he knows how to play the piano

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

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

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

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

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

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

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

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

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

you never know — nunca se sabe

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

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

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

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

to know that — saber que

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

to know how to do sth — saber hacer algo

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

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

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

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

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

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

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

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

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

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

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

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

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

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

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

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

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

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

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

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

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

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

to know sb — conocer a algn

I'd like to get to know you better — me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor

we got to know each other during military service — llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili

as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...

get to know the area before buying a house — estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa

I'll let you know the price as soon as I can — en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo

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

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

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

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

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

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

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

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard

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

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

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

she knows about cats — ella entiende de gatos

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

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

I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

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

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

we'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos

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

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

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

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

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

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

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

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

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

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

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

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

you never know — nunca se sabe

as you know — come sai

as usual — come di solito, come al solito

as is usual in such cases — come accade abitualmente

do as I say — fai come ti dico

as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me

as I understand it — a quanto ho capito

knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai

the street as it looked in the 1930s — la strada così com'era negli anni trenta

as often happens — come spesso accade

he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella

leave it as it is — lascialo così com'è

we're in enough trouble as it is — siamo già abbastanza nei guai così

as one man to another — da uomo a uomo

as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...

as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato

as it were — per così dire

as he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco

as a child, he... — da bambino, lui

as you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto

strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai

comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara

try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare

the same... as — lo stesso... che

I've got a jacket the same as yours — ho una giacca come la tua

the same as always — come sempre

so as to do — per fare

it' s not as if he hadn't been warned! — non è che non sia stato avvertito!

he looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"

it looks as if we've lost — sembra che abbiamo perso

as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia

dressed as a sailor — vestito da marinaio

he is portrayed as a victim — viene presentato come una vittima

he works as a pilot — lavora come pilota

a job as a teacher — un posto di insegnante

speaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...

my rights as a parent — i miei diritti di genitore

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien — con Lauren Bacall nella parte di Vivien

to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari

he was quoted as saying that — avrebbe detto che

it came as a shock — è stato un vero shock

75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...

he is as intelligent as you — è intelligente come te

as before, she... — come prima, lei...

I thought as much! — era come pensavo!

as you know — come sai

as usual — come di solito, come al solito

as is usual in such cases — come accade abitualmente

do as I say — fai come ti dico

as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me

as I understand it — a quanto ho capito

knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai

the street as it looked in the 1930s — la strada così com'era negli anni trenta

as often happens — come spesso accade

he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella

leave it as it is — lascialo così com'è

we're in enough trouble as it is — siamo già abbastanza nei guai così

as one man to another — da uomo a uomo

as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...

as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato

as it were — per così dire

as he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco

as a child, he... — da bambino, lui

as you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto

strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai

comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara

try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare

the same... as — lo stesso... che

I've got a jacket the same as yours — ho una giacca come la tua

the same as always — come sempre

so as to do — per fare

it' s not as if he hadn't been warned! — non è che non sia stato avvertito!

he looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"

it looks as if we've lost — sembra che abbiamo perso

as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia

dressed as a sailor — vestito da marinaio

he is portrayed as a victim — viene presentato come una vittima

he works as a pilot — lavora come pilota

a job as a teacher — un posto di insegnante

speaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...

my rights as a parent — i miei diritti di genitore

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien — con Lauren Bacall nella parte di Vivien

to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari

he was quoted as saying that — avrebbe detto che

it came as a shock — è stato un vero shock

75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...

he is as intelligent as you — è intelligente come te

as before, she... — come prima, lei...

I thought as much! — era come pensavo!

as sure as I'm standing here — aussi sûr que deux et deux font quatre

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

on Sundays — sonntags

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)