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1 Knowledge

   1) To Exist Is to Be Perceived

   It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men, that houses, mountains, rivers, and, in a word, all sensible objects, have an existence, natural or real, distinct from their being perceived by the understanding. But, with how great an assurance and acquiescence soever this principle may be entertained in the world, yet whoever shall find in his heart to call it into question may, if I mistake not, perceive it to involve a manifest contradiction. For, what are the forementioned objects but things we perceive by sense? and what do we perceive besides our own ideas or sensations? and is it not plainly repugnant that any one of these, or any combination of them, should exist unperceived? (Berkeley, 1996, Pt. I, No. 4, p. 25)

   2) Abstract Science or Demonstration Is a More Perfect Species of Knowledge

   It seems to me that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion. As the component parts of quantity and number are entirely similar, their relations become intricate and involved; and nothing can be more curious, as well as useful, than to trace, by a variety of mediums, their equality or inequality, through their different appearances.

   But as all other ideas are clearly distinct and different from each other, we can never advance farther, by our utmost scrutiny, than to observe this diversity, and, by an obvious reﬂection, pronounce one thing not to be another. Or if there be any difficulty in these decisions, it proceeds entirely from the undeterminate meaning of words, which is corrected by juster definitions. That the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the squares of the other two sides cannot be known, let the terms be ever so exactly defined, without a train of reasoning and enquiry. But to convince us of this proposition, that where there is no property, there can be no injustice, it is only necessary to define the terms, and explain injustice to be a violation of property. This proposition is, indeed, nothing but a more imperfect definition. It is the same case with all those pretended syllogistical reasonings, which may be found in every other branch of learning, except the sciences of quantity and number; and these may safely, I think, be pronounced the only proper objects of knowledge and demonstration. (Hume, 1975, Sec. 12, Pt. 3, pp. 163-165)

   3) Knowledge Derives from Two Fundamental Sources of the Mind

   Our knowledge springs from two fundamental sources of the mind; the first is the capacity of receiving representations (the ability to receive impressions), the second is the power to know an object through these representations (spontaneity in the production of concepts).

   Through the first, an object is given to us; through the second, the object is thought in relation to that representation.... Intuition and concepts constitute, therefore, the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without intuition in some way corresponding to them, nor intuition without concepts, can yield knowledge. Both may be either pure or empirical.... Pure intuitions or pure concepts are possible only a priori; empirical intuitions and empirical concepts only a posteriori. If the receptivity of our mind, its power of receiving representations in so far as it is in any way affected, is to be called "sensibility," then the mind's power of producing representations from itself, the spontaneity of knowledge, should be called "understanding." Our nature is so constituted that our intuitions can never be other than sensible; that is, it contains only the mode in which we are affected by objects. The faculty, on the other hand, which enables us to think the object of sensible intuition is the understanding.... Without sensibility, no object would be given to us; without understanding, no object would be thought. Thoughts without content are empty; intuitions without concepts are blind. It is therefore just as necessary to make our concepts sensible, that is, to add the object to them in intuition, as to make our intuitions intelligible, that is to bring them under concepts. These two powers or capacities cannot exchange their functions. The understanding can intuit nothing, the senses can think nothing. Only through their union can knowledge arise. (Kant, 1933, Sec. 1, Pt. 2, B74-75 [p. 92])

   4) The Means by Which Metaphysics Can Be Perfected as a Science

   Metaphysics, as a natural disposition of Reason is real, but it is also, in itself, dialectical and deceptive.... Hence to attempt to draw our principles from it, and in their employment to follow this natural but none the less fallacious illusion can never produce science, but only an empty dialectical art, in which one school may indeed outdo the other, but none can ever attain a justifiable and lasting success. In order that, as a science, it may lay claim not merely to deceptive persuasion, but to insight and conviction, a Critique of Reason must exhibit in a complete system the whole stock of conceptions a priori, arranged according to their different sources-the Sensibility, the understanding, and the Reason; it must present a complete table of these conceptions, together with their analysis and all that can be deduced from them, but more especially the possibility of synthetic knowledge a priori by means of their deduction, the principles of its use, and finally, its boundaries....

   This much is certain: he who has once tried criticism will be sickened for ever of all the dogmatic trash he was compelled to content himself with before, because his Reason, requiring something, could find nothing better for its occupation. Criticism stands to the ordinary school metaphysics exactly in the same relation as chemistry to alchemy, or as astron omy to fortune-telling astrology. I guarantee that no one who has comprehended and thought out the conclusions of criticism, even in these Prolegomena, will ever return to the old sophistical pseudo-science. He will rather look forward with a kind of pleasure to a metaphysics, certainly now within his power, which requires no more preparatory discoveries, and which alone can procure for reason permanent satisfaction. (Kant, 1891, pp. 115-116)

   5) Knowledge Is Only Real in the Form of System

   Knowledge is only real and can only be set forth fully in the form of science, in the form of system. Further, a so-called fundamental proposition or first principle of philosophy, even if it is true, it is yet none the less false, just because and in so far as it is merely a fundamental proposition, merely a first principle. It is for that reason easily refuted. The refutation consists in bringing out its defective character; and it is defective because it is merely the universal, merely a principle, the beginning. If the refutation is complete and thorough, it is derived and developed from the nature of the principle itself, and not accomplished by bringing in from elsewhere other counter-assurances and chance fancies. It would be strictly the development of the principle, and thus the completion of its deficiency, were it not that it misunderstands its own purport by taking account solely of the negative aspect of what it seeks to do, and is not conscious of the positive character of its process and result. The really positive working out of the beginning is at the same time just as much the very reverse: it is a negative attitude towards the principle we start from. Negative, that is to say, in its one-sided form, which consists in being primarily immediate, a mere purpose. It may therefore be regarded as a refutation of what constitutes the basis of the system; but more correctly it should be looked at as a demonstration that the basis or principle of the system is in point of fact merely its beginning. (Hegel, 1910, pp. 21-22)

   6) Knowledge, Action, and Evaluation Are Interconnected

   Knowledge, action, and evaluation are essentially connected. The primary and pervasive significance of knowledge lies in its guidance of action: knowing is for the sake of doing. And action, obviously, is rooted in evaluation. For a being which did not assign comparative values, deliberate action would be pointless; and for one which did not know, it would be impossible. Conversely, only an active being could have knowledge, and only such a being could assign values to anything beyond his own feelings. A creature which did not enter into the process of reality to alter in some part the future content of it, could apprehend a world only in the sense of intuitive or esthetic contemplation; and such contemplation would not possess the significance of knowledge but only that of enjoying and suffering. (Lewis, 1946, p. 1)

   7) The Evolution of Knowledge

   "Evolutionary epistemology" is a branch of scholarship that applies the evolutionary perspective to an understanding of how knowledge develops. Knowledge always involves getting information. The most primitive way of acquiring it is through the sense of touch: amoebas and other simple organisms know what happens around them only if they can feel it with their "skins." The knowledge such an organism can have is strictly about what is in its immediate vicinity. After a huge jump in evolution, organisms learned to find out what was going on at a distance from them, without having to actually feel the environment. This jump involved the development of sense organs for processing information that was farther away. For a long time, the most important sources of knowledge were the nose, the eyes, and the ears. The next big advance occurred when organisms developed memory. Now information no longer needed to be present at all, and the animal could recall events and outcomes that happened in the past. Each one of these steps in the evolution of knowledge added important survival advantages to the species that was equipped to use it.

   Then, with the appearance in evolution of humans, an entirely new way of acquiring information developed. Up to this point, the processing of information was entirely intrasomatic.... But when speech appeared (and even more powerfully with the invention of writing), information processing became extrasomatic. After that point knowledge did not have to be stored in the genes, or in the memory traces of the brain; it could be passed on from one person to another through words, or it could be written down and stored on a permanent substance like stone, paper, or silicon chips-in any case, outside the fragile and impermanent nervous system. (Csikszentmihalyi, 1993, pp. 56-57)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Knowledge
2 know

1. transitive verb,
knew, known

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

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

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

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

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

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

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

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

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

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

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

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

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

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

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

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

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

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

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

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

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

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

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

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

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

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

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

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

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

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

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- know of

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[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

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

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

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

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

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

[nəʊ, AM noʊ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have information/knowledge)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst

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

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

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen

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

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

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht

for all I \know soweit ich weiß

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

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam

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

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

... I \know what... ich weiß was

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können

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

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

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

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können

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

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2. (be certain)

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

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

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

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

3. (be acquainted with)

▪ to \know sb jdn kennen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to get to \know sb jdn kennenlernen

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

to get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernen

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

4. (have understanding)

▪ to \know sth etw verstehen

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

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

5. (experience)

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

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

6. (recognize)

▪ to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. (be able to differentiate)

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

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

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

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

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8. passive (well-known)

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

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

to make sth \known etw bekanntmachen

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

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

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

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

9.

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

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

▶ to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen

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

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

▶ not if I \know it nicht mit mir!

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

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

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

▶ to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen

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

▶ to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird

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

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

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

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

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

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

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<knew, known>

1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen

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

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid

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

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

you never \know man kann nie wissen

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

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

who \knows? wer weiß?

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

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!

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

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

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

2. ( fam: understand) begreifen

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

3. (said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß

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

4. ( fam: for emphasis)

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

5. (conversation filler)

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

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

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

6.

▶ to \know better:

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

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

▶ to \know better than:

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

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

▶ to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen

III. NOUN

no pl

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

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

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

that's worth knowing — das ist ja interessant

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

before you know where you are — ehe man sichs versieht

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

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

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

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

do you know him to speak to? —

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

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

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

know thyself! — erkenne dich selbst!

3) = recognize erkennen

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

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

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

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

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

4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden können

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

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

do you know the difference between...? —

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

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

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

5) = experience erleben

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

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

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

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

6) BIBL (obs sexually) erkennen

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

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

I don't know — (das) weiß ich nicht

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I know better than that — ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm

I know better than to say something like that —

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mother always knows best — Mutter weiß es am besten

to get to know sb — jdn kennenlernen

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

to get to know a place — einen Ort kennenlernen

he soon let me know what he thought of it —

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

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

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

it's raining, you know —

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it is (well) known that... —

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

to be known for sth — für etw bekannt sein

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. PHRASAL VERBS

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know [nəʊ]

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

1. allg wissen:

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

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

know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;

don’t I know it!

a) und ob ich das weiß!,

b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;

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

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

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

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

what do you know! umg na so was!;

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

2. a) können:

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

b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:

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

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

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

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

3. kennen:

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

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

b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:

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

c) bekannt sein mit:

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

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

4. erfahren, erleben:

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

I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt

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

I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;

before you know where you are im Handumdrehen;

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

b) unterscheiden (können):

know apart auseinanderhalten;

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

6. BIBEL (geschlechtlich) erkennen

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

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

I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;

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

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

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

not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;

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

you know wissen Sie;

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

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

you never know man kann nie wissen;

I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid

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

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1. transitive verb,
knew, known

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

2) (be able to distinguish)

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)

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

you know something or what? — weißt du was?

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

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

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

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

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

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

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

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

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

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

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

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

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

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

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

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

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

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

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

5) (be acquainted with) kennen

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

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

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

6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

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

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

Phrasal Verbs:

- know about

- know of

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)

= kennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)

wissen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt)

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[nəʊ, Am noʊ] vt <knew, known>

1)

( have information/ knowledge)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst;

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

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

that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen;

that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen;

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

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

before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht;

for all I \know soweit ich weiß;

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

I knew it! wusste ich's doch! ( fam)

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

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

... I \know what... ich weiß was;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können;

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

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

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

to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können;

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

to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

2) ( be certain)

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

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

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

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

3) ( be acquainted with)

to \know sb jdn kennen;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to get to \know sb jdn kennen lernen;

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

to get to \know each other sich akk kennen lernen;

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

4) ( have understanding)

to \know sth etw verstehen;

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

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

5) ( experience)

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

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

6) ( recognize)

to \know sb/ sth jdn/etw erkennen;

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

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

we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als „Curly“;

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) ( be able to differentiate)

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

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

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

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

to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

8) passive ( well-known)

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

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

to make sth \known etw bekannt machen;

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

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

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

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

PHRASES:

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

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

to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen;

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

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

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

to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen;

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

to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird;

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

to \know one's stuff [or (Brit a.) onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen;

to \know a thing or two;

(pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen;

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

to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht ( fam)

what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?;

( esp Am) (fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!;

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

to not \know where to put oneself ( Brit) am liebsten in den Boden versinken ( fam)

not if I \know it nicht mit mir! vi <knew, known>

1) ( have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen;

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

I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid;

where did he go? - I wouldn't [or don't] \know;

I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? - keine Ahnung;

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

you never \know man kann nie wissen;

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

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

who \knows? wer weiß?;

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

I \know! jetzt weiß ich!;

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

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

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

2) (fam: understand) begreifen;

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

3) ( said to agree with sb)

I \know ich weiß;

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

4) (fam: for emphasis)

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

5) ( conversation filler)

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

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

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

PHRASES:

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

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

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

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

to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen n

no pl

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

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4 know about

transitive verb

wissen 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 about

vi

▪ to \know about about sth/sb von etw/jdm wissen

did 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 hier

I 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 ich

I don't \know about about that na, ich weiß nicht; (really not knowing) davon weiß ich nichts

oh, I didn't \know about about it oh, das habe ich [gar] nicht gewusst

she'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 Fischen

I don't \know about anything about computers von Computern verstehe ich gar nichts

not much is \know aboutn about it darüber weiß man nicht viel

to not \know about the first thing about sth keine Ahnung von etw dat haben

to not \know about the first thing about sb nichts über jdn wissen

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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 von
I know about that — das weiß ich

I didn't know about that — das wusste ich nicht

I only knew about it yesterday — ich habe erst gestern davon gehört

I'd rather not know about it — das möchte ich lieber nicht wissen

did you know about Maggie? — weißt du über Maggie Bescheid?

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 that — davon weiß ich nichts

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

we don't know anything about him — wir wissen nichts über ihn

that was the first I knew about it — davon hatte ich nichts gewusst

not much is known about that — darüber weiß man nicht viel

I know all about that — da kenne ich mich aus

I know all about you — ich weiß über Sie Bescheid

that's all you know about it! (iro) — das meinst auch nur du!

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

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transitive verb

wissen 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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vi

to \know about about sth/sb von etw/jdm wissen;

did 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 hier;

I 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 ich;

I don't \know about about that na, ich weiß nicht;

( really not knowing) davon weiß ich nichts;

oh, I didn't \know about about it oh, das habe ich [gar] nicht gewusst;

she'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 Fischen;

I don't \know about anything about computers von Computern verstehe ich gar nichts;

not much is \know aboutn about it darüber weiß man nicht viel;

to not \know about the first thing about sth keine Ahnung von etw dat haben;

to not \know about the first thing about sb nichts über jdn wissen

English-German students dictionary > know about
6 Ideas

   1) The Problem of Innate Ideas

   I never wrote or concluded that the mind required innate ideas which were in some sort different from its faculty of thinking; but when I observed the existence in me of certain thoughts which proceeded, not from extraneous objects nor from the determination of my will, but solely from the faculty of thinking which is within me, then... I termed [these] "innate." (Descartes, 1955, p. 442)

   2) The Source of the Mind's Complex Ideas

   [S]imple ideas are not fictions of our fancies, but the natural and regular productions of things without us really operating upon us.... Thus, the idea of whiteness or bitterness, as it is in the mind, exactly answering that power which is in any body to produce it there, has all the real conformity it can or ought to have with things without us.... [However], all our complex ideas except those of substances being archetypes of the mind's own making, not intended to be the copies of anything, as to their originals, cannot want any conformity necessary to real knowledge. For that which is not designed to represent anything but itself, can never be capable of a wrong representation, nor mislead us from the true apprehension of anything by its dislikeness to it; and such, excepting those of substances, are all our complex ideas: which... are combinations of ideas which the mind by its free choice puts together without considering any connection they have in nature. (Locke, 1956, B. IV, Chap. 4, Sec. 5)

   3) Our Moral Ideas

   [O]ur moral ideas as well as mathematical, being archetypes themselves, and so adequate and complete ideas, all the agreement or disagreement which we shall find in them will produce real knowledge, as well as in mathematical figures. (Locke, 1956, B. IV, Chap. 4, Sec. 7)

   4) An Idea Can Be like Nothing But an Idea

   Ideas... are real things, or do really exist; this we do not deny, but we deny they can subsist without the minds which perceive them, or that they are resemblances of any archetypes existing without the mind; since the very being of a sensation or idea consists in being perceived, and an idea can be like nothing but an idea. (Berkeley, 1996, Pt. I, No. 90, pp. 63-64)

   5) Ideas Create Information, Not the Other Way Around

   The empiricists were right to believe that facts and ideas are significantly connected, but they inverted the relationship. Ideas create information, not the other way around. Every fact grows from an idea; it is the answer to a question we could not ask in the first place if an idea had not been invented which isolated some portion of the world, made it important, focused our attention, and stimulated inquiry. (Roszak, 1994, p. 105)

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7 experience

experience [ɪk'spɪərɪəns]

1 noun

(a) (in life, in a subject) expérience f;

∎ he has lots of experience il a beaucoup d'expérience ou une grande expérience;

∎ I had no previous experience je n'avais aucune expérience préalable;

∎ I had no experience of looking after disabled people je ne m'étais jamais occupé de personnes handicapées;

∎ do you have any experience of working with animals? avez-vous déjà travaillé avec des animaux?;

∎ she has considerable management experience elle a une expérience considérable de ou dans la gestion;

∎ to lack experience manquer d'expérience ou de pratique;

∎ to gain experience of life faire l'apprentissage de la vie;

∎ experience shows or proves that… l'expérience démontre ou montre ou prouve que…;

∎ I know from experience that he's not to be trusted je sais par expérience qu'il ne faut pas lui faire confiance;

∎ to know from bitter experience savoir pour en avoir fait la cruelle expérience;

∎ to speak from experience parler en connaissance de cause;

∎ in or from my (own) experience, (speaking) from personal experience d'après mon expérience personnelle;

∎ my experience has been or it has been my experience that… d'après mon expérience…;

∎ has that been your experience? (do you agree?) avez-vous remarqué la même chose?;

∎ to put sth down to experience tirer un enseignement ou une leçon de qch;

∎ it's all good experience (as consolation) à quelque chose malheur est bon;

∎ experience is the best teacher l'expérience est le meilleur des enseignements;

∎ the black experience in America la condition des Noirs en Amérique

(b) (event) expérience f;

∎ I had so many exciting experiences j'ai vécu tant d'aventures passionnantes;

∎ after this stressful experience après cette expérience stressante;

∎ how did you enjoy the American experience? comment as-tu trouvé l'Amérique?;

∎ humorous bad weather is all part of the Scottish experience le mauvais temps fait partie intégrante des joies de l'Écosse;

∎ my first experience of French cooking/of a real Scottish New Year la première fois que j'ai goûté à la cuisine française/que j'ai assisté à un vrai réveillon écossais;

∎ it was his first experience of love c'était la première fois qu'il tombait amoureux;

∎ the crossing promises to be quite an experience la traversée promet d'être une expérience mémorable;

∎ I hope it wasn't a nasty experience for you j'espère que cela n'a pas été trop désagréable pour toi;

∎ a transatlantic cruise: the experience of a lifetime! une croisière à travers l'Atlantique: une expérience inoubliable!;

∎ it was not an experience I would care to repeat je ne voudrais pas renouveler l'expérience

2 transitive verb

(a) (undergo → hunger, hardship, recession) connaître;

∎ to experience military combat faire l'expérience du combat militaire;

∎ he experienced great difficulty in raising the money il a eu beaucoup de mal à trouver l'argent nécessaire

(b) (feel → thrill, emotion, despair) sentir, ressentir;

∎ she experienced a certain feeling of fear elle a ressenti une certaine frayeur;

∎ he is experiencing a great deal of anxiety at the moment il est très angoissé en ce moment

(c) (have personal knowledge of)

∎ come and experience Manhattan venez découvrir Manhattan;

∎ if you've never experienced French cooking si vous n'avez jamais goûté à la cuisine française;

∎ to experience a real Scottish New Year assister à un vrai réveillon écossais

►► Commerce experience curve courbe f d'expérience

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8 Artificial Intelligence

   1) Programs and the Complexity of Human Mental Processes

   In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)

   2) Artificial Intelligence Is an Engineering Discipline

   Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)

   3) A Sceptical View of Artificial Intelligence

   Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inﬂated predictions....

   When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)

   4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, Eventually

   Just as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)

   5) Problems in Machine Intelligence Arise Because Things Obvious to Any Person Are Not Represented in the Program

   Many problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)

   6) The Meaning of a Symbolic Description

   What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)

   7) The Principle of Artificial Intelligence

   [AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)

   8) Artificial Intelligence Recognizes the Need for Knowledge in Its Systems

   The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)

   9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract Form

   The basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)

    10) There Are Many Types of Reasoning

   There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:

    Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins ﬂy? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can ﬂy, so robins probably can ﬂy."

    Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)

    11) Programs Are Beginning to Do Things That Critics Have Asserted to Be Impossible

   Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)

    12) The Synthesis of Man and Machine

   Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)

    13) The Thesis of Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence (GOFAI)

   The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)

    14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory Formation

   It is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)

    15) Four Kinds of Artificial Intelligence

   We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.

   ♦ Nonpsychological AI

   Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.

   ♦ Weak Psychological AI

   Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.

   ♦ Strong Psychological AI

... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)

   ♦ Suprapsychological AI

   Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)

    16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular Contexts

   Even if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)

    17) Form and Content Are Not Fundamentally Different

   Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)

    18) The Assumption That the Mind Is a Formal System

   Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)

    19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial Intelligence

   The primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.

   The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)

    20) Mathematical Logic Provides the Basis for Theory in AI

   The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....

   AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)

    21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary Propositions

   In artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)

    22) Definitions of Artificial Intelligence

   Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)

    23) The Computer Can Not Be a Model of the Mind

   Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)

    24) Computers Will Not Always Be Inferior to Human Brains

   The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)

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9 test

1.
[test]noun

1) (examination) (Sch.) Klassenarbeit, die; (Univ.) Klausur, die; (short examination) Test, der

put somebody/something to the test — jemanden/etwas erproben

2) (critical inspection, analysis) Test, der

3) (basis for evaluation) Prüfstein, der

4) (Cricket) Testmatch, das
2. transitive verb
1) (examine, analyse) untersuchen [Wasser, Gehör, Augen]; testen [Gehör, Augen, Produkt]; prüfen [Schüler]; überprüfen [Hypothese, Aussage, Leitungen]

test somebody for Aids — jemanden auf Aids untersuchen

2) (try severely) auf die Probe stellen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92598/test_out">test out

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[test] 1. noun
1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) die Prüfung

2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) die Probe

3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) der Test

4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) die Untersuchung

5) (a test match.) der Vergleichskampf
2. verb
(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) prüfen

- test match
- test pilot
- test-tube
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test

[test]

I. n

1. (of knowledge, skill) Prüfung f, Test m; SCH Klassenarbeit f; UNIV Klausur f

aptitude \test Eignungstest m

driving \test Fahrprüfung f

IQ \test Intelligenztest m

oral/practical/written \test mündliche/praktische/schriftliche Prüfung

to fail a \test eine Prüfung nicht bestehen

to give sb a \test jdn prüfen

I'll give the kids a vocabulary \test today ich lasse die Kinder heute einen Vokabeltest schreiben

to pass a \test eine Prüfung bestehen

to take a \test einen Test [o eine Prüfung] machen

2. MED, SCI (examination) Untersuchung f, Test m

I'm going to have an eye \test tomorrow ich lasse mir morgen die Augen untersuchen

blood \test Blutuntersuchung f

pregnancy \test Schwangerschaftstest m

urine \test Urinprobe f

to do [or perform] [or carry out] a \test eine Untersuchung durchführen

to have a \test sich akk untersuchen lassen, sich akk einer Untersuchung unterziehen geh

3. (of metallurgy) Versuchstiegel m, Kapelle f

4. (of efficiency) Test m

safety \test Sicherheitsprüfung f, Sicherheitstest m

to undergo a \test sich akk einem Test unterziehen

5. (challenge) Herausforderung f, Prüfung f fig

to be a real \test of sth eine echte Herausforderung für etw akk sein, etw auf eine harte Probe stellen

that was a real \test of his endurance das war für ihn eine wirkliche Belastungsprobe

to put sth to the \test etw auf die Probe stellen

6. SPORT (cricket)

▪ T\test [match] Testmatch nt

7.

▶ the acid \test die Feuerprobe

▶ to stand the \test of time die Zeit überdauern

II. vt

1. (for knowledge, skill)

▪ to \test sb jdn prüfen [o testen]

I expect they will want to \test my shorthand and typing ich denke, man wird mich in Steno und Schreibmaschine prüfen

2. (try to discover)

▪ to \test sth etw untersuchen [o geh erkunden]

we should \test the parents' reaction before we go ahead with the changes wir sollten erst einmal die Reaktion der Eltern abwarten, bevor wir weitere Änderungen vornehmen

3. (check performance)

▪ to \test sth etw testen [o überprüfen

4. (for medical purposes)

▪ to \test sth etw untersuchen

I was \tested for HIV before I gave blood vor dem Blutspenden wurde ich auf Aids untersucht

to \test sb's blood eine Blutuntersuchung durchführen

to \test sb's eyes jds Augen untersuchen

to \test sb's hearing jds Hörvermögen testen

5. SCH

▪ to \test sth etw abfragen [o prüfen]

▪ to \test sb jdn prüfen

to \test sb's IQ [or intelligence] jds IQ testen

▪ to \test sth SCI etw testen [o untersuchen]

how can we \test the presence of oxygen in this sample? wie können wir den Sauerstoffgehalt in dieser Probe ermitteln?

they \tested the strength of the acid samples sie analysierten die Konzentration der Säureproben

6. (try to prove)

▪ to \test sth etw überprüfen

to \test a theory eine Theorie zu beweisen versuchen

7.

▪ to \test sth (by touching) etw prüfen; (by tasting) etw probieren [o geh kosten]

she \tested the water by dipping her toes into the pool sie testete mit ihren Zehen die Wassertemperatur im Becken

8. (try to the limit)

▪ to \test sb/sth jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen

9.

▶ to \test the patience of a saint [or of Job] eine harte Geduldsprobe sein

those kids' behaviour would \test the patience of Job bei diesen Kindern muss man wirklich eine Engelsgeduld haben

▶ to \test the water(s) die Stimmung testen

III. vi MED einen Test machen

she \tested positive for HIV ihr Aidstest ist positiv ausgefallen

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[test]
1. n

1) (SCH) Klassenarbeit f; (UNIV) Klausur f; (short) Kurzarbeit f, Test m; (= intelligence test, psychological test etc) Test m; (= driving test) (Fahr)prüfung f

he gave them a vocabulary test — er ließ eine Vokabel- or Wörterarbeit schreiben; (orally) er hat sie Vokabeln abgefragt

this is a test of public opinion — damit wird die öffentliche Meinung ausgelotet

to put sb/sth to the test — jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen

to stand the test — die Probe bestehen

their marriage didn't stand up to the test of separation — ihre Ehe hat die Trennung nicht verkraftet

to stand the test of time — die Zeit überdauern

that was a real test of character/his endurance — das war eine wirkliche Charakterprüfung/Belastungsprobe für ihn

to pass one's test (Aut) — die (Fahr)prüfung bestehen

to fail one's test (Aut) — (durch die (Fahr)prüfung) durchfallen

2) (on vehicle, product, weapon etc) Test m; (= check) Kontrolle f

3) (= chemical test) Test m, Untersuchung f

a skin test — ein Hauttest

to do a test for sugar — einen Zuckertest machen, eine Untersuchung auf Zucker machen

the samples were sent for tests — die Proben wurden zur Untersuchung geschickt

4)

See:

= test match

2. adj attr
Test-
test model — Testmodell nt

3. vt

1) (= examine, check) testen, prüfen; (SCH) pupil prüfen; (orally) abfragen; person, intelligence testen; (fig) auf die Probe stellen

the teacher tested them on that chapter —

to test sb for a job — jds Eignung für eine Stelle prüfen or testen

to test sb/sth for accuracy — jdn/etw auf Genauigkeit prüfen

I just wanted to test your reaction — ich wollte nur mal sehen, wie du reagierst

have you been tested? (for AIDS etc) — hast du dich testen lasen?, hast du einen Test gemacht?

2) (chemically) gold prüfen; water, contents of stomach etc untersuchen

to test sth for sugar — etw auf seinen Zuckergehalt untersuchen

the blood samples were sent for testing or to be tested — die Blutproben wurden zur Untersuchung geschickt

4. vi
Tests/einen Test machen; (chemically also) untersuchen (for auf +acc)
testing, testing one, two, three! —

we are testing for a gas leak/loose connection — wir überprüfen die Leitung auf eine undichte Stelle, wir überprüfen, ob irgendwo Gas austritt/ein Anschluss locker ist

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test¹ [test]

A s

1. allg, auch TECH Probe f, Versuch m, Test m

2. a) Prüfung f, Untersuchung f, Stichprobe f

b) fig Probe f, Prüfung f:

a severe test eine strenge Prüfung, fig eine harte Probe;

put to the test auf die Probe stellen;

put to the test of experience praktisch erproben;

stand the test die Probe bestehen, ( auch stand the test of time) sich bewähren;

test of nerves Nervenprobe;

test of strength Kraftprobe; → crucial 1

3. Prüfstein m, Prüfungsmaßstab m, Kriterium n:

success is not a fair test

4. SCHULE, PSYCH Test m, (Eignungs-, Leistungs) Prüfung f

5. MED (Blut- etc) Probe f, Test m

6. CHEM

a) Analyse f

b) Reagens n

c) Nachweis m, Prüfbefund m

7. METALL

a) Versuchstiegel m, Kapelle f

b) Treibherd m

8. Probebohrung f (nach Öl)

9. → test match

10. Br HIST Testeid m:

Test Act Testakte f (Gesetz von 1673);

take the test den Testeid leisten

B v/t

1. ( for sth auf etwas [hin]) prüfen ( auch SCHULE) oder untersuchen, erproben, einer Prüfung unterziehen, testen ( alle auch TECH):

test out ausprobieren;

test sth with ( oder on) etwas testen an (dat)

2. a) einen Torhüter testen, auf die Probe stellen, jemandes Geduld etc auch auf eine harte Probe stellen:

don’t test my patience! meine Geduld ist gleich zu Ende!

b) Reifen etc beanspruchen

3. SCHULE, PSYCH etc jemanden testen

4. CHEM analysieren

5. ELEK eine Leitung prüfen, abfragen

6. MATH die Probe machen auf (akk)

7. MIL etc ein Gewehr etc auch anschießen

C adj Probe…, Versuchs…, Prüf(ungs)…, Test…:

test circuit ELEK Messkreis m;

test drive AUTO Probefahrt f;

give a car a test drive → test-drive;

test flight FLUG Probe-, Testflug m;

test run TECH Probelauf m (einer Maschine etc);

test track AUTO Teststrecke f

test² [test] s

1. ZOOL harte Schale (von Mollusken etc)

2. → testa

double-blind experiment ( double-blind experiment oder test) s PHARM, PSYCH Doppelblindversuch m

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1.
[test]noun

1) (examination) (Sch.) Klassenarbeit, die; (Univ.) Klausur, die; (short examination) Test, der

put somebody/something to the test — jemanden/etwas erproben

2) (critical inspection, analysis) Test, der

3) (basis for evaluation) Prüfstein, der

4) (Cricket) Testmatch, das
2. transitive verb
1) (examine, analyse) untersuchen [Wasser, Gehör, Augen]; testen [Gehör, Augen, Produkt]; prüfen [Schüler]; überprüfen [Hypothese, Aussage, Leitungen]

test somebody for Aids — jemanden auf Aids untersuchen

2) (try severely) auf die Probe stellen

Phrasal Verbs:

- test out

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n.

Probe -n f.

Prüfung -en f.

Test -s m.

Untersuchung f. v.

prüfen v.

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10 thirst

1. noun
Durst, der

die of thirst — verdursten; (fig.): (be very thirsty) vor Durst sterben (ugs.)

thirst for knowledge — Wissensdurst, der
2. intransitive verb
thirst for revenge/knowledge — nach Rache/Wissen dürsten (geh.)

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[Ɵə:st] 1. noun
1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) der Durst

2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) der Durst
2. verb
(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) dürsten

- academic.ru/74625/thirsty">thirsty
- thirstily
- thirstiness
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thirst

[θɜ:st, AM θɜ:rst]

I. n no pl

1. (need for a drink) Durst m

they collapsed from \thirst and hunger sie brachen vor Hunger und Durst zusammen

raging \thirst schrecklicher Durst

to die of \thirst verdursten

to quench [or slake] one's \thirst seinen Durst löschen [o liter stillen

2. ( fig: strong desire) Verlangen nt, Gier f

to have a \thirst for adventure abenteuerlustig sein

\thirst after fame Ruhmsucht f

\thirst for knowledge Wissensdurst m

\thirst for power Machthunger m, Machtgier f

II. vi ( fig liter)

▪ to \thirst after [or for] sth nach etw dat verlangen [o liter dürsten]

I was \thirsting after new experiences ich wollte unbedingt neue Erfahrungen machen

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[ɵɜːst]
1. n
Durst m
thirst for knowledge — Wissensdurst m

thirst for adventure — Abenteuerlust

he's got a real thirst on him (inf) — er hat einen noblen Durst (am Leibe) (inf)

to die of thirst — verdursten

2. vi

1) (old)

I thirst — es dürstet or durstet mich

2) (fig)

to thirst for revenge/knowledge etc — nach Rache/Wissen etc dürsten

the plants were thirsting for water — die Pflanzen dürsteten nach Wasser

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thirst [θɜːst; US θɜrst]

A s

1. Durst m:

thirst-quenching durstlöschend, -stillend;

thirst strike Durststreik m

2. fig Durst m, Gier f, Verlangen n ( alle:

for nach):

thirst for blood Blutdurst;

thirst for knowledge Wissensdurst;

thirst for power Machtgier

B v/i

1. dursten, dürsten, durstig sein, Durst haben

2. fig dürsten, lechzen ( beide:

for, after nach):

he thirsts for revenge auch es dürstet ihn nach Rache;

thirst to do sth darauf brennen, etwas zu tun

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1. noun
Durst, der

die of thirst — verdursten; (fig.): (be very thirsty) vor Durst sterben (ugs.)

thirst for knowledge — Wissensdurst, der
2. intransitive verb
thirst for revenge/knowledge — nach Rache/Wissen dürsten (geh.)

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n.

Durst nur sing. m. v.

dürsten v.

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11 experience

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Erfahrung, die

have experience of something/somebody — Erfahrung in etwas (Dat.) /mit jemandem haben

have experience of doing something — Erfahrung darin haben, etwas zu tun

learn from experience — durch eigene od. aus eigener Erfahrung lernen

in/from my [own] [previous] experience — nach meiner/aus eigener Erfahrung

2) (event) Erfahrung, die; Erlebnis, das
2. transitive verb
erleben; stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Schwierigkeiten]; kennen lernen [Lebensweise]; empfinden [Hunger, Kälte, Schmerz]

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[ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun
1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?)

2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) das Erlebnis
2. verb
(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) erfahren, erleben

- academic.ru/25757/experienced">experienced

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ex·peri·ence

[ɪkˈspɪəriən(t)s, ek-, AM -ˈspɪr-]

I. n

1. no pl (practical knowledge) Erfahrung f

\experience of life Lebenserfahrung f

driving \experience Fahrpraxis f

professional \experience Berufserfahrung f

to learn by \experience durch Erfahrung lernen

the best way to learn is by \experience aus Erfahrung wird man klug

from my own \experience aus eigener Erfahrung

to know sth from \experience etw aus Erfahrung wissen

▪ to have \experience in sth field Erfahrung in etw dat haben

▪ to have \experience of sth Erfahrung mit [o in] etw dat haben

2. (particular instance) Erfahrung f, Erlebnis nt

enjoy the real coffee \experience erleben Sie den wahren Kaffeegenuss!

that can be a painful \experience das kann ganz schön weh tun

\experience of pain Schmerzempfinden nt

to have an \experience eine Erfahrung machen

3.

▶ to put sth down to \experience etw als Erfahrung abbuchen [o betrachten

II. vt

▪ to \experience sth

1. (undergo) etw erleben; (endure) etw kennenlernen, etw erfahren; hard times etw durchmachen [o fam mitmachen]

to \experience difficulties auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen

2. (feel) etw empfinden [o fühlen]

to \experience a loss einen Verlust erleiden

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[Ik'spIərɪəns]
1. n

1) (= knowledge, wisdom acquired) Erfahrung f

experience of life — Lebenserfahrung f

experience shows or proves that... — die Erfahrung lehrt, dass...

to know sth from experience — etw aus Erfahrung wissen

to learn/speak from experience — aus eigener Erfahrung lernen/sprechen

from my own personal experience — aus eigener Erfahrung

he has no experience of grief — er hat nie Kummer erfahren or erlebt

he has no experience of living in the country — er kennt das Landleben nicht

I gained a lot of useful experience — ich habe viele nützliche Erfahrungen gemacht

to have an experience — eine Erfahrung machen

2) (= practice, skill) Erfahrung f

he has had no practical experience — ihm fehlt die Praxis, er hat keine praktischen Kenntnisse or keine praktische Erfahrung

to have experience of a technique — Erfahrung in einer Methode haben

have you had any experience of driving a bus? — haben Sie Erfahrung im Busfahren?

experience in a job/in business — Berufs-/Geschäftserfahrung f

to have a lot of teaching experience — große Erfahrung als Lehrer(in) haben

he lacks experience — ihm fehlt die Praxis or praktische Erfahrung

he is working in a factory to gain experience — er arbeitet in einer Fabrik, um praktische Erfahrungen zu sammeln

3) (= event experienced) Erlebnis nt

I had a nasty experience —

the trial was a very nasty experience — der Prozess war eine sehr unangenehme Sache

it was a painful experience — es war schmerzlich (geh)

to suffer some terrible experiences — viel durchmachen

what an experience! — das war vielleicht was!

it was a new experience for me — es war völlig neu für mich

2. vt

1) (= suffer, undergo) pain, grief, hunger erfahren, erleben; difficult times, recession durchmachen; problems, symptoms haben

to experience difficulties — auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen, Schwierigkeiten haben

2) (= feel) fühlen, spüren, empfinden

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experience [ıkˈspıərıəns]

A s

1. Erfahrung f, (Lebens)Praxis f:

by ( oder from) my own experience aus eigener Erfahrung;

speak from (bitter) experience aus (bitterer) Erfahrung sprechen;

based on experience auf Erfahrung begründet;

I know (it) by experience ich weiß (es) aus Erfahrung;

in my experience nach meinen Erfahrungen, meines Wissens

2. Erlebnis n:

I had a strange experience ich hatte ein seltsames Erlebnis, ich habe etwas Seltsames erlebt;

he had an unpleasant experience er machte eine unangenehme Erfahrung;

emotional experience of success Erfolgserlebnis

3. Erfahrenheit f, (praktische) Erfahrung, Fach-, Sachkenntnis f, Routine f:

have a lot of experience doing sth viel Erfahrung darin haben, etwas zu tun;

experience is the best teacher (Sprichwort) Erfahrung ist die beste Lehrmeisterin

4. REL

a) Erfahrungsreligion f

b) US religiöse Erweckung:

experience meeting Erweckungsversammlung f

B v/t erfahren:

a) kennenlernen

b) erleben:

experience sth personally etwas am eigenen Leibe erfahren;

experience difficulties auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen

c) Schmerzen, Verluste etc erleiden, etwas durchmachen, Vergnügen etc empfinden:

experience an advance WIRTSCH eine Kurssteigerung erfahren;

experience religion US umg erweckt oder bekehrt werden

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1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Erfahrung, die

have experience of something/somebody — Erfahrung in etwas (Dat.) /mit jemandem haben

have experience of doing something — Erfahrung darin haben, etwas zu tun

learn from experience — durch eigene od. aus eigener Erfahrung lernen

in/from my [own] [previous] experience — nach meiner/aus eigener Erfahrung

2) (event) Erfahrung, die; Erlebnis, das
2. transitive verb
erleben; stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Schwierigkeiten]; kennen lernen [Lebensweise]; empfinden [Hunger, Kälte, Schmerz]

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n.

Erfahrenheit f.

Erfahrung f.

Erlebnis -se n.

Routine -n f.

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12 know

know [nəʊ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. set structures

4. noun

5. compounds

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► vb: pret knew, ptp known

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1. transitive verb

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

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   a. ( = have knowledge of) connaître

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

• I know the problem! je connais le problème !

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► savoir can often also be used.

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

• to know French savoir le français

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

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

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

• to know how to do sth savoir faire qch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• I know him well je le connais bien

• do you know Paris? connaissez-vous Paris ?

• to know sb by sight connaître qn de vue

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

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

   c. ( = recognize) reconnaître

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. intransitive verb

savoir

• who knows? qui sait ?

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

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

• as far as I know à ma connaissance

• not as far as I know pas à ma connaissance

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

• you never know on ne sait jamais

3. set structures

► to know sth about sth/sb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• you ought to have known better tu aurais dû réfléchir

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. noun

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

5. compounds

► know-all (inf) noun

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

► know-how (inf) noun savoir-faire m

► know-it-all (inf) noun

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

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

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

he knows everything — il sait tout

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

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

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

to know that... — savoir que...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

if I know him — tel que je le connais

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

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

as you well know — comme tu le sais bien

(do) you know something? —

do you know what? — tu sais quoi?

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

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

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

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

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

I know what! — j'ai une idée!

he knows all about it — il est au courant

2) ( feel certain) être sûr

I knew it! — j'en étais sûr!

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

3) ( realize) se rendre compte

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

don't I know it! — ne m'en parle pas!

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

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

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

5) ( acknowledge)

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

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

1) ( have knowledge) savoir

as you know — comme vous le savez

I wouldn't know — je ne saurais dire

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

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

not that I know of — pas que je sache

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

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

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

if you must know — si tu veux tout savoir

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

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

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

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

2) ( feel certain)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

English-French dictionary > know
13 Language

   1) The Book of Nature Is Written in the Language of Mathematics

   Philosophy is written in that great book, the universe, which is always open, right before our eyes. But one cannot understand this book without first learning to understand the language and to know the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and the characters are triangles, circles, and other figures. Without these, one cannot understand a single word of it, and just wanders in a dark labyrinth. (Galileo, 1990, p. 232)

   2) Arranging Speech so as to Reply Appropriately

   It never happens that it [a nonhuman animal] arranges its speech in various ways in order to reply appropriately to everything that may be said in its presence, as even the lowest type of man can do. (Descartes, 1970a, p. 116)

   3) No Other Animal Has the Language Capacity of the Human

   It is a very remarkable fact that there are none so depraved and stupid, without even excepting idiots, that they cannot arrange different words together, forming of them a statement by which they make known their thoughts; while, on the other hand, there is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately circumstanced it may be, which can do the same. (Descartes, 1967, p. 116)

   4) Human Beings Do Not Live Only in the World of Objects

   Human beings do not live in the object world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reﬂection. The fact of the matter is that the "real world" is to a large extent unconsciously built on the language habits of the group.... We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. (Sapir, 1921, p. 75)

   5) Language Powerfully Conditions All Our Thinking

   It powerfully conditions all our thinking about social problems and processes.... No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same worlds with different labels attached. (Sapir, 1985, p. 162)

   6) A List of Language Games

   [A list of language games, not meant to be exhaustive:]

   Giving orders, and obeying them- Describing the appearance of an object, or giving its measurements- Constructing an object from a description (a drawing)Reporting an eventSpeculating about an eventForming and testing a hypothesisPresenting the results of an experiment in tables and diagramsMaking up a story; and reading itPlay actingSinging catchesGuessing riddlesMaking a joke; and telling it

   Solving a problem in practical arithmeticTranslating from one language into another

   LANGUAGE Asking, thanking, cursing, greeting, and praying-. (Wittgenstein, 1953, Pt. I, No. 23, pp. 11 e-12 e)

   7) Language Constrains Certain Modes of Interpretation

   We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages.... The world is presented in a kaleidoscopic ﬂux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... No individual is free to describe nature with absolute impartiality but is constrained to certain modes of interpretation even while he thinks himself most free. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 153, 213-214)

   8) We Dissect Nature in Accordance with Our Native Languages

   We dissect nature along the lines laid down by our native languages.

   The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic ﬂux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar or can in some way be calibrated. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 213-214)

   9) The Forms of a Person's Thoughts Are Controlled by Unperceived Patterns of His Own Language

   The forms of a person's thoughts are controlled by inexorable laws of pattern of which he is unconscious. These patterns are the unperceived intricate systematizations of his own language-shown readily enough by a candid comparison and contrast with other languages, especially those of a different linguistic family. (Whorf, 1956, p. 252)

    10) The Analysis of Certain Types of Utterances

   It has come to be commonly held that many utterances which look like statements are either not intended at all, or only intended in part, to record or impart straightforward information about the facts.... Many traditional philosophical perplexities have arisen through a mistake-the mistake of taking as straightforward statements of fact utterances which are either (in interesting non-grammatical ways) nonsensical or else intended as something quite different. (Austin, 1962, pp. 2-3)

    11) The Dictionary of a Language Is a System of Concepts

   In general, one might define a complex of semantic components connected by logical constants as a concept. The dictionary of a language is then a system of concepts in which a phonological form and certain syntactic and morphological characteristics are assigned to each concept. This system of concepts is structured by several types of relations. It is supplemented, furthermore, by redundancy or implicational rules..., representing general properties of the whole system of concepts.... At least a relevant part of these general rules is not bound to particular languages, but represents presumably universal structures of natural languages. They are not learned, but are rather a part of the human ability to acquire an arbitrary natural language. (Bierwisch, 1970, pp. 171-172)

    12) Talk about the Evolution of the Language Capacity is Beside the Point

   In studying the evolution of mind, we cannot guess to what extent there are physically possible alternatives to, say, transformational generative grammar, for an organism meeting certain other physical conditions characteristic of humans. Conceivably, there are none-or very few-in which case talk about evolution of the language capacity is beside the point. (Chomsky, 1972, p. 98)

    13) The Development of Language

   [It is] truth value rather than syntactic well-formedness that chieﬂy governs explicit verbal reinforcement by parents-which renders mildly paradoxical the fact that the usual product of such a training schedule is an adult whose speech is highly grammatical but not notably truthful. (R. O. Brown, 1973, p. 330)

    14) Sentential and Conceptual Levels in Language

   he conceptual base is responsible for formally representing the concepts underlying an utterance.... A given word in a language may or may not have one or more concepts underlying it.... On the sentential level, the utterances of a given language are encoded within a syntactic structure of that language. The basic construction of the sentential level is the sentence.

   The next highest level... is the conceptual level. We call the basic construction of this level the conceptualization. A conceptualization consists of concepts and certain relations among those concepts. We can consider that both levels exist at the same point in time and that for any unit on one level, some corresponding realizate exists on the other level. This realizate may be null or extremely complex.... Conceptualizations may relate to other conceptualizations by nesting or other specified relationships. (Schank, 1973, pp. 191-192)

    15) Linguistic Realities Have Not Yet Been Captured by Theoretical Models

   The mathematics of multi-dimensional interactive spaces and lattices, the projection of "computer behavior" on to possible models of cerebral functions, the theoretical and mechanical investigation of artificial intelligence, are producing a stream of sophisticated, often suggestive ideas.

   But it is, I believe, fair to say that nothing put forward until now in either theoretic design or mechanical mimicry comes even remotely in reach of the most rudimentary linguistic realities. (Steiner, 1975, p. 284)

    16) The Final Steps to Human Language

   The step from the simple tool to the master tool, a tool to make tools (what we would now call a machine tool), seems to me indeed to parallel the final step to human language, which I call reconstitution. It expresses in a practical and social context the same understanding of hierarchy, and shows the same analysis by function as a basis for synthesis. (Bronowski, 1977, pp. 127-128)

    17) The Inadequacy of Formal Linguistic Models for Ordinary Language Usage

    t is the language donn eґ in which we conduct our lives.... We have no other. And the danger is that formal linguistic models, in their loosely argued analogy with the axiomatic structure of the mathematical sciences, may block perception.... It is quite conceivable that, in language, continuous induction from simple, elemental units to more complex, realistic forms is not justified. The extent and formal "undecidability" of context-and every linguistic particle above the level of the phoneme is context-bound-may make it impossible, except in the most abstract, meta-linguistic sense, to pass from "pro-verbs," "kernals," or "deep deep structures" to actual speech. (Steiner, 1975, pp. 111-113)

    18) When a Language Is an Abstract Machine

   A higher-level formal language is an abstract machine. (Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 113)

    19) Metaphor and Metonymy Underpin the Formation of Linguistic Signs

   Jakobson sees metaphor and metonymy as the characteristic modes of binarily opposed polarities which between them underpin the two-fold process of selection and combination by which linguistic signs are formed.... Thus messages are constructed, as Saussure said, by a combination of a "horizontal" movement, which combines words together, and a "vertical" movement, which selects the particular words from the available inventory or "inner storehouse" of the language. The combinative (or syntagmatic) process manifests itself in contiguity (one word being placed next to another) and its mode is metonymic. The selective (or associative) process manifests itself in similarity (one word or concept being "like" another) and its mode is metaphoric. The "opposition" of metaphor and metonymy therefore may be said to represent in effect the essence of the total opposition between the synchronic mode of language (its immediate, coexistent, "vertical" relationships) and its diachronic mode (its sequential, successive, lineal progressive relationships). (Hawkes, 1977, pp. 77-78)

    20) Language and the Analysis of Nature

   It is striking that the layered structure that man has given to language constantly reappears in his analyses of nature. (Bronowski, 1977, p. 121)

    21) Correspondence Rules for Mapping Old Theory into Subsets of New Theory

   First, [an ideal intertheoretic reduction] provides us with a set of rules"correspondence rules" or "bridge laws," as the standard vernacular has it-which effect a mapping of the terms of the old theory (T o) onto a subset of the expressions of the new or reducing theory (T n). These rules guide the application of those selected expressions of T n in the following way: we are free to make singular applications of their correspondencerule doppelgangers in T o....

   Second, and equally important, a successful reduction ideally has the outcome that, under the term mapping effected by the correspondence rules, the central principles of T o (those of semantic and systematic importance) are mapped onto general sentences of T n that are theorems of Tn. (P. Churchland, 1979, p. 81)

    22) The Inclusion of Non- linguistic Factors in a Theory of Grammar

   If non-linguistic factors must be included in grammar: beliefs, attitudes, etc. [this would] amount to a rejection of the initial idealization of language as an object of study. A priori such a move cannot be ruled out, but it must be empirically motivated. If it proves to be correct, I would conclude that language is a chaos that is not worth studying.... Note that the question is not whether beliefs or attitudes, and so on, play a role in linguistic behavior and linguistic judgments... [but rather] whether distinct cognitive structures can be identified, which interact in the real use of language and linguistic judgments, the grammatical system being one of these. (Chomsky, 1979, pp. 140, 152-153)

    23) Language Is Inevitably Inﬂuenced by Specific Contexts of Human Interaction

   Language cannot be studied in isolation from the investigation of "rationality." It cannot afford to neglect our everyday assumptions concerning the total behavior of a reasonable person.... An integrational linguistics must recognize that human beings inhabit a communicational space which is not neatly compartmentalized into language and nonlanguage.... It renounces in advance the possibility of setting up systems of forms and meanings which will "account for" a central core of linguistic behavior irrespective of the situation and communicational purposes involved. (Harris, 1981, p. 165)

    24) The Genetic Blueprints of Language

   By innate [linguistic knowledge], Chomsky simply means "genetically programmed." He does not literally think that children are born with language in their heads ready to be spoken. He merely claims that a "blueprint is there, which is brought into use when the child reaches a certain point in her general development. With the help of this blueprint, she analyzes the language she hears around her more readily than she would if she were totally unprepared for the strange gabbling sounds which emerge from human mouths. (Aitchison, 1987, p. 31)

    25) Languages Are Machines

   Looking at ourselves from the computer viewpoint, we cannot avoid seeing that natural language is our most important "programming language." This means that a vast portion of our knowledge and activity is, for us, best communicated and understood in our natural language.... One could say that natural language was our first great original artifact and, since, as we increasingly realize, languages are machines, so natural language, with our brains to run it, was our primal invention of the universal computer. One could say this except for the sneaking suspicion that language isn't something we invented but something we became, not something we constructed but something in which we created, and recreated, ourselves. (Leiber, 1991, p. 8)

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14 command

1. verb
1) (to order: I command you to leave the room immediately!) ordenar, mandar

2) (to have authority over: He commanded a regiment of soldiers.) estar al mando de

3) (to have by right: He commands great respect.) infundir, inspirar

2. noun
1) (an order: We obeyed his commands.) orden

2) (control: He was in command of the operation.) control, mando

•

- commandant
- commander
- commanding
- commandment
- commander-in-chief

command¹ n

1. orden

when the officer gives the command, fire! cuando el oficial dé la orden, ¡disparen!

2. mando

who is in command of this ship? ¿quién está al mando de este barco?

command² vb

1. ordenar

he commanded his soldiers to advance ordenó a sus soldados que avanzaran

2. tener el mando / dirigir

who commands this ship? ¿quién dirige este barco?

command

tr[kə'mɑːnd]

noun

1 (order) orden nombre femenino

■ your wish is my command tus deseos son órdenes

2 (control, authority) mando

■ under the command of the king bajo el mando del rey

■ who is in command? ¿quién está al mando?

3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (part of army, group of officers) mando

4 (knowledge, mastery) dominio

■ he has a good command of Greek domina el griego

5 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL orden nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 (order) mandar, ordenar

■ he commanded them to shoot les ordenó que dispararan

2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (have authority over) estar al mando de, tener el mando de, comandar

3 (have at one's disposal) disponer de, contar con, tener

■ the hotel commands a fantastic view of the city el hotel tiene una vista fantástica de la ciudad

4 (deserve - respect, admiration) infundir, imponer, inspirar; (- confidence) inspirar; (- sympathy) merecer

■ it commanded a high price alcanzó un precio muy alto

■ he can command a high salary puede exigir un sueldo alto

5 (of place, fort) dominar

intransitive verb

1 mandar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at somebody's command por orden de alguien

to be at somebody's command estar a las órdenes de alguien

to be in command of oneself ser dueño,-a de sí mismo,-a

to be in command of the situation dominar la situación

to take command tomar el mando

command module módulo de maniobra y mando

command performance actuación a petición de un miembro de la familia real

command post puesto de mando

command [kə'mænd] vt

1) order: ordenar, mandar

2) control, direct: comandar, tener el mando de

command vi

1) : dar órdenes

2) govern: estar al mando m, gobernar

command n

1) control, leadership: mando m, control m, dirección f

2) order: orden f, mandato m

3) mastery: maestría f, destreza f, dominio m

4) : tropa f asignada a un comandante

command (Technical)

n.

• dominio (Técnica) s.m.

n.

• cabeza s.f.

• comandancia s.f.

• comando s.m.

• imperio s.m.

• mandado s.m.

• mandato s.m.

• mando s.m.

• orden s.m.

v.

• acaudillar v.

• capitanear v.

• comandar v.

• dominar v.

• imperar v.

• imponer v.

• mandar v.

• ordenar v.

• sargentear v.

I kə'mænd, kə'mɑːnd
transitive verb

1)

a) ( order)

to command somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

b) \<\<army/ship\>\> estar* al or tener* el mando de, comandar

2) \<\<wealth/resources\>\> contar* con, disponer* de

3) \<\<respect\>\> imponer*, infundir, inspirar; \<\<fee\>\> exigir*; \<\<price\>\> alcanzar*

II

noun

1)

a) c ( order) orden f

b) u ( authority) mando m

to be at somebody's command — estar* a las órdenes de alguien

who's in command on this ship? — ¿quién está al mando de este barco?, ¿quién manda en este barco?

she's in command of the situation — es dueña de la situación

under somebody's command — bajo las órdenes de alguien

c) c ( leadership) (+ sing or pl vb) mando m; (before n)

command post — puesto m de mando

2) u ( mastery) dominio m

3) c ( Comput) orden f, comando m

[kǝ'mɑːnd]
1. N

1) (=order) (esp Mil) orden f ; (Comput) orden f, comando m

he gave the command (to attack/retreat) — dio la orden (de atacar/retirarse)

his commands were obeyed at once — sus órdenes se cumplieron de inmediato

• at or by the command of sb — por orden de algn

• by royal command — por real orden

2) (=control) [of army, ship] mando m

• to be at sb's command — [resources, money, troops] estar a la disposición de algn; [men] estar a las órdenes de algn, estar bajo el mando de algn

to have at one's command — [+ resources, money, troops] disponer de, tener a su disposición; [+ men] tener a sus órdenes, estar al mando de

• to have command of sth — estar al mando de algo

• to be in command (of sth) — estar al mando (de algo)

who is in command here? — ¿quién manda aquí?

to be in command of one's faculties — estar en posesión de sus facultades

to be in command of the situation — ser dueño de la situación

• to take command of sth — asumir el mando de algo

• under the command of — bajo el mando de

3) (=mastery) dominio m

his command of English — su dominio del inglés

to have a good command of English — dominar el inglés

command of the seas — dominio de los mares

4) (=authority) (Mil, Naut) mando m, jefatura f

second in command — segundo m ; (Naut) segundo m de a bordo
high 4.
2. VT

1) (=order)

to command sb to do sth — mandar or ordenar a algn que haga algo

to command sth to be done — mandar or ordenar que se haga algo

2) (=be in control of) [+ soldiers, army] mandar, estar al mando de; [+ ship] comandar

3) (=have at one's disposal) [+ resources, money, services] disponer de, contar con

4) (=deserve and get) [+ attention] ganarse; [+ respect] imponer; [+ sympathy] merecerse, hacerse acreedor de; [+ price] venderse a, venderse por; [+ fee] exigir

5) (=overlook) [+ area] dominar; [+ view] tener, disfrutar de

3.

CPD

command economy N — economía f planificada

command key N — (Comput) tecla f de comando

command language N — (Comput) lenguaje m de comandos

command line N — (Comput) orden f, comando m

command module N — (on a space rocket) módulo m de mando

command performance N — gala f (a petición) real

command post N — puesto m de mando

* * *

I [kə'mænd, kə'mɑːnd]
transitive verb

1)

a) ( order)

to command somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

b) \<\<army/ship\>\> estar* al or tener* el mando de, comandar

2) \<\<wealth/resources\>\> contar* con, disponer* de

3) \<\<respect\>\> imponer*, infundir, inspirar; \<\<fee\>\> exigir*; \<\<price\>\> alcanzar*

II

noun

1)

a) c ( order) orden f

b) u ( authority) mando m

to be at somebody's command — estar* a las órdenes de alguien

who's in command on this ship? — ¿quién está al mando de este barco?, ¿quién manda en este barco?

she's in command of the situation — es dueña de la situación

under somebody's command — bajo las órdenes de alguien

c) c ( leadership) (+ sing or pl vb) mando m; (before n)

command post — puesto m de mando

2) u ( mastery) dominio m

3) c ( Comput) orden f, comando m

English-spanish dictionary > command
15 thing

noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

* * *

thing

[θɪŋ]

n

1. (unspecified object) Ding nt, Gegenstand m; ( fam) Dings[bums] nt fam

I haven't got a \thing to wear ich habe nichts zum Anziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. Anlegen]

she behaved like a mad \thing sie benahm sich wie eine Verrückte

you cannot be all \things to all men man kann es nicht allen recht machen

2. (possessions)

▪ \things pl Besitz m kein pl, Habe f kein pl; (objects for special purpose) Sachen pl, Zeug nt kein pl

she put all his \things in suitcases and put them outside the door sie packte alle seine Sachen in Koffer und stellte diese vor die Tür

swimming \things Schwimmzeug nt kein pl, Schwimmsachen pl fam

3. (unspecified idea, event) Sache f

this \thing called love das, was man so Liebe nennt

if there's one \thing I want to know it's this wenn es etwas gibt, das ich wissen will, dann ist es das

it was just one \thing after another da kam eben eins zum anderen

one \thing leads to another das Eine führt zum Andern

don't worry about a \thing! mach dir keine Sorgen!

learning to ride a bike was a difficult \thing for me to do ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich Rad fahren konnte

I value my freedom above all \things meine Freiheit steht für mich an erster Stelle

if it's not one \thing, it's another ständig ist [et]was los

to not be sb's \thing nicht jds Ding sein fam

to be a \thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören

in all \things in jeder Hinsicht, in [o bei] allem

the whole \thing das Ganze

4. (unspecified activity) Sache f

the last \thing I want to do is hurt his feelings ich möchte auf keinen Fall seine Gefühle verletzen

that was a close \thing! das war knapp!

walking in stormy weather along a beach just does \things to me bei stürmischem Wetter am Strand spazieren zu gehen macht mir unheimlich Spaß

plenty of \things vieles

to do sth first/last \thing etw als Erstes/Letztes tun

I'll phone him first \thing tomorrow ich rufe ihn morgen gleich als Erstes an

to call sb last \thing at night jdn spät nachts noch anrufen

to do one's own \thing ( fam) seinen [eigenen] Weg gehen, sein Ding machen fam

5. ( fam: what is needed) das [einzig] Wahre

the real \thing das einzig Wahre

the very [or just the] \thing genau das Richtige

6. (matter) Thema nt, Sache f

sure \thing! esp AM na klar!

what a lovely \thing to say! wie nett, so etwas zu sagen!

I have a \thing or two on my mind mir geht so einiges durch den Kopf

and another \thing,... und noch [et]was,...

why don't you come with me? — for one \thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it warum kommst du nicht mit? — einerseits fliege ich nicht gerne und außerdem kann ich es mir nicht leisten

to be able to tell sb a \thing or two jdm noch so einiges [o manches] erzählen können

to know a \thing or two eine ganze Menge wissen, sich akk gut auskennen

7. (social behaviour)

▪ the \thing das Richtige

it's the done \thing ( also iron) das gehört sich so [o gehört zum guten Ton]

smoking during meals is not the done \thing es gehört sich nicht, während des Essens zu rauchen

the in [or latest] \thing [to do] der letzte Schrei

8. (the important point)

▪ the \thing about doing sth is... das Wichtigste bei etw dat ist...

9. (something non-existent)

▪ \things pl:

to be hearing [or imagining] \things Gespenster sehen fig

10. (the situation)

▪ \things pl die Dinge, die Lage

\things ain't what they used to be ( fam) nichts ist mehr so wie es war

how are \things [with you]? ( fam) wie geht's [dir]? fam

what are \things like? wie sieht's aus? [o läuft's?] fam

all \things considered alles in allem

as \things stand, the way \things are so wie die Dinge stehen

11. (confectionery)

sweet \things Süßigkeiten pl

12. (person)

you lucky \thing! du Glückliche(r) [o Glückspilz]!

she's a dear little \thing sie ist ein Schatz

lazy \thing Faulpelz m

old \thing BRIT altes Haus fam, alter Knabe fam

the poor \thing ( fam) der/die Ärmste; (man) der arme Kerl; (young woman, child) das arme Ding

the poor \things die Ärmsten

stupid \thing Dummkopf m, Idiot m

13.

▶ a \thing of beauty is a joy forever ( saying) etwas Schönes macht immer wieder Freude

▶ the best \things in life are free ( saying) die besten Dinge im Leben sind umsonst

▶ chance would be a fine \thing! BRIT ( saying) schön wär's! fam

▶ to do one's own \thing sich akk selbst verwirklichen

▶ all [or other] \things being equal wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

▶ to be onto a good \thing ( fam) etwas Gutes auftun

▶ you can have too much of a good \thing man kann es auch übertreiben

▶ to be the greatest \thing since sliced bread ( fam) einfach Klasse sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sb ( fam: dislike) jdn nicht ausstehen können fam; (like very much) verrückt nach jdm sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sth etw nicht ausstehen können fam

▶ there are more \things in heaven and earth [than are dreamt of in your philosophy] BRIT ( saying) es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde [als deine Schulweisheit sich träumen lässt]

▶ a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous \thing ( saying) zu wenig Wissen kann gefährlich werden

▶ to make a [big] \thing out of sth aus etw dat eine große Sache machen, um etw akk viel Wirbel machen

▶ the next big \thing der neueste Trend

▶ to be just one of those \things (be unavoidable) einfach unvermeidlich sein; (typical happening) typisch sein

this is just one of those \things da kann man halt nichts machen fam

▶ to the pure all \things are pure ( saying) dem Reinen ist alles rein

▶ these \things are sent to try us BRIT ( saying) das sind die Prüfungen, die uns das Schicksal auferlegt

▶ to take \things easy sich akk ausruhen

▶ worse \things happen at sea ( saying) davon [o SCHWEIZ wegen dem] geht die Welt nicht unter fam

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[ɵɪŋ]
n

1) (= any material object) Ding nt

a thing of beauty/great value — etwas Schönes/sehr Wertvolles

she likes sweet things — sie mag Süßes or süße Sachen

what's that thing? — was ist das?

I don't have a thing to wear — ich habe nichts zum Anziehen

2) pl (= clothes, equipment, belongings) Sachen pl

have you got your swimming things? — hast du dein Badezeug or deine Badesachen dabei?

they washed up the breakfast things — sie spülten das Frühstücksgeschirr

3) (non material = affair, subject) Sache f

you know, it's a funny thing — wissen Sie, es ist schon seltsam

the odd/best thing about it is... — das Seltsame/Beste daran ist,...

it's a good thing I came —

it's a bad/strange thing but... — es ist schlecht/seltsam, aber...

to make a big thing of or about sth — viel Lärm um etw machen

to make a big thing of or about doing sth — eine große Sache daraus machen, dass man etw tut

he's on to or onto a good thing (inf) — er hat da was Gutes aufgetan (inf)

he's got a good thing going there (inf) — der hat da was Gutes laufen (inf)

what a ( silly) thing to do —

you take the thing too seriously — Sie nehmen die Sache or das zu ernst

there is one/one other thing I want to ask you —

and there's another thing, why didn't you...? — und noch etwas, warum haben Sie nicht...?

it's one thing to talk about it, it's another to do it — es ist eine Sache, davon zu reden, eine völlig andere, es dann auch zu tun

the things you do/say! — was du so machst/sagst!

I must be hearing/seeing things! — ich glaube, ich höre/sehe nicht richtig, ich glaube, ich spinne! (inf)

all the things I meant to say/do —

which things in life do you value most? — was or welche Dinge im Leben bewerten Sie am höchsten?

to expect great things of sb/sth — Großes or große Dinge von jdm/etw erwarten

I must think things over — ich muss mir die Sache or das überlegen

things are going from bad to worse — es wird immer schlimmer

as things stand at the moment, as things are... — so wie die Dinge im Moment liegen

how are things ( with you)? — wie gehts (bei) Ihnen?

since that's how things are... — wenn das so ist..., in dem Fall...

it's bad enough as things are — es ist schon schlimm genug

things aren't what they used to be — es ist alles nicht mehr so wie früher

to talk of one thing and another — von diesem und jenem reden

taking one thing with another — im Großen und Ganzen, alles in allem

it's been one thing after the other (going wrong) — es kam eins zum anderen

if it's not one thing it's the other — es ist immer irgendetwas

(what) with one thing and another I haven't had time to do it yet — ich bin einfach noch nicht dazu gekommen

it's neither one thing nor the other — es ist weder das eine noch das andere

one thing led to another — eins führte zum anderen

for one thing it doesn't make sense — erst einmal ergibt das überhaupt keinen Sinn

not to see/understand a thing — (absolut) nichts sehen/verstehen

not to know a thing — (absolut) nichts wissen, keine Ahnung haben

to tell sb a thing or two — jdm einiges erzählen

he knows a thing or two — er hat etwas auf dem Kasten (inf)

he knows a thing or two about cars — er kennt sich mit Autos aus

it's just one of those things — so was kommt eben vor (inf)

in all things — in allem

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4) (= person, animal) Ding nt

poor little thing — das arme (kleine) Ding!

you poor thing! — du Arme(r)!

she's a funny old thing — sie ist ein komisches altes Haus

I say, old thing (dated inf) — na, du altes Haus (inf)

lucky thing! — der/die Glückliche/du Glückliche(r)!

he looks quite the thing — er sieht (richtig) nach etwas aus

5)

(= what is suitable, best) that's just the thing for me — das ist genau das Richtige für mich

that's not the thing to do —

his behaviour isn't quite the thing (dated) — sein Benehmen ist nicht gerade berückend (inf)

the latest thing in ties — der letzte Schrei in der Krawattenmode

the thing to do now would be... — was wir jetzt machen sollten, wäre...

that would be the honourable thing to do — es wäre nur anständig, das zu tun

6)

(in phrases) I'm not at my best first thing in the morning — so früh am Morgen bin ich nicht gerade in Hochform

I'll do that first thing in the morning — ich werde das gleich or als Erstes morgen früh tun

I'll do it first thing — ich werde das zuerst or als Erstes tun

last thing at night — vor dem Schlafengehen

painting is his thing — das Malen liegt ihm (inf)

the thing is to know when... — man muss wissen, wann...

yes, but the thing is... — ja, aber...

the thing is we haven't got enough money —

the thing is, you see, he loves her — das Problem ist, dass er sie liebt

yes but the thing is it won't work — ja, aber das Dumme ist, es funktioniert nicht

to do one's own thing (inf) —

when Michael Jackson starts doing his thing (inf) — wenn Michael Jackson seine Schau abzieht (inf)

she's got a thing about spiders (inf) — bei Spinnen dreht sie durch (inf)

7)

(all) things German/mystical/mechanical — alles Deutsche/Geheimnisvolle/Mechanische

8) (inf for forgotten name of person) Dings(bums) mf (inf)

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thing¹, oft Thing [θıŋ] s PARL Thing n (in Skandinavien und Island: Reichstag oder Volksgerichtsversammlung)

thing² [θıŋ] s

1. Ding n, Gegenstand m:

the law of things JUR das Sachenrecht;

things personal (real) JUR (un)bewegliche Sachen;

just the thing I wanted genau (das), was ich haben wollte;

it was so dark that I could not see a thing dass ich überhaupt nichts sehen konnte;

she says she hasn’t got a thing to wear sie hat (überhaupt) nichts anzuziehen

2. umg

a) Ding n, Dings(da) n

b) euph Ding n (männliches oder weibliches Geschlechtsteil)

3. Ding n, Sache f, Angelegenheit f:

above all things vor allen Dingen, vor allem;

things political politische Dinge, alles Politische;

that was a close thing das hätte ins Auge gehen können umg, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

a pretty thing iron eine schöne Geschichte;

for one thing (erstens) einmal;

for one thing … and for another zum einen … und zum anderen;

the latest thing in hats das Neueste in oder an Hüten;

in all things in jeder Hinsicht;

no small thing keine Kleinigkeit;

not a thing (rein) gar nichts;

of all things ausgerechnet (dieses etc);

it’s one of those things da kann man (halt) nichts machen;

that’s one of those little things that are sent to try us wenn es solche Dinge nicht gäbe, ginge es uns wahrscheinlich viel zu gut;

be a thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören;

be too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten sein;

I’ve got better things to do than … ich habe Wichtigeres zu tun als …;

do great things große Dinge tun, Großes vollbringen;

do one’s (own) thing umg tun, was man will;

expect great things from sb große Dinge von jemandem erwarten;

we had expected better things from him wir hatten mehr von ihm erwartet;

have a thing about umg

a) jemanden, etwas wahnsinnig gern mögen,

b) jemanden, etwas überhaupt nicht ausstehen können;

if I hate one thing, it is … wenn ich eines hasse, dann ist es …;

make a thing of ( oder about) etwas aufbauschen;

make a big thing out of viel Aufhebens machen von;

this proves three things das beweist dreierlei;

he can still teach them a thing or two er kann ihnen noch immer etwas oder das eine od andere beibringen;

I could tell you a thing or two about him ich könnte dir (so) einiges über ihn erzählen; → first A 1, last¹ A 1

4. pl Dinge pl, Umstände pl, (Sach)Lage f:

things are improving die Dinge oder Verhältnisse bessern sich

5. pl Sachen pl, Zeug n (Gepäck, Gerät, Kleider etc):

put on one’s things sich anziehen

6. pl Sachen pl (Getränke, Essen, Medizin):

a lot of good things viele gute Sachen (zum Essen und Trinken)

7. Wesen n, Geschöpf n:

dumb things

8. a) Ding n (Mädchen etc):

young thing

b) Kerl m:

(the) poor thing das arme Ding, der arme Kerl;

poor thing! der oder die Ärmste!, du oder Sie Ärmste(r)!;

the dear old thing die gute alte Haut umg; → old A 10

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noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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n.

Ding -e n.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > thing
16 test

[test] n

1) (of knowledge, skill) Prüfung f, Test m; sch Klassenarbeit f; univ Klausur f;

aptitude \test Eignungstest m;

driving \test Fahrprüfung f;

IQ \test Intelligenztest m;

oral/ practical/written \test mündliche/praktische/schriftliche Prüfung;

to fail a \test eine Prüfung nicht bestehen;

to give sb a \test jdn prüfen;

I'll give the kids a vocabulary \test today ich lasse die Kinder heute einen Vokabeltest schreiben;

to pass a \test eine Prüfung bestehen;

to take a \test an einem Test [o einer Prüfung] teilnehmen

2) med, sci ( examination) Untersuchung f, Test m;

I'm going to have an eye \test tomorrow ich lasse mir morgen die Augen untersuchen;

blood \test Blutuntersuchung f;

pregnancy \test Schwangerschaftstest m;

urine \test Urinprobe f;

to do [or perform] [or carry out] a \test eine Untersuchung durchführen;

to have a \test sich akk untersuchen lassen, sich akk einer Untersuchung unterziehen ( geh)

3) ( of metallurgy) Versuchstiegel m, Kapelle f

4) ( of efficiency) Test m;

safety \test Sicherheitsprüfung f, Sicherheitstest m;

to undergo a \test sich akk einem Test unterziehen

5) ( challenge) Herausforderung f, Prüfung f ( fig)

to be a real \test of sth eine echte Herausforderung für etw akk sein, etw auf eine harte Probe stellen;

that was a real \test of his endurance das war für ihn eine wirkliche Belastungsprobe;

to put sth to the \test etw auf die Probe stellen

6) sports ( cricket)

T\test Testmatch nt

PHRASES:

the acid \test die Feuerprobe;

to stand the \test of time die Zeit überdauern vt

1) (for knowledge, skill)

to \test sb jdn prüfen [o testen];

I expect they will want to \test my shorthand and typing ich denke, man wird mich in Steno und Schreibmaschine prüfen

2) ( try to discover)

to \test sth etw untersuchen [o ( geh) erkunden];

we should \test the parents' reaction before we go ahead with the changes wir sollten erst einmal die Reaktion der Eltern abwarten, bevor wir weitere Änderungen vornehmen

3) ( check performance)

to \test sth etw testen [o überprüfen];

4) ( for medical purposes)

to \test sth etw untersuchen;

I was \tested for HIV before I gave blood vor dem Blutspenden wurde ich auf Aids untersucht;

to \test sb's blood eine Blutuntersuchung durchführen;

to \test sb's eyes jds Augen untersuchen;

to \test sb's hearing jds Hörvermögen testen

5) sch

to \test sth etw abfragen [o prüfen];

to \test sb jdn prüfen;

to \test sb's IQ [or intelligence] jds IQ testen;

to \test sth sci etw testen [o untersuchen];

how can we \test the presence of oxygen in this sample? wie können wir den Sauerstoffgehalt in dieser Probe ermitteln?;

they \tested the strength of the acid samples sie analysierten die Konzentration der Säureproben

6) ( try to prove)

to \test sth etw überprüfen;

to \test a theory eine Theorie zu beweisen versuchen

7) to \test sth ( by touching) etw prüfen;

( by tasting) etw probieren [o ( geh) kosten];

she \tested the water by dipping her toes into the pool sie testete mit ihren Zehen die Wassertemperatur im Becken

8) ( try to the limit)

to \test sb/ sth jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen

PHRASES:

to \test the patience of a saint [or of Job] eine harte Geduldsprobe sein;

those kids' behaviour would \test the patience of Job bei diesen Kindern muss man wirklich eine Engelsgeduld haben;

to \test the water(s) die Stimmung testen vi med einen Test machen;

she \tested positive for HIV ihr Aidstest ist positiv ausgefallen

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17 Computers

   1) A Comparison of the Digital Computer and the Brain

   The brain has been compared to a digital computer because the neuron, like a switch or valve, either does or does not complete a circuit. But at that point the similarity ends. The switch in the digital computer is constant in its effect, and its effect is large in proportion to the total output of the machine. The effect produced by the neuron varies with its recovery from [the] refractory phase and with its metabolic state. The number of neurons involved in any action runs into millions so that the inﬂuence of any one is negligible.... Any cell in the system can be dispensed with.... The brain is an analogical machine, not digital. Analysis of the integrative activities will probably have to be in statistical terms. (Lashley, quoted in Beach, Hebb, Morgan & Nissen, 1960, p. 539)

   2) Computers Do Not Crunch Numbers, They Manipulate Symbols

   It is essential to realize that a computer is not a mere "number cruncher," or supercalculating arithmetic machine, although this is how computers are commonly regarded by people having no familiarity with artificial intelligence. Computers do not crunch numbers; they manipulate symbols.... Digital computers originally developed with mathematical problems in mind, are in fact general purpose symbol manipulating machines....

   The terms "computer" and "computation" are themselves unfortunate, in view of their misleading arithmetical connotations. The definition of artificial intelligence previously cited-"the study of intelligence as computation"-does not imply that intelligence is really counting. Intelligence may be defined as the ability creatively to manipulate symbols, or process information, given the requirements of the task in hand. (Boden, 1981, pp. 15, 16-17)

   3) Getting Computers to Explain Things to Themselves

   The task is to get computers to explain things to themselves, to ask questions about their experiences so as to cause those explanations to be forthcoming, and to be creative in coming up with explanations that have not been previously available. (Schank, 1986, p. 19)

   4) Some Limits of Artificial Intelligence

   In What Computers Can't Do, written in 1969 (2nd edition, 1972), the main objection to AI was the impossibility of using rules to select only those facts about the real world that were relevant in a given situation. The "Introduction" to the paperback edition of the book, published by Harper & Row in 1979, pointed out further that no one had the slightest idea how to represent the common sense understanding possessed even by a four-year-old. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 102)

   5) The Computer as a Humanizing Inﬂuence

   A popular myth says that the invention of the computer diminishes our sense of ourselves, because it shows that rational thought is not special to human beings, but can be carried on by a mere machine. It is a short stop from there to the conclusion that intelligence is mechanical, which many people find to be an affront to all that is most precious and singular about their humanness.

   In fact, the computer, early in its career, was not an instrument of the philistines, but a humanizing inﬂuence. It helped to revive an idea that had fallen into disrepute: the idea that the mind is real, that it has an inner structure and a complex organization, and can be understood in scientific terms. For some three decades, until the 1940s, American psychology had lain in the grip of the ice age of behaviorism, which was antimental through and through. During these years, extreme behaviorists banished the study of thought from their agenda. Mind and consciousness, thinking, imagining, planning, solving problems, were dismissed as worthless for anything except speculation. Only the external aspects of behavior, the surface manifestations, were grist for the scientist's mill, because only they could be observed and measured....

   It is one of the surprising gifts of the computer in the history of ideas that it played a part in giving back to psychology what it had lost, which was nothing less than the mind itself. In particular, there was a revival of interest in how the mind represents the world internally to itself, by means of knowledge structures such as ideas, symbols, images, and inner narratives, all of which had been consigned to the realm of mysticism. (Campbell, 1989, p. 10)

   6) The Intentionality of Computers Is Essentially Borrowed, Hence Derivative

   [Our artifacts] only have meaning because we give it to them; their intentionality, like that of smoke signals and writing, is essentially borrowed, hence derivative. To put it bluntly: computers themselves don't mean anything by their tokens (any more than books do)-they only mean what we say they do. Genuine understanding, on the other hand, is intentional "in its own right" and not derivatively from something else. (Haugeland, 1981a, pp. 32-33)

   7) The Possibility of Computer Thought

   he debate over the possibility of computer thought will never be won or lost; it will simply cease to be of interest, like the previous debate over man as a clockwork mechanism. (Bolter, 1984, p. 190)

   8) We Are Getting Better at Building Even Better Computers, an Ever- Escalating Upward Spiral

   t takes us a long time to emotionally digest a new idea. The computer is too big a step, and too recently made, for us to quickly recover our balance and gauge its potential. It's an enormous accelerator, perhaps the greatest one since the plow, twelve thousand years ago. As an intelligence amplifier, it speeds up everything-including itself-and it continually improves because its heart is information or, more plainly, ideas. We can no more calculate its consequences than Babbage could have foreseen antibiotics, the Pill, or space stations.

   Further, the effects of those ideas are rapidly compounding, because a computer design is itself just a set of ideas. As we get better at manipulating ideas by building ever better computers, we get better at building even better computers-it's an ever-escalating upward spiral. The early nineteenth century, when the computer's story began, is already so far back that it may as well be the Stone Age. (Rawlins, 1997, p. 19)

   9) Weak Artificial Intelligence and Strong Artificial Intelligence

   According to weak AI, the principle value of the computer in the study of the mind is that it gives us a very powerful tool. For example, it enables us to formulate and test hypotheses in a more rigorous and precise fashion than before. But according to strong AI the computer is not merely a tool in the study of the mind; rather the appropriately programmed computer really is a mind in the sense that computers given the right programs can be literally said to understand and have other cognitive states. And according to strong AI, because the programmed computer has cognitive states, the programs are not mere tools that enable us to test psychological explanations; rather, the programs are themselves the explanations. (Searle, 1981b, p. 353)

    10) Why People Are Smarter Than Computers

   What makes people smarter than machines? They certainly are not quicker or more precise. Yet people are far better at perceiving objects in natural scenes and noting their relations, at understanding language and retrieving contextually appropriate information from memory, at making plans and carrying out contextually appropriate actions, and at a wide range of other natural cognitive tasks. People are also far better at learning to do these things more accurately and ﬂuently through processing experience.

   What is the basis for these differences? One answer, perhaps the classic one we might expect from artificial intelligence, is "software." If we only had the right computer program, the argument goes, we might be able to capture the ﬂuidity and adaptability of human information processing. Certainly this answer is partially correct. There have been great breakthroughs in our understanding of cognition as a result of the development of expressive high-level computer languages and powerful algorithms. However, we do not think that software is the whole story.

   In our view, people are smarter than today's computers because the brain employs a basic computational architecture that is more suited to deal with a central aspect of the natural information processing tasks that people are so good at.... hese tasks generally require the simultaneous consideration of many pieces of information or constraints. Each constraint may be imperfectly specified and ambiguous, yet each can play a potentially decisive role in determining the outcome of processing. (McClelland, Rumelhart & Hinton, 1986, pp. 3-4)

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18 challenge

ˈtʃælɪndʒ
1. сущ.
1) а) вызов( на поединок, дуэль и т. п.;
также переносные употребления) to issue, send a challenge ≈ бросить вызов to accept, meet, respond to, take up a challenge ≈ принять вызов Challenges to fight are punishable by fine and imprisonment. ≈ Вызов на поединок карается штрафом и лишением свободы. It was a challenge to our very existence. ≈ Само наше существование было поставлено на карту. His whole countenance is a challenge to scrutiny. ≈ Само выражение лица провоцировало на то, чтобы проверить и перепроверить его слова. б) перен. сложная задача, проблема formidable, real challenge ≈ настоящий вызов, истинное испытание It was a challenge just to survive. ≈ Даже просто выжить было подвигом. ∙ Syn: summons, defiance
2) нечто, призванное обратить на себя внимание а) обращение часового к подошедшему с требованием назвать пароль б) мор. опознавательный сигнал в) поведение охотничьей собаки, когда она берет след
3) а) обвинение( также юр.) ;
высказанное сомнение( в истинности научной гипотезы, чьих-л. заявлений и т.п.) Any scheme may be pursued for bringing her title into challenge. ≈ Для того, чтобы подвергнуть сомнению ее права на титул, можно идти на все, что угодно. Syn: charge б) юр. отвод присяжных peremptory challenge principal challenge Syn: challenge to the polls
4) мед. введение в организм вещества, провоцирующего выделение (обычно большого количества) антител
2. гл.
1) выговаривать, ругать;
призывать к ответу( за что-л.) I have never been challenged for crossing these fields. ≈ Ни разу меня не ловили за проход по этим полям.
2) спрашивать пароль, пропуск;
(о часовом, охраннике) спрашивать "Кто идет?" On any one approaching his post, he must challenge them by the words "Who comes there?" ≈ Когда кто-либо приближается к посту, он должен обратиться к нему со словами "Кто идет"?
3) (о собаке) подавать голос при взятии следа
4) юр. давать отвод (присяжному, свидетелю, свидетельскому показанию и т.п.) ;
не принимать дело к рассмотрению Anybody may challenge on the ground that so and so is unfit. ≈ Любой может дать отвод на том основании, что то-то и то-то не имеет отношения к делу.
5) ставить под вопрос, оспаривать;
призывать к рассмотрению As a temporary measure, I do not presume to challenge its wisdom. ≈ Я предпочитаю не оспаривать разумность этой меры постольку, поскольку она временная.
6) архаич. требовать( звания, места;
внимания, уважения и т. п.) ;
архаич. иметь "природное" право на что-л. I challenge no thanks for what I publish. ≈ Я не прошу благодарности за то, что публикую. Horace challenges superiority above all the poets. ≈ Гораций превосходит всех поэтов.
7) бросать вызов, вызывать( также переносные употребления) ;
провоцировать, "просить";
ист. вызывать на дуэль We are challenged to produce a precedent. ≈ Они поставили нас перед необходимостью привести прецедент. He challenges controversy in every possible way. ≈ Хочется противоречить ему во всем, чем только можно.
8) делать иньекцию типа challenge
1.
4) вызов (на состязание) ;
- to launch a * against smb. бросить кому-л вызов;
- to meet the * принять вызов вызов на дуэль;
картель;
- to address a * to smb. послать кому-л вызов;
- to have a * delivered by a second послать вызов через секунданта сомнение;
постановка под вопрос;
- to bring smth. into * поставить что-л под сомнение;
бросить тень сомнения на что-л;
- to bring smb.'s title into * оспаривать чье-л право;
- a * of the premises of an arguments (логика) возражения против предпосылок рассуждения испытание, проба сил;
напряжение сил;
нечто требующее мужества, труда;
- my new job is not easy but it's a * моя новая работа нелегка, но для меня это будет проба сил сложная задача;
проблема;
- the * of a nuclear age задачи, которые ставит перед нами ядерный век;
- to issue the * ставить задачу;
- to meet the * оказаться на высоте (юридическое) отвод присяжного заседателя;
- peremptory * отвод присяжных заседателей без указания причины;
- * to the array отвод всего жюри;
- * to the polls отвод отдельных присяжных заседателей;
- * to the favour отвод по мотивам заинтересованности;
- to uphold the * удовлетворить отвод возражение в ходе процесса (американизм) недопущение избирателя к голосованию (американизм) требование об аннулировании избирательного бюллетеня или результатов голосования;
- the election of a new government was met by a * from its opponents противники нового правительства требовали считать недействительным его избрание( книжное) претензия, притязание;
- * of superiority притязание на превосходство;
- to lay * to smth. предъявлять претензию на что-л (морское) опознавательные (сигналы) оклик( часового) ;
- to give the * окликать( ветеринарное) контрольное проверочное заражение вакцинированных животных (охота) лай собак, дающий знать, что они напали на след вызывать;
бросать вызов (спортивное) вызвать на соревнование;
- to * smb. to run a race вызывать кого-л на соревнование по бегу сомневаться;
отрицать;
- to * smb.'s knowledge сомневаться в чьих-л знаниях, ставить под вопрос чью-л осведомленность оспаривать, подвергать сомнению;
- to * the accuracy of a statement оспаривать правильность утверждения;
- to * the wisdom of a procedure выражать сомнение в целесообразность какой-л процедуры требовать (усилий) ;
- this job will * your abilities эта работа будет испытанием ваших способностей;
- this event *s an explanation это событие требуется объяснить отводить, давать отвод ( юридическое) отводить присяжного заседателя (юридическое) возражать( против) (американизм) давать отвод избирателю (американизм) требовать признания недействительным избирательного бюллетеня или результатов голосования (военное) откликать (о часовом) ;
спрашивать пропуск, пароль (морское) показывать опознавательные challenge бросать вызов ~ возражать, оспаривать ~ возражать ~ возражение, оспаривание ~ возражения в ходе процесса ~ вызов (на состязание, дуэль и т. п.) ~ вызов ~ вызывать, бросать вызов;
to challenge to socialist emulation вызывать на социалистическое соревнование ~ вызывать ~ давать отвод ~ юр. давать отвод присяжным ~ недопущение избирателя к голосованию ~ оклик (часового) ~ окликать (о часовом) ;
спрашивать пароль, пропуск ~ мор. опознавательные (сигнал) ~ оспаривать;
подвергать сомнению;
to challenge the accuracy of a statement оспаривать правильность утверждения ~ оспаривать ~ юр. отвод (присяжных) ;
peremptory challenge отвод без указания причины (в уголовных делах) ~ отвод ~ отвод присяжного заседателя ~ отводить присяжного заседателя ~ отрицать ~ подвергать критике ~ подвергать сомнению ~ мор. показывать опознавательные ~ постановка под вопрос ~ претензия ~ притязание ~ сложная задача, проблема ~ сомневаться, отрицать;
the teacher challenged my knowledge учитель усомнился в моих знаниях ~ сомневаться ~ сомнение ~ спрашивать пропуск или пароль ~ ставить задачу ~ требование об аннулировании избирательного бюллетеня ~ требование об аннулировании результатов голосования ~ требование признать недействительным избирательный бюллетень ~ требование признать недействительными результаты голосования ~ требовать (внимания, уважения и т. п.) ~ требовать ~ for cause отвод присяжного заседателя по конкретному основанию ~ of juror отвод присяжного заседателя ~ оспаривать;
подвергать сомнению;
to challenge the accuracy of a statement оспаривать правильность утверждения ~ to jury отвод состава суда ~ вызывать, бросать вызов;
to challenge to socialist emulation вызывать на социалистическое соревнование economic ~s экономические "вызовы" (борьба с инфляцией, уменьшающийся объем национального богатства, подлежащего распределению, интернационализация экономики) ;
непопулярные экономические меры institutional ~s проблемы порождаемые созданием учреждений (централизация, отсутствие гибкости, бюрократизация) ~ юр. отвод (присяжных) ;
peremptory challenge отвод без указания причины (в уголовных делах) peremptory ~ отвод без указания причины ~ сомневаться, отрицать;
the teacher challenged my knowledge учитель усомнился в моих знаниях

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19 fund

fʌnd запас, резерв, фонд - a * for the victims of the flood фонд помощи жертвам наводнения - quarantee * гарантийный фонд фонд, капитал - the *(s) of a bank капитал банка - private *(s) частный капитал - reserve * резервный фонд - * in trust финансовые ресурсы клиента, вверенные для управления или банку pl фонды, денежные средства - to invest *s делать капиталовложения pl (разговорное) деньги - to be in *s быть при деньгах - to be out of *s быть без денег - my *s are a little bit low я поиздержался государсвенные ценные бумаги - to have money in the *s держать деньги в государственных бумагах неисчерпаемый запас;
источник - a * of good humour неисчерпаемый запас добродушия - a * of wisdom кладезь премудрости (F.) организация, распоряжающаяся каким-л фондом - the International Monetary F. Международный валютный фонд (экономика) консолидировать вкладывать капитал в ценные бумаги финансировать;
субсидировать - the research is being *ed by the government эти научные работы финансируются правительством (редкое) делать запас adjustment ~ фонд регулирования aid ~ касса взаимопомощи aid ~ фонд помощи anniversary ~ юбилейный фонд appropriation ~ фонд ассигнований approved unemployment insurance ~ утвержденный фонд страхования от безработицы ~ pl денежные средства;
to be in funds быть при деньгах benevolent ~ благотворительный фонд bonus ~ поощрительный фонд bonus ~ премиальный фонд burial ~ фонд средств на похороны capital ~ основной фонд capital ~ фонд основного капитала captive ~ капитал, вложенный в новое предприятие, связанное с риском central government ~ правительственный финансовый фонд company pension ~ пенсионный фонд компании construction ~ фонд на строительство contingency ~ резерв для непредвиденных расходов contingency ~ резерв для покрытия чрезвычайных убытков contingency ~ счет резерва для непредвиденных расходов contingency ~ фонд на случай непредвиденных расходов contingency ~s фонды непредвиденных расходов (создаются с целью оказания помощи отдельным нуждающимся) contingency reserve ~ фонд резерва для непредвиденных расходов contingency reserve ~ фонд резерва для покрытия чрезвычайных убытков cooperative ~ кооперативный фонд corporate ~ фонд корпорации credit ~ кредитная касса demand ~ фонд платежей до востребования deposit guarantee ~ гарантийный фонд обеспечения вкладов deposit guarantee ~ фонд страхования депозитов depositors' guarantee ~ фонд обеспечения интересов вкладчиков depreciation ~ амортизационный фонд development ~ фонд развития disaster ~ аварийный фонд disaster ~ фонд помощи при бедствиях donations ~ фонд пожертвований emergency ~ резервный фонд employee's sick ~ фонд оплаты больничных листов работников endow a ~ учреждать дарственный фонд endowment ~ дарственный фонд equalization ~ стабилизационный фонд equalization ~ фонд валютного регулирования estate ~ фонд имущества family endowment ~ семейный благотворительный фонд financial support ~ фонд финансовой поддержки fund вкладывать капитал в ценные бумаги ~ (the funds) pl государственные процентные бумаги;
to have money in the funds держать деньги в государственных бумагах ~ редк. делать запас ~ pl денежные средства;
to be in funds быть при деньгах ~ запас;
a fund of knowledge кладезь знаний ~ запас ~ капитал ~ капитализировать ~ консолидировать ~ консолидировать ~ общественная или благотворительная организация, фонд ~ помещать бумаги в государственные ценные бумаги ~ помещать деньги в ценные бумаги ~ резерв ~ средства ~ фонд, денежная сумма с целевым назначением ~ фонд;
капитал ~ фонд Fund: Fund: Redundancy Payment ~ Фонд выплат при сокращении штатов (в результате структурной перестройки или внедрения новой техники и технологии) fund: fund: regional development ~ фонд регионального развития ~ запас;
a fund of knowledge кладезь знаний general capital ~ фонд основного капитала general reserve ~ общий резервный фонд group pension ~ коллективный пенсионный фонд guarantee ~ гарантийный фонд ~ (the funds) pl государственные процентные бумаги;
to have money in the funds держать деньги в государственных бумагах holiday ~ отпускной фонд housing mortgage ~ фонд для операций по закладным на дома initial ~ начальные средства insurance ~ страховой фонд investment ~ инвестиционный фонд jubilee ~ юбилейный фонд life annuity ~ фонд пожизненной ренты liquid reserve ~ ликвидный резервный фонд load ~ взаимный инвестиционный фонд, акции которого продаются с уплатой специальной надбавки loan ~ ссудный фонд loss reserve ~ банковские резервы для покрытия сомнительных кредитных требований loss reserve ~ резервный фонд для покрытия убытков money market ~ фонд денежного рынка mortgage credit ~ фонд ипотечного кредита multilateral guarantee ~ многосторонний гарантийный фонд mutual ~ взаимный фонд national provident ~ национальный фонд предусмотрительности (за счет взносов работников и работодателей при выходе на пенсию выплачиваются единовременная сумма) new building ~ фонд на новое строительство no-load ~ взаимный инвестиционный фонд original ~ начальный фонд pension capital ~ пенсионный фонд pension ~ пенсионный фонд private ~ частный капитал private ~ частный фонд profit ~ фонд прибылей provident ~ резервный фонд неоконченных убытков real estate ~ фонд недвижимости realization ~ реализационный фонд redemption ~ фонд выкупа redemption ~ фонд погашения fund: regional development ~ фонд регионального развития regional ~ региональный фонд regional support ~ региональный фонд помощи relend ~ фонд для предоставления дополнительных ссуд relief ~ фонд помощи (нуждающимся) relief ~ фонд помощи relief: ~ cut сокращение пособия;
relief fund фонд помощи renewal ~ резерв на модернизацию и замену элементов основного капитала renewal ~ фонд для текущего ремонта reserve ~ резервный фонд retirement ~ пенсионный фонд revaluation ~ ревальвационный фонд risk equalization ~ фонд уравнивания рисков safety ~ резервный фонд safety ~ страховой фонд scholarship ~ стипендиальный фонд sector ~ секторный фонд security ~ страховой фонд share premium ~ фонд премий акций sickness benefit ~ фонд пособий по болезни sinking ~ амортизационный фонд sinking ~ выкупной фонд sinking ~ фонд погашения slush ~ амер. деньги, предназначенные для взяток slush ~ воен., мор. экономические суммы Social Devlopment Funds Фонды социального развития social ~ общественный фонд social pension ~ фонд социального обеспечения solidarity ~ фонд солидарности special ~ специальный фонд special reserve ~ специальный резервный фонд stabilization ~ уравнительный фонд stabilization ~ фонд валютного регулирования stabilization ~ фонд выравнивания stabilization ~ фонд стабилизации валюты staff retirement ~ пенсионный фонд для персонала statutory reserve ~ установленный законом резервный фонд strike ~ забастовочный фонд superannuation ~ пенсионный фонд supporting ~ фонд поддержки surplus ~ резервный фонд tax equalization ~ фонд уравнительных налогов trade ~ торговый фонд travel ~ фонд путевых расходов trust ~ траст-фонд trust ~ трастовый фонд unemployment ~ фонд безработицы unemployment ~ фонд помощи безработным unemployment insurance ~ фонд страхования от безработицы value adjustment ~ фонд валютного регулирования value adjustment ~ фонд стабилизации валюты VAT ~ фонд налога на добавленную стоимость warranty ~ гарантийный фонд welfare ~ благотворительный фонд welfare ~ фонд пожертвований write-up ~ фонд ревальвации yellow-dog ~ амер. суммы, используемые для подкупа

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fund
20 thirst

Ɵə:st
1. noun
1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) sed

2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) sed

2. verb
(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) tener sed

- thirsty
- thirstily
- thirstiness

thirst n sed

thirst

tr[ɵɜːst]

noun

1 sed nombre femenino

2 figurative use ansias nombre femenino plural, afán nombre masculino, sed nombre femenino

thirst ['ɵərst] vi

1) : tener sed

2)

to thirst for desire: tener sed de, estar sediento de

thirst n

: sed f

thirst

n.

• deseo s.m.

• sed s.f.

v.

• tener sed v.

I θɜːrst, θɜːst
mass noun sed f

thirst for vengeance/excitement — sed or ansia(s) f(pl) de venganza/emociones

II

intransitive verb

to thirst FOR o (liter) after something — tener* sed or ansias de algo, estar* sediento de algo (liter)

[θɜːst]
1.

N sed f

to have a thirst for sth — (fig) tener sed or ansias de algo

the thirst for knowledge — la sed or el afán de saber

I've got a real thirst (on me) * — ¡me muero de sed! *

2.

VI

to thirst after or for sth — (fig) tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo liter

* * *

I [θɜːrst, θɜːst]
mass noun sed f

thirst for vengeance/excitement — sed or ansia(s) f(pl) de venganza/emociones

II

intransitive verb

to thirst FOR o (liter) after something — tener* sed or ansias de algo, estar* sediento de algo (liter)

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