I know her personally

to take something personally — ofenderse

do you know him personally? — ¿lo conoces personalmente?

personally, I can't stand him — yo, personalmente, no lo aguanto

personally I think that... — personalmente creo que...

I wasn't referring to you personally — no me estaba refiriendo a ti personalmente

I know her personally — la conozco personalmente

I hold you personally responsible for what has happened/for her safety — lo declaro responsable personalmente de lo que ha ocurrido/de su seguridad

I didn't mean it personally — no pretendía ofenderte

don't take it too personally — no te lo tomes a mal

to take something personally — ofenderse

do you know him personally? — ¿lo conoces personalmente?

personally, I can't stand him — yo, personalmente, no lo aguanto

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

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

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

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

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

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

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

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

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

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

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

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

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

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

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

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

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

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

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

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

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

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

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

that's worth knowing — das ist ja interessant

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

before you know where you are — ehe man sichs versieht

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

do you know him to speak to? —

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

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

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

know thyself! — erkenne dich selbst!

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

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

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

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

do you know the difference between...? —

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

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

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

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

who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

I don't know — (das) weiß ich nicht

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I know better than to say something like that —

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mother always knows best — Mutter weiß es am besten

to get to know sb — jdn kennenlernen

to get to know a place — einen Ort kennenlernen

he soon let me know what he thought of it —

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

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

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

it's raining, you know —

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

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

it is (well) known that... —

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

to be known for sth — für etw bekannt sein

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

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

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

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

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

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

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

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

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

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

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

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

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

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

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

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

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

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

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

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

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

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

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

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

conoscere qn di vista — to know sb by sight

lo conosco solo di vista — I only know him by sight

l'ha conosciuto all'università — she met him at university

conosci i motori? — do you know anything about engines?

non conosco bene la città — I don't know the town well

conosce il fatto suo — he knows what he's talking about

non conosce il mondo — he isn't very worldly-wise

conoscere tempi difficili — to go through hard times

far conoscere qn/qc — to make sb/sth known

ti farò conoscere mio marito — I'll introduce you to my husband

mi ha fatto conoscere la musica classica — he introduced me to classical music

(riconoscere) conoscere qn dalla voce — to recognize sb by his voice

si sono conosciuti un anno fa — they (first) met a year ago

ci siamo conosciuti in vacanza — we met on holiday

da quanto vi conoscete? — how long have you known one another?

ci conosciamo da poco tempo — we haven't known each other long

conoscere la città — to know one's way around the city

lo conosco da molto tempo — I've known him for a long time

imparare a conoscere qcn. — to get to know sb.

mi piacerebbe molto conoscerla — I'd really like to get to know her

lo conobbi a Roma nel 1983 — I met him in Rome in 1983

conosci Frank, è sempre in ritardo — you know Frank, he's always late

far conoscere qcn. a qcn. — to introduce sb. to sb

wake up Mark, speak to me! — Mark despierta, di algo!

they are not speaking (to each other) — no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra

I don't know her to speak to — sólo la conozco de vista

I've often heard her speak about it — a menudo la he oído hablar de eso

to speak OF something/somebody/-ING — hablar de algo/alguien/+ inf

you never spoke of this to anyone? — ¿nunca hablaste de esto con nadie?

they don't have much money to speak of — no tienen mucho dinero, que digamos

speaking personally, I think... — personalmente, creo que...

roughly/generally speaking — en términos generales

legally/morally speaking — desde el punto de vista legal/moral

so to speak — por así decirlo

could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)

to speak the truth — decir* la verdad

do you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?

English spoken — se habla inglés

to speak to sb — hablar con algn

have you spoken to him? — ¿has hablado con él?

she never spoke to me again — no volvió a dirigirme la palabra

since they quarrelled they don't speak to each other — desde que riñeron no se hablan

I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco bastante como para hablar con él

I know him to speak to — lo conozco bastante bien para cambiar algunas palabras con él

did you speak? — ¿dijiste algo?

technically/biologically speaking — en términos técnicos/biológicos, desde el punto de vista técnico/biológico

speaking of holidays... — a propósito de las vacaciones...

it's nothing to speak of — no tiene importancia

he has no money to speak of — no tiene dinero que digamos

everything spoke of hatred — en todo había un odio latente

everything spoke of luxury — todo reflejaba el lujo

he spoke on Greek myths — habló sobre los mitos griegos

when the minister had spoken... — cuando terminó de hablar el ministro...

the member rose to speak — el diputado se levantó para tomar la palabra

the chairman asked Mr Wright to speak — el presidente le concedió la palabra al Sr. Wright

are you speaking in the debate? — ¿interviene usted en el debate?

speaking! — ¡al habla!

this is Peter speaking — ¡soy Peter!, ¡habla Peter!

may I speak to Mr Jones? — ¿me pone con el Sr. Jones, por favor?

he speaks Italian — habla italiano

do you speak English? — ¿hablas inglés?

he can speak seven languages — habla siete idiomas

English spoken here — se habla inglés

wake up Mark, speak to me! — Mark despierta, di algo!

they are not speaking (to each other) — no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra

I don't know her to speak to — sólo la conozco de vista

I've often heard her speak about it — a menudo la he oído hablar de eso

to speak OF something/somebody/-ING — hablar de algo/alguien/+ inf

you never spoke of this to anyone? — ¿nunca hablaste de esto con nadie?

they don't have much money to speak of — no tienen mucho dinero, que digamos

speaking personally, I think... — personalmente, creo que...

roughly/generally speaking — en términos generales

legally/morally speaking — desde el punto de vista legal/moral

so to speak — por así decirlo

could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)

to speak the truth — decir* la verdad

do you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?

English spoken — se habla inglés

er kennt keine Müdigkeit — he never gets tired, he doesn't know what tiredness means

kennst du mich noch? — do you remember me?

du kennst dich doch! — you know what you're like

das Leben kennen — know about life; know the ways of the world

das kennen wir gar nicht anders — it's always been like that

sich nicht mehr kennen [vor...] — be beside oneself [with...]

jemanden flüchtig/persönlich kennen — know somebody slightly/personally

ich glaube, wir beide kennen uns noch nicht — I don't think we've been introduced

keinen Winter/Sommer kennen — have no winter/summer

er kennt keine Kopfschmerzen — he never gets a headache

na, kennst du mich noch? — well, do you remember me?

jemanden/etwas [näher] kennen lernen — get to know somebody/something [better]; become [better] acquainted with somebody/something

jemanden kennen lernen — (jemandem erstmals begegnen) meet somebody

jemanden von einer bestimmten Seite kennen lernen — see a particular side of somebody

jemanden als einen bescheidenen Menschen usw. kennen lernen — come to know somebody as a modest person etc.

du wirst mich noch kennen lernen! — you'll find out I don't stand for any nonsense

[es] freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen — pleased to meet you; pleased to make your acquaintance (formal)

das Leben kennen — know about life; know the ways of the world

das kennen wir gar nicht anders — it's always been like that

sich nicht mehr kennen [vor...] — be beside oneself [with...]

jemanden flüchtig/persönlich kennen — know somebody slightly/personally

ich glaube, wir beide kennen uns noch nicht — I don't think we've been introduced

keinen Winter/Sommer kennen — have no winter/summer

er kennt keine Kopfschmerzen — he never gets a headache

na, kennst du mich noch? — well, do you remember me?

jemanden/etwas [näher] kennen lernen — get to know somebody/something [better]; become [better] acquainted with somebody/something

jemanden kennen lernen — (jemandem erstmals begegnen) meet somebody

jemanden von einer bestimmten Seite kennen lernen — see a particular side of somebody

jemanden als einen bescheidenen Menschen usw. kennen lernen — come to know somebody as a modest person etc.

du wirst mich noch kennen lernen! — you'll find out I don't stand for any nonsense

[es] freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen — pleased to meet you; pleased to make your acquaintance (formal)

una brava persona — a good person

una persona cara — someone dear

un abito poco adatto alla sua persona — a dress that doesn't suit her

avere cura della propria persona — to take care of one's personal appeareance

non c'è persona disposta a crederti — nobody will believe you

alla prima persona — in the first person

can you speak English? — parla inglese?

"French spoken" — "si parla francese"

English as it is spoken — l'inglese parlato

to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa

to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare

to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.

(this is) Jane speaking — sono Jane

"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"

I'm speaking from a phone box — sto chiamando da una cabina telefonica

speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...

he is well spoken of in academic circles — hanno una buona opinione di lui nel mondo accademico

he spoke very highly of her — ha parlato molto bene di lei

speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...

speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio

generally speaking — in generale, in genere

roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore

we've had no trouble to speak of — non abbiamo avuto problemi degni di nota

he's got no money to speak of — è praticamente senza soldi

"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"

not to speak of the expense — per non parlare della spesa

so to speak — per così dire

they're not speaking (to each other) — non si parlano (più)

I know her by sight but not to speak to — la conosco di vista ma non le ho mai rivolto la parola

computer-speak — linguaggio informatico

can you speak English? — parla inglese?

"French spoken" — "si parla francese"

English as it is spoken — l'inglese parlato

to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa

to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare

to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.

(this is) Jane speaking — sono Jane

"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"

I'm speaking from a phone box — sto chiamando da una cabina telefonica

speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...

he is well spoken of in academic circles — hanno una buona opinione di lui nel mondo accademico

he spoke very highly of her — ha parlato molto bene di lei

speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...

speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio

generally speaking — in generale, in genere

roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore

we've had no trouble to speak of — non abbiamo avuto problemi degni di nota

he's got no money to speak of — è praticamente senza soldi

"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"

not to speak of the expense — per non parlare della spesa

so to speak — per così dire

they're not speaking (to each other) — non si parlano (più)

I know her by sight but not to speak to — la conosco di vista ma non le ho mai rivolto la parola

computer-speak — linguaggio informatico