know

[nəʊ]

sustantivo

1. (familiar)

verbo transitivo (pt knew [njuː], pp known [nəʊn])

2. conocer (be acquainted with)

to get to know somebody -> conocer a alguien
she had long hair when I first knew her -> cuando la conocí tenía el pelo largo
I've never known anything like it -> nunca he visto nada igual
I know him to say hello to -> lo conozco de hola y adiós nada más
knowing HIM… -> conociéndolo…

3. saber (have knowledge of)

to know that… -> saber que…
to know the answer -> saber la respuesta
to know Spanish -> saber español
to know a lot/a little about something -> saber mucho/poco de algo
she knows what she is talking about -> sabe de lo que está hablando
to know how to do something -> saber hacer algo
to know a thing or two (familiar) -> saber alguna que otra cosa, saber un rato
to know one's own mind -> tener las ideas claras
heaven or God knows! -> ¡sabe Dios!

4. distinguir, reconocer (recognize, distinguish)

I knew her by her walk -> la distinguí or la reconocí por su forma de andar
he knows a good business opportunity when he sees one -> sabe reconocer un buen negocio (cuando lo tiene delante)
to know right from wrong -> distinguir lo bueno de lo malo

verbo intransitivo

5. saber

to know about something -> saber de algo
to get to know of something -> enterarse de algo
as far as I know -> que yo sepa
how should I know? -> ¿cómo voy a saberlo yo?
you never know -> nunca se sabe
not that I know of -> que yo sepa, no
you should know better than that by now! -> ¡a estas alturas ya podías saber que eso no se hace!
it wasn't, you know, quite what I was expecting (familiar) -> en fin, no era lo que me esperaba
James, you know, my cousin… -> James, sí hombre, mi primo…

know [nou]

1. Conocer, saber.

2. Distinguir, discernir.

3. Reconocer, hacerse cargo, caer en algo.

4. Saber, no ignorar, estar familiarizado con, estar al corriente de.

5. Conocer carnalmente, tener acto carnal con persona de otro sexo. (Antiguo)

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

6. Comprender, conocer, saber de cierto; tener noticia de alguna cosa; estar informado, informarse. (n)

7. Tomar nota de; obtener experiencia o instrucción. (n)

va.

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