to be burnt thoroughly

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

die Schuhe putzen — to clean or polish one's shoes

Fenster putzen — to clean the windows

die Nase putzen — to wipe one's nose

einem Baby den Hintern/die Nase putzen — to wipe a baby's bottom/nose

to fall down — упасть

Tell him to come down. — Скажи ему, чтобы он спустился вниз.

trains going down — поезда, идущие в южном направлении

We drove down to San Diego. — Мы отправились в Сан Диего.

The sun is down. — Солнце село.

to be down — болеть, плохо себя чувствовать

to read down to the last page — дочитать до последней страницы

down to the time of Shakespeare — вплоть до времени, до эпохи Шекспира

Slow down. — Замедли ход.

Turn down the radio. — Сделай потише радио.

The wind died down. — Ветер утих.

The price is down by 10%. — Цена снизилась на десять процентов.

His illness had compelled him to stay down for the whole of the first year. — Из-за болезни он вынужден был пропустить первый курс.

The house has burnt down. — Дом сгорел дотла.

$50 down and $20 a month — 50 долларов сразу и 20 долларов ежемесячно

They ran off down the street. — Они побежали вниз по улице.

situated down the river — расположенный ниже по течению

down the years — сквозь года

the ups and downs of this route — взлёты и падения на этом пути

He never ceased to find fault with him. It was evident that he had a down on his nephew. — Он без конца находил у него недостатки. Было ясно, что у него "был зуб" на своего племянника.

the down escalator — эскалатор, идущий вниз

down timber — валежник

down train — поезд, идущий из Лондона

a down movie — скучный фильм

to be down with a bad cold — лежать в постели с сильной простудой

He is one down. — Он отстал на одно очко.

to be down $10 — потерять 10 долларов

He had $1,000 for the down payment on his house. — У него была тысяча долларов, чтобы внести первый взнос за дом.

to be down on smb. — сердиться на кого-л.

to down a plane — сбить самолёт

His horse had downed him three times. — Лошадь сбрасывала его три раза.

He sees a chance to down his political opponents. — У него есть шанс расправиться со своими политическими противниками.

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