known [nəʊn]
adjective
1 [+person, fact] conocido
he is known as Herculesas es conocido por el nombre de Hércules
she wishes to be known as Jane Beattie quiere que se la conozca como Jane Beattie; he is known as a man of great charm tiene fama de tener mucho encanto
it soon became known that ...became tardó poco en saberse que ...
to be known for sthfor ser conocido por algo
he is best known for his fiction se le conoce sobre todo por sus obras de ficción
he let it be known that ...let dio a entender que ...
to make o.s. known to sbmake presentarse a algn
they made it known that they did not intend to prosecute dieron a saber que no tenían intención de interponer una acción judicial; to make one's presence known to sb hacer saber a algn que se ha llegado; to make one's wishes known hacer que se sepa lo que uno desea
he is known to be unreliableto tiene fama de no ser una persona en la que se pueda confiar
the most dangerous snake known to man la serpiente más peligrosa de todas las conocidas por el hombre
it's well known that ...well es bien sabido que ...; es de todos conocido que ...
