sabre
saber (US)
[ˈseɪbəʳ] 
sabre [sei-bar]
sustantivo
1SABER.
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Verb Conjugation for "sabre"
Imperative
- sabre
- you sabre
- he/she sabres
- we sabre
- you sabre
- they sabre
Preterite
- I sabred
- you sabred
- he/she sabred
- we sabred
- you sabred
- they sabred
Present Continuous
- I am sabring
- you are sabring
- he/she is sabring
- we are sabring
- you are sabring
- they are sabring
Present Perfect
- I have sabred
- you have sabred
- he/she has sabred
- we have sabred
- you have sabred
- they have sabred
Past Continuous
- I was sabring
- you were sabring
- he/she was sabring
- we were sabring
- you were sabring
- they were sabring
Past Perfect
- I had sabred
- you had sabred
- he/she had sabred
- we had sabred
- you had sabred
- they had sabred
Future
- I will sabre
- you will sabre
- he/she will sabre
- we will sabre
- you will sabre
- they will sabre
Future Perfect
- I will have sabred
- you will have sabred
- he/she will have sabred
- we will have sabred
- you will have sabred
- they will have sabred
Future Continuous
- I will be sabring
- you will be sabring
- he/she will be sabring
- we will be sabring
- you will be sabring
- they will be sabring
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been sabring
- you have been sabring
- he/she has been sabring
- we have been sabring
- you have been sabring
- they have been sabring
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been sabring
- you will have been sabring
- he/she will have been sabring
- we will have been sabring
- you will have been sabring
- they will have been sabring
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been sabring
- you had been sabring
- he/she had been sabring
- we had been sabring
- you had been sabring
- they had been sabring
saber
masculine noun
1
knowledge
- el saber no ocupa lugar (Prov) -> you can never know too much
transitive verb
2
to know
(conocer)
- ya lo sé -> I know
- de haberlo sabido (antes) o si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa -> if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home
- hacer saber algo a alguien -> to inform somebody of something, to tell somebody something
- para que lo sepas, somos amigos -> we're friends, for your information
3
(ser capaz de)
- saber hacer algo -> to know how to do something, to be able to do something
- no sé nadar -> I can't swim, I don't know how to swim
- sabe hablar inglés/montar en bici -> she can speak English/ride a bike
4
to learn, to find out
(enterarse de)
- lo supe ayer -> I found out yesterday
- ¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? -> have you had any news from o heard from Juan?
5
to know about
(entender de)
- sabe mucha física -> he knows a lot about physics
6
(expresiones)
- no saber dónde meterse -> not to know where to put oneself
- no sabe lo que se hace -> he doesn't know what he's doing
- no sabe lo que tiene -> he doesn't realize just how lucky he is
- no sé qué decir -> I don't know what to say
- ¡qué sé yo! -> how should I know!
intransitive verb
7
to taste
(tener sabor)
(a of)
- saber bien/mal -> to taste good/bad
- saber a cuernos o rayos (informal figurative) -> to taste disgusting o revolting
- le supo mal (figurative) -> it upset o annoyed him (le enfadó)
- me sabe mal mentirle (figurative) -> I feel bad about lying to him
8
(entender)
- saber de algo -> to know about something
- ése sí que sabe -> he's a canny one
9
(tener noticia)
- saber de alguien -> to hear from somebody
- saber de algo -> to learn of something
10
(parecer)
- eso me sabe a disculpa -> that sounds like an excuse to me
11
(expresiones)
- a saber -> namely (es decir)
- ¡quién sabe!, ¡vete a saber! -> who knows!
- que yo sepa -> as far as I know
- no sabe por dónde se anda -> he doesn't have a clue
saberse
pronomial verb
also:
- saberse algo -> to know something
- saberse algo al dedillo -> to know something inside out
- sabérselas todas (figurative) -> to know all the tricks
- llegar a saberse -> to come to light
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saber [sah-berr’]
article & verb transitive
1
To know, to have knowledge of.
2
To experience, to know by experience.
3
To be able, to be possessed of talents or abilities: to be learned or knowing.
- Saber mucho latín -> to be very sagacious and prudent
4
To subject, to submit.
5
To fit, to suit, 6.
6
To use, to practice customarily; to be in the habit.
7
To resemble, to appear like.
8
verb
9
PODER.
- El dice que no sabe escribir -> he says that he cannot write
- Hacer saber -> to make known, to communicate
- Sabérselo todo -> in an ironical sense, to know everything: applied to assuming, intolerant persons
- No se sabe -> it is not known
- No sabe en dónde tiene la cara -> he does not know his duty
- No saber de sí -> to be overwhelmed with occupation
- No sé que -> I don’t know what; an indefinable something
- Sabe que rabia -> it has a sharp taste
- Cuando lo supe -> when I heard about it
- Vete a saber -> your guess is as good as mine
- Tiene que saber contenerse -> he must control himself
verb neuter
- Saber a -> to taste of
- Esto sabe a queso -> this tastes of cheese
verb reflexive
- Se sabe que ->
- Por fin se supo el secreto -> finally the secret was revealed
To relish, to savor, to taste.-v. imp. To have a taste of.., it is known that...
noun
1
Learning, knowledge, lore. (m)
verb
2
SABIDURÍA.
3
Science, faculty.
saber
verbo:transitivo
1 (tener conocimiento de) [+dato, información] to know
no sabía que era tu cumpleaños I didn't know it was your birthday; sé que me has mentido I know you've lied to me; lo sé I know; sin saberlo yo without my knowledge; without me knowing
hacer saber algo a algnhacer to inform sb of sth; let sb know about sth
(locuciones) quiero hacerle saber que ... I would like to inform advise you that ...;o
el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que ... I am writing to inform advise you that ...;o
a sabera namely
dos planetas, a saber, Venus y la Tierra two planets, namely Venus and Earth
a saber si realmente lo compró I wonder whether he really did buy it; a saber dónde lo tiene guardado I wonder where he has it hidden away
¡anda a saber!anda (Latinoamérica) God knows!
demasiado bien sé que ...bien I know only too well that ...
¡no lo sabes bien! (familiar) not half!; (familiar)
cualquiera sabe si ...cualquiera it's anybody's guess whether ...
¡de haberlo sabido!haberlo if only I'd known!
lo dudo, pero nunca se sabenunca I doubt it, but you never know
para que lo sepaspara let me tell you; for your information
que yo sepaque as far as I know
que sepamos as far as we know
un no sé quéqué a certain something
un no sé qué de afectado a certain (element of) affectation
¡quién sabe!quién who knows!
¿quién sabe? who knows?; who can tell?; who's to say?
¡si lo sabré yo!si I should know!
tú sabrás (lo que haces)tú I suppose you know (what you're doing)
¿tú qué sabes? what do you know about it?
¡vete a saber!vete God knows!
¡vete a saber de dónde ha venido! goodness only knows where he came from!; vete tú a saber your guess is as good as mine
ya lo sabía yoya I thought as much
¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo!yo how should I know!; search me!; (familiar)
cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato everyone knows their own weaknesses
no sabía dónde meterse he didn't know what to do with himself
no saber ni papa not to know the first thing about sth
2 (enterarse de) to find out
en cuanto lo supimos fuimos a ayudarle as soon as we found out, we went to help him; cuando lo supe when I heard found out about it;o lograron saber el secreto they managed to learn the secret
3 (tener noticias) to hear
desde hace seis meses no sabemos nada de él we haven't heard from him for six months
4 (tener destreza en)
¿sabes ruso? do you speak Russian?; can you speak Russian?; no sé nada de cocina I don't know anything about cookery; I know nothing about cookery
saber hacer algohacer
sabe cuidar de sí mismo he can take care of himself; he knows how to take care of himself; ¿sabes nadar? can you swim?; saben tratar muy bien al forastero they know how to look after visitors
¿sabes ir? do you know the way?; todavía no sabe orientarse por la ciudad he still doesn't know his way around town; pocos campeones saben perder few champions are good losers; es una persona que sabe escuchar she's a good listener
verbo:intransitivo
1 (tener conocimiento)
saber de algode to know of sth
sabe mucho de ordenadores he knows a lot about computers; sé de un sitio muy bueno I know of a very good place
hace mucho que no sabemos de ella it's quite a while since we heard from her; we haven't had any news from her for quite a while
2 (estar enterado) to know
costó muy caro, ¿sabe usted? it was very expensive, you know
un 5% no sabe, no contesta there were 5% "don't knows"
3 (tener sabor) to taste
no sabe demasiado bien it doesn't taste too good; sabe un poco amargo it tastes rather bitter
saber aa to taste of
esto sabe a queso this tastes of cheese; esto sabe a demonio(s) this tastes awful
saberle mal a algn
me supo muy mal lo que hicieron I didn't like what they did; I wasn't pleased didn't feel good about what they did;o
no me sabe mal que un amigo me gaste bromas I don't mind a friend playing jokes on me; it doesn't bother me having a friend play jokes on me
verbo:pronominal
saberse1 (uso enfático)
eso ya me lo sabía yo I already knew that; se lo sabe de memoria she knows it by heart
se las sabe todas (familiar) he knows every trick in the book; (familiar)
2 (uso impersonal) (ser conocido)
ya se sabe que ... it is known that ...; we know that ...; no se sabe nobody knows; it's not known; no se saben las causas the causes are not known are unknown;o ¿se puede saber si ...? can you tell me if whether ...?;o ¿quién es usted, si se puede saber? who are you, may I ask?; sépase que ... let it be known that ...; nunca más se supo de ellos they were never heard of again
(ser descubierto) se supo que ... it was learnt discovered that ...;o por fin se supo el secreto finally the secret was revealed
sustantivo:masculino
knowledge; learning según mi leal saber y entender (formal) to the best of my knowledge
saber hacer (Técnica) know-how; (Literat) savoir-faire
saber popular folk wisdom
Por regla general, si saber va seguido de un infinitivo, se traduce por can cuando indica una habilidad permanente y por know how cuando se trata de la capacidad de resolver un problema concreto. La construcción correspondiente habrá de ser can + INFINITIVO sin to know how + INFINITIVO con to:
sabercanknow howcansintooknow howconto Jaime sabe tocar el piano Jaime can play the piano;Jaime can play the piano
¿Sabes cambiar una rueda? Do you know how to change a wheel?;Do you know how to change a wheel?
Hay que tener en cuenta que know (sin how) nunca puede ir seguido directamente de un infinitivo en inglés.
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Verb Conjugation for "saber"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sé | supe | sabía | sabré | sepa |
| Tú | sabes | supiste | sabías | sabrás | sepas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | sabe | supo | sabía | sabrá | sepa |
| Nosotros | sabemos | supimos | sabíamos | sabremos | sepamos |
| Vosotros | sabéis | supisteis | sabíais | sabréis | sepáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | saben | supieron | sabían | sabrán | sepan |
