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to be in the know about sth

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1 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]

English-german dictionary > know about
2 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

English-German students dictionary > know about
3 know

know

A vtr ( prét knew ; pp known)

1 ( have knowledge of) connaître [person, place, characteristics, name, taste, opinion, result, figures, value, rules, decision, situation, system, way] ; savoir, connaître [answer, language, reason, truth, words] ; he knows everything/something il sait tout/quelque chose ; to know sb by name/sight/reputation connaître qn de nom/vue/réputation ; you know Frank, he's always late tu connais Frank, il est toujours en retard ; to know sth by heart savoir or connaître qch par cœur ; to know how to do savoir faire ; ( stressing method) savoir comment faire ; I know how to swim je sais nager ; she knows how to improve it/use it elle sait comment l'améliorer/l'utiliser ; he certainly knows how to upset people/make a mess iron pour contrarier les gens/faire du désordre, il s'y connaît ○ ; 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 ; to know who/when savoir qui/quand ; to know why/whether savoir pourquoi/si ; to know what love is savoir ce que c'est que l'amour ; you know what children are/she is tu sais comment sont les enfants/elle est ; to know sb/sth as connaître qn/qch sous le nom de ; Edward, better known as Ted Edward, plus connu sous le nom de Ted ; Virginia known as Ginny to her friends Virginia ou Ginny pour ses amis ; I know him for ou to be a liar je sais que c'est un menteur ; to let it be known ou to make it known that faire savoir que ; to have known sb/sth to do avoir déjà vu qn/ qch faire ; I've never known him to lose his temper je ne l'ai jamais vu se mettre en colère ; it has been known to snow there il est arrivé qu'il neige ici ; if I know you/him tel que je te/le connais ; he is known to the police il est connu de la police ; just how well did you know the accused? iron dans quelle mesure connaissiez-vous ou ne connaissiez-vous pas l'inculpé? ; I know all about redundancy! je sais ce que c'est que le chômage! ; as you well know comme tu le sais bien ; as well she knows elle le sait parfaitement ; (do) you know something?, do you know what? tu sais quoi? ; there's no knowing how/whether on ne peut pas savoir comment/si ; to know one's way home connaître le chemin pour rentrer chez soi ; to know one's way around fig savoir se débrouiller ; to know one's way around a town bien connaître une ville ; to know one's way around a computer/an engine savoir se débrouiller avec les ordinateurs/les moteurs ; I know that for a fact j'en suis absolument sûr ; I know what! you could… j'ai une idée! tu pourrais… ; he knows all/nothing about it il est/il n'est pas au courant ; maybe you know something I don't peut-être que tu sais quelque chose que je ne sais pas ;

2 ( feel certain) être sûr ; he's dead, I know it il est mort, j'en suis sûr ; I knew it! j'en étais sûr! ; to know that… être sûr que… ; I know my key is here somewhere je suis sûr que ma clé est quelque part par ici ; I don't know that we can je ne suis pas sûr que nous le puissions ; I don't know that I want to go really je ne suis pas vraiment sûr d'avoir envie d'y aller ; I don't know that opening the window/taking medicine will make much difference je ne pense pas que le fait d'ouvrir la fenêtre/de prendre des médicaments puisse changer quelque chose ;

3 ( realize) se rendre compte ; to know to do savoir qu'il faut faire ; does he know to switch off the light? sait-il qu'il faut éteindre? ; do you know how expensive that is? tu te rends compte combien ça coûte? ; she doesn't know just how lucky she's been elle ne se rend pas compte de la chance qu'elle a eue ; you don't know how pleased I am tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content ; she's attractive and doesn't she know it! elle est séduisante et elle le sait! ; don't I know it! ne m'en parle pas! ;

4 ( recognize) reconnaître (by à ; from de) ; I hardly knew him je l'ai à peine reconnu ; I know her by her walk je la reconnais à sa démarche ; she doesn't know a peach from a plum! elle ne sait pas reconnaître une pêche d'une prune! ; 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 sth être connu pour qch ; to be known for doing être connu pour faire ; he's known for providing a good service il est connu pour offrir un bon service ;

6 ( experience) connaître [joy, sadness, love] ; you have to know sorrow to know what happiness is il faut avoir connu le chagrin pour savoir ce qu'est le bonheur ;

7 ‡ Bible connaître†.

B vi ( prét knew ; pp known)

1 ( have knowledge) savoir ; as you know comme vous le savez ; you'll know next time tu le sauras pour la prochaine fois ; 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] ; he knows about such things il s'y connaît ; to know of ( from experience) connaître ; ( from information) avoir entendu parler de ; do you know of a short cut? est-ce que tu connais un raccourci? ; I know of somebody who… j'ai entendu parler de quelqu'un qui… ; not that I know of pas que je sache ; to let sb know of ou about tenir qn au courant de [plans, arrangement, job] ; we'll let you know nous vous tiendrons au courant ; how should I know ○ ! comment veux-tu que je sache! ; if you must know si tu veux tout savoir ; wouldn't you like ou love to know t'aimerais bien le savoir ○ ; if you drop it on your foot, you'll know about it ○ si tu le laisses tomber sur ton pied, tu vas le sentir passer ○ ; if the brakes fail, you'll know about it si les freins lâchent tu t'en rendras compte ; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it si j'étais fâché contre toi, je te le ferais savoir ; I'd ou I'll have you know ○ je te signale ○ ; you know better than to argue with him tu as mieux à faire que de te disputer avec lui ; you left her alone? you ought to have known better tu l'as laissée seule? 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 c'est un manque d'éducation ; they don't know any better, you do! eux ils ne savent peut-être pas, mais toi tu n'as aucune excuse! ;

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?’ ; ‘is it useful?’-‘I don't know about useful, but it was cheap’ ‘c'est utile?’-‘je ne sais pas si c'est utile mais ce n'était pas cher’ ; I don't know about you but… je ne sais ce que tu en penses, mais… ; I don't know! look at this mess! non mais ○, regarde un peu ce fouillis!

Idioms

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 ; it's not what you know but who you know ce qui compte ce n'est pas d'avoir des connaissances mais des relations ; to be in the know ○ être bien informé, être à la coule ◑ ; to be in the know about sth ○ être au courant de qch ; I know my place hum je sais que je ne compte pas ; well what do you know! iron en voilà une surprise! iron.

Big English-French dictionary > know
4 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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[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)

English-german dictionary > know
5 know

I 1. [nəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

3) (realize) rendersi conto

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

5) (acknowledge)

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

to know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

not that I know of — non che io sappia

to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

2) (feel certain)

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

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not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
II [nəʊ]
nome

to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

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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.) sapere

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

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

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.) riconoscere

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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/
n.

– (nella loc. fam.) in the know, al corrente; bene informato; addentro nella faccenda.
♦ (to) know /nəʊ/
(pass. knew, p. p. known)

A v. t.

1 conoscere; sapere: to know languages, conoscere (o sapere) le lingue; Do you know German?, conosci (o sai) il tedesco?; to know the answer, conoscere (o sapere) la risposta; to know a subject, conoscere un argomento; to know one's job, conoscere il proprio mestiere; to know the time, sapere che ora è; conoscere l'ora; to know all the facts, conoscere (o essere a conoscenza di, sapere) tutti i fatti; to know damn well, sapere benissimo; Do you know his address?, conosci (o sai) il suo indirizzo?; Everybody knows that, lo sanno tutti; How do you know?, come lo sai?; come fai a saperlo?; I'll let you know, te lo farò sapere; I know he is a good boy, so che è un bravo ragazzo; Do you know how much it costs?, sai quanto costa?; I don't know when she's arriving, non so quando arriverà; I know what I'm doing, so quello che faccio; I know you won't disappoint me, so che non mi deluderai; I knew ( that) he would say that, sapevo che avrebbe detto così; to get to know, imparare a conoscere; conoscere meglio (o più a fondo); venire a sapere; I know how it works, so come funziona; He is known to be in favour of it, è noto (o risaputo) che lui è favorevole; His dog has been known to attack strangers, si sa che il suo cane ha assalito gente che non conosceva

2 conoscere: Do you know his wife [this book]?, conosci sua moglie [questo libro]?; the world as we know it, il mondo così come lo conosciamo; We've known each other for years, ci conosciamo da anni

3 riconoscere: I'd know him anywhere, lo riconoscerei dovunque (o fra mille); I know a good athlete when I see one, so riconoscere un buon atleta

4 capire; rendersi conto: I knew at once something was wrong, capii subito che c'era qualcosa che non andava

5 conoscere; sperimentare; fare esperienza di: I have known better days, ho conosciuto giorni migliori; He has known poverty, ha conosciuto la miseria

6 – to know how, sapere; essere capace di: Do you know how to open this box?, sai aprire (o sei capace di aprire, sai come si apre) questa scatola?; I would do it if I knew how ( o if I knew the way), lo farei se sapessi come si fa (o se ne fossi capace)

7 (saper) distinguere: to know right from wrong, distinguere tra il bene e il male (o la ragione dal torto)

8 (arc.) conoscere ( in senso biblico)

B v. i.

sapere di; conoscere; essere informato di; essere a conoscenza di; avere notizia di; aver sentito parlare di: I know of a few cases like this one, so di alcuni casi come questo; I know of her, but I've never met her, ne ho sentito parlare, ma non l'ho mai incontrata; Do you know of any reason why he should have done it?, hai qualche idea del perché l'abbia fatto?; not that I know of, che io sappia no; non che io sappia; non mi risulta

● to know again, riconoscere □ (fam.) to know all the answers, sapere tutto; saperla lunga; essere un sapientone □ to know all there is to know about st., sapere tutto su qc. □ to know apart, saper distinguere ( tra due) □ (fam.) to know st. backwards, conoscere qc. alla perfezione (o a menadito) □ to know best, sapere ciò che è meglio; essere il miglior giudice □ to know better, sapere che le cose stanno altrimenti (o che non è così); ( anche) avere più buon senso (o criterio), aver imparato la lezione: If I didn't know better, I'd say that…, se non sapessi che le cose stanno altrimenti, direi che…; You should have known better, avresti dovuto usare un po' più di buon senso; I'll know better next time, la prossima volta saprò come comportarmi; la prossima volta me ne guarderò bene; to know better than that, sapere che non è così; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; to know better than to do st., non essere così sciocco (o sprovveduto) da fare qc.; avere abbastanza criterio (o buon senso) da non fare qc.; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; not to know any better, non avere buon senso; essere uno sprovveduto; non sapere quello che si fa (per ignoranza, immaturità, ecc.) □ to know one's business, conoscere il proprio mestiere; sapere il fatto proprio □ to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria □ to know sb. by name [by sight], conoscere q. di nome [di vista] □ to know different, sapere che non è così (o che le cose non stanno così); scoprire che non è così □ not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. □ to know sb. for, conoscere q. come: I know him for a very approachable man, lo conosco come una persona molto disponibile □ to know for a fact that…, sapere per certo (o con certezza) che… □ (fam. USA) not to know from st., non intendersene di qc.; non sapere niente di qc. □ (fam. USA) not to know from nothing ( about), non sapere (o capire) niente (di); non intendersi minimamente (di) □ (fam.) not to know sb. from Adam, non avere mai visto né conosciuto q.; non sapere che faccia ha q. □ (fam. GB) to know how many beans make five, sapere il fatto proprio; essere sveglio □ to know st. inside out, conoscere a fondo qc. □ to know st. like the back of one's hand, conoscere qc. come le proprie tasche □ to know one's own mind, sapere quel che si vuole □ to know no bounds, non conoscere limiti □ to know oneself, conoscere se stesso; conoscersi: I know myself, io mi conosco; io so come son fatto; Know thyself!, conosci te stesso! □ (fam.) to know one's onions, sapere il fatto proprio □ to know otherwise = to know different ► sopra □ to know one's place, saper stare al proprio posto □ to know the ropes, essere pratico di qc.; sapere come funziona qc. □ (fam.) to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, saperne qualcosa; intendersene; saperla lunga (su qc.) □ to know one's way around, conoscere la strada; sapersi orientare; (fig.) sapere come muoversi □ to know what it is like to…, sapere per esperienza personale cosa significhi… □ (fam.) to know what's what, sapere il fatto proprio □ (volg.) You know what you can do with it!, sai cosa puoi farci? □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere cosa fare; non sapere comportarsi □ (fam.) not to know what hit one, avere una brutta sopresa; restarci secco (fam.); ( anche) morire senza nemmeno accorgersene □ (fam. USA) to know where it's at, conoscere il mondo; saperla lunga □ (fam. USA) to know where sb. is coming from, sapere come ragiona q. □ not to know where (o which way) to look, non sapere dove guardare ( dall'imbarazzo); non sapere dove andare a nascondersi □ (fig.) not to know which way to turn, non sapere a che santo votarsi; non sapere dove sbattere la testa □ to know who's who, conoscere tutti ( in un posto); ( anche) sapere vita, morte e miracoli di tutti □ as far as I know, per quel che ne so; che io sappia □ As if I didn't know him!, come se non lo conoscessi! □ to be known as, essere considerato; aver fama di essere; ( anche) esser noto come, essere conosciuto col nome di: He is known as a good pianist, è considerato un bravo pianista; He's known as The Captain, è noto come ‘il Capitano’ □ (fam.) before you know where you are, prima che tu possa dire ‘beh’; in men che non si dica □ to do all one knows, fare tutto il possibile; fare del proprio meglio □ Don't I know it!, se lo so!; a chi lo dici! □ I don't know that…, non sono sicuro di…; non so se… □ for all I know, per quanto (o quel che) ne so □ for reasons best known to himself, per un motivo noto solo a lui (o che sa solo lui) □ God (o Goodness, heaven) knows, Dio sa; ( anche escl.) lo sa Dio (o Iddio, il Cielo) □ How should I know?, come faccio a saperlo?; che vuoi che ne sappia io? □ How was I to know?, come potevo saperlo?; come potevo immaginare? □ I'll have you know that…, sappi che…; per tua informazione…; o per tua norma e regola… □ I knew it!, lo sapevo!; me l'aspettavo! □ (fam.) I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to let it be known, far sapere; rendere noto □ to make oneself known, farsi un nome, farsi conoscere □ (form.) to make oneself known to sb., presentarsi a q. □ to make it known that…, rendere noto che… □ She's very pretty and doesn't she know it!, è molto bella, e sa di esserlo □ You don't know how, non sai (o non puoi immaginare) quanto □ (fam.) not to want to know, disinteressarsi di qc.; ignorare qc.; infischiarsene □ (fam.) What do you know ( about that)!, senti senti!; ma pensa un po'! □ Wouldn't you ( just) know?, lo sapevo io!; ci mancava questa! □ Wouldn't you like to know?, ti piacerebbe saperlo, eh! □ (fam.) you know (o, antiq., don't you know), sai ( come inter.) □ (fam.) You know what (o something)?, sai che ti dico?; sai una cosa? □ You never know, non si sa mai □ You never know your luck!, non si sa mai!; magari succede; può anche andare bene!

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I 1. [nəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

3) (realize) rendersi conto

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

5) (acknowledge)

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

to know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

not that I know of — non che io sappia

to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

2) (feel certain)

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

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not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
II [nəʊ]
nome

to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

English-Italian dictionary > know
6 know

[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]

English-German students dictionary > know
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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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   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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• 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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• 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
8 know

know [nəʊ]

connaître ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g) savoir ⇒ 1 (c), 2 reconnaître ⇒ 1 (e) distinguer ⇒ 1 (f) discerner ⇒ 1 (f) considérer ⇒ 1 (i)

(pt knew [nju:], pp known [nəʊn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (person) connaître;

∎ to know sb by sight/by reputation connaître qn de vue/de réputation;

∎ we've known each other for years ça fait des années que nous nous connaissons;

∎ I don't know him to speak to je ne le connais pas assez pour lui parler;

∎ I know him to say hello to nous nous saluons;

∎ when I first knew her quand j'ai fait sa connaissance;

∎ knowing him, he'll still be in bed tel que je le connais, il sera encore au lit;

∎ you'll like her once you get to know her better elle vous plaira une fois que vous la connaîtrez mieux;

∎ I'd like to get to know him better j'aimerais bien le connaître mieux

(b) (place) connaître;

∎ I know Budapest well je connais bien Budapest

(c) (fact, information)

∎ do you know her phone number? vous connaissez son numéro de téléphone?;

∎ it'll be easier once you get to know the system ce sera plus facile une fois que tu te seras familiarisé avec le système;

∎ civilization as we know it la civilisation telle que nous la connaissons;

∎ how was I to know she wouldn't come? comment aurais-je pu savoir ou deviner qu'elle ne viendrait pas?;

∎ I know for a fact that he's lying je sais pertinemment qu'il ment;

∎ she is known to be a keen photographer on sait qu'elle aime beaucoup la photographie;

∎ he let it be known that he was available il a fait savoir qu'il était disponible;

∎ I don't know that it's the best solution je ne suis pas certain ou sûr que ce soit la meilleure solution;

∎ you don't know or you'll never know how glad I am that it's over tu ne peux pas savoir combien ou à quel point je suis content que ce soit terminé;

∎ she thinks she knows all the answers elle croit tout savoir;

∎ she didn't quite know what to say elle ne savait trop que dire;

∎ I know what I'm talking about je sais de quoi je parle;

∎ I'll let you know how it turns out je te dirai comment ça s'est passé;

∎ any problems, let me know au moindre problème, n'hésitez pas;

∎ do you know anything about him that could help us? est-ce que vous savez quelque chose à son sujet qui pourrait nous aider?;

∎ do you know anything about physics? est-ce que tu connais quelque chose en physique?;

∎ she knows a lot about politics elle s'y connaît en politique;

∎ she doesn't know what fear is elle ne sait pas ce que c'est que d'avoir peur;

∎ there's no knowing how he'll react on ne peut pas savoir comment il réagira;

∎ familiar she knows a thing or two about business elle s'y connaît en affaires^□ ;

∎ she knows her own mind elle sait ce qu'elle veut;

∎ familiar it's not an easy job - don't I know it! ce n'est pas un travail facile - à qui le dis-tu!;

∎ familiar wouldn't you know it! comme par hasard!;

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

∎ familiar he was just sort of lying there, know what I mean? il était allongé là, tu vois;

∎ familiar well, what do you know! ça alors!, ça par exemple!;

∎ what do YOU know? qu'est-ce que tu en sais?;

∎ very familiar you know what you can do with it! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre!;

∎ familiar God or Heaven knows why! Dieu sait pourquoi!

(d) (language, skill)

∎ he knows French il comprend le français;

∎ I know a few words of Welsh je connais quelques mots de gallois;

∎ she really knows her job/subject elle connaît son boulot/sujet;

∎ to know how to do sth savoir faire qch;

∎ does he know how to cook? sait-il cuisiner?;

∎ they knew how to make cars in those days! en ce temps-là, les voitures, c'était du solide!

(e) (recognize) reconnaître;

∎ I knew her the moment I saw her je l'ai reconnue dès que je l'ai vue;

∎ I'd know him anywhere je le reconnaîtrais n'importe où;

∎ I knew her by her walk je l'ai reconnue à son allure ou à sa démarche;

∎ the town centre has changed so much you wouldn't know it le centre-ville a tellement changé que vous auriez du mal à le reconnaître;

∎ she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait reconnaître une bonne affaire;

∎ he wouldn't know a good novel if it hit him il est tout à fait incapable de reconnaître un bon roman

(f) (distinguish) distinguer, discerner;

∎ she doesn't know right from wrong elle ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal ou faire la différence entre le bien et le mal;

∎ familiar he doesn't know one end of a car from another il n'y connaît absolument rien en voitures^□

(g) (experience) connaître;

∎ I've known poverty/failure j'ai connu la pauvreté/l'échec;

∎ I've never known anything like it je n'ai jamais rien vu de semblable;

∎ I have never known him tell a lie à ce que je sache, il n'a jamais menti;

∎ I've never known him (to) be this late je ne l'ai jamais vu être aussi en retard;

∎ it has been known (to happen) c'est une chose qu'on a vue se produire, ça s'est vu;

∎ such coincidences have been known de telles coïncidences se sont déjà vues

(h) (nickname, call)

∎ Ian White, known as "Chalky" Ian White, connu sous le nom de "Chalky";

∎ they're known as June bugs in America on les appelle des "June bugs" en Amérique

(i) (regard) considérer;

∎ she's known as one of our finest singers elle est considérée comme l'une de nos meilleures chanteuses

(j) archaic or Bible (have sex with) connaître

2 intransitive verb

savoir;

∎ who knows? qui sait?;

∎ familiar I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire^□ ;

∎ I don't want to know je ne veux pas le savoir;

∎ when I mentioned that he just didn't want to know quand j'ai mentionné ça, il n'a rien voulu savoir;

∎ you never know on ne sait jamais;

∎ he might or should have known better ce n'était pas très sage de sa part;

∎ he's old enough to know better à son âge, il devrait être plus raisonnable;

∎ you can't blame him, he doesn't know any better on ne peut pas lui en vouloir, il ne se rend pas compte;

∎ he always thinks he knows best il croit toujours avoir raison;

∎ Mother knows best maman sait de quoi elle parle;

∎ to know about sth être au courant de qch;

∎ I've known about it for a week je le sais ou je suis au courant depuis une semaine;

∎ do you know about the new arrangements? est-ce que vous êtes au courant ou avez-vous entendu parler des nouvelles dispositions?;

∎ he knows about cars il s'y connaît en voitures;

∎ I don't know about that (I'm not certain) je n'en suis pas sûr;

∎ I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi, je suis épuisé;

∎ to know of sb/sth avoir entendu parler de qn/qch;

∎ do you know her? - well, I know of her est-ce que tu la connais? - non, mais j'ai entendu parler d'elle;

∎ do you know of a good bookshop? vous connaissez une bonne librairie?;

∎ not that I know (of) pas que je sache;

∎ have they got much money? - not that I know of ont-ils beaucoup d'argent? - pas que je sache;

∎ it's just so difficult - oh, I know c'est tellement difficile - oh, je sais;

∎ it's difficult, I know, but not impossible c'est difficile, je sais, mais pas impossible;

∎ what's his name? - I don't know comment s'appelle-t-il? - je ne sais pas;

∎ are you going to accept? - I don't know tu vas accepter? - je ne sais pas

3 noun

(idiom) familiar

∎ to be in the know être au courant^□

4 as far as I know adverb

(pour) autant que je sache;

∎ not as far as I know pas que je sache;

∎ as far as I know, he lives in London autant que je sache, il vit à Londres

5 you know adverb

(a) (for emphasis)

∎ I was right, you know j'avais raison, tu sais

(b) (indicating hesitancy)

∎ he was just, you know, a bit boring il était juste un peu ennuyeux, si tu vois ce que je veux dire

(c) (to add information)

∎ it was that blonde woman, you know, the one with the dog c'était la femme blonde, tu sais, celle avec le chien

(d) (to introduce a statement)

∎ you know, sometimes I wonder why I do this tu sais, parfois je me demande pourquoi je fais ça

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9 know

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.) saber, conocer

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

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

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.) reconocer

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

know vb

1. saber

I know where he lives sé donde vive

do you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?

I don't know any German no sé nada de alemán

he knows how to play the piano sabe tocar el piano

she knows a lot about computers sabe mucho de ordenadores

2. conocer

I know him quite well lo conozco bastante bien

do you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?

El pasado de know es knew y el participio pasado es known

know

tr[nəʊ]

transitive verb (pt knew tr[njʊː], pp known tr[nəʊn])

1 (be acquainted with) conocer

■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?

■ we've known each other for years nos conocemos desde hace años

■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"

■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas

2 (recognize) reconocer

■ I'd know him if I saw him again lo reconocería si lo volviera a ver

3 (have knowledge of) saber

■ I don't know the answer no sé la respuesta

■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?

■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!

who knows? ¿quién sabe?

as far as I know que yo sepa

for all I know ¡vete a saber!

■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!

don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!

how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?

if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!

not that I know of que yo sepa, no

to know apart saber distinguir

■ they're so similar that I never know them apart se parecen tanto que no los sé distinguir

to know... from... distinguir entre... y...

you know what? ¿sabes qué?

you never know nunca se sabe

I know what! ¡ya lo tengo!

I might've known debí imaginármelo

to be in the know estar enterado,-a

to get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguien

you know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te conviene

to know better tener más juicio

■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!

to know by sight conocer de vista

to know how to do something saber hacer algo

to know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocer

don't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta

know ['no:] v, knew ['nu:, 'nju:] ; known ['no:n] ; knowing vt

1) : saber

he knows the answer: sabe la respuesta

2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)

do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?

3) recognize: reconocer

4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir

5)

to know how to : saber

I don't know how to dance: no sé bailar

know vi

: saber

know

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.

(§pres: conozco, conoces...)

• reconocer v.

(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

I
1. nəʊ
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

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

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea 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 be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

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

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

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

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

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

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

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

b) ( distinguish)

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

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

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

2.

vi saber*

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

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.
1) (=be aware of)

a) [+ facts, dates etc] saber

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

• she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de química

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

• he knows all the answers — lo sabe todo

• one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener

b) (with clause)

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

• I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...

• you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía

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

• to know what — saber qué or lo que

I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije

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

• I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...

- know what's what

c) (in exclamations)

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

• that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!

• don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

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

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

• I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas

• do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella

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

you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **

(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)

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

• Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir

d)

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

2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saber

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

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

• most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante

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

• don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!

• to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

• she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo

• they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad

• if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no

• she knows her own mind — sabe lo que quiere

- it's not what you know, it's who you know

3) (with infinitive)

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 him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír

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 don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente

4) (=understand)

I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso

• you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir

• I know the problem! — conozco el problema

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

5) (=recognize) reconocer

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

• I'd have known you anywhere — te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte

• I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz

• to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

- she knows a good thing when she sees it

6) (=be certain)

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

I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea

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

7) †† (sexually)

to know sb — conocer a algn

8) (in set expressions)
to get to know sb (llegar a) 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
to get to know sth
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
to let sb know...
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

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (gen) saber

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

• Mummy knows best — mamá sabe lo que te conviene

• he doesn't know any better — no sabe lo que hace

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

• how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?

• I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...

• one never knows, you never know — nunca se sabe

• there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo

• afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto

• who knows? — ¿quién sabe?

• "was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?

• it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabes

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
all 2., 4)
2) (in set expressions)
to know about
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?

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 must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte

"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 don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer
I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

I don't know him but I know of him — no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él (=be aware of)

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

• the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete

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

• not that I know of — que yo sepa, no
to let sb know
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?

3.

NOUN

• to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

* * *

I
1. [nəʊ]
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

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

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea 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 be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

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

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

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

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

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

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

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

b) ( distinguish)

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

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

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

2.

vi saber*

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

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

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[nəʊ] knew vb: pt known pp
1. vt

1) (facts, dates) sapere

to know that... — sapere che...

to get to know sth — venire a sapere qc

to know how to do sth — saper fare qc

I don't know any German — non so una parola di tedesco

he knows a lot about cars — sa molte cose sulle macchine

he knows all the answers — sa rispondere a tutte le domande, pej sa sempre tutto

he knows what he's talking about — parla con cognizione di causa

to know one's (own) mind — sapere ciò che si vuole

I know nothing about it — non ne so niente

there's no knowing what may happen — chissà cosa succederà

it soon became known that... — si è presto venuto a sapere che...

to make sth known to sb — far sapere qc a qn

he is known to have been there — si sa che c'è stato

it's worth knowing what/how etc... — vale la pena sapere che cosa/come etc...

to know sth backwards — conoscere qc a menadito

let me know how you get on — fammi sapere come va

you know how it is — sai com'è

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

2) (be acquainted with: person, place, author, subject) conoscere

I don't know him — non lo conosco

I know London well — conosco bene Londra

to know sb by sight/by name — conoscere qn di vista/di nome

to get to know sb — (gradually) conoscere meglio qn, (for the first time) conoscere qn

I don't know him to speak to — lo conosco solo di vista

to make o.s. known to sb — presentarsi a qn

he is known as X — è conosciuto con or sotto il nome di X

3) (recognize) riconoscere

I knew him by his voice — l'ho riconosciuto dalla voce

she knows a good painting when she sees one — sa riconoscere un buon dipinto

to know the difference between... — saper distinguere fra...

to know right from wrong — distinguere il bene dal male

2. vi

sapere

as far as I know... — che io sappia..., per quanto ne so io...

we'll let you know — le faremo sapere

how should I know? — come vuoi che lo sappia?

you never know! — non si sa mai!

no, not that I know of — no, che io sappia

there's no (way of) knowing — non c'è modo di saperlo

it's not easy, you know — non è facile, sai

yes, I know — sì, lo so

I don't know — non lo so

you ought to know better (than to...) — dovresti saperlo da solo (che non è il caso di...)

she says she didn't do it, but I know better — ha detto che non è stata lei, ma a me non la fa

he doesn't know any better — non ha criterio or giudizio

you know best — nessuno può saperlo meglio di te

(well,) what do you know! fam — chi l'avrebbe mai detto!

to know about or of sth — essere a conoscenza di qc

to know about or of sb — aver sentito parlare di qn

to get to know about sth — venire a sapere qc

how many "don't knows" are there? — quanti sono gli incerti?

3. n

to be in the know fam — essere al corrente, essere beninformato (-a)

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about [ə'baʊt]

à propos de ⇒ 1 (a) au sujet de ⇒ 1 (a) concernant ⇒ 1 (a) partout ⇒ 1 (d) autour de ⇒ 1 (e) environ ⇒ 2 (a) à peu près ⇒ 2 (a) dans les parages ⇒ 2 (b) par ici ⇒ 2 (b) sur le point de ⇒ 2 (e)

1 preposition

(a) (concerning, on the subject of) à propos de, au sujet de, concernant;

∎ she's had a letter about the loan elle a reçu une lettre concernant le prêt;

∎ I'm worried about her je suis inquiet à son sujet;

∎ what are they talking about? de quoi parlent-ils?;

∎ what are you talking about? of course I remembered! qu'est-ce que tu racontes? bien sûr que j'y ai pensé!;

∎ I don't know about you, but I fancy a drink toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi je boirais bien un verre;

∎ I'm not happy about her going ça ne me plaît pas qu'elle y aille;

∎ there's no doubt about it cela ne fait aucun doute, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus;

∎ now, about your request for a salary increase... bon, en ce qui concerne votre demande d'augmentation...;

∎ OK, what's this all about? bon, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ what's the book about? c'est un livre sur quoi?;

∎ it's a book about the life of Mozart c'est un livre sur la vie de Mozart;

∎ I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi tout le monde se met dans cet état;

∎ what do you want to see me about? vous voulez me voir à quel sujet?;

∎ that's what life's all about c'est ça la vie;

∎ he asked us about the war il nous a posé des questions sur la guerre;

∎ she asked me about my mother elle m'a demandé des nouvelles de ma mère;

∎ you should do something about your headaches vous devriez faire quelque chose pour vos maux de tête;

∎ I can't do anything about it je n'y peux rien;

∎ what do YOU know about it? qu'est-ce que vous en savez, vous?;

∎ I don't know much about Egyptian art je ne m'y connais pas beaucoup en art égyptien;

∎ I didn't know about your accident je ne savais pas que vous aviez eu un accident;

∎ she talked to them about her holidays elle leur a parlé de ses vacances;

∎ tell me about your holidays parle-moi de tes vacances;

∎ what do you think about modern art? que pensez-vous de l'art moderne?;

∎ I was thinking about my mother je pensais à ma mère;

∎ I'd like you to think about my offer j'aimerais que vous réfléchissiez à ma proposition;

∎ I warned them about the political situation je les ai mis en garde en ce qui concerne la situation politique;

∎ how or what about a game of bridge/going to Paris? si on faisait un bridge/allait à Paris?

(b) (in the character of)

∎ what I like about her is her generosity ce que j'aime en ou chez elle, c'est sa générosité;

∎ what I don't like about the house is all the stairs ce qui me déplaît dans cette maison, ce sont tous les escaliers;

∎ she found something amusing about the situation elle a trouvé que la situation avait quelque chose d'amusant;

∎ there's something about the house that I don't like il y a quelque chose que je n'aime pas dans cette maison;

∎ there's something about the place that reminds me of Rome il y a quelque chose ici qui me fait penser à Rome;

∎ there's something strange about her il y a quelque chose de bizarre chez elle

(c) (busy with)

∎ while I'm about it pendant que j'y suis;

∎ be quick about it! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!

(d) (in phrasal verbs) partout;

∎ there were clothes lying all about the room il y avait des vêtements qui traînaient partout;

∎ you mustn't leave money lying about the house il ne faut pas laisser de l'argent traîner dans la maison;

∎ the children were running about the garden les enfants couraient dans le jardin

(e) (surrounding) autour de;

∎ the people about us les gens auprès de nous, les gens qui nous entourent;

∎ it's good to have a few new faces about the place c'est bien de voir de nouvelles têtes par ici;

∎ there is a high wall about the castle un rempart entoure le château

(f) formal (on)

∎ to have sth about one's person avoir qch sur soi;

∎ he had a dangerous weapon about his person il portait une arme dangereuse

2 adverb

(a) (more or less) environ, à peu près;

∎ about a year environ ou à peu près un an;

∎ about £50 50 livres environ;

∎ about five o'clock vers cinq heures;

∎ she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge;

∎ that looks about right ça a l'air d'être à peu près ça;

∎ he's about as tall as you il est à peu près de ta taille;

∎ you've got about as much intelligence as a two-year-old! tu es à peu près aussi futé qu'un gamin de deux ans!;

∎ I've just about finished j'ai presque fini;

∎ I've had just about enough! j'en ai vraiment assez!;

∎ it's about time il serait ou est temps;

∎ it's about time you started il serait grand temps que vous vous y mettiez;

∎ that's about it for now c'est à peu près tout pour l'instant

(b) (somewhere near) dans les parages, par ici;

∎ is there anyone about? il y a quelqu'un?;

∎ is Jack about? est-ce que Jack est là?;

∎ there was no one about when I left the building il n'y avait personne dans les parages quand j'ai quitté l'immeuble;

∎ my keys must be about somewhere mes clés doivent être quelque part par ici;

∎ there's never a policeman about when you need one il n'y a jamais un seul agent de police dans les parages quand on en a besoin;

∎ there weren't many people about il n'y avait pas grand monde

(c) (in all directions, places)

∎ there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de grippe en ce moment;

∎ watch out, there are pickpockets about méfie-toi, il y a beaucoup de pickpockets qui traînent;

∎ have you seen many of the new coins about? tu en as vu beaucoup de ces nouvelles pièces?;

∎ there are some terrible rumours going about il court des rumeurs terribles;

∎ to run about courir dans tous les sens;

∎ to follow sb about suivre qn partout;

∎ don't leave your money lying about ne laissez pas traîner votre argent;

∎ they've been sitting about all day ils ont passé toute la journée assis à ne rien faire;

∎ she was waving her arms about elle agitait les bras dans tous les sens

(d) (in opposite direction)

∎ to turn about se retourner;

∎ the other way about en sens inverse, dans le sens contraire

(e) (expressing imminent action)

∎ to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ what were you about to say? qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire?;

∎ I was just about to leave j'allais partir, j'étais sur le point de partir

(f) (expressing reluctance)

∎ I'm not about to answer that kind of question je ne suis pas prêt à répondre à ce genre de question;

∎ he's not about to change his ways just because of that il n'y a pas de risque qu'il change ses manières de faire rien que pour ça

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about [əˈbaʊt]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ

• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine

• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures

• at about 11 o'clock vers 11 heures

• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !

• it's about time to go il est presque temps de partir

• she's about as old as you elle a à peu près votre âge

• that's about it c'est à peu près tout

• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !

   b. ( = here and there) çà et là

• shoes lying about des chaussures qui traînent

   c. ( = near, in circulation) par ici

• he's somewhere about il est dans les parages

• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?

• there was nobody about il n'y avait personne

• there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de cas de grippe en ce moment

• she's up and about again elle est de nouveau sur pied

• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !

   d. ( = round) all about tout autour

• to glance about jeter un coup d'œil autour de soi

   e. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch

• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire

   f. ► to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch aller faire qch

• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...

• the film is just about to start le film va commencer

2. preposition

   a. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler

• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?

• I know what it's all about je sais de quoi il retourne

• to speak about sth parler de qch

• a film about India un film sur l'Inde

• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?

• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)

• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?

• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?

   b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dans

• I dropped it about here je l'ai laissé tomber par ici

• somewhere about the house quelque part dans la maison

   c. ( = round) autour de

• the countryside about Edinburgh la campagne autour d'Édimbourg

   d. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moi

• to have drugs about one's person avoir de la drogue sur soi

   e. (describing characteristics) there's something sinister about him il a quelque chose de sinistre

• there's something interesting about him il a un côté intéressant

• there's something odd about all this il y a quelque chose de bizarre là-dedans

   f. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes

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Note: about is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc)

about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)
[ə'baʊt] 1.
adjective

1) ( expressing future intention)

to be about to do — être sur le point de faire

2) ( awake)

up and about — debout
2.
adverb

1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près

it's about the same as yesterday — c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier

at about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h

2) ( almost) presque

that seems about right — ça a l'air d'aller

I've had just about enough of her! — j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle!

3) ( in circulation)

there was no-one about — il n'y avait personne

there is a lot of flu about — il y a beaucoup de grippes en ce moment

4) ( in the vicinity)

to be somewhere about — être dans les parages
3.
preposition

1) ( concerning)

a book about — un livre sur

what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?

it's about... — il s'agit de...

it's about my son — c'est au sujet de mon fils

about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...

2) ( in the nature of)

there's something weird about him — il a quelque chose de bizarre

what I like about her is — ce que j'aime chez elle c'est

3) ( bound up with)

business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices

4) ( occupied with)

to know what one is about — savoir ce qu'on fait

while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...

and be quick about it! — et fais vite!

5) ( around)

to wander about the streets — errer dans les rues

strewn about the floor — éparpillés sur le sol

6) (in invitations, suggestions)

how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?

how about it? — ça te dit?

7) ( when soliciting opinions)

what about the legal costs? — et les frais de justice?

what about you? — et toi?

8) sout (on)

hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi

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it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)

about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)

that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout

English-French dictionary > about
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about

❢ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc). about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, rummage about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, rummage, lie etc).

A adj

1 ( expressing future intention) to be about to do être sur le point de faire ;

2 ( rejecting course of action) I'm not about to do je ne suis pas près de faire ;

3 ( awake) debout ; you were (up and) about early this morning tu étais debout tôt ce matin.

B adv

1 ( approximately) environ, à peu près ; it's about the same as yesterday c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier ; at about 6 pm à environ 18 h ; it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron c'est aussi utile qu'un parapluie dans un ouragan ; ⇒ round ;

2 ( almost) presque ; to be (just) about ready être presque prêt ; that seems about right ça a l'air d'aller, ça devrait aller ; I've had just about enough of her! j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle! ; I've had about as much as I can take! j'en ai plus qu'assez! ; ⇒ just ;

3 ( in circulation) there was no-one about il n'y avait personne ; there are few people about il y a peu de gens dans les parages ; there is a lot of food poisoning about il y a beaucoup d'intoxications alimentaires en ce moment, les intoxications alimentaires ne manquent pas en ce moment ; there's a lot of it about ça ne manque pas ;

4 ( in the vicinity) to be somewhere about être dans les parages ; she must be somewhere about elle doit être dans les parages, elle doit être quelque part par là ;

5 ( indicating reverse position) the other way about l'inverse, le contraire ; ⇒ put about (put), turn about (turn).

C prep

1 (concerning, regarding) a book/film about sb/sth un livre/film sur qn/qch ; to talk about parler de [problem, subject] ; what's it about? (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi? ; it's about… il s'agit de… ; may I ask what it's about? pourriez-vous me dire de quoi il s'agit? ; I'm ringing about my results j'appelle pour mes résultats ; it's about my son's report c'est au sujet du bulletin scolaire de mon fils ; about your overdraft… pour ce qui est de votre découvert… ;

2 ( in the nature of) there's something weird/sad about him il a quelque chose de bizarre/triste ; there's something about the place that intrigues me l'endroit a quelque chose qui me fascine ; what I like about her is ce que j'aime chez elle c'est ;

3 ( bound up with) business is about profit ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices ; teaching is all about communication enseigner, c'est communiquer ; that's what life is all about c'est la vie ;

4 ( occupied with) to know what one is about savoir ce qu'on fait ; mind what you're about! GB fais attention or fais gaffe ○ à ce que tu fais! ; while you're about it… tant que tu y es…, par la même occasion… ; and be quick about it! et fais vite! ;

5 ( around) to wander/run about the streets errer/courir dans les rues ; strewn about the floor éparpillés sur le sol ;

6 (in invitations, suggestions) how ou what about some tea? et si on prenait un thé? ; how about going into town? et si on allait en ville? ; how about it?, how about you? ça te or vous dit? ;

7 ( when soliciting opinions) what about the transport GB ou transportation US costs? et les frais de transport? ; what about us? et nous alors? ; ‘what about the dinner?’-‘what about it?’ ‘et le repas alors?’-‘quoi, le repas?’ ; what about you? et toi? ; what about Natasha? et Natasha? ; how about it? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ;

8 sout (on) hidden about one's person [drugs, arms] caché sur soi ; ⇒ wit ;

9 GB ( surrounding) autour de ; there were trees about the house il y avait des arbres autour de la maison.

Idioms

it's about time (that) il serait temps que (+ subj) ; about time too! il était temps!, ce n'est pas trop tôt ○ ! ; that's about it ( that's all) c'est tout ; ( that's the situation) en gros, oui, c'est à peu près ça.

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) über
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) herum

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) kehrt!

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about

[əˈbaʊt]

I. prep

1. (on the subject of, concerning) über + akk

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst f

a book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg

to have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...

to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie haben

to be happy \about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen

to be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen

to ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragen

to be on \about sth BRIT ( fam) sich akk über etw akk auslassen

to care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

I don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!

to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumen

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen

to talk \about sth über etw akk sprechen

all \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etw

he taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt

it's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben

2. (affecting) gegen + akk

to do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmen

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen

to do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tun

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen

to do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

3. (surrounding) um + akk

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

to put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmen

4. after vb (expressing movement)

to wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufen

to look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen

5. (expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein; BRIT ( form)

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?

6. (being a feature, characteristic of) an + dat

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

7. (aimed at)

▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tun

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)

8. BRIT ( fam: in the process of)

to be \about it gerade dabei sein

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

9.

▶ to go \about sth (continue) mit etw dat fortfahren; (tackle) etw angehen

how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?

▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?

how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?

▶ to know what one is \about ( fam) wissen, was man tut

▶ what \about it? was ist damit?

is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?

▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?

▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?

▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?

II. adv inv

1. (approximately) ungefähr

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß

\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]

\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten

2. (almost) fast

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!

3. (barely)

we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft

he earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben

4. esp BRIT (around) herum

don't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen

some people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herum

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

to move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufen

stop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!

5. esp BRIT (in the area) hier, in der Nähe

is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?

she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein

have you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?

there was nobody \about es war keiner da

6. ( form: opposite) andersherum

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen

\about turn [or AM face]! MIL [Abteilung] kehrt!

7. (intending)

▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tun

she was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam

he was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen

we're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

8.

▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär's

anything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]

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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv

1) (esp Brit) herum, umher; (= present) in der Nähe

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

I looked (all) about — ich sah ringsumher

to leave things (lying) about — Sachen herumliegen lassen

to be ( up and) about again —

we were about early — wir waren früh auf den Beinen

there's a thief about — ein Dieb geht um

there's plenty of money about — es ist Geld in Mengen vorhanden

there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können

at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

it's the other way about — es ist gerade umgekehrt

day and day about — (täglich) abwechselnd

See:

→ out, turn, up

2)

to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf

I was about to go out — ich wollte gerade ausgehen

it's about to rain — es regnet gleich or demnächst

he's about to start school —

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?

3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)

he's about 40 —

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

that's about right — das stimmt (so) ungefähr

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

See:

→ just, round, time

2. prep

1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)

the fields about the house — die Felder ums Haus (herum)

scattered about the room — im ganzen or über das ganze Zimmer verstreut

somewhere about here — irgendwo hierherum

all about the house — im ganzen Haus (herum)

to sit about the house —

to do jobs about the house — sich im Haus (herum) nützlich machen

he looked about him — er schaute sich um

there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich

while you're about it —

you've been a long time about it — du hast lange dazu gebraucht

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

tell me all about it — erzähl doch mal

he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

he knows what it's all about — er weiß Bescheid

he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen

they fell out about money — sie haben sich wegen Geld zerstritten

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

how or what about it/going to the cinema? —

what about that book? have you brought it back? — was ist mit dem Buch? hast du es zurückgebracht?

(yes,) what about it/him? —

he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut

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about [əˈbaʊt]

A adv

1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:

all about überall;

a long way about ein großer Umweg;

the wrong way about falsch herum;

three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis

2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:

it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;

and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;

it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;

that’s about it, that’s about all das wärs; → just B 5

3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:

be about SCHIFF klar zum Wenden sein; → face C 1, turn¹ A 27

4. be about to do sth im Begriff oder dabei oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;

not be about to do sth bes US umg nicht die Absicht haben oder nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

5. in der Nähe, da:

there is no one about

6. be about umgehen (Krankheit):

there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältet

B präp

1. besonders Br um, um … herum

2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):

wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern

3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:

have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;

there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;

have sth about one etwas an sich haben;

he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt

4. um, gegen, etwa:

about my height ungefähr meine Größe;

about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;

about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag

5. über (akk):

talk about business;

what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?

6. beschäftigt mit:

he knows what he is about er weiß, was er tut oder was er will;

what are you about?

a) was machst du da?,

b) was hast du vor?;

and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist

C v/t SCHIFF ein Schiff wenden

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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adj.

etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > about
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[nou] v.,n. -v. ( knew ; known) di; get to know sth marr vesh diçka; he knows what he's talking about ai di se ç'flet; there's no knowing what may happen si dihet se ç'ndodh; he's known to have been there dihet se ai ka qenë aty; know sth backwards e di diçka në majë të gishtave. 2. njoh; know sb by name/by sight e njoh dikë vetëm si emër/për fytyrë; get to know sb njihem me dikë; I don't know him to speak to nuk kam muhabet me dikë; I knew it e dija. 3. dalloj, shquaj, njoh; he knows a good painting when he sees one ai di ta njohë pikturën e mirë; know the difference between e dalloj ndryshimin ndërmjet; know right from wrong e dalloj të mirën nga e keqja. 4. vi. di; jam në dijeni; as far as I know me sa di unë, we'll let you know do të të vëmë në dijeni; how should I know e nga ta di unë; no, not that I know me sa di unë, jo; there's no (way of) knowing nuk ke nga ta dish; it's not easy, you know ti e kupton, s'është e lehtë; you ought to know better (than to..) duhej ta kuptoje vetë se nuk bëhej kështu; you know best askush s'e di më mire se ti. 5. njoh, jam njohës i mirë i.

● know what is what gj.fol. jam i informuar mirë./-n. dijeni.

● be in the know jam në dijeni; kam të dhëna nga brenda.

● knowable ['nouëbël] adj. i njohshëm

● know-all ['nouol] n. zhrg. njeri që shet dije, 'kokë e madhe'

● know-how ['nouhau] n. gj.fol. njohuri, aftësi, njohuri teknike

● knowing ['nouing] adj 1. i mirinformuar. 2. imprehtë; finok. 3. mirëkuptimi (vështrim)

● knowingly ['nouingli] adv 1. me qëllim, me dashje; me vetëdijë. 2. në marrëveshje, me mirëkuptim

● know-it-all [nouito:l] n. zhrg. shih know-all

● knowledge ['nolixh] n 1. njohje. 2. njohuri; dituri; have a working knowledge of Albanian kam njohuri praktike të gjuhës shqipe; have a thorough knowledge of sth e njoh me rrënjë diçka, kam njohuri të plota për diçka. 3. dijeni; have no knowledge of nuk kam asnjë dijeni për; not to my knowledge mesadi unë,jo; without my knowledge pa dijeninë time; to (the best of) my knowledge me sa di unë; it is common knowledge that... dihet mirë se..; it has come to my knowledge that... kam marrë vesh se

● knowledgeable ['nolixhëbël] adj. gj.fol. 1. i mirinformuar, i informuar; inteligjent, i vetëdijshëm, i ndërgjegjshëm. 2. i dokumentuar

● known [noun] adj 1. i njohur, i ditur. 2. i mirënjohur

● know-nothing ['nounathing] n. i paditur, injorant

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English-Albanian dictionary > know
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[nəu]
pt knew, pp known, vt

(be aware of/that/how etc) wiedzieć; (be acquainted with, have experience of) znać; ( recognize) poznawać (poznać perf)

to know how to swim — umieć pływać

to know English — znać angielski

to know about/of sth/sb — wiedzieć o czymś/kimś

to get to know sb — poznawać (poznać perf) kogoś bliżej

I don't know him — nie znam go

to know right from wrong — odróżniać dobro od zła

as far as I know — o ile wiem

yes, I know — tak, wiem

I don't know — nie wiem

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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.) wiedzieć, znać

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

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

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.) (roz)poznać

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

English-Polish dictionary > know
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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre, acerca de

2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por todas partes

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)

3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) media vuelta

- be about to

about¹ adv

1. más o menos / aproximadamente

about five years ago hace aproximadamente cinco años / hace unos cinco años

2. alrededor / a eso de / sobre

at about eight o'clock a eso de las ocho / sobre las ocho

3. por ahí / alrededor

let's just wander about vamos a pasear por ahí

to be about to estar a punto de

we're about to eat estamos a punto de comer

about² prep

1. sobre / acerca de

a film about animals una película sobre animales

what's the book about? ¿de qué va el libro?

2. por

he walked about the house in his pyjamas iba por la casa en pijama

how about? / what about? ¿qué tal? / ¿qué te parece?

how about an ice cream? ¿qué tal un helado?

what about? ¿y? / ¿qué pasa con?

what about Susie? ¿y Susie?

about

tr[ə'baʊt]

preposition

1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de

■ to speak about... hablar de...

■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?

■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?

■ there's something odd about Jim Jim tiene algo de extraño

■ a man came about the drains vino un hombre por lo de las alcantarillas

2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de

■ he's somewhere about the house está por algún rincón de la casa

■ he travels about the country viaja por todo el país

■ there were bodies lying about the streets había cadáveres por las calles

■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...

adverb

1 (approximately) alrededor de

■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras

■ at about three o'clock a eso de las tres

2 familiar (almost) casi

■ she's about finished está a punto de acabar

■ I'm about ready me falta poquito

■ it's about stopped raining ya casi no llueve

3 (near) por aquí, por ahí

■ there was nobody about no había nadie

■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí

4 (out of bed) levantado,-a

■ you were about early this morning te levantaste muy temprano esta mañana

■ you'll soon be up and about again dentro de nada te pondrás bien

5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro

■ there were children running about all over the place había niños correteando por todas partes

adverb

1 (around) por ahí, en existencia

■ there are lots of forged notes about circulan muchos billetes falsos

■ with the recession there's not much money about a causa de la crisis el dinero escasea

■ there's a lot of flu about hay mucha gente con gripe

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to... estar a punto de...

how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?

■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?

how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?

■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?

it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subj

and about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!

about [ə'baʊt] adv

1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos

2) around: por todas partes, alrededor

the children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes

3)

to be about to : estar a punto de

4)

to be up and about : estar levantado

about prep

1) around: alrededor de

2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobre

he always talks about politics: siempre habla de política

about (Quantity)

adv.

• aproximadamente adv. (Time expressions)

prep.

• a eso de prep.

adv.

• acerca de adv.

• como adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• alrededor de prep.

• cerca de prep.

• de prep.

• por prep.

• respecto a prep.

• sobre prep.

I ə'baʊt
adverb

1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

she must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)

at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)

there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12

in about three hours — en unas tres horas

about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes

2)

to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3) ( movement)

the dog followed him about — el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she can't get about very easily — le cuesta desplazarse

he glanced about nervously — miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)

is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's a lot of flu about — hay mucha gente con gripe

II

preposition

1)

a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca de

what's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo

about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?

what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!

b) ( pertaining to)

there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta

2) ( engaged in)

while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?

3)

a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)

they were playing about the house — estaban jugando en la casa

do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?

b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de

[ǝ'baʊt] When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, turn about, wander about, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor de

about £20 — unas 20 libras, 20 libras más o menos

there were about 25 guests — había unos 25 invitados, había como 25 invitados (esp LAm)

about seven years ago — hace unos siete años

at about two o'clock — a eso de las dos, sobre las dos

it's about two o'clock — son las dos, más o menos

he must be about 40 — tendrá alrededor de 40 años

• that's about all I could find — eso es más o menos todo lo que podía encontrar

• that's about it — eso es(, más o menos)

• it's just about finished — está casi terminado

• that's about right — eso es(, más o menos)

• he's about the same — sigue más o menos igual

• it's about time you stopped — ya es hora de que lo dejes

2) (place)

is anyone about? — ¿hay alguien?

is Mr Brown about? — ¿está por aquí el Sr. Brown?

to be about again — (after illness) estar levantado

we were about early — nos levantamos temprano

• all about — (=everywhere) por todas partes

• there's a lot of measles about — hay mucho sarampión, está dando el sarampión

• there isn't much money about — hay poco dinero, la gente tiene poco dinero

• to run about — correr por todas partes

• he must be about somewhere — debe de andar por aquí

• there's a thief about — por aquí anda un ladrón

• to walk about — pasearse

3)

to be about to do sth — estar a punto de or (LAm) por hacer algo

nobody is about to sell it — nadie tiene la más mínima intención de venderlo

I'm not about to do all that for nothing — no pienso hacer todo eso gratis

2. PREP

1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobre

a book about gardening — un libro de jardinería, un libro sobre la jardinería

I can tell you nothing about him — no le puedo decir nada acerca de él

I'm phoning about tomorrow's meeting — llamo por la reunión de mañana

they fell out about money — riñeron por cuestión de dinero

about the other night, I didn't mean what I said — respecto a la otra noche, no iba en serio cuando dije esas cosas

• do something about it! — ¡haz algo!

there's nothing I can do about it — no puedo hacer nada al respecto

• how or what about this one? — ¿qué te parece este?

he was chosen out of 200, how or what about that! — entre 200 lo eligieron a él, ¡quién lo diría! or ¡fíjate!

how or what about coming with us? — ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?

how or what about a drink? — ¿vamos a tomar una copa?

how or what about a song? — ¿por qué no nos cantas algo?

how or what about it? — (=what do you say?) ¿qué te parece?; (=what of it?) ¿y qué?

how or what about me? — y yo, ¿qué?

what's that book about? — ¿de qué trata ese libro?

what did she talk about? — ¿de qué habló?

what's all this noise about? — ¿a qué se debe todo este ruido?

"I want to talk to you" - "what about?" — -quiero hablar contigo -¿acerca de qué?

2) (=particular to)

there's something about him (that I like) — tiene un no sé qué (que me gusta)

there's something about a soldier — los soldados tienen un no sé qué

he had a mysterious air about him — tenía un cierto aire misterioso

there's something odd about it — aquí hay algo raro

3) (=doing)

• while you're about it can you get me a beer? — ya que estás en ello ¿me traes una cerveza?

and while I'm about it I'll talk to your father — y de paso hablaré con tu padre

you've been a long time about it — has tardado bastante en hacerlo
go about
4) (=intending)

I can't imagine what he was about when he did that — no entiendo lo que pretendía con eso

5) (=around)

to do jobs about the house — (=repairs) hacer arreglos en la casa

I had no money about me — no llevaba dinero encima

• he looked about him — miró a su alrededor

• somewhere about here — por aquí cerca

• to wander about the town — deambular por la ciudad

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I [ə'baʊt]
adverb

1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

she must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)

at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)

there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12

in about three hours — en unas tres horas

about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes

2)

to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3) ( movement)

the dog followed him about — el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she can't get about very easily — le cuesta desplazarse

he glanced about nervously — miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)

is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's a lot of flu about — hay mucha gente con gripe

II

preposition

1)

a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca de

what's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo

about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?

what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!

b) ( pertaining to)

there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta

2) ( engaged in)

while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?

3)

a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)

they were playing about the house — estaban jugando en la casa

do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?

b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de

English-spanish dictionary > about
18 know-how

noun, no pl., no indef. art.

praktisches Wissen; (technical expertise) Know-how, das

* * *

noun (the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something: She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars.) die Sachkenntnis

* * *

ˈknow-how

n no pl Know-how nt, [praktische] Sachkenntnis

to have \know-how about sth das [notwendige] Fachwissen für etw akk besitzen

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know-how s Know-how n:

a) Wissen um die praktische Durchführung einer Sache

b) WIRTSCH auf organisatorischer oder technischer Erfahrung beruhendes Spezialwissen:

industrial know-how praktische Betriebserfahrung

* * *

noun, no pl., no indef. art.

praktisches Wissen; (technical expertise) Know-how, das

* * *

n.

Durchblick m.

Können n.

Sachverstand m.

English-german dictionary > know-how
19 know

عَلِمَ \ find (found): to learn or discover sth. (by experience or study of inquiry): I found that my car had been stolen. know: (of facts) to have learnt; have in the mind: He didn’t know my name. He knew who I was. Do you know much English? Do you know how to drive? Did you know about his death. learn: to be told (by spoken or written words): I have only just learnt of his death (or that he is dead).

Arabic-English glossary > know
20 set about

set about [sth.] mettersi, accingersi a [ work]

to set about doing — cominciare a fare

to set about the job o task o business of doing cominciare o mettersi a fare; I don't know how to set about it — non so come cominciare; set about [sb.] colloq. attaccare ( with con)

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(to begin: She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?) mettersi a

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vi + prep

1)

(task) to set about doing sth — intraprendere qc, mettersi a fare qc

I don't know how to set about it — non so da che parte cominciare

2) (attack) assalire

* * *

set about [sth.] mettersi, accingersi a [ work]

to set about doing — cominciare a fare

to set about the job o task o business of doing cominciare o mettersi a fare; I don't know how to set about it — non so come cominciare; set about [sb.] colloq. attaccare ( with con)

English-Italian dictionary > set about

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