от другой

to know a friend from a foe [good from evil] - отличать друга от врага [добро от зла]

to know a good thing when one sees it - понимать, что хорошо и что плохо, разбираться в чём-л.

8. библ. познать ( женщину)

♢ what do you know? - а) что нового?; как дела?; б) да что вы!; нет, вы видали такое! ( выражает удивление)

you know, don't you know? - видишь ли, (ты) знаешь, понимаешь ли, (ты) понимаешь?

you know who did it! - представь себе, кто это сделал!

I want to know! - да ну; неужели!, не может быть!

what do you know (about that)! - никогда бы не подумал!, удивительно!, удивительное дело!

to know what's what - понимать что к чему; разбираться в чём-л.

to know a thing or two - кое в чём разбираться, знать что к чему

to know one's own business - не вмешиваться в чужие дела

to know better than that, to know better than do smth. - быть не настолько глупым, чтобы сделать что-л.

to know how many beans make five - знать в чём-л. толк, знать что к чему; быть себе на уме

not to know B from a bull's foot - ни аза не знать /не понимать/; не разбираться в элементарных вещах

to know chalk from cheese - понимать что к чему

before you know where you are - ≅ в два счёта; и ахнуть не успел

for all I know - может быть, почём знать, кто его знает

to know the time of day - а) быть настороже /наготове, начеку/; б) = to know the ropes

to know the ropes, to know one's way about - быть искушённым (в чём-л.); знать все ходы и выходы

not to know enough to come in out of the rain - амер. плохо соображать, не отличаться смекалкой; быть тупицей

to know one's stuff, to know one's onions - ≅ знать что-л. назубок

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§ ყველა, მთელი, ყველაფერი at all - სავსებით; not at all- სრულეითაც არა; all at once - უცბად, all the same - სულ ერთია; for all that - მიუხედავდ ამისა; all right - კარგი, კეთილი, არა უშავრს

§

1 მთელი

all the money/the people მთელი ფული / ხალხი

all the year round მთელი წლის განმავლობაში

with all speed მთელი სიჩქარით

2 მთლად, მთლიანად

I`m all in მთლად გამოვიფიტე

I`m all for him მთლიანად მის მხარეზე ვარ

3 სულ, სრულიად

he did it all alone სულ მარტომ გააკეთა

it`s all the same/ all one to me ჩემთვის სულერთია

I`m not at all tired სულაც არა ვარ დაღლილი

I don`t know him at all სულ არ ვიცნობ

that`s all სულ ეგ არის, მორჩა

I’ll go today if at all თუ საერთოდ წავალ, დღეს წავალ

there were ten of them in all სულ ათნი იყვნენ

all told სულ

we were ten all told სულ ათნი ვიყავით

all the same მაინც

he came all the same მაინც მოვიდა

for all I care he may be offended სულაც არ მაწუხებს, ეწყინება თუ არა

4 ყველა, ყველაფერი

I invited all of them ყველა დავპატიჟე

all is lost ყველაფერი დაიკარგა / წახდა

all the rest ყველა / ყველაფერი დანარჩენი

all of us ყველა ჩვენგანი

all but two came ორის გარდა ყველა მოვიდა

all in good time ყველაფერს თავისი დრო აქვს

after all this is not so important ყველაფერს რომ თავი დავანებოთ, ეს არც ისე მნიშვნელოვანია

above all უპირველეს ყოვლისა, პირველ რიგში

above all avoid drinking უპირველეს ყოვლისა სმას ერიდე

beyond all doubt ყოველგვარი ეჭვის გარეშე

of all the idiots he takes the prize მეორე ასეთი იდიოტი არ არსებობს / არ მეგულება

for all I know რამდენადაც ვიცი

all in all სულ // საერთო ჯამში

all of a sudden უცებ, უცბად

best of all ყველაზე ძალიან // ყველაფერზე მეტად

most of all ყველაზე მეტად

all along თავიდანვე

I knew it all along თავიდანვე / იმთავითვე ვიცოდი

he all but drowned დახრჩობას ცოტა დააკლდა // კინაღამ დაიხრჩო

it`s not all that far არც ისე შორია // არც თუ ისე შორსაა

I`m all right კარგად ვარ

did they arrive all right? მშვიდობით ჩამოვიდნენ?

the work is all right სამუშაო კარგადაა შესრულაბული

if it`s all right with you, I’ll come early თუ წინააღმდეგი არა ხარ, ადრე მოვალ

all right! კარგი / კეთილი!

that`s all right! არა უშავს

to be all at sea რისამე შესახებ ბაიბურში არ ყოფნა

he is not all there დალაგებული ვერ არის // ცოტა აფრენს

all and sundry ყველა უკლებლივ

for all that... მიუხედავად ამისა...

once and for all ერთხელ და სამუდამოდ

●●they were all by themselves სულ მარტო იყვნენ

and all that და მისთანა

that's all right! არა უშავს! (ბოდიშის საპასუხოდ)

all right then მაშ, კარგი

we're ten all told სულ ათნი ვართ

all told სულ

all vetted! ყველაფერი შემოწმებულია

all is vanity ყველაფერი ამაოებაა

all the while მთელი ეს დრო

this is all I want ამაზე მეტი არაფერი მჭირდება

all the year round მთელი წლის განმავლობაში

to go on all fours ოთხით ბობღვა / ფორთხვა

for all I know რამდენადაც ვიცი

for all you may say რაც უნდა თქვა

for all his fault, he's a fine fellow მიუხედავად ყველა მისი ნაკლისა, კარგი ბიჭია

first of all უპირველესად ყოვლისა

at all events // in any event ყოველ შემთხვევაში

she was all ears სმენად იქცა

your garden is all that could be desired. საოცნებო ბაღი გქონია

people of all descriptions ყველა ჯურის ხალხი

the description of the thief was sent to all police stations ქურდის გარეგნობის აღწერილობა პოლიციის ყველა განყოფილებაში გაიგზავნა

it all depends გააჩნია // გადაჭრით ვერ გეტყვი

to crown it all... ყოველივეს დასაგვირგვინებლად // დასასრულ // დაბოლოს

at all costs რადაც არ უნდა დაჯდეს

he gathered all his strength მთელი ძალა მოიკრიბა

he gratifies all his daughter's whims თავის ქალიშვილს ყველა ახირებას უსრულებს

it's all to the good მით უკეთესი

all hope is gone ყოველგვარი იმედი გაქრა

all goes well / wrong ყველაფერი კარგად / ცუდად მიდის

this book comprises all his works ეს წიგნი ყველა მის ნაშრომს შეიცავს

it's all for the best მით უკეთესი

he did it all for the best მას კარგი უნდოდა

it will be best of all if... ყველაფერს აჯობებდა, რომ…

it will be of benefit to all ეს ყველასთვის სასარგებლო იქნება

she is beloved by all იგი ყველას უყვარს

at all სულაც არ

it all arose from a misunderstanding ეს ყველაფერი გაუგებრობის გამო მოხდა / გაუგებრობის ბრალია

I`m not all that anxious to see him არც ისე მწადდა მისი ნახვა

I knew it all along ეს თავიდანვე ვიცოდი

all along თავიდანვე, თავდაპირველად

all alone სულ მარტო

that`s all hot air ეს წყლის ნაყვაა / ამაო ლაპარაკია

he tries to absorb all the knowledge the teacher gives him ცდილობს მასწავლებლისაგან ყველაფერი ისწავლოს

what`s all this about? რა ამბავია?//რა ხდება?

I ache all over ყველაფერი მტკივა/დაბეგვილივით ვარ

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