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I'm learning to swim

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1 swim

swim
1. present participle - swimming; verb
1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nadar

2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nadar

3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) dar vueltas

2. noun
(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) baño

- swimmer
- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume

swim¹ n baño

to go for a swim ir a bañarse

swim² vb nadar

she learnt to swim when she was five aprendió a nadar con cinco años

I swam across the lake crucé el río a nado

El pasado de swim es swam y el participio pasado es swum; el gerundio se escribe swimming

swim

tr[swɪm]

noun

1 baño

intransitive verb (pt swam tr[swæm], pp swum tr[swʌm], ger swimming)

1 (gen) nadar

■ she's learning to swim está aprendiendo a nadar

■ he goes swimming every day va a nadar cada día

■ we had to swim across tuvimos que cruzar nadando

2 (be covered in liquid) nadar (in, en), flotar (in, en); (be overflowing) estar cubierto,-a (((with, de), estar inundado,-a

■ the meat was swimming in fat la carne nadaba en grasa

■ the floor was swimming with water el suelo estaba cubierto de agua

3 (spin, whirl) dar vueltas

■ my head is swimming la cabeza me da vueltas

transitive verb

1 (cross river) cruzar a nado, cruzar nadando; (cover distance) nadar, hacer; (use particular stroke) nadar

■ she swam a mile when she was 10 nadó una milla cuando tenía 10 años

■ can you swim butterfly? ¿sabes nadar (estilo) mariposa?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in the swim estar al tanto, estar en la onda

to go for a swim ir a nadar

to have a swim bañarse, nadar

to swim with the tide seguir la corriente

to swim against the tide ir contra la corriente

swim ['swɪm] vi, swam ['swæm] ; swum ['swʌm] ; swimming

1) : nadar

2) float: flotar

3) reel: dar vueltas

his head was swimming: la cabeza le daba vueltas

swim n

: baño m, chapuzón m

to go for a swim: ir a nadar

swim

n.

• nadada s.f.

• natación s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: swam, swum) = dar vueltas la cabeza v.

• nadar v.

• pasar a nado v.

I
1. swɪm
(pres p swimming; past swam; past p swum) intransitive verb

1) \<\<person/animal/fish\>\> nadar

can you swim? — ¿sabes nadar?

are you going swimming? — ¿vas a ir a nadar?

he swam across the river — cruzó el río nadando or a nado

we had to swim for it — tuvimos que nadar para salvarnos

2)

a) ( float) flotar

b) (be immersed, overflowing) (usu in -ing form)

to swim IN something — nadar or flotar en algo

the tomatoes were swimming in oil — los tomates nadaban or flotaban en aceite

to swim WITH something: the bathroom floor was swimming with water — el suelo del baño estaba cubierto de agua

3) (of blurred, confused perceptions) dar* vueltas

my head was swimming — la cabeza me daba vueltas

2.

vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nado

to swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza

II

noun

to go for a swim — ir* a nadar

to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño

it's a long swim to the island — hay que nadar un buen trecho para llegar a la isla

to be in the swim — estar* al tanto de lo que pasa, estar* en la onda (fam)

[swɪm] (vb: pt swam) (pp swum)
1.

N

to have a swim — darse un baño, nadar

I had a lovely swim this morning — me di un baño estupendo esta mañana

after a two-kilometre swim — después de nadar dos kilómetros

it's a long swim back to the shore — hay un buen trecho a nado hasta la playa

that was a long swim for a child — eso fue mucho nadar para un niño

to go for a swim — ir a nadar or a bañarse

- be in the swim

- keep in the swim

2. VT

1) [+ stretch of water] pasar a nado, cruzar a nado

he was the first man to swim the English channel — fue el primer hombre que cruzó a nado el Canal de la Mancha

2) [+ length, race] nadar

he can swim two lengths — puede nadar dos largos

she swam ten lengths of the pool — se hizo diez largos en la piscina

to swim (the) crawl — nadar a crol

before I had swum ten strokes — antes de haber dado diez brazadas

she can't swim a stroke — no sabe nadar en absoluto

she swam the 400 metres medley — nadó los 400 metros a cuatro estilos

3. VI

1) [person, fish] nadar

I can't swim — no sé nadar

• to swim across a river — pasar or cruzar un río a nado

• we managed to swim ashore — logramos llegar nadando hasta la orilla

• then we swam back — luego volvimos (nadando)

• we shall have to swim for it * — tendremos que echarnos al agua, tendremos que salvarnos nadando

• to go swimming — ir a nadar or bañarse

• to learn to swim — aprender a nadar

• to swim out to sea — alejarse nadando de la playa

• to swim under water — nadar debajo del agua, bucear

- swim against the stream or tide

- swim with the stream or tide

2) (=float) flotar

the meat was swimming in gravy — la carne flotaba or nadaba en la salsa

her eyes were swimming with tears — tenía los ojos inundados de lágrimas

- be swimming in money

3) (dizzily) (=reel) [room, head] dar vueltas

my head is swimming — me estoy mareando, me da vueltas la cabeza

everything swam before my eyes — todo parecía que daba vueltas ante mis ojos

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1. [swɪm]
(pres p swimming; past swam; past p swum) intransitive verb

1) \<\<person/animal/fish\>\> nadar

can you swim? — ¿sabes nadar?

are you going swimming? — ¿vas a ir a nadar?

he swam across the river — cruzó el río nadando or a nado

we had to swim for it — tuvimos que nadar para salvarnos

2)

a) ( float) flotar

b) (be immersed, overflowing) (usu in -ing form)

to swim IN something — nadar or flotar en algo

the tomatoes were swimming in oil — los tomates nadaban or flotaban en aceite

to swim WITH something: the bathroom floor was swimming with water — el suelo del baño estaba cubierto de agua

3) (of blurred, confused perceptions) dar* vueltas

my head was swimming — la cabeza me daba vueltas

2.

vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nado

to swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza

II

noun

to go for a swim — ir* a nadar

to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño

it's a long swim to the island — hay que nadar un buen trecho para llegar a la isla

to be in the swim — estar* al tanto de lo que pasa, estar* en la onda (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > swim
2 swim

swim [swɪm] (pt swam [swæm], pp swum [swʌm], cont swimming)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (fish, animal) nager; (person → gen) nager; (→ for amusement) nager, se baigner; (→ for sport) nager, faire de la natation;

∎ to go swimming (gen) (aller) se baigner; (in swimming pool) aller à la piscine;

∎ to swim for one's country faire partie de l'équipe nationale de natation;

∎ we went swimming in the lake nous sommes allés nous baigner dans le lac;

∎ she's learning to swim elle apprend à nager;

∎ I can't swim! je ne sais pas nager!;

∎ the lake was too cold to swim in le lac était trop froid pour qu'on s'y baigne;

∎ to swim across a river traverser une rivière à la nage;

∎ to swim upstream/downstream monter/descendre le courant à la nage;

∎ she swam away from/back to the shore elle quitta/regagna la rive à la nage;

∎ he managed to swim to safety il a réussi à se sauver en nageant;

∎ the raft sank and they had to swim for it le radeau a coulé et ils ont été obligés de nager;

∎ also figurative to swim against the tide nager à contre-courant

(b) (be soaked) nager, baigner;

∎ the salad was swimming in oil la salade baignait dans l'huile;

∎ the kitchen floor was swimming with water le sol de la cuisine était inondé

(c) (spin)

∎ my head is swimming j'ai la tête qui tourne;

∎ everything swam before my eyes tout semblait tourner autour de moi

2 transitive verb

(a) (river, lake etc) traverser à la nage;

∎ she swam the (English) Channel elle a traversé la Manche à la nage

(b) (a stroke) nager;

∎ can you swim butterfly? est-ce que tu sais nager le papillon?

(c) (distance) nager;

∎ she swam ten lengths elle a fait dix longueurs

(d) (animal)

∎ they swam their horses across the river ils ont fait traverser la rivière à leurs chevaux (à la nage)

3 noun

(a) (for leisure) baignade f; (for exercise) nage f;

∎ to go for a swim (gen) (aller) se baigner; (in swimming pool) aller à la piscine;

∎ he had his morning swim il s'est baigné comme tous les matins;

∎ I feel like a swim j'ai envie d'aller me baigner;

∎ did you have a nice swim? (for leisure) tu t'es bien baigné?; (for exercise) tu as bien nagé?;

∎ it's a good twenty-minute swim out to the island il faut vingt bonnes minutes pour atteindre l'île à la nage;

∎ it was a long hard swim back to the shore ça a été long et difficile de regagner la rive à la nage

(b) familiar figurative

∎ to be in the swim (of things) être dans le coup

►► swim bladder vessie f natatoire

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3 learn

lə:n
past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) enterarse, saber

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) aprender

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- learned
- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly

learn vb

1. aprender

I'm learning to swim estoy aprendiendo a nadar

have you learnt the irregular verbs? ¿has aprendido los verbos irregulares?

2. estudiar

I'm learning Italian estoy estudiando italiano

El pasado y participio pasado de learn se pueden escribir learnt o learned

learn

tr[lɜːn]

transitive verb (pt & pp learned o learnt tr[lɜːnt])

1 aprender

■ I'd love to learn (how) to ice-skate me encantaría aprender a patinar sobre hielo

■ he's learning how to play the flute estudia flauta

■ you must learn this poem by heart debes aprenderte este poema de memoria

2 (find out about) enterarse de, saber

intransitive verb

1 aprender

2 (find out) enterarse (about/of, de)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to learn from one's mistakes aprender de sus errores

to learn from experience aprender por experiencia

to learn one's lesson / learn the hard way aprender de sus errores

learn ['lərn] vt

1) : aprender

to learn to sing: aprender a cantar

2) memorize: aprender de memoria

3) discover: saber, enterarse de

learn vi

1) : aprender

to learn from experience: aprender por experiencia

2) find out: enterarse, saber

learn

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: learned) or: learnt•) = aprender v.

• descubrir v.

• oír decir v.

• saber una noticia v.

lɜːrn, lɜːn
1.

(past & past p learned or BrE also learnt) transitive verb

1)

a) ( gain knowledge of) aprender

to learn to + INF — aprender a + inf

I've learned that from experience — eso lo he aprendido por propia experiencia

you'll have to learn to live with it — vas a tener que acostumbrarte

b) ( memorize) aprender de memoria

2) ( become informed about) \<\<details\>\> enterarse de

2.

vi

1) ( gain knowledge) aprender

will he ever learn? — cuándo aprenderá!

2) ( become informed)

to learn ABOUT o OF something — enterarse or saber* de algo

[lɜːn] (pt, pp learned or learnt)
1. VT

1) (by study, practice etc) [+ language, words, skill] aprender; [+ instrument] aprender a tocar

you can learn a lot by listening and thinking — se puede aprender mucho escuchando y pensando

I learnt a lot from her — aprendí mucho de ella

you must learn patience — tienes que aprender a tener paciencia

to learn (how) to do sth — aprender a hacer algo

to learn sth by heart — aprender(se) algo de memoria

- learn one's lesson
line I, 1., 4) rope 1.
2) (=find out) enterarse de

to learn that — enterarse de que

3) ** (=show, teach) (incorrect usage) enseñar

that'll learn you — para que escarmientes or aprendas, te está bien empleado

I'll learn you! — ¡yo te enseñaré!

2. VI

1) (by study, practice etc) aprender

it's never too late to learn — nunca es tarde para aprender

he'll learn! — ¡un día aprenderá!, ¡ya aprenderá!

we are learning about the Romans — estamos estudiando los romanos

to learn from experience — aprender por experiencia

to learn from one's mistakes — aprender de los errores (cometidos)

2) (=find out)

to learn of or about sth — enterarse de algo

- learn off

- learn up

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[lɜːrn, lɜːn]
1.

(past & past p learned or BrE also learnt) transitive verb

1)

a) ( gain knowledge of) aprender

to learn to + INF — aprender a + inf

I've learned that from experience — eso lo he aprendido por propia experiencia

you'll have to learn to live with it — vas a tener que acostumbrarte

b) ( memorize) aprender de memoria

2) ( become informed about) \<\<details\>\> enterarse de

2.

vi

1) ( gain knowledge) aprender

will he ever learn? — cuándo aprenderá!

2) ( become informed)

to learn ABOUT o OF something — enterarse or saber* de algo

English-spanish dictionary > learn
4 learn

lə:n
past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) få vite, høre, erfare

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) lære

•

- learned
- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly

lære

verb ( learnt - learnt eller learned - learned) \/lɜːn\/

1) lære, lære seg, skaffe seg kunnskaper

• he learns fast

han lærer fort

• she is learning to drive from her mother

hun lærer å kjøre av sin mor

• he is learning to swim

han lærer å svømme

2) høre, vite, få høre, erfare

• I have learnt of his illness

jeg har hørt om hans sykdom

• I have learnt about his departure

jeg har fått beskjed om at han har reist \/ jeg har hørt at han har reist

3) (feilaktig bruk eller dialekt, i stedet for teach) lære bort

• this will learn you!

dette vil gi deg en lærepenge!

learn a lesson lære en lekse, få seg en lærepenge

learn by\/from experience lære av erfaring, få erfare

learn by heart lære utenat

learn for oneself gjøre sine egne erfaringer

learn from something lære av noe

learn (something) the hard way se ➢ way

English-Norwegian dictionary > learn
5 learn

1. I
abs

I like to learn мне нравится учиться; it is never too late to learn учиться никогда не поздно; he is very ignorant, but he will learn он совершенно невежественен /ничего не знает/, но он научится /выучится /
2. II
learn in some manner learn rapidly (thoroughly, instinctively, etc.) быстро и т. д. выучиваться /усваивать, схватывать/; he learns easily ему легко дается учение, он учится без труда; some boys learn slowly некоторым ребятам учение дается с трудом; learn privately заниматься /учиться/ частным образом
3. III
learn smth.

1) learn languages (Latin, one's lessons, the rules, etc.) учить языки и т. д.; I am learning history я занимаюсь истерией; where did you learn shorthand? где вы (на)учились стенографии?; how long have you been learning English? сколько времени вы занимаетесь английским языком?; to learn Russian is very difficult for me русский язык мне дается с трудом; learn the trade of a shoemaker /of shoemaking/ (of bookkeeping, etc.) овладеть ремеслом /выучиться ремеслу/ сапожника и т. д., learn the art of warfare (the art of administration, the art of wrestling, etc.) овладеть искусством ведения войны и т. д.; learn the piano (на) учиться играть на рояле; learn patience (self-contго1, resignation, etc.) (на)учиться терпению и т. д.

2) learn a poem (this paragraph, etc.) запоминать /выучивать наизусть/ стихотворение и т. д.; she learned the part она выучила свою роль наизусть; he learned the speech so he could recite it at dinner он выучил речь наизусть, чтобы произнести ее за обедом

3) learn the truth (the details of the train wreck, etc.) узнавать правду и т. д., I was sorry to learn the sad news of his death я с огорчением узнал о его смерти
4. IV
1) learn smth. at some time he is learning French now он сейчас учит французский язык /занимается французским языком/; he began learning the trade late он поздно начал учиться этому ремеслу

2) learn smth. in some manner learn smth. by heart /by rote/ выучить что-л. наизусть; I've learnt my lines by heart я выучил свою роль /свои реплики/ наизусть

3) learn smth. at some time learn smth. late (early, immediately, etc.) поздно и т. д. узнавать о чем-л.
5. XIII
learn to do smth. learn to read (to dance, to sing, to skate, to avoid smb., to estimate its value, to tell whether the thing is genuine, to esteem smb., etc.) (намучиться читать и т. д., learn to be more careful (to be more polite, to be more tolerant, etc.) стать /научиться быть/ белее осторожным и т. д., he's learning to swim он учится плавать; learn how to do smth. learn how to ride a bicycle (how to manage a horse, how to make a reed-pipe, how to be patient, etc.) научиться ездить на велосипеде и т. д., are you learning how to type? вы учитесь печатать на машинке?; we have learned to expect precision from them мы привыкли ожидать от них точности
6. XVI
1) learn at some place learn at school учиться в школе; learn about smth. learn about one's duties (about the duties of a weather observer, about the work of a schoolmaster, about their customs, etc.) (ознакомиться со своими обязанностями и т. д., learn from smb. learn from a master (from friends, etc.) (на)учиться у мастера и т. д., learn by /through, from/ smth. learn by experience (from the mistakes of others, through one's mistakes, etc.) учиться на опыте и т.д., learn by imitation (by sheer memory, etc.) (на)учиться при помощи подражания и т.д.; you'll learn from association with him (from her kindness, etc.) общение с ним и т. д. многому вас научит /много вам даст/

2) learn of smth. learn of the results (of an accident, of their arrival, of some good restaurants here, etc.) узнавать о результатах и т. д., I am sorry to learn of his illness я с огорчением узнал /услыхал/ о его болезни; I hope he doesn't learn of my departure я надеюсь, он не узнает /не услышит/ о моем отъезде
7. XXI1
1) learn smth. from /with, under/ smb. learn English from an excellent teacher (languages with a foreign teacher, biology under a famous professor, etc.) заниматься английским с прекрасным преподавателем и т.д., учить английский у /под руководством/ прекрасного преподавателя и т. д.; he learned patience from his father он научился терпению у своего отца; learn smth. from smth. learn French from a self-instructor /from a home study course/ обучаться французскому языку по самоучителю; learn smth. with smth. learn the subject with ease (with zeal, with difficulty, etc.) изучать /учить/ этот предмет с легкостью и т. д.; learn smth. about smth. learn smth. about this subject узнавать кое-что об этом предмете; I want to learn all about the country я хочу как следует ознакомиться с этой страной; he has everything to learn about it он еще ничего об этом не знает

2) learn smth. from smth., smb. learn the news from a letter (the events from a newspaper, these facts from a conversation, etc.) узнавать новость из письма и т. д., I've learnt it from her я об этом узнал от нее; learn smth. by smth. learn smth. by telegraph (by radio, etc.) узнавать о чем-л. по телеграфу и т. д.
8. XXV
learn that... (where..., when..., etc.) we have learned that he arrived safely мы узнали [о том], что он прибыл благополучно; you must learn where he lives ты должен узнать, где он живет; we have just learned when he is going to leave нам только что сообщили, когда он собирается уезжать

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > learn
6 guaje

m.

1 a calabash which serves for learning to swim. (Mexico)

2 gourd, hollow gourd.

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I
1.

ADJ Méx * (=estúpido) silly, stupid

- hacer guaje a algn

2.

SMF CAm, Méx * (=estúpido) idiot, fool

3. SM

1) Méx (=calabaza) gourd, calabash

2) CAm * (=trasto) old thing, piece of junk

3) CAm, Méx (=acacia) species of acacia
II
guaje, -a
SM / F
1) * kid *, child

2) (Min) mining apprentice

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- ja masculino, femenino

1) (Méx fam) sucker (colloq)

hacerle guaje a alguien — ( serle infiel) to cheat on somebody (colloq); ( engañarlo) to rip somebody off (colloq)

hacerse guaje — to act dumb (colloq)

2) guaje masculino (Méx)

a) (planta, fruto) bottle gourd

b) ( vasija) gourd

c) ( instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)

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- ja masculino, femenino

1) (Méx fam) sucker (colloq)

hacerle guaje a alguien — ( serle infiel) to cheat on somebody (colloq); ( engañarlo) to rip somebody off (colloq)

hacerse guaje — to act dumb (colloq)

2) guaje masculino (Méx)

a) (planta, fruto) bottle gourd

b) ( vasija) gourd

c) ( instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)

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guaje -ja

masculine, feminine

A ( Esp fam) (niño) kid ( colloq)

B ( Méx fam) sucker ( colloq)

hacerle guaje a algn ( Méx fam); (serle infiel) to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq); (engañarlo) to rip sb off ( colloq)

me hicieron guaje con el cambio they shortchanged me ( colloq)

hacerse guaje ( Méx fam); to pretend not to see ( o hear etc), to act dumb ( colloq)

C

guaje masculine ( Méx)

1 (planta) bottle gourd; (fruto) bottle gourd

2 (vasija) gourd

3 (instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)

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guaje
◊ -ja sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 (Méx fam) sucker (colloq);
◊ hacerle guaje a algn ( serle infiel) to cheat on sb (colloq);

( engañarlo) to rip sb off (colloq);
◊ hacerse guaje to act dumb (colloq)

2
◊ guaje sustantivo masculino (Méx)

a) (planta, fruto) bottle gourd

b) ( vasija) gourd

c) ( instrumento) maraca ( made from a bottle gourd)

Spanish-English dictionary > guaje
7 nadaderas

f.pl.

1 corks or bladders used in learning to swim.

2 water wings.

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SFPL water wings

Spanish-English dictionary > nadaderas
8 ерунда

ж. тк. ед. разг.
1. nonsense, rot, rubbish

это ерунда! — that's nonsense!

ерунда! — stuff and nonsense!, fiddlesticks!

говорить ерунду — talk nonsense

2. ( пустяк) trifle, small / trifling matter, nothing

научиться плавать — сущая ерунда — learning to swim is child's play

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > ерунда
9 as easy as pie

пара пустяков; плевое дело; раз плюнуть
Learning to swim is as easy as pie.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > as easy as pie
10 ерунда

ж. разг.

1) (вздор, глупости) nonsense, rot, rubbish

(э́то) ерунда́! — (that's) nonsense!; stuff and nonsense!

говори́ть ерунду́ — talk nonsense

2) ( пустяк) trifle, small / trifling matter, nothing

научи́ться пла́вать - су́щая ерунда́ — learning to swim is child's play

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > ерунда
11 nothing to doing something

adj infml

There's nothing to driving a car — Водить машину совершенно несложно

There's nothing to learning to swim — Плавать можно научиться довольно просто

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > nothing to doing something
12 put the cart before the horse

( put (реже set) the cart before the horse)

"ставить телегу перед лошадью"; делать шиворот-навыворот; ставить с ног на голову

But when these factors are declared to be the explanation of Indian poverty then the cart is put before the horse. (R. P. Dutt, ‘India Today’, ch. III) — Утверждать, что бедность в Индии можно объяснить этими факторами, - значит принимать следствие за причину.

Matters were made worse because what Rick was trying to do was to put the cart before the horse... Rickover could not wait for the AEC's horse to be born, so he jumped directly to the Navy's cart. In the process Rick also jumped from captain to admiral... (R. E. Lapp, ‘Atoms and People’, ch. XI) — Положение осложнилось еще тем, что Рик пытался "поставить телегу перед лошадью"... Риковеру было некогда ждать, пока лошадь комиссии по атомной энергии появится на свет; поэтому он сразу же вскочил на телегу военно-морского флота. При этом сам Рик выскочил из капитанов в адмиралы...

To learn to dive before learning to swim well seems to me to be putting the cart before the horse. (HAI) — Тот, кто пытается нырять, не научившись хорошо плавать, поступает, как мне кажется, вопреки здравому смыслу.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > put the cart before the horse
13 cortex

cortex, ĭcis, m. and rar. f. (cf. Quint. 1, 5, 35) [Sanscr. kart, to cut, split; Gr. keirô; cf. culter], the bark, rind, shell, hull.
I.
Prop., of plants:
obducuntur libro aut cortice trunci,
Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120.
A.
In gen.
(α).
Masc., Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 26; Verg. G. 2, 74; id. A. 7, 742; Ov. M. 1, 554; id. F. 2, 649; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 al.; cf. infra.—
(β).
Fem., Lucr. 4, 48; Verg. E. 6, 63; Ov. M. 10, 512; 14, 630; Mart. 14, 209; Scrib. Comp. 60.—
B.
In partic., the bark of the cork-tree, cork, used for stoppers, Cato, R. R. 120; ( masc.) Hor. C. 3, 8, 10; in learning to swim;
hence prov.: nare sine cortice,
to need no more assistance, id. S. 1, 4, 120 —From its lightness is borrowed the phrase:
tu levior cortice,
Hor. C. 3, 9, 22; cf.:
ut summā cortex levis innatet undā,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 11.—
II.
Transf., of other shells than those of vegetables:
ovi,
Vitr. 8, 3.—
B.
Trop., the outward part, covering, i. e. the body: anima corporeum corticem reliquit, Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 29.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cortex
14 put the cart before the horse

   paзг.

   "cтaвить тeлeгу пepeд лoшaдью", дeлaть шивopoт-нaвывopoт; cтaвить c нoг нa гoлoву

    But when these factors are declared to be the explanation of Indian poverty then the cart is put before the horse (R. P. Dutt). To learn to dive before learning to swim well seems to me to be putting the cart before the horse

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > put the cart before the horse
15 saber

m.

knowledge.

el saber no ocupa lugar (Prov) you can never know too much

El saber es un tesoro Knowledge is priceless.

v.

1 to know.

ya lo sé I know

de haberlo sabido (antes) o si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home

hacer saber algo a alguien to inform somebody of something, to tell somebody something

para que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your information

Ellos saben de eso They know about that.

Ellos saben la información They know the information.

2 to learn, to find out (enterarse de).

lo supe ayer I found out yesterday

¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?

3 to know about (entender de).

sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics

4 to taste.

saber bien/mal to taste good/bad

saber a cuernos o rayos (informal figurative) to taste disgusting o revolting

le supo mal (figurative) it upset o annoyed him (le enfadó)

me sabe mal mentirle (figurative) I feel bad about lying to him

Esto sabe bien This tastes good.

5 to know how to, to know, to know to.

Ellos saben pintar They know how to paint.

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SABER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben.

Past Indicative

supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron.

Future Indicative

sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos, sabréis, sabrán.

Conditional

sabría, sabrías, sabría, sabríamos, sabríais, sabrían.

Present Subjunctive

sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

supiera, supieras, supiera, supiéramos, supierais, supieran;

supiese, supieses, supiese, supiésemos, supieseis, supiesen.

Future Subjunctive

supiere, supieres, supiere, supiéremos, supiereis, supieren.

Imperative

sabe (tú), sepa (él/Vd.), sepamos (nos.), sabed (vos.), sepan (ellos/Vds.).

* * *
1. verb
1) to know

2) can

3) learn

•

- a saber
- saber a 2. noun m.
knowledge

* * *

1. VT

1) (=tener conocimiento de)

a) [+ dato, información] to know

no sabía que era tu cumpleaños — I didn't know it was your birthday

sé que me has mentido — I know you've lied to me

lo sé — I know

sin saberlo yo — without my knowledge, without me knowing

• hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sth

quiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...

el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...

b) [locuciones]

• a saber — namely

dos planetas, a saber, Venus y la Tierra — two planets, namely Venus and Earth

a saber si realmente lo compró — I wonder whether he really did buy it

a saber dónde lo tiene guardado — I wonder where he has it hidden away

• ¡ anda a saber! — LAm God knows!

• demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...

¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *

• cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...

• ¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!

• lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know

• para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information

• que yo sepa — as far as I know

que sepamos — as far as we know

• un no sé qué — a certain something

un no sé qué de afectado — a certain (element of) affectation

• ¡ quién sabe! — who knows!

¿quién sabe? — who knows?, who can tell?, who's to say?

• ¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!

• tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)

¿tú qué sabes? — what do you know about it?

• ¡ vete a saber! — God knows!

¡vete a saber de dónde ha venido! — goodness only knows where he came from!

vete tú a saber — your guess is as good as mine

• ya lo sabía yo — I thought as much

• ¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *

- cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato

- no sabía dónde meterse

- no saber ni papa
Briján
2) (=enterarse de) to find out

en cuanto lo supimos fuimos a ayudarle — as soon as we found out, we went to help him

cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it

lograron saber el secreto — they managed to learn the secret

3) (=tener noticias) to hear

desde hace seis meses no sabemos nada de él — we haven't heard from him for six months

4) (=tener destreza en)

¿sabes ruso? — do you speak Russian?, can you speak Russian?

no sé nada de cocina — I don't know anything about cookery, I know nothing about cookery

• saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself

¿sabes nadar? — can you swim?

saben tratar muy bien al forastero — they know how to look after visitors

¿sabes ir? — do you know the way?

todavía no sabe orientarse por la ciudad — he still doesn't know his way around town

pocos campeones saben perder — few champions are good losers

es una persona que sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

5) LAm

saber hacer — to be in the habit of doing

no sabe venir por aquí — he doesn't usually come this way, he's not in the habit of coming along here

2. VI

1) (=tener conocimiento)

• saber de algo — to know of sth

sabe mucho de ordenadores — he knows a lot about computers

sé de un sitio muy bueno — I know of a very good place

hace mucho que no sabemos de ella — it's quite a while since we heard from her, we haven't had any news from her for quite a while

2) (=estar enterado) to know

costó muy caro, ¿sabe usted? — it was very expensive, you know

un 5% no sabe, no contesta — there were 5% "don't knows"

3) (=tener sabor) to taste

no sabe demasiado bien — it doesn't taste too good

sabe un poco amargo — it tastes rather bitter

• saber a — to taste of

esto sabe a queso — this tastes of cheese

esto sabe a demonio(s) — this tastes awful

saberle mal a algn —

me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did

no me sabe mal que un amigo me gaste bromas — I don't mind a friend playing jokes on me, it doesn't bother me having a friend play jokes on me

3.

See:

saberse
SABER Por regla general, si saber va seguido de un infinitivo, se traduce por can cuando indica una habilidad permanente y por know how cuando se trata de la capacidad de resolver un problema concreto. La construcción correspondiente habrá de ser can + ((INFINITIVO)) {sin} to {o} know how + ((INFINITIVO)) {con} to: Jaime sabe tocar el piano Jaime can play the piano ¿Sabes cambiar una rueda? Do you know how to change a wheel? Hay que tener en cuenta que know (sin how) nunca puede ir seguido directamente de un infinitivo en inglés. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
masculino knowledge

una persona de gran saber — a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar — one can never know too much
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to know

ya lo sé — I know

no lo sé — I don't know

no sé cómo se llama — I don't know his name

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

no sabía que tenía hijos — I didn't know he had (any) children

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

no se sabe si... — they don't know if...

no sé qué decirte — I really don't know what to say

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

tiene un no sé qué — she has a certain something

me da no sé qué decirte esto — I feel very awkward saying this to you

que yo sepa — as far as I know

saber algo de algo — to know something about something

sé muy poco de ese tema — I know very little about the subject

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

nos hizo saber su decisión — he informed us of his decision

b) ( darse cuenta de) to know

no sabe lo que dice — he doesn't know what he's talking about

tú no sabes lo que es esto! — you can't imagine what it's like!

2) ( ser capaz de)

saber + inf — to know how to + inf

¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir — she can already read and write

sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

sabe hablar varios idiomas — she can speak several languages

no saben perder — they're bad losers

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

3) ( enterarse) to find out

lo supe por mi hermana — I found out about it through my sister

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sin que lo supiéramos — without our knowing

si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! — if I had only known before!

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

¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?

4)

a saber — (frml) namely
2.
saber vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( tener conocimiento) to know

vete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows

¿quién sabe? — who knows?

saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar — I know of a place where you can get it fixed

b) (tener noticias, enterarse)

saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him

Sentido II

2)

a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste

sabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter

saber a algo — to taste of something

sabe a ajo — it tastes of garlic

no sabe a nada — it has no taste to it

sabe a podrido — it tastes rotten

b) ( causar cierta impresión)

saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him
3.
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to know

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria — he knows the whole story off by heart

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

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I
masculino knowledge

una persona de gran saber — a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar — one can never know too much
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to know

ya lo sé — I know

no lo sé — I don't know

no sé cómo se llama — I don't know his name

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

no sabía que tenía hijos — I didn't know he had (any) children

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

no se sabe si... — they don't know if...

no sé qué decirte — I really don't know what to say

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

tiene un no sé qué — she has a certain something

me da no sé qué decirte esto — I feel very awkward saying this to you

que yo sepa — as far as I know

saber algo de algo — to know something about something

sé muy poco de ese tema — I know very little about the subject

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

nos hizo saber su decisión — he informed us of his decision

b) ( darse cuenta de) to know

no sabe lo que dice — he doesn't know what he's talking about

tú no sabes lo que es esto! — you can't imagine what it's like!

2) ( ser capaz de)

saber + inf — to know how to + inf

¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir — she can already read and write

sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

sabe hablar varios idiomas — she can speak several languages

no saben perder — they're bad losers

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

3) ( enterarse) to find out

lo supe por mi hermana — I found out about it through my sister

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sin que lo supiéramos — without our knowing

si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! — if I had only known before!

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

¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?

4)

a saber — (frml) namely
2.
saber vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( tener conocimiento) to know

vete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows

¿quién sabe? — who knows?

saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar — I know of a place where you can get it fixed

b) (tener noticias, enterarse)

saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him

Sentido II

2)

a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste

sabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter

saber a algo — to taste of something

sabe a ajo — it tastes of garlic

no sabe a nada — it has no taste to it

sabe a podrido — it tastes rotten

b) ( causar cierta impresión)

saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him
3.
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to know

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria — he knows the whole story off by heart

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

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saber¹

¹ = learning.

Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.

* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* cúmulo de saber = knowledge repository, repository of knowledge.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* institución del saber = institution of learning.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* rama del saber = branch of learning.

* saber escuchar = listening capacity.

saber²

² = know, learn, find out.

Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.

Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.

Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* curioso por saber = interrogator.

* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.

* hacer saber = let + Nombre + know, let + it be known.

* hacer saber la intención de uno = announce + intention.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no saber cómo explicarlo = be at a loss to explain it.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no saber de = have + no understanding of.

* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* no saber expresarse bien = inarticulateness.

* no saber más por ello = be none the wiser.

* no saber qué contestar = stump.

* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no saber qué hacer = be at a loss, get out of + Posesivo + depth, be on the horns of a dilemma, be at a nonplus.

* no saber qué hacer a continuación = draw + a blank, be stuck, get + stuck.

* no saber qué hacer con = be at sixes and sevens with.

* no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.

* no saberse cuándo = there + be + no telling when.

* no se sabe todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* nunca se sabe... = one never knows....

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que sabe lo que = who knows what.

* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.

* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.

* quién sabe qué = who knows what.

* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.

* saber argumentar Algo convincentemente = make + a business case.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* saber con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.

* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.

* saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* saber de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* saber escuchar = listening skills.

* saber hacer = savoir faire.

* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.

* saber interiormente = know + underneath.

* saber leer y escribir = be literate.

* saberlo todo = be omniscient.

* saberse Algo al dedillo = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.

* sabiendo que = on the understanding that.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser una incógnita = be anyone's guess.

* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

saber³

³ = taste.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

* saber a = reek of.

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saber¹

masculine

knowledge

un compendio del saber humano a compendium of human knowledge

una persona de gran saber a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar one can never know too much

saber² [ E25 ]

vt

A

1 ‹nombre/dirección/chiste/canción› to know

(ya) lo sé, pero aun así … I know, but even so …

quizás sea así, no lo sé that might be the case, I don't know

así que or conque ya lo sabes so now you know

¡no le habrás dicho nada de aquello que tú sabes! you didn't tell him anything about you know what, did you?

no sabía que tenía or tuviera hijos I didn't know he had (any) children

¿sabes lo que me dijo? do you know what he said to me?

¿sabes lo que te digo? ¡que me tienes harta! you know something? I'm fed up with you!

para que lo sepas, yo no miento ( fam); for your information, I don't tell lies

es tan latoso … — ¡si lo sabré yo! he's such a nuisance — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? shut up! what do you know about it?

¡yo qué sé dónde está tu diccionario! how (on earth) should I know where your dictionary is! ( colloq)

no se sabe si se salvará they don't know if he'll pull through

no sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myself

no supe qué decir I didn't know what to say

mira, no sé qué decirte look, I really don't know what to say

no lo saben a ciencia cierta they don't know for certain

¿a que no sabes a quién vi? ( fam); I bet you don't know who I saw ( colloq), you'll never guess who I saw

quién or cualquiera sabe dónde estará goodness only knows where it is

un tal Ricardo no sé cuántos ( fam); Ricardo something-or-other ( colloq)

le salió con no sé qué historias ( fam); he came out with some story or other

tiene un no sé qué que la hace muy atractiva she has a certain something that makes her very attractive

ese hombre tiene un no sé qué que me cae mal there's something about that man I don't like

me da no sé qué tener que decirte esto I feel very awkward about having to say this to you

ya no viven allí, que yo sepa as far as I know, they don't live there anymore

¿tiene antecedentes? — que yo sepa no does she have any previous convictions? — not that I know of

—¿quién es ése? —quiso saber who's that? he wanted to know

sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject

sabe mucho sobre la segunda guerra mundial he knows a lot about the Second World War

2

hacerle saber algo a algn ( frml): nos hizo saber su decisión he informed us of his decision

por la presente deseo hacerle saber que … ( Corresp) I am pleased to advise you o to be able to inform you that …

la directiva hace saber a los señores socios que … the board wishes to inform members o advises members that …

3 (darse cuenta) to know

¡tú no sabes lo que es esto! you can't imagine what it's like!

está furiosa, no sabes lo que te espera she's furious, you don't know what you're in for

perdónalos Señor, porque no saben lo que hacen ( Bib) forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do

B (ser capaz de) saber + INF:

¿sabes nadar/cocinar/escribir a máquina? can you swim/cook/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir she can already read and write

sabe escuchar she's a good listener

no saben perder they're bad losers

no sabe tratar con la gente he doesn't know how to deal with people

no te preocupes, ella sabe defenderse don't worry, she knows how to o she can look after herself

este niño no sabe estarse quieto this child is incapable of keeping still o just can't keep still

C

a saber ( frml); namely

lo forman cuatro países, a saber: Suecia, Noruega, Dinamarca y Finlandia it is made up of four countries, namely Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland

D (enterarse) to find out

no lo supimos hasta ayer we didn't find out until yesterday

lo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister, I heard about it o ( frml) learned of it through my sister

si es así, pronto se va a saber if that's the case, we'll know soon enough

¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!

¿que qué me dijo de ti? ¡no quieras saberlo! what did she say about you? don't ask! o you wouldn't want to know!

¿se puede saber qué estabas haciendo allí? would you mind telling me what you were doing there?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? and where were you, I'd like to know?

■ saber

vi

Sentido I

A

1 to know

¿crees que vendrá? — supongo que sí, aunque con ella nunca se sabe do you think she'll come? — I suppose so, although you never know o you can never tell with her

dice que ella se lo dio, vete tú/vaya usted a saber he says she gave it to him, but who knows

no puede ser verdad — ¿quién sabe? a lo mejor sí it can't be true — who knows, it could be

parece incapaz de eso, pero nunca se sabe or cualquiera sabe he doesn't seem capable of such a thing, but you never know

él que sabe, sabe ( fr hecha); it's easy when you know how

2 saber DE algo/algn to know (of) sth/sb

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar I know (of) a place where you can get it fixed

¿sabes de alguien que haya estado allí? do you know (of) anyone who's been there?

3 (tener noticias) saber DE algn:

no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month

no quiero saber nada más de él I want nothing more to do with him

B (enterarse) saber DE algo:

yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio

si llegas a saber de una cámara barata, avísame if you hear of a cheap camera, let me know

Sentido II

A (tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste

sabe muy dulce/bien/amargo it tastes very sweet/nice/bitter

saber A algo to taste OF sth

sabe a ajo/almendra it tastes of garlic/almonds, it has a garlicky/almondy taste

esta sopa no sabe a nada this soup doesn't taste of anything o has no taste to it

sabe a quemado/podrido it tastes burnt/rotten

tenía tanta hambre que el arroz me supo a gloria I was so hungry the rice tasted delicious

B

(causar cierta impresión): saberle mal/bien a algn: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else

me sabe mal tener que decirle que no otra vez I don't like having to say no to him again, I feel bad having to say no to him again

■ saberse

v pron

A ( enf) ( fam) (conocer) ‹lección/poema› to know

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria he knows the whole story off by heart

se sabe los nombres de todos los jugadores del equipo he knows the names of every player in the team

sabérselas todas ( fam): este niño se las sabe todas this child knows every trick in the book ( colloq)

se cree que se las sabe todas she thinks she has all the answers

B ( refl) (saber que se es) (+ compl):

se sabe atractiva she knows she's attractive

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saber 1 sustantivo masculino
knowledge;
◊ una persona de gran saber a person of great learning

saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹nombre/dirección/canción› to know;

◊ ya lo sé I know;

no lo sé I don't know;
no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name;
¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq);
que yo sepa as far as I know;
saber algo de algo to know sth about sth;
sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject;
no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about
b) ( enterarse) to find out;

◊ lo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister;

sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing;
¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!;
¡cómo iba yo a saber que …! how was I to know that …!
2 ( ser capaz de):
◊ saber hacer algo to know how to do sth;

¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?;
sabe escuchar she's a good listener;
sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages
verbo intransitivo
a) ( tener conocimiento) to know;

◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;

saber de algo/algn to know of sth/sb;
yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixed
b) (tener noticias, enterarse):

◊ no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month;

yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste;

◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;

saber a algo to taste of sth;
no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything;
sabe a podrido it tastes rotten
b) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him

saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb
(de alguien por otros) to have news of sb
(de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come
♦ Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
' saber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atenerse
- ávida
- ávido
- básica
- básico
- carta
- cojear
- combinar
- comparecencia
- conjugar
- consuelo
- convenir
- cuerno
- dedillo
- demonio
- desconocer
- diferenciar
- economía
- entender
- estimable
- estribar
- eufórica
- eufórico
- gloria
- impresión
- latín
- morbosa
- morboso
- puesta
- puesto
- relacionarse
- sable
- si
- terrena
- terreno
- tinta
- bien
- ciencia
- conocer
- conocimiento
- deber
- derecho
- experiencia
- feo
- hallar
- llegar
- lo
- mal
- memoria
- porqué
English:
acquaint
- aware
- can
- certain
- curious
- flounder
- fortuneteller
- guess
- hand
- hear
- horrify
- know
- learning
- namely
- nice
- pat
- pride
- should
- taste
- tell
- truck
- understand
- unknowingly
- wisdom
- able
- appreciation
- authority
- claim
- copy
- early
- funny
- heart
- knowledge
- let
- priority
- realize
- reassuring
- right
- saber
- sabre
- score
- skill
- stump
- suppose
- viz
- way

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saber

♦ nm

knowledge;
Formal
según mi/nuestro/ etc[m5]. leal saber y entender to the best of my/our/ etc knowledge;

Prov

el saber no ocupa lugar you can never know too much

♦ vt

1. [conocer] to know;

ya lo sé I know;

no lo sé I don't know;

yo no sabía nada de eso I didn't know anything about that;

no sabía que eras médico I didn't know you were a doctor;

ya sé lo que vas a decir I know what you're going to say;

de haberlo sabido (antes) o [m5]si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home;

es de o [m5]por todos sabido que… it's common knowledge that…, everyone knows that…;

hacer saber algo a alguien to inform sb of sth, to tell sb sth;

para que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your information;

¿sabes qué (te digo)?, que no me arrepiento you know what, I don't regret it;

si lo sabré yo, que tengo cuatro hijos you're telling me! I've got four children!;

sin yo saberlo, sin saberlo yo without my knowledge;
Fig
no sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myself, I wanted to crawl under a rock;

no sabe lo que (se) hace she doesn't know what she's doing;

no sabe lo que tiene he doesn't realize just how lucky he is;
Fam
te ha llamado un tal Antonio no sé cuántos there was a call for you from Antonio something or other;

no sé qué decir I don't know what to say;

¡qué sé yo!, ¡y yo qué sé! how should I know!;

¡qué sé yo la de veces que me caí de la bici! heaven knows how many times I fell off my bike!;
Irónico
como te pille vas a saber lo que es bueno just wait till I get my hands on you!;
Irónico
cuando hagas la mili sabrás lo que es bueno you'll be in for a nasty surprise when you do your military service;

tener un no sé qué to have a certain something;
Fam
y no sé qué y no sé cuántos and so on and so forth

2. [ser capaz de]
saber hacer algo to be able to do sth, to know how to do sth;

¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?;

no sé nadar I can't swim, I don't know how to swim;

sabe hablar inglés/montar en bici she can speak English/ride a bike;

sabe perder he's a good loser;

su problema es que no saben beber [beben demasiado] their problem is they don't know when to stop drinking

3. [enterarse de] to learn, to find out;

lo supe ayer/por los periódicos I found (it) out yesterday/in the papers;

supe la noticia demasiado tarde I only heard the news when it was too late;

¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?;

¿sabes algo de cuándo será el examen? have you heard anything about when the exam's going to be?

4. [entender de] to know about;

sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics

♦ vi

1. [tener sabor] to taste (a of);
a mí me sabe a fresa it tastes of strawberries to me;

sabe mucho a cebolla it has a very strong taste of onions, it tastes very strongly of onions;

esto no sabe a nada this has no taste to it, this doesn't taste of anything;

saber bien/mal to taste good/bad;

¡qué bien sabe este pan! this bread's really tasty!, this bread tastes really good!;

esta agua sabe this water has a funny taste;

Comp
Fam
saber a cuerno quemado o [m5] a rayos to taste disgusting o revolting

2. [sentar]
le supo mal [le enfadó] it upset o annoyed him;

me sabe mal mentirle I feel bad about lying to him;

Comp
Fam
saber a cuerno quemado o [m5]a rayos: sus comentarios me supieron a cuerno quemado o [m5] a rayos I thought his comments were really off

3. [tener conocimiento] to know;

no sé de qué me hablas I don't know what you're talking about;

sé de una tienda que vende discos de vinilo I know of a shop that sells vinyl records;

que yo sepa as far as I know;

¡quién sabe!, ¡vete (tú) a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! who knows!;

pues, sabes, a mí no me importaría I wouldn't mind, you know;

es vecino mío, ¿sabes? he's my neighbour, you know;

Comp
Méx Fam
¡sepa Pancha!, ¡sepa la bola! who knows?

4. [entender]
saber de algo to know about sth;

¿tú sabes de mecánica? do you know (anything) about mechanics?;

ése sí que sabe he's a canny one

5. [tener noticia]
saber de alguien to hear from sb;

no sé de él desde hace meses I haven't heard (anything) from him for months;

saber de algo to learn of sth;

supe de su muerte por los periódicos I learnt of her death in the papers;

no quiero saber (nada) de ti I don't want to have anything to do with you

6. [parecer]
eso me sabe a disculpa that sounds like an excuse to me;

este postre me ha sabido a poco I could have done with the dessert being a bit bigger;

las vacaciones me han sabido a muy poco my holidays weren't nearly long enough, I could have done with my holidays being a lot longer

7. Am [soler]
saber hacer algo to be in the habit of doing sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb saberse

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saber

I v/t

1 know;

hacer saber algo a alguien let s.o. know sth;

¿cómo lo sabes? how do you know?;

¡si lo sabré yo! don’t I know it!;

¡para que lo sepas! so there!;

sabérselas todas fam know every trick in the book

2 ( ser capaz de)

:

saber hacer algo know how to do sth, be able to do sth;

sé nadar/leer I can swim/read;

saber alemán know German

3 ( enterarse) find out;

lo supe ayer I found out yesterday

II v/i

1 know (de about);

¡vete a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! heaven knows;

¡quién sabe! who knows!;

¡qué sé yo! who knows?;

que yo sepa as far as I know;

no que yo sepa not as far as I know;

hace mucho que no sé de ella I haven’t heard from her for a long time

2 ( tener sabor) taste (a of);

me sabe a quemado it tastes burnt to me;

las vacaciones me han sabido a poco my vacation went much too quickly;

me sabe mal fig it upsets me

III m knowledge, learning

IV

:

a saber namely

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saber {71} vt

1) : to know

2) : to know how to, to be able to

sabe tocar el violín: she can play the violin

3) : to learn, to find out

4)

a saber : to wit, namely

saber vi

1) : to know, to suppose

2) : to be informed

supimos del desastre: we heard about the disaster

3) : to taste

esto no sabe bien: this doesn't taste right

4)

saber a : to taste like

sabe a naranja: it tastes like orange

♦ See also the reflexive verb saberse

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saber vb

1. (en general) to know [pt. knew; pp. known]

sabe mucho de política he knows a lot about politics

¿alguien sabe lo que ha pasado? does anyone know what happened?

sé llegar al parque I know how to get to the park

no sé dónde está el coche I don't know where the car is

2. (tener capacidad, habilidad) can [pt. could]

sabe tocar el piano she can play the piano

¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?

3. (hablar) to speak [pt. spoke; pp. spoken]

sabe inglés y francés she speaks English and French

4. (tener noticias) to hear [pt. & pp. heard]

hace mucho tiempo que no sé nada de ellos I haven't heard anything from them for ages

5. (enterarse) to find out [pt. & pp. found]

cuando supe que era su cumpleaños... when I found out it was her birthday...

6. (tener sabor) to taste

este helado sabe a avellana this ice cream tastes of hazelnuts

este potaje no sabe a nada this stew has no taste

saber mal una cosa a alguien (disgustar, enfadar) to be upset / not to like

le supo mal que se fueran sin ella she was upset that they went without her

me sabe mal no acompañarte hasta tu casa I don't like not walking you home

que yo sepa as far as I know

vete a saber goodness knows / it's anyone's guess

vete a saber dónde estarán las llaves it's anyone's guess where the keys are

¡yo qué sé! how should I know?

Spanish-English dictionary > saber
16 lernen

I v/t

1. learn; (aufschnappen) pick up; lesen lernen learn to read; Englisch lernen learn English; Klavier lernen learn to play the piano; das Autofahren lernen learn to drive a car; du wirst es nie lernen you’ll never learn; das will gelernt sein! it’s something that has to be learn|t (Am. -ed), it’s not as easy as it looks; gelernt ist gelernt once learn|t (Am. -ed) never forgotten

2. (ausgebildet werden als) Tischler(in) lernen train to be ( oder train as) a carpenter; er hat Kaufmann gelernt he qualified in business studies

3. jemanden schätzen lernen come to appreciate s.o.; jemanden lieben lernen grow ( oder learn) to love s.o.

4. umg. (lehren) teach; mein Vater hat mir das Schwimmen gelernt my father taught me to swim

II v/i

1. learn; aus Fehlern / aus der Geschichte lernen learn from one’s mistakes / from history; schnell / leicht lernen be a fast / good learner; langsam / schwer lernen be a slow / poor learner

2. (studieren) study; für die Schule: do (one’s) homework; (Stoff wiederholen) auch revise, do one’s revision; (in der Ausbildung sein) be a trainee; die Mutter hat jeden Tag mit ihr ( für die Prüfung) gelernt her mother worked with her every day ( oder helped her every day with her work) (preparing for the exam); fleißig lernen work ( oder study) hard; gelernt

III v/refl: das lernt sich leicht / schwer that’s easy / hard to learn oder remember; das lernt sich schnell you’ll learn that ( oder pick that up) in no time

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to study; to learn

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lẹr|nen ['lɛrnən]
1. vt

1) (= Fertigkeit erwerben in) to learn

lesen/schwimmen etc lernen — to learn to read/swim etc

Stenografie/Schreibmaschine lernen — to learn shorthand/typing or to type

lernen, etw zu tun — to learn to do sth

etw von/bei jdm lernen — to learn sth from sb

jdn lieben/schätzen lernen — to come or learn to love/appreciate sb

er lernts nie — he never learns

er wirds nie lernen — he'll never learn

See:

→ Hänschen

2) Beruf to learn; Bäcker, Schlosser etc to train as, to learn the trade of

er hat zwei Jahre gelernt — he trained for two years, he did two years' training; (in Handwerk) he did a two-year apprenticeship

das will gelernt sein — it's a question of practice

gelernt ist gelernt (Prov) —

lerne was, so kannst/bist du was (prov) — it never hurt anyone to learn anything

See:

→ auch gelernt

2. vi

1) (= Kenntnisse erwerben) to learn; (= arbeiten) to study; (= Schulaufgaben machen) to do (one's) homework

die Mutter lernte drei Stunden mit ihm — his mother spent three hours helping him with his homework

lerne fleißig in der Schule — work hard at school

von ihm kannst du noch (was) lernen! — he could teach you a thing or two

nicht für die Schule, sondern für das Leben lernen wir (prov) — learning is not just for school but for life

2) (= sich in der Ausbildung befinden) to go to school; (in Universität) to study; (in Beruf) to train

er lernt bei der Firma Braun — he's training at Braun's, Braun's are training him

3. vr

der Text/die Rolle lernt sich leicht/schwer/schnell — the text/part is easy/hard to learn/doesn't take long to learn

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(to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) learn

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Ler·nen

[ˈlɛrnən]

nt learning

exemplarisches \Lernen learning by example

rechnerunterstütztes \Lernen computer-aided [or -assisted] learning

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) study

gut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]

leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy

mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work

2) (Lehrling sein) train
2.
transitives Verb

1) learn

schwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano

er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn

von ihm kann man noch was lernen — you can learn a thing or two from him

das will gelernt sein — that is something one has to learn

gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten

das Fürchten lernen — find out what it is to be afraid

2)

einen Beruf lernen — learn a trade

Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc

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lernen

A. v/t

1. learn; (aufschnappen) pick up;

lesen lernen learn to read;

Englisch lernen learn English;

Klavier lernen learn to play the piano;

das Autofahren lernen learn to drive a car;

du wirst es nie lernen you’ll never learn;

das will gelernt sein! it’s something that has to be learnt (US -ed), it’s not as easy as it looks;

gelernt ist gelernt once learnt (US -ed) never forgotten

2. (ausgebildet werden als)

Tischler(in) lernen train to be ( oder train as) a carpenter;

er hat Kaufmann gelernt he qualified in business studies

3.

jemanden schätzen lernen come to appreciate sb;

jemanden lieben lernen grow ( oder learn) to love sb

4. umg (lehren) teach;

mein Vater hat mir das Schwimmen gelernt my father taught me to swim

B. v/i

1. learn;

aus Fehlern/aus der Geschichte lernen learn from one’s mistakes/from history;

schnell/leicht lernen be a fast/good learner;

langsam/schwer lernen be a slow/poor learner

2. (studieren) study; für die Schule: do (one’s) homework; (Stoff wiederholen) auch revise, do one’s revision; (in der Ausbildung sein) be a trainee;

die Mutter hat jeden Tag mit ihr (für die Prüfung) gelernt her mother worked with her every day ( oder helped her every day with her work) (preparing for the exam);

fleißig lernen work ( oder study) hard; → gelernt

C. v/r:

das lernt sich leicht/schwer that’s easy/hard to learn oder remember;

das lernt sich schnell you’ll learn that ( oder pick that up) in no time

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) study

gut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]

leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy

mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work

2) (Lehrling sein) train
2.
transitives Verb

1) learn

schwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano

er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn

von ihm kann man noch was lernen — you can learn a thing or two from him

das will gelernt sein — that is something one has to learn

gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten

das Fürchten lernen — find out what it is to be afraid

2)

einen Beruf lernen — learn a trade

Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc

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n.

study n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lernen
17 Lernen

I v/t

1. learn; (aufschnappen) pick up; lesen lernen learn to read; Englisch lernen learn English; Klavier lernen learn to play the piano; das Autofahren lernen learn to drive a car; du wirst es nie lernen you’ll never learn; das will gelernt sein! it’s something that has to be learn|t (Am. -ed), it’s not as easy as it looks; gelernt ist gelernt once learn|t (Am. -ed) never forgotten

2. (ausgebildet werden als) Tischler(in) lernen train to be ( oder train as) a carpenter; er hat Kaufmann gelernt he qualified in business studies

3. jemanden schätzen lernen come to appreciate s.o.; jemanden lieben lernen grow ( oder learn) to love s.o.

4. umg. (lehren) teach; mein Vater hat mir das Schwimmen gelernt my father taught me to swim

II v/i

1. learn; aus Fehlern / aus der Geschichte lernen learn from one’s mistakes / from history; schnell / leicht lernen be a fast / good learner; langsam / schwer lernen be a slow / poor learner

2. (studieren) study; für die Schule: do (one’s) homework; (Stoff wiederholen) auch revise, do one’s revision; (in der Ausbildung sein) be a trainee; die Mutter hat jeden Tag mit ihr ( für die Prüfung) gelernt her mother worked with her every day ( oder helped her every day with her work) (preparing for the exam); fleißig lernen work ( oder study) hard; gelernt

III v/refl: das lernt sich leicht / schwer that’s easy / hard to learn oder remember; das lernt sich schnell you’ll learn that ( oder pick that up) in no time

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to study; to learn

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lẹr|nen ['lɛrnən]
1. vt

1) (= Fertigkeit erwerben in) to learn

lesen/schwimmen etc lernen — to learn to read/swim etc

Stenografie/Schreibmaschine lernen — to learn shorthand/typing or to type

lernen, etw zu tun — to learn to do sth

etw von/bei jdm lernen — to learn sth from sb

jdn lieben/schätzen lernen — to come or learn to love/appreciate sb

er lernts nie — he never learns

er wirds nie lernen — he'll never learn

See:

→ Hänschen

2) Beruf to learn; Bäcker, Schlosser etc to train as, to learn the trade of

er hat zwei Jahre gelernt — he trained for two years, he did two years' training; (in Handwerk) he did a two-year apprenticeship

das will gelernt sein — it's a question of practice

gelernt ist gelernt (Prov) —

lerne was, so kannst/bist du was (prov) — it never hurt anyone to learn anything

See:

→ auch gelernt

2. vi

1) (= Kenntnisse erwerben) to learn; (= arbeiten) to study; (= Schulaufgaben machen) to do (one's) homework

die Mutter lernte drei Stunden mit ihm — his mother spent three hours helping him with his homework

lerne fleißig in der Schule — work hard at school

von ihm kannst du noch (was) lernen! — he could teach you a thing or two

nicht für die Schule, sondern für das Leben lernen wir (prov) — learning is not just for school but for life

2) (= sich in der Ausbildung befinden) to go to school; (in Universität) to study; (in Beruf) to train

er lernt bei der Firma Braun — he's training at Braun's, Braun's are training him

3. vr

der Text/die Rolle lernt sich leicht/schwer/schnell — the text/part is easy/hard to learn/doesn't take long to learn

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(to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) learn

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Ler·nen

[ˈlɛrnən]

nt learning

exemplarisches \Lernen learning by example

rechnerunterstütztes \Lernen computer-aided [or -assisted] learning

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) study

gut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]

leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy

mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work

2) (Lehrling sein) train
2.
transitives Verb

1) learn

schwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano

er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn

von ihm kann man noch was lernen — you can learn a thing or two from him

das will gelernt sein — that is something one has to learn

gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten

das Fürchten lernen — find out what it is to be afraid

2)

einen Beruf lernen — learn a trade

Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc

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Lernen n; -s, kein pl; SCHULE learning; (Studieren) studying;

er tut sich mit dem Lernen schwer he’s not a good ( oder he’s a poor) learner;

ihr macht das Lernen Spaß she enjoys her schoolwork;

jemandem beim Lernen helfen help sb with his ( oder her) schoolwork ( Hausaufgaben: homework)

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) study

gut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]

leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy

mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work

2) (Lehrling sein) train
2.
transitives Verb

1) learn

schwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano

er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn

von ihm kann man noch was lernen — you can learn a thing or two from him

das will gelernt sein — that is something one has to learn

gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten

das Fürchten lernen — find out what it is to be afraid

2)

einen Beruf lernen — learn a trade

Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc

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n.

study n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Lernen
18 savoir

savoir [savwaʀ]

➭ TABLE 32

1. transitive verb

a. to know

• je ne savais quoi or que dire/faire I didn't know what to say/do

• oui, je (le) sais yes, I know

• je savais qu'elle était malade

• je la savais malade I knew (that) she was ill

• il ne savait pas s'il devait accepter he didn't know whether to accept (or not)

• je crois savoir que... I believe that...

• je n'en sais rien I don't know

• il ment -- qu'en savez-vous ? he is lying -- how do you know?

• il nous a fait savoir que... he let us know that...

• ça se saurait si c'était vrai if it was true people would know about it

• ça finira bien par se savoir it'll get out in the end

• en savoir trop to know too much

• en savoir long to know a lot

• il croit tout savoir he thinks he knows everything

• Monsieur (or Madame or Mademoiselle) je-sais-tout (inf) know-all

• tu en sais, des choses (inf) you certainly know a thing or two, don't you!

• il ne sait rien de rien he hasn't a clue about anything

• qui sait ? who knows?

• tu veux celui-ci ou celui-là, faudrait savoir ! (inf) do you want this one or that one, make up your mind, will you?

• je sais bien, mais... I know, but...

• il nous a emmenés je ne sais où he took us goodness knows where

• il y a je ne sais combien de temps qu'il ne l'a vue I don't know how long it is since he last saw her

• elle ne sait pas quoi faire pour le consoler she's at a loss to know how to comfort him

• il n'a rien voulu savoir he didn't want to know

• on ne sait jamais you never know

• que je sache as far as I know

• à savoir that is

• vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que... (formal) you are not unaware that... (frm)

• si j'avais su if I had known

• elle ne savait où donner de la tête she didn't know whether she was coming or going

b. (avec infinitif) ( = être capable de) to know how to

• elle sait lire et écrire she can read and write

• il ne sait pas nager he can't swim

• il sait parler aux enfants he knows how to talk to children

• il sait y faire he's good at getting things his own way

• il sait écouter he's a good listener

• il faut savoir attendre you have to learn to be patient

• il se savait très malade he knew he was very ill

• sans le savoir ( = sans s'en rendre compte) without knowing ; ( = sans le faire exprès) unwittingly

• il ne savait pas où se mettre he didn't know where to put himself

• je ne saurais pas te le dire I couldn't tell you

2. masculine noun

• le savoir knowledge

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I
1. savwaʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]

savoir son texte — to know one's lines

savoir quelque chose par cœur — to know something by heart

savoir que — to know (that)

vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que — you are no doubt aware that

elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit — she doesn't know what she's saying

savoir quelque chose sur quelqu'un — to know something about somebody

ne rien savoir de quelque chose — to know nothing about something

elle en sait plus/moins que moi — she knows more/less about it than I do

il n'en saura rien — he'll never know (about it)

va or allez savoir!, qui sait! — who knows!

on ne sait jamais — you never know

est-ce que je sais, moi! — how should I know!

elle n'a rien voulu savoir — she just didn't want to know

parler sans savoir — to talk about things one knows nothing about

sans le savoir — without knowing (it)

pour autant que je sache — as far as I know

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

elle nous a fait savoir que — she informed us that

comment l'as-tu su ? — how did you find out?

je l'ai su par elle — she told me about it

savoir le chinois — to know Chinese

on la savait riche — she was known to be rich

reste à savoir si — it remains to be seen if ou whether

ne savoir que faire pour... — to be at a loss as to how to...

on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris — she is understood ou thought to be in Paris

sachant que — given that

sache qu'il t'a menti — I'm telling you, he was lying

la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez — you-know-who

je ne sais quel journaliste — some journalist or other

je ne sais qui — somebody or other

tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! — are you coming or not? make your mind up!

si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! — you can't imagine how happy I am!

tu en sais des choses! — you really know a thing or two!

2) ( être capable de)

savoir faire — to be able to do, to know how to do

savoir comment faire — to know how to do

je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine — I can drive/swim/type

il ne sait pas dire non — he can't say no

savoir écouter — to be a good listener

elle sait bien expliquer — she's good at explaining things

il a su nous parler — he was able to talk to us

on ne saurait mieux dire — I couldn't have put it better myself

elle sait y faire avec les enfants — she's good with children

il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait — he cried and cried

3) Belgicisme ( pouvoir)

je ne sais pas soulever la valise — I can't lift the suitcase

2.

se savoir verbe pronominal

1) ( être connu)

ça se saurait — people would know about that

tout se sait ici — people get to know everything in this place

ça s'est su tout de suite — word immediately got around

2) ( être conscient d'être)

se savoir aimé — to know one is loved

3.

à savoir locution adverbiale that is to say

••

ne pas savoir où donner de la tête — not to know whether one is coming or going

II savwaʀ
nom masculin

1) ( érudition) learning

un grand savoir — great learning

2) ( science) knowledge

3) ( culture) body of knowledge

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savwaʀ
1. vt

1) (avoir connaissance de) to know

tu sais quoi? — you know what?

Je ne sais pas où il est allé. — I don't know where he's gone.

Nous ne savons pas s'il est bien arrivé. — We don't know if he's arrived safely.

Tu savais que Canberra était la capitale de l'Australie? — Did you know that Canberra was the capital of Australia?

Il ne sait pas ce qu'il va faire ce week-end. — He doesn't know what he's going to do this weekend.

je n'en sais rien — I really don't know

je crois savoir que... — I believe that...

vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que — you will not be unaware of the fact that

faire savoir qch à qn — to inform sb about sth, to let sb know sth

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

sans le savoir — unknowingly, unwittingly

en savoir long — to know a lot

2) (= être capable de)

il sait nager — he can swim

tu sais nager? — can you swim?

3) (= imaginer)

il est petit: tu ne peux pas savoir! — you won't believe how small he is!

4) (autre locution)

à savoir (= c'est-à-dire) — namely

2. nm

knowledge

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savoir verb table: savoir

A nm

1 ( érudition) learning ¢; le savoir désintéressé learning for its own sake; un grand savoir great learning;

2 ( science) knowledge ¢; le savoir médical medical knowledge; le savoir et l'expérience knowledge and experience; les savoirs et les savoir-faire knowledge and know-how;

3 ( culture) body ¢ of knowledge; transmettre un savoir to pass on a body of knowledge.

B vtr

1 ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]; savoir son texte to know one's lines; savoir qch par cœur to know sth by heart; savoir que to know (that); je sais qu'elle est pauvre I know she's poor; vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que you are no doubt aware that; elle sait bien que she knows very well (that); je la savais triste I knew she was miserable; savoir quand/pourquoi to know when/why; savoir qui/ce que to know who/what; savoir combien il est difficile de faire to know how difficult it is to do; on ne sait où elle est nobody knows where she is; tu sais ce que tu veux, ou non? do you know what you want or don't you?; ne l'écoute pas, elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit take no notice, she doesn't know what she's saying; savoir qch sur qn to know sth about sb; ne rien savoir de qch to know nothing about sth; il ne sait rien de or sur moi he doesn't know anything about me, he knows nothing about me; elle en sait plus/moins que moi she knows more/less about it than I do; il n'en saura rien he'll never know (about it); je n'en sais rien I don't know; la douleur, elle en sait quelque chose she knows what pain is; c'est vrai, tu sais that's true, you know; va or allez savoir!, qui sait! who knows!; on ne sait jamais you never know; si seulement j'avais su if only I'd known; je (le) sais bien I know; est-ce que je sais, moi! how should I know!; il est parti pour la raison que tu sais you know very well why he left; elle n'a rien voulu savoir she just didn't want to know; fais-moi savoir si let me know if; parler sans savoir to talk about things one knows nothing about; sans le savoir without knowing (it); c'est faux, (pour autant) que je sache as far as I know, it's not true; pas que je sache not as far as I know; elle a fait savoir que she let it be known that; elle nous a fait savoir que she informed us that; je ne veux pas le savoir I don't want to know; comment l'as-tu su? how did you find out?; je l'ai su par elle she told me about it; savoir le chinois to know Chinese; bien savoir le japonais to have a good knowledge of Japanese; quelque chose qu'il sait être douloureux something he knows is painful ou to be painful; on la savait riche she was known to be rich; reste à savoir si it remains to be seen if ou whether; ne savoir que faire pour… to be at a loss as to how to…; on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris she is understood ou thought to be in Paris; on ne leur savait pas d'ennemis they had no known enemies; sachant que given that; sache qu'il t'a menti/que j'avais raison I'm telling you, he was lying/I was right; sachez que fumer est interdit dans le bureau you should know that smoking is forbidden in the office; il a menti, et que sais-je encore! he told lies, and goodness knows GB ou who knows what else!; la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez you-know-who; je ne sais quel journaliste some journalist or other; je ne sais qui somebody or other; tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are you coming or not? make your mind up!; on va avoir une augmentation ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are we getting more money or not? let's get it straight!; elle a je ne sais combien de tableaux she's got who knows how many pictures; si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! you can't imagine how happy I am!; tu en sais des choses! you really know a thing or two!; ⇒ vieillesse;

2 ( être capable de) savoir faire to be able to do, to know how to do; savoir comment faire to know how to do; je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine I can drive/swim/type; je sais parler espagnol I can speak Spanish; il ne sait pas dire non he can't say no; savoir pardonner to be able to forgive; savoir écouter to be a good listener; elle sait bien/mal expliquer she's good/bad at explaining things; il a su nous parler he was able to talk to us; il a su la comprendre he understood her; on ne saurait tout prévoir one cannot foresee everything; je ne saurais vous dire pourquoi I really can't say why; on ne saurait mieux dire I couldn't have put it better myself; elle sait y faire avec les enfants she's good with children; elle sait y faire avec les hommes she knows how to handle men; il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait he cried and cried;

3 Belg ( pouvoir) je ne sais pas soulever la valise I can't lift the suitcase; on ne sait pas savoir ce qui va se passer it's impossible to know what will happen.

C se savoir vpr

1 ( être connu) ça se saurait people would know about that; à la campagne, tout se sait in the country, people get to know all that goes on; tout se sait ici people get to know everything in this place; cela a fini par se savoir word got around, it got out in the end; ça s'est su tout de suite word immediately got around;

2 ( être conscient d'être) se savoir aimé to know one is loved; se savoir perdu to know one is done for.

D v impers ( pouvoir) il ne saurait en être question it's completely out of the question; il ne saurait y avoir de démocratie sans égalité there can be no democracy without equality.

E à savoir loc adv that is to say; dans deux jours, à savoir lundi in two days, that is to say on Monday.

Idiomes

ne pas savoir où donner de la tête not to know whether one is coming or going; et Dieu or Diable sait quoi! and God knows what else!

I

[savwar] nom masculin

knowledge

II

[savwar] verbe transitif

1. [connaître - donnée, réponse, situation] to know

que savez-vous de lui? what do you know about ou of him?

tu sais la nouvelle? have you heard the news?

on le savait malade we knew ou we were aware (that) he was ill

je ne te savais pas si susceptible I didn't know ou I didn't realize ou I never thought you were so touchy

2. [être informé de]

que va-t-il arriver à Tintin? pour le savoir, lisez notre prochain numéro! what's in store for Tintin? find out in our next issue!

c'est toujours bon à savoir it's (always) worth knowing

je sais des choses... (familier) [sur un ton taquin] I know a thing or two, I know what I know!

c'est sa maîtresse — tu en sais des choses! she's his mistress — you seem well informed!

pour en savoir plus, composez le 34 15 for more information ou (if you want) to know more, phone 34 15

ce n'est pas elle qui l'a dénoncé — qu'en savez-vous? she wasn't the one who turned him in — what do you know about it ou how do you know?

je n'en sais rien du tout I don't know anything about it, I haven't got a clue

après tout, tu n'en sais rien! after all, what do YOU know about it!

il est venu ici, mais personne n'en a rien su he came here, but nobody found out about it

en savoir long sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to know a great deal about somebody/something

oh oui ça fait mal, j'en sais quelque chose! yes, it's very painful, I can tell you!

il n'aime pas les cafardeurs — tu dois en savoir quelque chose! he doesn't like sneaks — you'd know all about that!

pour ce que j'en sais for all I know

je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur lui I know what kind of (a) person he is

je crois savoir qu'ils ont annulé la conférence I have reason ou I'm led to believe that they called off the conference

tout le monde sait que... it's a well-known fact ou everybody knows that...

je ne sais combien, on ne sait combien [d'argent] who knows how much

il y a je ne sais combien de temps a very long time ago

il a fallu je ne sais combien de soldats God knows how many soldiers were needed

je ne sais comment, on ne sait comment God knows how

je ne sais où, on ne sait où God knows where

il est je ne sais où God knows where he is

je ne sais quel/quelle some... or other

sans trop savoir quoi faire [attendre, marcher] aimlessly

je ne sais qui, on ne sait qui somebody or other

il y a je ne sais quoi de bizarre chez lui there's something a bit weird about him

il vendait des tapis, des bracelets et que sais-je encore he was selling carpets, bracelets and goodness/God knows what else

sachant que x = y, démontrez que... MATHÉMATIQUES if x = y, show that...

(en usage absolu)

oui, oui, je sais! yes, yes, I'm aware of that ou I know ou I realize!

où est-elle? — est-ce que je sais, moi? (familier) where is she? — search me ou don't ask me ou how should I know?

si j'avais su, je ne t'aurais rien dit if I'd known, I wouldn't have said a word (to you)

(au subjonctif)

je ne sache pas qu'on ait modifié le calendrier (soutenu & humoristique) , on n'a pas modifié le calendrier, que je sache the calendar hasn't been altered that I know of ou as far as I know

va savoir ce qui lui a pris! who knows what possessed her?

3. [être convaincu de] to know, to be certain ou sure

je savais bien que ça ne marcherait pas! I knew it wouldn't work!

je n'en sais trop rien I'm not too sure, I don't really know

(en usage absolu)

comment savoir? how can you tell ou know?

qui sait? who knows?

on ne sait jamais, sait-on jamais you never know

4. [apprendre]

je l'ai su par son frère I heard it from her brother

on a fini par savoir qu'un des ministres était compromis it finally leaked out that one of the ministers was compromised

faire savoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to inform somebody ou to let somebody know of something

si elle arrive, faites-le moi savoir if she comes, let me know

5. [se rappeler] to know, to remember

je ne sais plus la fin de l'histoire I can't remember the end of the story

est-ce que tu sais ton rôle?

a. THÉÂTRE do you know your lines?

b. (figuré) do you know what you are supposed to do?

6. [pouvoir] to know how to, to be able to

savoir faire quelque chose to know how to ou to be able to do something

tu sais plonger/conduire? can you dive/drive?

elle ne sait ni lire ni écrire she can't read or write

il ne sait pas/sait bien faire la cuisine he's a bad/good cook

si je sais bien compter/lire if I count/read right

il sait parler/vendre he's a good talker/salesman

quand on lui a demandé qui était président à l'époque, il n'a pas su répondre when asked who was President at the time, he didn't know (what the answer was)

je ne sais pas mentir I can't (tell a) lie

il sait se contenter de peu he can make do with very little

je n'ai pas su la réconforter I wasn't able to comfort her

elle ne sait pas se reposer [elle travaille trop] she doesn't know when to stop

il a su rester jeune/modeste he's managed to remain young/modest

savoir s'y prendre: savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants to know how to handle children, to be good with children

je n'ai jamais su m'y prendre avec les filles I've never known how to behave with girls!

savoir y faire: laisse-moi découper le poulet, tu ne sais pas y faire let me carve the chicken, you don't know how to do it

savoir y faire avec quelqu'un to know how to handle somebody

il sait y faire avec les filles! he knows how to get his (own) way with girls!

on ne saurait tout prévoir you can't think of everything

on ne saurait être plus aimable/déplaisant you couldn't be nicer/more unpleasant

7. [être conscient de] to know, to be aware of

sachez-le bien make no ou let there be no mistake about this

il faut savoir que le parti n'a pas toujours suivi Staline you've got to remember that the Party didn't always toe the Stalinist line

sache qu'en fait, c'était son idée you should know that in fact, it was his idea

sachez que je le fais bénévolement for your information, I do it for nothing

elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle fait ni ce qu'elle dit

a. [à cause d'un choc, de la vieillesse] she's become confused

b. [sous l'effet de la colère] she's beside herself (with anger)

il est tellement soûl qu'il ne sait plus ce qu'il dit he's so drunk he doesn't know what he's saying

je sais ce que je dis I know what I'm saying

tu ne sais pas ce que tu veux/dis you don't know what you want/what you're talking about

il faudrait savoir ce que tu dis! make up your mind!

(en usage absolu)

faudrait savoir! make up your mind!

8. [imaginer]

ne (plus) savoir que ou quoi faire to be at a loss as to what to do, not to know what to do

je ne sais (plus) que faire avec ma fille I just don't know what to do with my daughter

il ne sait plus quoi faire pour se rendre intéressant he'd stop at nothing ou there's nothing he wouldn't do to attract attention to himself

je ne savais plus où me mettre ou me fourrer (familier) [de honte] I didn't know where to put myself

9. (Belgique)

il ne sait pas venir demain [il ne peut pas venir demain] he can't make it tomorrow

ses résultats ne sont pas brillants, savez-vous? [n'est-ce pas] his results aren't very good, are they ou am I right?

10. [pour prendre l'interlocuteur à témoin]

ce n'est pas toujours facile, tu sais! it's not always easy, you know!

tu sais, je ne crois pas à ses promesses to tell you the truth, I don't believe in her promises

tu sais que tu commences à m'énerver? (familier) you're getting on my nerves, you know that ou d'you know that?

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[savwar] adverbe

namely, specifically, i.e

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se savoir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[nouvelle] to become known

tout se sait dans le village news travels fast in the village

ça finira par se savoir people are bound to find out

je ne veux pas que ça se sache I don't want it to be publicized ou to get around

cela ou ça (familier) se saurait : ça se saurait s'il était si doué que ça (familier) if he was that good, you'd know about it

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se savoir verbe pronominal intransitif

[personne]

il se sait malade he knows he's ill

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à savoir locution adverbiale

namely, that is, i.e

son principal prédateur, à savoir le renard its most important predator, namely the fox

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à savoir que locution conjonctive

meaning ou to the effect that (soutenu)

il nous a donné sa réponse, à savoir qu'il accepte he's given us his answer, that is, he accepts ou to the effect that he accepts

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savoir si locution conjonctive

(familier) but who knows whether

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > savoir
19 sapere

1. v/t know

( essere capace di) be able to

( venire a) sapere hear

sai nuotare? can you swim?

lo so I know

2. v/i: far sapere qualcosa a qualcuno let someone know something

saperla lunga know all about it

non si sa mai you never know

per quel che ne so as far as I know

sapere di ( avere sapore di) taste of

non sa di nulla it doesn't taste of anything

3. m knowledge

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sapere v.tr.

1 to know*: sa sempre la lezione molto bene, she always knows her lesson very well; sa tre lingue straniere, he knows three foreign languages; sapere a mente, a memoria, to know by heart; sapere qlco. per filo e per segno, to know sthg. thoroughly; so per esperienza come vanno queste cose, I know by experience how these things go // sa il fatto suo, he knows his job // chi sa il gioco non lo insegni, (prov.) he who knows the rules does well to keep them to himself

2 ( essere a conoscenza di) to know*; ( venire a conoscenza di) to hear*, to learn*; to get* to know: sai che...?, do you know that...?; lo so, I know; non lo so, I don't know; non so niente di tutto questo, I know nothing about all this; vorrei saperne di più, I wish I knew (o I'd like to know) more; so benissimo che sei lì, I know perfectly well you're there; sai bene, meglio di me, you know perfectly well; sapevo che sarebbe venuto, I knew he would come; venire a sapere, to get (o to come) to know; come hai saputo queste notizie?, how did you get this information?; presto o tardi si sa tutto, everything comes out sooner or later; speriamo che non si sappia in giro, let's hope the whole world doesn't know about it; non ho saputo più nulla di lui, I haven't heard any more about him; questo è quanto ho saputo, that is what I heard // far sapere qlco. a qlcu., to let s.o. know sthg.; ( per iscritto) to drop s.o. a line about sthg.; ( a voce) to send s.o. word about sthg. // sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qlcu., to know everything about s.o. // che ne so io?, come faccio a saperlo?, how should I know?; come fai a saperlo?, how do you know? // si può sapere cosa vuoi?, may I know what you want? // non si sa mai, you never know (o you never can tell) // buono a sapersi, that's worth knowing // non voglio più saperne ( di lui, di ciò), I don't want to have anything more to do with him, with it // sappi, sappiate che..., you have to understand that... // devi sapere che ieri..., listen, yesterday... // se (tu) sapessi, se sapeste!, if you only knew // (a) saperlo, (ad) averlo saputo!, if only I'd known! // che io sappia, per quel che ne so io, per quanto mi è dato sapere, as far as I know // per chi non lo sapesse, for those who don't know // sa com'è, you know how it is // Dio sa quando tornerà, God knows when he'll come back; Dio solo (lo) sa dove è andato a finire, God only knows where it's finished up // egli vende vestiti, cappelli, scarpe e che so io, he sells clothes, hats, shoes and what not // è morto di non so quale malattia, he died of some disease or other // in gennaio, si sa, fa freddo, everybody knows that it is cold in January

3 ( aver chiaro in mente) to know*: so io cosa devo fare, I know what I must do; non so che fare, che dire, I don't know what to do, what to say; non sai quello che dici, you don't know what you're saying; non so che farci, come fare, I don't know what to do about it; sa di avere ragione, he knows he's right; non sapevo di dover tornare, I didn't know I had to come back; sa quel che vuole, he knows what he wants // ecco, lo sapevo, there, I knew it // un certo non so che, a certain je ne sais quoi

4 ( essere capace, essere in grado di) can; ( nei tempi mancanti) to be able; to know* how: sa far tutto, he can do anything; non sa fare niente, he can't do anything; sa parlare inglese e francese, he can speak English and French; non so guidare la macchina, I can't drive a car; ''Sai sciare?'' ''Sì'', ''No'', ''Can you ski?'' ''Yes, I can'', ''No, I can't''; pensi che sappia cavarsela?, do you think he'll be able to manage?; non me l'hanno saputo dire, they weren't able to tell me; saprebbe indicarmi un buon ristorante nella zona?, could you tell me where there is a good restaurant around here?; rivolgiti a lui, saprà certamente consigliarti, ask him, he'll definitely be able to advise you; non sapendo nuotare, rischiò di annegare, not being able (o being unable) to swim, he was in danger of drowning; non ho simpatia per quella gente, non saprei dire perché, I don't like those people but I couldn't say why; sai come si apre questa porta?, do you know how this door opens?; è uno che sa farsi rispettare, he knows how to command respect; non so fare questo esercizio, I don't know how to do this exercise; non saprò mai usare il computer, I'll never know (o learn) how to use a computer (o I'll never be able to use a computer) // con la gente ci sa fare, he knows how to handle people; con lui bisogna saperci fare, you have to know how to handle him

◆ v. intr.

1 to know*, to be educated: è un uomo che sa, he is an educated (o a cultivated) man; sa di greco e di latino, he's well-versed in Greek and Latin

2 ( essere a conoscenza) to know*, to be aware; ( venire a conoscenza) to hear*, to learn*: so dei suoi meriti, I know (o I'm aware) of his merits; non sapevo di questi intrighi, I wasn't aware of these intrigues; ho saputo di un malinteso fra voi due, I've heard of a misunderstanding between you

3 ( aver sapore) to taste; ( aver odore) to smell*: questa minestra sa di aglio, this soup tastes of garlic; questa carne sa di bruciato, this meat tastes burnt; la stanza sapeva di fumo, the room smelt of smoke // una ragazza che non sa di niente, an insipid girl

4 ( pensare, supporre) to think*: mi sa che hai ragione tu, I think you're right; mi sa che è rimasto a letto, I bet he's stayed in bed.

sapere s.m.

1 ( scibile) knowledge: il sapere umano, human knowledge

2 ( cultura) learning, erudition, scholarship: un uomo di gran sapere, a man of great learning.

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1. [sa'pere]
vb irreg vt
1) (conoscere: lezione, nome) to know, (venire a sapere: notizia) to hear

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

sai se torna? — do you know if o whether he is coming back?

lo so — I know

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

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

sa quattro lingue — he knows o can speak four languages

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

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

come l'ha saputo? — how did he find out o hear about it?

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

vuoi sapere la verità? — do you want to know o hear the truth?

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

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

venire a sapere qc (da qn) — to find out o hear about sth (from sb)

2) (essere capace di) to know how to

non sa far niente — he can't do anything

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

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

non so guidare — I can't drive

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

sa (come) cavarsela — he can manage

3) (rendersi conto) to know

non sa cosa dice — he doesn't know o realize what he's saying

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

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

senza saperlo — without realizing it, unwittingly

4)

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

e chi lo sa? — who knows?

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

non si sa mai — you never know

non saprei — I don't o wouldn't know

non saprei dire — I couldn't say

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

averlo saputo! — had I (o we ecc) known!, if only I (o we ecc) had known!

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

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

2. vi (aus avere)

1)

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

sa di fragola — it tastes of strawberries

sa di pesce — it smells of fish

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

2)

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

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

3. sm

knowledge

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I 1. [sa'pere]
verbo modale (essere capace, potere) can, to be* able to

saper fare — to be able to do

sapere come fare — to know how to do

non sa guidare — she can't drive

sa battere a macchina? — can he type?

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

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

non sa dire di no — he can't say no

saper ascoltare — to be a good listener
2.
verbo transitivo

1) (conoscere) to know* [verità, risposta]

lo so — I know

non lo so — I don't know

sapere tutto — to know everything

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

non so perché — I don't know why

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

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

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

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

buono a -rsi — that's handy to know

come faccio a saperlo? — how should I know?

senza saperlo — unknowingly

come ben sai — as you well know

se proprio vuoi saperlo — if you must know

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

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

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

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

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

se sapessi! — little do you know!

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

che io sappia — as far as I know

non che io sappia — not that I know of

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

per quanto ne so — to my knowledge

senza che lo sapessi — without my knowledge

non saprei — I wouldn't know

vai a sapere! chi lo sa! — who knows?

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

2) (avere imparato) to know*

sapere il cinese — to know Chinese

sapere per esperienza — to know from experience

3) (essere, venire a conoscenza) to hear*, to learn* (di of, about)

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

ho saputo del tuo incidente — I heard about your accident

fammelo sapere — please let me know

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

ha fatto sapere che — she let it be known that
3.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (essere colto)

un uomo che sa — a cultivated man

2) (avere sapore) to taste, to savour BE, savor AE (di of); (avere odore) to smell* (di of)

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

non sa di niente — it has no taste

3) fig. (sembrare)

sa di fregatura — it sounds dodgy

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

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saperci fare con i bambini — to have a way o be good with children

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

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

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

sapere il fatto proprio — to know what's what

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

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

Attenzione a distinguere l'uso di saper fare qualcosa e sapere qualcosa: nel primo caso, sapere funziona da verbo modale, non può avere per soggetto una cosa, e si traduce con can, to be able to o to know how; nel secondo caso, funziona da verbo lessicale e si traduce con to know. Si veda sotto per gli esempi d'uso e i casi minori
II [sa'pere]
sostantivo maschile knowledge; (cultura) learning

sete di sapere — thirst for knowledge

un uomo di vasto sapere — a man of great learning

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sapere¹

/sa'pere/ [82]

Attenzione a distinguere l'uso di saper fare qualcosa e sapere qualcosa: nel primo caso, sapere funziona da verbo modale, non può avere per soggetto una cosa, e si traduce con can, to be able to o to know how; nel secondo caso, funziona da verbo lessicale e si traduce con to know. Si veda sotto per gli esempi d'uso e i casi minori.

I verbo modale

(essere capace, potere) can, to be* able to; saper fare to be able to do; sapere come fare to know how to do; non sa guidare she can't drive; sa battere a macchina? can he type? a quattro anni sapevo leggere I could read at the age of four; sai aggiustarlo? do you know how to fix it? non sa dire di no he can't say no; saper ascoltare to be a good listener

II verbo transitivo

1 (conoscere) to know* [verità, risposta]; lo so I know; non lo so I don't know; sapere tutto to know everything; sapere qcs. su qcn. to know sth. about sb.; non so perché I don't know why; lo so che è difficile I know it's difficult; sapevo che l'avresti detto I knew you would say that; non sa più quello che dice he doesn't know what he's saying; non ne so niente I don't know anything about it; buono a -rsi that's handy to know; come faccio a saperlo? how should I know? senza saperlo unknowingly; come ben sai as you well know; se proprio vuoi saperlo if you must know; caso mai non lo sapessi in case you didn't know; ha ragione, sai he's right, you know; sai una cosa? (do) you know something? sai cosa? sono proprio stufo you know what? I'm really fed up; sappi che non lo permetterò! I won't stand for it, I tell you! se sapessi! little do you know! se sapessi come sono contento! you can't imagine how happy I am! che io sappia as far as I know; non che io sappia not that I know of; che (cosa) ne so io! how should I know! per quanto ne so to my knowledge; senza che lo sapessi without my knowledge; non saprei I wouldn't know; vai a sapere! chi lo sa! who knows? non si sa mai o non si può mai sapere you never know; a saperlo! se avessi saputo! if only I had known! ne so quanto prima I'm none the wiser

2 (avere imparato) to know*; sapere il cinese to know Chinese; sapere per esperienza to know from experience

3 (essere, venire a conoscenza) to hear*, to learn* (di of, about); venire a sapere che to hear (it said) that; ho saputo del tuo incidente I heard about your accident; fammelo sapere please let me know; come l'hai saputo? how did you find out? ha fatto sapere che she let it be known that

III verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (essere colto) un uomo che sa a cultivated man

2 (avere sapore) to taste, to savour BE, savor AE (di of); (avere odore) to smell* (di of); sapere di sale, di bruciato to taste salty, burnt; non sa di niente it has no taste

3 fig. (sembrare) sa di fregatura it sounds dodgy; mi sa che I've got a feeling (that), something tells me (that)

IDIOMS

saperci fare con i bambini to have a way o be good with children; con gli uomini ci sa fare she knows how to handle men; saperla lunga in fatto di qcs. to know a thing or two about sth.; è uno che la sa lunga he's been around; sapere il fatto proprio to know what's what; non voglio più saperne di lui I don't want to hear from him any more; non ne vuole sapere he won't hear of it.

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sapere²

/sa'pere/

sostantivo m.

knowledge; (cultura) learning; sete di sapere thirst for knowledge; un uomo di vasto sapere a man of great learning.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sapere
20 learn

1. transitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen; (with emphasis on completeness of result) erlernen

learn something by or from experience — etwas durch [die] od. aus der Erfahrung lernen

learn something from somebody/a book/an example — etwas von jemandem/aus einem Buch/am Beispiel lernen

I am learning [how] to play tennis — ich lerne Tennis spielen; see also academic.ru/42530/lesson">lesson 2); rope 5)

2) (find out) erfahren; lernen; (by oral information) hören; (by observation) erkennen; merken; (by thought) erkennen; (be informed of) erfahren

I learned from the newspaper that... — ich habe in der Zeitung gelesen od. aus der Zeitung erfahren, dass...
2. intransitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen

be slow to learn — langsam lernen

you'll soon learn — du wirst es bald lernen

will you never learn? — du lernst es wohl nie!

some people never learn — mancher lernt's nie

learn by one's mistakes — aus seinen Fehlern lernen

learn about something — etwas über etwas (Akk.) lernen

2) (get to know) erfahren (of von)

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[lə:n]
past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) erfahren

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) lernen

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- learned
- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly
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learn

[lɜ:n, AM lɜ:rn]

I. vt

<learnt or AM usu learned, learnt or AM usu learned>

1. (acquire knowledge, skill)

▪ to \learn sth etw lernen

we'll \learn to get along without him wir werden lernen, ohne ihn zurechtzukommen

my sister has \learnt to swim meine Schwester hat schwimmen gelernt

the pupils \learnt what to do when... die Schüler lernten, was sie zu tun haben, wenn...

you'll \learn what to do when we get there du wirst erfahren, was zu tun ist, wenn wir dort ankommen

has mankind \learnt what the consequences of war are? hat die Menschheit begriffen, welche Folgen Krieg hat?

to \learn to live with sth mit etw dat zu leben lernen

▪ to \learn how to do sth lernen, wie man etw tut

▪ to \learn that... lernen, dass...

I later \learnt that the message had never arrived ich erfuhr später, dass die Nachricht niemals angekommen war

2. ( hum hist: teach)

▪ to \learn sb jdn lehren

that'll \learn you! das wird dir eine Lehre sein!

3.

▶ to \learn sth the hard way etw auf die harte Tour lernen fam

▶ to \learn sth by heart etw auswendig lernen

▶ to \learn one's lesson seine Lektion lernen

II. vi

<learnt or AM usu learned, learnt or AM usu learned>

1. (master) lernen

some people never \learn! manche lernen's nie!

▪ to \learn about sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw lernen

to \learn by experience aus Erfahrung lernen

to \learn by [or from] one's mistakes aus seinen Fehlern lernen

2. (become aware of)

▪ to \learn about [or of] sth von etw dat erfahren

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[lɜːn] pret, ptp learnt ( Brit) or learned
1. vt

1) (= gain knowledge, skill etc) lernen; (= memorize) poem etc auswendig lernen

where did you learn that habit? — wo hast du dir das angewöhnt?

I learned (how) to swim — ich habe schwimmen gelernt

2) (= be informed) erfahren

2. vi

1) (= gain knowledge etc) lernen

I can't play the piano, but I'm hoping to learn —

he'll never learn! — er lernt es nie!

some people never learn! — manche lernens nie!

to learn from experience — aus der Erfahrung or durch Erfahrung lernen

2) (= find out) hören, erfahren (about, of von)

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learn [lɜːn; US lɜrn] prät und pperf learned [-nt; -nd], learnt [-nt]

A v/t

1. eine Sprache etc (er)lernen:

learn a trade einen Beruf erlernen;

learn (to play) the piano Klavier spielen lernen;

learn (how) to swim schwimmen lernen;

learn by heart auswendig lernen;

learn nothing from nichts lernen aus;

learn off (auswendig) lernen; → lesson A 5

2. (from)

a) erfahren, hören (von):

learn the truth die Wahrheit erfahren;

we have learned that … es ist uns zur Kenntnis gelangt oder wir haben erfahren, dass …;

I am ( oder have) yet to learn that … es ist mir nicht bekannt, dass …;

it was learned yesterday that … gestern erfuhr man, dass …

b) ersehen, entnehmen (aus einem Brief etc)

3. sl lernen (lehren)

B v/i

1. lernen:

some people never learn manche lernen es nie; → defeat B 2

2. hören, erfahren (about, of von)

* * *
1. transitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen; (with emphasis on completeness of result) erlernen

learn something by or from experience — etwas durch [die] od. aus der Erfahrung lernen

learn something from somebody/a book/an example — etwas von jemandem/aus einem Buch/am Beispiel lernen

I am learning [how] to play tennis — ich lerne Tennis spielen; see also lesson 2); rope 5)

2) (find out) erfahren; lernen; (by oral information) hören; (by observation) erkennen; merken; (by thought) erkennen; (be informed of) erfahren

I learned from the newspaper that... — ich habe in der Zeitung gelesen od. aus der Zeitung erfahren, dass...
2. intransitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen

be slow to learn — langsam lernen

you'll soon learn — du wirst es bald lernen

will you never learn? — du lernst es wohl nie!

some people never learn — mancher lernt's nie

learn by one's mistakes — aus seinen Fehlern lernen

learn about something — etwas über etwas (Akk.) lernen

2) (get to know) erfahren (of von)

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(to do something) v.

erlernen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: learned)

or: learnt•) = erlernen v.

lernen v.

English-german dictionary > learn

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