it is known that

Don't take this book – take that one

At that time, I was living in Italy

When are you going to return those books?

What is that you've got in your hand?

Who is that?

That is the Prime Minister

Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.

Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?

Who is the man (that) you were talking to?

I know (that) you didn't do it

I was surprised (that) he had gone.

That I should be accused of murder!

Oh, that I were with her now!

I didn't realize she was that ill.

I might have known you would lose the key!

es sabido que — it is well known that

como es sabido — as we all know

de sabido — (=por supuesto) for sure, certainly

es cosa sabida que... — it's a well-known fact that...

como es sabido — as everybody knows

es cosa sabida que... — it's a well-known fact that...

como es sabido — as everybody knows

savoir son texte — to know one's lines

savoir quelque chose par cœur — to know something by heart

savoir que — to know (that)

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

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

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

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

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

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

on ne sait jamais — you never know

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

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

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

sans le savoir — without knowing (it)

pour autant que je sache — as far as I know

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

elle nous a fait savoir que — she informed us that

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

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

savoir le chinois — to know Chinese

on la savait riche — she was known to be rich

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

sachant que — given that

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

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

je ne sais quel journaliste — some journalist or other

je ne sais qui — somebody or other

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

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

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

savoir comment faire — to know how to do

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

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

savoir écouter — to be a good listener

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

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

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

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

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

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

ça se saurait — people would know about that

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

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

se savoir aimé — to know one is loved

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

un grand savoir — great learning

tu sais quoi? — you know what?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

sans le savoir — unknowingly, unwittingly

en savoir long — to know a lot

il sait nager — he can swim

tu sais nager? — can you swim?

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

eine (mir) unbekannte Stadt/Stimme — a town/voice I didn't know, a town/voice unknown to me

das war mir unbekannt — I didn't know that, I was unaware of that

dieser Herr/diese Gegend ist mir unbekannt — I don't know or I'm not acquainted with this gentleman/area

Angst ist ihm unbekannt — he doesn't know what fear is or the meaning of (the word) fear

es wird Ihnen nicht unbekannt sein, dass... — you will no doubt be aware that...

aus unbekannter Ursache — for some unknown reason

nach unbekannt verzogen — moved – address unknown

unbekannte Täter — person or persons unknown

Strafanzeige gegen unbekannt — charge against person or persons unknown

sie ist hier unbekannt — she is not known here

jemand/etwas ist jemandem unbekannt — somebody does not know somebody/something

‘Empfänger unbekannt’ — ‘not known at this address’

‘Empfänger unbekannt verzogen’ — ‘moved’; ‘address unknown’

sie ist hier unbekannt — she is not known here

jemand/etwas ist jemandem unbekannt — somebody does not know somebody/something

‘Empfänger unbekannt’ — ‘not known at this address’

‘Empfänger unbekannt verzogen’ — ‘moved’; ‘address unknown’

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

lo so — I know

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

non sa far niente — he can't do anything

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

è utile saper guidare — it's useful to be able to drive

non so guidare — I can't drive

non sapeva andare in bicicletta — he couldn't ride a bike

sa (come) cavarsela — he can manage

sa quello che fa — he knows what he's doing

so com'è difficile parlargli — I know how difficult it is to talk to him

senza saperlo — without realizing it, unwittingly

(fraseologia) è difficile, e io ne so qualcosa — it's difficult and don't I know it

e chi lo sa? — who knows?

si sa che... — it's well known that..., everybody knows that...

non si sa mai — you never know

non saprei dire — I couldn't say

mi dispiace, non so che farci — I'm sorry, I don't see what I can do about it

ci sa fare con le donne/macchine — he has a way with women/cars

lui sì che ci sa fare — he's very good at it

sapere di — (aver sapore) to taste of, (aver odore) to smell of, fig to smack of, resemble

sa di fragola — it tastes of strawberries

sa di pesce — it smells of fish

è un film che non sa di niente — it's a very dull film

mi sa che... — (credo) I think (that)...

mi sa che non viene — I don't think he's coming

saper fare — to be able to do

sapere come fare — to know how to do

non sa guidare — she can't drive

sa battere a macchina? — can he type?

a quattro anni sapevo leggere — I could read at the age of four

sai aggiustarlo? — do you know how to fix it?

non sa dire di no — he can't say no

saper ascoltare — to be a good listener

lo so — I know

non lo so — I don't know

sapere tutto — to know everything

sapere qcs. su qcn. — to know sth. about sb.

non so perché — I don't know why

lo so che è difficile — I know it's difficult

sapevo che l'avresti detto — I knew you would say that

non sa più quello che dice — he doesn't know what he's saying

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

buono a -rsi — that's handy to know

come faccio a saperlo? — how should I know?

senza saperlo — unknowingly

come ben sai — as you well know

se proprio vuoi saperlo — if you must know

caso mai non lo sapessi — in case you didn't know

ha ragione, sai — he's right, you know

sai una cosa? — (do) you know something?

sai cosa? sono proprio stufo — you know what? I'm really fed up

sappi che non lo permetterò! — I won't stand for it, I tell you!

se sapessi! — little do you know!

se sapessi come sono contento! — you can't imagine how happy I am!

che io sappia — as far as I know

non che io sappia — not that I know of

che (cosa) ne so io! — how should I know!

per quanto ne so — to my knowledge

senza che lo sapessi — without my knowledge

non saprei — I wouldn't know

vai a sapere! chi lo sa! — who knows?

non si sa mai o non si può mai sapere you never know; a saperlo! se avessi saputo! if only I had known! ne so quanto prima — I'm none the wiser

sapere il cinese — to know Chinese

sapere per esperienza — to know from experience

venire a sapere che — to hear (it said) that

ho saputo del tuo incidente — I heard about your accident

fammelo sapere — please let me know

come l'hai saputo? — how did you find out?

ha fatto sapere che — she let it be known that

un uomo che sa — a cultivated man

sapere di sale, di bruciato — to taste salty, burnt

non sa di niente — it has no taste

sa di fregatura — it sounds dodgy

mi sa che — I've got a feeling (that), something tells me (that)

con gli uomini ci sa fare — she knows how to handle men

saperla lunga in fatto di qcs. — to know a thing or two about sth.

è uno che la sa lunga — he's been around

sapere il fatto proprio — to know what's what

non voglio più saperne di lui — I don't want to hear from him any more

non ne vuole sapere — he won't hear of it

sete di sapere — thirst for knowledge

un uomo di vasto sapere — a man of great learning