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1 know better
(to be too wise or well-taught (to do something): She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.) nebūt tādam muļķim -
2 I know better
mani nepiemānīs -
3 to know better than do something
nebūt tādam muļķim, lai ko darītuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to know better than do something
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4 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) zināt2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) zināt; prast3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) pazīt4) (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.) pazīt•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *zināt; prast; pazīt; iepazīt, pieredzēt -
5 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) tagad, pašlaik2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) tūlīt3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) šobrīd4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) tobrīd, toreiz5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) tagad, nu6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) nu, nu lūk2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) tagad, kad- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then* * *pašreizējais brīdis, tagadne; pašlaik, šobrīd, tagad; nekavējoties, tūlīt; tad, toreiz; tagad kad -
6 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) tas1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *jo -
7 oracle
['orəkl]1) (a very knowledgeable person: I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.) zinātājs; autoritāte2) (in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) orākuls* * *orākuls, pravietis; autoritāte, soģis, padomdevējs; neapstrīdama patiesība -
8 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) kurš2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) (tas) kurš3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) kas; kurš- which is which? - which is which* * *kāds, kurš; kas, kurš, kāds
См. также в других словарях:
know better — To be wiser, better instructed (than to do this or that) • • • Main Entry: ↑know * * * know better see ↑know, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑better know better 1 : to be smart or sensible enough not to do something … Useful english dictionary
know better — (than to (do something)) 1. to be wise enough to behave in a more responsible or acceptable way. It was a stupid thing to do, and I thought she knew better. You know better than to interrupt when someone else is talking. Usage notes: sometimes… … New idioms dictionary
know better — know you should not do that Why did you take the candy? You know better than to steal … English idioms
know better — 1) used for saying that someone should not make a mistake, because they are sensible or experienced She should know better than to try to fool him. 2) to know that what someone else says or thinks is wrong Everyone thought it was an innocent… … English dictionary
know better than to do something — know better (than to (do something)) 1. to be wise enough to behave in a more responsible or acceptable way. It was a stupid thing to do, and I thought she knew better. You know better than to interrupt when someone else is talking. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
know better than to — know better (than to (do something)) 1. to be wise enough to behave in a more responsible or acceptable way. It was a stupid thing to do, and I thought she knew better. You know better than to interrupt when someone else is talking. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
know better than — ► know better than be wise enough to avoid doing something. Main Entry: ↑know … English terms dictionary
know better (than that to do something) — know better (than that/than to do sth) idiom to be sensible enough not to do sth • He knows better than to judge by appearances. Main entry: ↑knowidiom … Useful english dictionary
know better (than than to do something) — know better (than that/than to do sth) idiom to be sensible enough not to do sth • He knows better than to judge by appearances. Main entry: ↑knowidiom … Useful english dictionary
know better than — be wise or polite enough to avoid doing a particular thing you ought to know better than to ask that … Useful english dictionary
know better days — experience better times, have more prosperous periods … English contemporary dictionary
