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1 got to know
get to know — узнать; узнавать
come to know — узнавать; узнать
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2 got to know one another
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3 He personally got to know the situation, quickly drew up plans, and began to carry them out with a vengeance
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > He personally got to know the situation, quickly drew up plans, and began to carry them out with a vengeance
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4 I got to know him.
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nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
know vb1. saberdo you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?2. conocerdo you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?tr[nəʊ]1 (be acquainted with) conocer■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas2 (recognize) reconocer3 (have knowledge of) saber■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!who knows? ¿quién sabe?as far as I know que yo sepafor all I know ¡vete a saber!■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!not that I know of que yo sepa, noto know apart saber distinguirto know... from... distinguir entre... y...you know what? ¿sabes qué?you never know nunca se sabeI know what! ¡ya lo tengo!I might've known debí imaginármeloto be in the know estar enterado,-ato get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguienyou know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te convieneto know better tener más juicio■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!to know by sight conocer de vistato know how to do something saber hacer algoto know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causato make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocerdon't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta1) : saberhe knows the answer: sabe la respuesta2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?3) recognize: reconocer4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir5)to know how to : saberI don't know how to dance: no sé bailarknow vi: saberv.(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.(§pres: conozco, conoces...)• reconocer v.(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)• saber v.(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-pret: sup-fut/c: sabr-•)
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1. nəʊ1)a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene
to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo
not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo
how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?
I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir
I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...
you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces
before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez
it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...
to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*c) (have skill, ability)to know how to + INF — saber* + inf
2)a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?
I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre
you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista
to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour
he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito
he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo
c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*3)a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo
b) ( distinguish)to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro
4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)
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vi saber*what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe
how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?
I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás
I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!
the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada
I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?
to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas
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[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)to be in the know — estar* enterado
1. TRANSITIVE VERBLook up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.1) (=be aware of)a) [+ facts, dates etc] saberto know the difference between... — saber la diferencia entre...
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she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de químicaI know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso
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one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantenerto know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si
do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?
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I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...•
you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabíayou know as well as I do that... — sabes tan bien como yo que...
I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije
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I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...- know what's whatI knew it! — ¡lo sabía!
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that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!•
don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
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how was I to know that...? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que...?•
I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas•
do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ellaI know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!
you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **
(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)
what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!
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Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venird)to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?
2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saberdo you know him? — ¿lo conoces?
to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística
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most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante•
don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!•
to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre•
she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo•
they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad•
if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no•
I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír•
I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente4) (=understand)I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso
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you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir•
I know the problem! — conozco el problemaI know the problems that arise when... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando...
5) (=recognize) reconocer•
I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz•
to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal6) (=be certain)I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea
7) †† (sexually)to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn to get to know sthto let sb know...as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (gen) saberyes, I know — si, ya lo sé
he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar
you ought to know better than to... — ya deberías saber que no se puede...
Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade
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how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?•
I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...•
there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo•
afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto•
who knows? — ¿quién sabe?•
"was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?•
it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabesall 2., 4) to know aboutyou know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?
I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente
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"you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte
"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer•
I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terribleI know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse
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the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Peteto let sb know•
not that I know of — que yo sepa, nowe'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos
why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?
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to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente* * *
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1. [nəʊ]1)a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene
to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo
not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo
how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?
I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir
I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...
you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces
before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez
it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...
to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*c) (have skill, ability)to know how to + INF — saber* + inf
2)a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?
I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre
you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista
to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour
he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito
he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo
c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*3)a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo
b) ( distinguish)to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro
4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)
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vi saber*what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe
how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?
I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás
I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!
the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada
I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?
to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas
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to be in the know — estar* enterado
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transitive verbwissen über (+ Akk.)oh, I didn't know about it/that — oh, das habe ich nicht gewusst
did you know about your son's behaviour? — haben Sie gehört, wie sich Ihr Sohn benommen hat?
I don't know about that — na, ich weiß nicht [so recht]
* * *vi▪ to \know about about sth/sb von etw/jdm wissendid you \know about about the burglary? hast du von dem Einbruch gehört?I don't \know about about the others but I'm staying here ich weiß nicht, was die anderen machen, aber ich [für meinen Teil] bleibe hierI don't \know about about you but I'm starving ich weiß ja nicht, wie es dir geht, aber ich verhungere gleich!I \know about about that ich weiß [schon] Bescheid!; (have real knowledge) da kenne ich mich aus!yep, I \know about about that ja, das weiß ichI don't \know about about that na, ich weiß nicht; (really not knowing) davon weiß ich nichtsoh, I didn't \know about about it oh, das habe ich [gar] nicht gewusstshe's not to \know about about it sie soll nichts davon erfahren!I \know about about Mary but who else is coming? ich weiß, dass Mary kommt, aber wer noch?well I don't \know about about beautiful but she certainly is nice na ja, ob sie schön ist, weiß ich nicht, aber nett ist sie auf jeden Fall!my grandad \know abouts all there is to \know about about fishing mein Opa weiß wirklich alles übers FischenI don't \know about anything about computers von Computern verstehe ich gar nichtsnot much is \know aboutn about it darüber weiß man nicht vielto not \know about the first thing about sb nichts über jdn wissen* * *vi +prep obj(= have factual knowledge, experience of) history, maths, politics sich auskennen in (+dat); Africa Bescheid wissen über (+acc); women, men, cars, horses sich auskennen mit; (= be aware of, have been told about) wissen vonI only knew about it yesterday — ich habe erst gestern davon gehört
I know about John, but is anyone else absent? — John, das weiß ich, aber fehlt sonst noch jemand?
to get to know about sb/sth — von jdm/etw hören
I don't know about you, but I'm hungry —
she's very clever, isn't she? – I don't know about clever, but she certainly knows how to use people — sie ist sehr klug, nicht wahr? – klug, na, ich weiß nicht, aber sie weiß Leute auszunutzen
not much is known about that — darüber weiß man nicht viel
I know all about that — da kenne ich mich aus
I don't know about that! — da bin ich mir nicht so sicher! know of vi +prep obj café, better method kennen
I soon got to know of all the facts/all his problems — ich war bald über alle Fakten/all seine Probleme informiert
I know of him, although I've never met him — ich habe von ihm gehört, aber ich habe ihn noch nie getroffen
not that I know of — nicht, dass ich wüsste
* * *transitive verbwissen über (+ Akk.)oh, I didn't know about it/that — oh, das habe ich nicht gewusst
did you know about your son's behaviour? — haben Sie gehört, wie sich Ihr Sohn benommen hat?
I don't know about that — na, ich weiß nicht [so recht]
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know [nəʊ]connaître ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g) savoir ⇒ 1 (c), 2 reconnaître ⇒ 1 (e) distinguer ⇒ 1 (f) discerner ⇒ 1 (f) considérer ⇒ 1 (i)∎ to know sb by sight/by reputation connaître qn de vue/de réputation;∎ we've known each other for years ça fait des années que nous nous connaissons;∎ I don't know him to speak to je ne le connais pas assez pour lui parler;∎ I know him to say hello to nous nous saluons;∎ when I first knew her quand j'ai fait sa connaissance;∎ knowing him, he'll still be in bed tel que je le connais, il sera encore au lit;∎ you'll like her once you get to know her better elle vous plaira une fois que vous la connaîtrez mieux;∎ I'd like to get to know him better j'aimerais bien le connaître mieux∎ I know Budapest well je connais bien Budapest(c) (fact, information)∎ do you know her phone number? vous connaissez son numéro de téléphone?;∎ it'll be easier once you get to know the system ce sera plus facile une fois que tu te seras familiarisé avec le système;∎ civilization as we know it la civilisation telle que nous la connaissons;∎ how was I to know she wouldn't come? comment aurais-je pu savoir ou deviner qu'elle ne viendrait pas?;∎ I know for a fact that he's lying je sais pertinemment qu'il ment;∎ she is known to be a keen photographer on sait qu'elle aime beaucoup la photographie;∎ he let it be known that he was available il a fait savoir qu'il était disponible;∎ I don't know that it's the best solution je ne suis pas certain ou sûr que ce soit la meilleure solution;∎ you don't know or you'll never know how glad I am that it's over tu ne peux pas savoir combien ou à quel point je suis content que ce soit terminé;∎ she thinks she knows all the answers elle croit tout savoir;∎ she didn't quite know what to say elle ne savait trop que dire;∎ I know what I'm talking about je sais de quoi je parle;∎ I'll let you know how it turns out je te dirai comment ça s'est passé;∎ any problems, let me know au moindre problème, n'hésitez pas;∎ do you know anything about him that could help us? est-ce que vous savez quelque chose à son sujet qui pourrait nous aider?;∎ do you know anything about physics? est-ce que tu connais quelque chose en physique?;∎ she knows a lot about politics elle s'y connaît en politique;∎ she doesn't know what fear is elle ne sait pas ce que c'est que d'avoir peur;∎ there's no knowing how he'll react on ne peut pas savoir comment il réagira;∎ familiar she knows a thing or two about business elle s'y connaît en affaires□ ;∎ she knows her own mind elle sait ce qu'elle veut;∎ familiar it's not an easy job - don't I know it! ce n'est pas un travail facile - à qui le dis-tu!;∎ familiar wouldn't you know it! comme par hasard!;∎ you know what I mean tu vois ce que je veux dire;∎ familiar he was just sort of lying there, know what I mean? il était allongé là, tu vois;∎ familiar well, what do you know! ça alors!, ça par exemple!;∎ what do YOU know? qu'est-ce que tu en sais?;∎ very familiar you know what you can do with it! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre!;∎ familiar God or Heaven knows why! Dieu sait pourquoi!(d) (language, skill)∎ he knows French il comprend le français;∎ I know a few words of Welsh je connais quelques mots de gallois;∎ she really knows her job/subject elle connaît son boulot/sujet;∎ to know how to do sth savoir faire qch;∎ does he know how to cook? sait-il cuisiner?;∎ they knew how to make cars in those days! en ce temps-là, les voitures, c'était du solide!(e) (recognize) reconnaître;∎ I knew her the moment I saw her je l'ai reconnue dès que je l'ai vue;∎ I'd know him anywhere je le reconnaîtrais n'importe où;∎ I knew her by her walk je l'ai reconnue à son allure ou à sa démarche;∎ the town centre has changed so much you wouldn't know it le centre-ville a tellement changé que vous auriez du mal à le reconnaître;∎ she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait reconnaître une bonne affaire;∎ he wouldn't know a good novel if it hit him il est tout à fait incapable de reconnaître un bon roman(f) (distinguish) distinguer, discerner;∎ she doesn't know right from wrong elle ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal ou faire la différence entre le bien et le mal;∎ familiar he doesn't know one end of a car from another il n'y connaît absolument rien en voitures□(g) (experience) connaître;∎ I've known poverty/failure j'ai connu la pauvreté/l'échec;∎ I've never known anything like it je n'ai jamais rien vu de semblable;∎ I have never known him tell a lie à ce que je sache, il n'a jamais menti;∎ I've never known him (to) be this late je ne l'ai jamais vu être aussi en retard;∎ it has been known (to happen) c'est une chose qu'on a vue se produire, ça s'est vu;∎ such coincidences have been known de telles coïncidences se sont déjà vues(h) (nickname, call)∎ Ian White, known as "Chalky" Ian White, connu sous le nom de "Chalky";∎ they're known as June bugs in America on les appelle des "June bugs" en Amérique∎ she's known as one of our finest singers elle est considérée comme l'une de nos meilleures chanteusessavoir;∎ who knows? qui sait?;∎ familiar I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire□ ;∎ I don't want to know je ne veux pas le savoir;∎ when I mentioned that he just didn't want to know quand j'ai mentionné ça, il n'a rien voulu savoir;∎ you never know on ne sait jamais;∎ he might or should have known better ce n'était pas très sage de sa part;∎ he's old enough to know better à son âge, il devrait être plus raisonnable;∎ you can't blame him, he doesn't know any better on ne peut pas lui en vouloir, il ne se rend pas compte;∎ he always thinks he knows best il croit toujours avoir raison;∎ Mother knows best maman sait de quoi elle parle;∎ to know about sth être au courant de qch;∎ I've known about it for a week je le sais ou je suis au courant depuis une semaine;∎ do you know about the new arrangements? est-ce que vous êtes au courant ou avez-vous entendu parler des nouvelles dispositions?;∎ he knows about cars il s'y connaît en voitures;∎ I don't know about that (I'm not certain) je n'en suis pas sûr;∎ I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi, je suis épuisé;∎ to know of sb/sth avoir entendu parler de qn/qch;∎ do you know her? - well, I know of her est-ce que tu la connais? - non, mais j'ai entendu parler d'elle;∎ do you know of a good bookshop? vous connaissez une bonne librairie?;∎ not that I know (of) pas que je sache;∎ have they got much money? - not that I know of ont-ils beaucoup d'argent? - pas que je sache;∎ it's just so difficult - oh, I know c'est tellement difficile - oh, je sais;∎ it's difficult, I know, but not impossible c'est difficile, je sais, mais pas impossible;∎ what's his name? - I don't know comment s'appelle-t-il? - je ne sais pas;∎ are you going to accept? - I don't know tu vas accepter? - je ne sais pas3 noun∎ to be in the know être au courant□(pour) autant que je sache;∎ not as far as I know pas que je sache;∎ as far as I know, he lives in London autant que je sache, il vit à Londres∎ I was right, you know j'avais raison, tu sais∎ he was just, you know, a bit boring il était juste un peu ennuyeux, si tu vois ce que je veux dire∎ it was that blonde woman, you know, the one with the dog c'était la femme blonde, tu sais, celle avec le chien∎ you know, sometimes I wonder why I do this tu sais, parfois je me demande pourquoi je fais ça -
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And he’s so God damn strong, you know. — А ведь он сильный, как дьявол, сам видел. I don’t know nothing that stinks as bad as an old dog. — Хуже нет, когда псиной воняет. “If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head, right there, why he’d never know what hit him.” — Выведи ее во двор и выстрели прямо в башку, вот в это место, она даже не поймет, что произошло. I know it. — Я знаю в точности. How do you know? — Почем ты знаешь? I never knew till long later why he didn’t like that. — Я долго не мог смекнуть, почему. George knows what he’s about. — А Джордж себе на уме. I don’t know if I was asleep. — Может, во сне приснилось. You know what? — Вот что я вам скажу; Ага, придумал! You don’t know that we got our own ranch to go to, an’ our own house. — Вам, поди, и невдомек, что у нас есть собственное ранчо и собственный дом. “I should of knew,” George said hopelessly. — Я должен был это предвидеть, – сказал Джордж, беспомощно озираясь. He knew. — Он сам все понял. Do you always know what people think? — Вы всегда угадываете чужие мысли? -
9 got|owy
Ⅰ adj. 1. (zakończony, wykończony) [książka, praca, projekt, budynek] ready, finished 2. (przygotowany) ready- twój pokój jest gotowy your room is ready- obiad już gotowy dinner’s ready- jestem gotowa do drogi I’m ready to go- gotowy do skoku poised to jump- do biegu, gotowi, start! on your marks, get set, go!- na wszystko ma gotową odpowiedź he has a ready answer for everything3. (nie na zamówienie) [żakiet, sukienka] ready-to-wear; ready-made przest.- dania gotowe do spożycia ready-made a. ready-cooked mealsⅡ gotów adj. praed. książk. 1. (przygotowany) ready- jestem gotów/gotowa, mów (okay) I’m ready – fire away pot.2. (skłonny) ready, prepared- jestem gotów a. gotowy/gotowa przyznać, że… I’m ready a. willing to admit that…- był gotowy a. gotów na wszystko he was ready for a. prepared to do anything- jestem gotowy a. gotów zrobić, co zechcesz I’m ready to do whatever you want- gotowi byliśmy do największych poświęceń we were willing a. prepared to make tremendous sacrifices3. (w przypuszczeniu) liable- gotowy a. gotów pomyśleć, Bóg wie co he’s liable to think anything, I don’t know what he’ll think- w tym stanie gotowa jest popełnić samobójstwo (in) the state she’s in at the moment, she’s liable to commit suicide- ta ściana gotowa lada chwila runąć the wall is liable to a. could collapse at any momentⅢ gotowe inter. pot. ready!- gotowe! możesz włączyć światło ready! you can turn on the light (now)■ przyjść/przychodzić na gotowe to come after all the work’s been done- wypił kilka kieliszków i był gotowy a. gotów pot. he drank a few glasses and he was well a. totally stewed pot.- po kolejnym uderzeniu stalowym prętem był gotowy a. gotów pot. after another blow with the steel bar, he was done for pot.- skórka od banana na podłodze i nieszczęście gotowe a banana skin on the floor and you’ve got an accident waiting to happen- wystarczy zapałka i pożar gotowy all it takes is one match and you’ve got a fire on your handsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > got|owy
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10 got|ować
impf Ⅰ vt 1. (przyrządzać posiłek) to cook- umiesz gotować? can you cook?- ona marnie gotuje she’s a poor cook- on codziennie gotuje obiady he cooks dinner every day ⇒ ugotować2. (doprowadzać do wrzenia) to boil, to bring [sth] to the boil- gotować wodę na herbatę to boil some water to make tea3. (poddawać działaniu temperatury) to boil [jajko, ziemniaki]; to cook [makaron]- gotować coś na wolnym ogniu to cook sth on a low heat a. flame, to simmer sth- gotować warzywa/rybę na parze to steam vegetables/fish ⇒ ugotować4. (odkażać) to boil [bieliznę]; to sterilize [butelki] 5. (szykować) to prepare, to plan [wojnę, zagładę]- nie wiemy, co nam gotuje los we don’t know what fate has in store for us- ciekawe, jaką tym razem niespodziankę mi gotuje I wonder what surprise he’s got in store for me this timeⅡ gotować się 1. (być gotowanym) [ryż, makaron] to be cooking; [jajko, ziemniaki] to be boiling- obiad się gotuje dinner’s cooking ⇒ ugotować się2. (wrzeć) [woda, mleko] to be boiling a. on the boil 3. pot. (pocić się) to swelter; to be a. feel boiling hot pot. ⇒ ugotować się 4. przen. (burzyć się) to seethe, to boil- gotowało się w całym kraju the entire country was seething- gotował się ze złości he was absolutely seething a. was seething with fury- krew się we mnie gotowała my blood boiled, I was boiling with rage5. książk. (przygotowywać się) to prepare (oneself), to get ready (do czegoś for sth); to make ready książk. (do czegoś for sth)- ona gotuje się do odjazdu/podróży she’s preparing for her departure/journey- kraj gotował się do wojny the country was preparing for war- gotuj się na śmierć! prepare a. get ready to die!; prepare yourself for death! książk.6. przest. (zanosić się, nadchodzić) to come- gotują się wielkie zmiany great changes are coming a. are in the wind- gotuje się burza there’s a storm brewing a. on the way■ gotuj broń! przest. to arms!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > got|ować
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11 know one's onions (or stuff)
paзг.знaть cвoё дeлo, xopoшo opиeнтиpoвaтьcя в чём-л. [пepвoнaч. aмep.]'Nonsense,' said Sammy. 'What's the use of caution when you know your onions?' (I. Murdoch). Common or garden gold-digger. And she knew her stuff. She'd got her hooks into Jeff all right (A. Christie)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > know one's onions (or stuff)
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12 know the scene
expr infmlWe got to have someone on the ball for this job, a man who knows the scene — Нам для этой работы нужен толковый парень, который хорошо ориентируется в обстановке
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > know the scene
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13 you know what
n infml1)And what about you know what? — Ну, а как насчет денег?
Shall I go on about you know what? — Ну что, мне продолжать насчет, ты сам знаешь чего?
2) vulgThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > you know what
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14 get it where the chicken got the axe
разг.(get it where the chicken got the axe (амер. ax))влипнуть, попасть в переделку; получить хорошую, здоровую взбучку; ≈ ему всыпали по первое числоNow you go roll your hoop, Fissy, and let all the yellow coyotes know that anybody that nominates anybody except Uncle Hell-cat will catch it where the chicken caught the ax. See? (S. Lewis, ‘Elmer Gantry’, ch. I) — Катись, Фисси, и скажи своим шакалам: всякий, кто осмелится выставить какую-либо другую кандидатуру, а не дядюшку Хелла, получит по загривку. Понял?
The Soldier: "...Got a whole bunch of us that night, I was one of 'em..." The Woman (quietly): "So was my... so was the man I was fond of." The Soldier: "Yep; he was lost after he got it where the chicken got the axe. Posted missing." (‘Best Australian One Act Plays’, S. Tombolt, ‘Searchlights’) — Солдат: "...Да, попали в переделку. Мне тоже досталось..." Женщина (тихо): "И мой... любимый был там." Солдат: "Да, мы его не видали больше после той страшной ночи. Попал в число пропавших без вести."
I wasn't the only one in it, but for some reason the Boss thought I was the ringleader and had me up this morning and I got it properly. I can tell you, right where the chicken got the axe. (SPI) — Во всей этой истории участвовал не я один, но почему-то босс считал меня зачинщиком. Он вызвал меня, и, могу вас заверить, мне здорово влетело.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > get it where the chicken got the axe
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15 have got both feet on the ground
have (got) both feet on the ground не витать в облаках; твердо стоять на землеI don't worry about her — she's got both feet on the ground and I know she won't do anything silly.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have got both feet on the ground
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16 in the know
в курсе (осведомленный)People in the know tell me that she has got the job.
The resort is considered by those who are in the know to have the best down hill skiing in Europe.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > in the know
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17 not know about something
expr infml"She's very clever, isn't she?" "I don't know about clever, but she certainly knows how to use people" — "Какая она умница, не правда ли?" - "Ну, насчет умницы и бы не торопился, а то, что она может умело пользоваться людской слабостью, так это точно"
"She's a pretty girl, isn't she?" "I don't know about pretty. She's certainly got plenty of money" — "Правда, она симпатичная?" - "Ну, насчет симпатичной я ничего не могу сказать, а вот то, что у нее много денег, это верно"
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not know about something
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18 have got smth. on the brain
только и думать о чём-л., носиться с чём-л., помешаться на чём-лSheppey: "They call me Sheppey because I was born there. Isle of Sheppey, Kent, you know. They kid me because they say I've got Sheppey on the brain." (W. S. Maugham, ‘Sheppey’ act 1) — Шеппи: "Меня зовут Шеппи, потому что я родился на острове Шеппи. В графстве Кент, как вы знаете. Надо мной подсмеиваются и говорят, что я только о Шеппи и думаю."
I've got that new tune on my brain. — Меня все время преследует эта новая мелодия.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have got smth. on the brain
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19 have (got) smb. (or smth.) on the brain
тoлькo и думaть o кoм-л. (или o чём-л.), ктo-л. (или чтo-л.) из гoлoвы (или из умa) нeйдёт; нocитьcя c чём-л.; пoмeшaтьcя нa кoм-л. (или нa чём-л.)Do I ever think of any one else? Say! Ratterer says I've got you on the brain (TA. Dreiser). Sheppey. They call me Sheppey because I was born there. Isle of Sheppey, Kent, you know. They kid me because they say I've got Sheppey on the brain (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have (got) smb. (or smth.) on the brain
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20 search me — I don't know
Я откуда знаю? — Do you know what time is it now? — Search me! I got no watch! — Ты знаешь, который сейчас час?— Откуда! У меня же нет часов!English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > search me — I don't know
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