know

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verb

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…