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Pronúncia: nəʊ
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transitive & intransitive verb
[preterite knew past participle know]
- [general sense: fact, etc.] saber
- [person] conèixer.
- he knows no fear res no li fa por.
- his zeal knows no bounds el seu zel no té límits.
- not to know something no saber una cosa, ignorar una cosa.
- to know French saber francès.
- he knows his own mind sap el que vol.
- I would have you know that... sàpigues que...
- I don't know that he understands much about it dubto que hi entengui gran cosa.
- I know him to be a liar sé que és un mentider.
- there were 2% «don't knows» un 2% no van (contestar \ opinar).
- reconèixer, distingir.
- I knew him by his walk l'he (re)conegut pel caminar.
- I knew him for a German vaig pensar que era alemany.
- you wouldn't know him from his brother el prendries pel seu germà, és igual que el seu germà.
- to know good from evil distingir entre el bé i el mal.
- I'd know him anywhere el reconeixeria entre mil.
- I only know him by sight només el conec de vista.
- I knew her at once la vaig (re)conèixer al moment.
- to know(of \ about) saber de, entendre en, estar assabentat de, tenir notícies de.
- that girl knows about cats aquesta noia entén en gats.
- I didn't know about that no ho sabia, ho ignorava.
- I know of a nice restaurant near here sé d'un restaurant prop d'aquí que està molt bé.
- not that I know of que jo sàpiga, no.
- I know nothing about it no en sé res, d'això.
- he knows all about it n'està molt ben (assabentat \ informat).
- to (get \ come) to know someone arribar a conèixer algú.
- to get to know something arribar a saber alguna cosa.
- everything gets known tot s'arriba a saber, tot s'acaba sabent.
- to let someone know fer saber a algú, avisar algú.
- let me know as soon as he comes avisa'm tan bon punt arribi.
- to know how to + infinitive saber + infinitiu.
- he would repair the car if he knew how repararia el cotxe si en sabés, repararia el cotxe si sabés com fer-ho.
- to know better than to... guardar-se de...
- I should have known better! ja m'ho podia haver pensat!
- I know better than that sé que la veritat és una altra.
- you ought to know at your age a la teva edat hauries de tenir més seny.
- you ought to have known better hauries d'haver tingut més seny, ja t'ho podies haver pensat.
- they know no better no tenen seny.
- you know best tu ho saps millor que ningú.
- I know! ah, sí!
- who knows? qui sap?
- what do you know? què (en) saps tu?
- (idem) colloquial què hi ha (de nou)?
- well, what do you know? sembla estrany
- how should I know? què en sabia, jo?, què en sé, jo?, com voleu que ho sàpiga?
- don't I know it! digues-m'ho a mi!, i m'ho dius a mi?
- not if I know it per res del món, no si jo ho puc evitar.
- to know a thing or two, to know what's what saber-se-les totes, ésser un gat vell.
- I don't know about you! no sé pas què en farem, de tu!
- afterwards they just don't want to know després se'n desentenen. noun
- to be in the know estar-ne assabentat, conèixer el secret.
[recognize, distinguish]