KNOWING - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

inglés

español

knowing [ingl. am. ˈnoʊɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈnəʊɪŋ] ADJ.

knowing smile:

knowing

de complicidad

she gave me a knowing look

me miró dándome a entender que ya lo sabía

I. know <pret. knew, part. pas. known> [ingl. am. noʊ, ingl. brit. nəʊ] V. trans.

1.1. know (have knowledge of, be aware of):

know

saber

I don't know his name/how old he is

no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

do you know the words of the song?

¿sabes la letra de la canción?

to know sth about sth

saber algo de algo

what do you know about that?

¿tú qué sabes de eso?

not to know the first thing about sth

no saber nada or no tener ni idea de algo

he's clever/wrong and he knows it

es listo/está equivocado y lo sabe

his wife knows it

su mujer lo sabe or está enterada

I knew it! you've changed your mind!

¡ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

I didn't know (that) you had a brother!

no sabía que tenías un hermano

I know you're upset but …

ya sé que estás disgustado pero …

how was I to know that … ?

¿cómo iba yo a saber que … ?

I should have known this would happen

tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come

no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that …

has de saber que …

I'll have you know that …

para que sepas, …

you know as well as I do that …

sabes tan bien como yo que …

I don't know how to put this, but …

no sé cómo decirlo, pero …

I don't know what you mean

no sé qué quieres decir

you know what he's like

ya sabes cómo es (él)

you know what he's like

ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock

cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock

cuando quise acordar, eran las diez Río Pl.

it is well known that …

todo el mundo sabe que …

it's not widely known that she also paints

poca gente or no todo el mundo sabe que también pinta

it soon became known that …

pronto se supo que …

to be known to + infin he's known to be dangerous/opposed to the idea

se sabe que es peligroso/que se opone a la idea

I know her to be a reliable person/a liar

me consta que es de fiar/una mentirosa

we knew him for a devout man form.

lo teníamos por un hombre devoto

I know that for a fact

me consta que es así

to know to + infin coloq. he does know to turn off the gas, doesn't he?

sabe que tiene que desconectar el gas ¿no?

she knows not to disturb us

sabe (muy bien) que no tiene que molestarnos

to let sb know sth

decirle algo a alguien

to let sb know sth

hacerle saber or comunicarle algo a alguien form.

to let sb know sth (warn)

avisarle algo a alguien

let me know how much it's going to cost

dime cuánto va a costar

let me know when you're going to arrive

avísame cuándo vas a llegar

let me know your decision

hágame saber or comuníqueme su decisión form.

he let it be known that …

dio a entender que …

to make sth known to sb

hacerle saber algo a alguien

he made it known to us that …

nos hizo saber que …

without our knowing it

sin saberlo nosotros

without our knowing it

sin que lo supiéramos

there's no knowing what he might do

quién sabe qué hará

do you know what!

¿sabes qué?

I know what: let's go skating!

¡tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!

well, what do you know!

¡qué te parece!

well, what do you know!

¡pues mira tú!

maybe she forgot; what or how do I know!

¡(y) yo qué sé, quizá se haya olvidado!

he's not very patient — don't I know it!

no tiene mucha paciencia — ¡si lo sabré yo!

wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain!

¡no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!

not to know which way or where to turn

no saber qué hacer

to know sth backwards she knows her part backwards (and forwards)

se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

to know sth backwards she knows her part backwards (and forwards)

se sabe el papel de atrás para adelante Co. Sur

1.2. know (have practical understanding of):

know French/shorthand

saber

1.3. know (have skill, ability):

to know how to + infin

saber +  infin

he doesn't know how to swim

no sabe nadar

2.1. know (be acquainted with):

know person/place

conocer

I know her from college/from somewhere

la conozco de la universidad/de algún sitio

we've known each other for years

hace años que nos conocemos

how well do you know her?

¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name

la conozco solo de nombre

I only know her by name

la ubico solo de nombre amer.

it's not what you know, it's who you know that is important

lo que importa no es lo que sabes sino a quién conoces

I thought you'd forgotten — you know me better than that!

pensé que te habías olvidado — ¿pero no me conoces? or ¡sabes que sería incapaz!

you know me/him: ever the optimist

ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

if I know her, she won't even be up yet

conociéndola, seguro que ni siquiera se ha levantado

do you know France at all?

¿conoces Francia?

to get to know sb, how did they get to know each other?

¿cómo se conocieron?

I got to know him better/quite well

llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien

to get to know sth

familiarizarse con algo

I'm still getting to know the area

todavía no conozco bien la zona

to make oneself known to sb

darse a conocer a alguien

we knew her as Mrs Balfour/the little old lady next door

para nosotros era la Sra Balfour/la viejita de al lado

2.2. know (have personal experience of):

he has known poverty/success

ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear

no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

you don't know what it is to be hungry

(tú) no sabes lo que es tener hambre

2.3. know (be restricted by):

know liter.

tener

her ambition knows no limits

su ambición no tiene límites

2.4. know BÍBL. arc. (sexually):

know

conocer arc.

3.1. know (recognize, identify):

know

reconocer

I'd know that voice anywhere

reconocería esa voz en cualquier parte

would you know him?

¿lo reconocerías?

would you know the street?

¿reconocerías la calle?

she knows a good thing when she sees one

sabe lo que es bueno

to know sth/sb by sth

reconocer algo/a alguien por algo

3.2. know (distinguish):

to know sth/sb from sth/sb

distinguir algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other

no los distingo

I don't know one from the other

no distingo al uno del otro

4. know (see, experience) only in perfect tenses:

I've never known her (to) lose her temper

nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before

esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

I have been known to read a book occasionally, you know

algún libro leo de vez en cuando, aunque te parezca mentira

II. know <pret. knew, part. pas. known> [ingl. am. noʊ, ingl. brit. nəʊ] V. intr.

know

saber

what happened? — nobody knows

¿qué pasó? — no se sabe

how do you know?

¿cómo lo sabes?

when will you know?

¿cuándo lo sabrás?

I can't accept, as he well knows

sabe muy bien que no puedo aceptar

I won't argue: you know best

no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know!

¡ya sé!

I know!

¡tengo una idea!

I ought to know!

¡si lo sabré yo!

let me know as soon as he arrives

avísame en cuanto llegue

when will they let us know?

¿cuándo nos lo dirán?

when will they let us know?

¿cuándo nos lo comunicarán? form.

you could have let me know!

¡me lo podrías haber dicho!

I don't think so: I know so

no es que lo crea, es que lo sé or me consta

you never know

nunca se sabe

I needed help, but they didn't want to know

necesitaba ayuda, pero ellos … ¡si te he visto no me acuerdo!

the government didn't want to know

el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know!

oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

you'll have to work harder, you know

vas a tener que trabajar más ¿eh?

you know, if I had the choice, I'd quit tomorrow

¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes una cosa? si pudiera, me iba mañana mismo

it's not fair, you know, they should have told us

no hay derecho, la verdad, debieron habérnoslo dicho

to know about sth/sb he knows about computers

sabe or entiende de computadoras

I didn't know about the strike

no estaba enterado or no sabía de lo de la huelga

we know about your little escapade!

¡estamos enterados de tu aventurita!

I wish we'd known about it earlier

ojalá nos hubiéramos enterado antes

I wish we'd known about it earlier

ojalá lo hubiéramos sabido antes

can I invite him? — I don't know about that, we'll have to see

¿lo puedo invitar? — no sé, veremos

to get to know about sth

enterarse de algo

did you know about John?

¿sabías lo de John?

did you know about John?

¿estabas enterado de lo de John?

I don't know about you, but I'm hungry

yo no sé tú, pero yo tengo hambre

to know of sth/sb she knew of their activities

tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades

not that I know of

que yo sepa, no

do you know of a good carpenter?

¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?

I don't actually know her, I know of her

no la conozco personalmente, solo de oídas

III. know [ingl. am. noʊ, ingl. brit. nəʊ] SUST.

to be in the know

estar enterado

those in the know say that …

los enterados dicen que …

know-how [ingl. am. ˈnoʊ ˌhaʊ, ingl. brit. ˈnəʊhaʊ] SUST. U

know-how

know-how m

know-how

pericia f

know-how

conocimientos mpl y experiencia

know-all [ˈnəʊɔːl] SUST. ingl. brit.

know-all → know-it-all

know-it-all [ingl. am. ˈnoʊ əd ˈˌɔl, ingl. brit. ˈnəʊɪtɔːl] SUST. coloq.

know-it-all

sabelotodo mf coloq.

know-it-all

sabihondo m / sabihonda f coloq.

know-nothing [ingl. am. ˈnoʊˌnəθɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈnəʊnʌθɪŋ] SUST. coloq.

know-nothing

ignorante mf

know-nothing

analfabeto m / analfabeta f coloq.

know-not [ˈnəʊnɒt] SUST. coloq.

know-not → know-nothing

know-nothing [ingl. am. ˈnoʊˌnəθɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈnəʊnʌθɪŋ] SUST. coloq.

know-nothing

ignorante mf

know-nothing

analfabeto m / analfabeta f coloq.

don't-know [ˌdoʊn(t)ˈnoʊ] SUST.

don't-know

persona que no contesta o responde que no sabe a una pregunta formulada en una encuesta

know-it-all [ingl. am. ˈnoʊ əd ˈˌɔl, ingl. brit. ˈnəʊɪtɔːl] SUST. coloq.

know-it-all

sabelotodo mf coloq.

know-it-all

sabihondo m / sabihonda f coloq.

need-to-know [ˌnidtəˈnoʊ] ADJ.

need-to-know policy/principle:

need-to-know

de informar solo lo estrictamente necesario

employees will be kept informed on a need-to-know basis

se mantendrá informados a los empleados solo sobre lo que es estrictamente necesario saber

español

inglés

omnisapiente

all-knowing

en el diccionario PONS

I. knowing [ˈnəʊɪŋ, ingl. am. ˈnoʊ-] ADJ.

knowing

astuto, -a

knowing grins, look, smile

de complicidad

II. knowing [ˈnəʊɪŋ, ingl. am. ˈnoʊ-] SUST. sin pl.

there's no knowing

no hay forma de saberlo

I. know [nəʊ, ingl. am. noʊ] knew, known knew, known V. trans.

1. know (have information):

know

saber

to know a bit of English

saber un poco de inglés

she knows all of their names

se sabe los nombres de todos

to know how to do sth

saber hacer algo

to know all there is to know about sth

saber todo lo que hay que saber sobre algo

to know what one is talking about

saber de lo que uno habla

to know sth (off) by heart

saberse algo de memoria

not to know the first thing about sth/sb

no saber nada de algo/alguien

to know all the answers

tener todas las respuestas

if you know what I mean

si sabes a lo que me refiero

do you know what I mean?

¿entiendes?

to know that ...

saber que...

to want to know sth

querer saber algo

do you know ...?

¿sabes...?

you know what? coloq.

¿sabes qué?

2. know (be acquainted with):

know

conocer

to know sb by sight/by name/personally

conocer a alguien de vista/por el nombre/personalmente

(not) to know sb to speak to

(no) conocer a alguien como para entablar una conversación

knowing Mary, ...

conociendo a Mary, ...

to get to know sb

llegar a conocer a alguien

to get to know each other

llegar a conocerse (bien)

to have known sth

haber experimentado algo

to know sth like the back of one's hand fig.

conocer algo como la palma de la mano

3. know (recognize):

know

conocer

know

reconocer

to know sb/sth by sth

reconocer a alguien/algo por algo

to know sb for sth

reconocer a alguien por algo

II. know [nəʊ, ingl. am. noʊ] knew, known knew, known V. intr.

1. know (be informed):

know

saber

as far as I know

por lo que sé

to know better (than sb)

saber más (que alguien)

to know of [or about] sth

saber de algo

to know of [or about] sth

estar enterado de algo

you know (you remember)

ya sabes

you know (you understand)

entiendes

(well) what do you know! ingl. am. irón.

¡no me digas!

I know! (I've got an idea!)

¡lo tengo!

I know! (said to agree with sb)

¡lo sé!

2. know (be certain):

know

estar seguro

there's no knowing

no es seguro

one never knows

nunca se sabe

3. know coloq. (understand):

know

entender

III. know [nəʊ, ingl. am. noʊ] knew, known knew, known SUST. sin pl.

to be in the know

estar en el ajo

to be in the know about sth

estar enterado de algo

know-how SUST. sin pl.

know-how

know-how m

to have know-how about sth

tener el know-how de algo

know-all [ˈnəʊɔ:l, ingl. am. ˈnoʊ-] SUST. ingl. brit., ingl. austr. coloq.

know-all

sabelotodo mf

know-it-all [ˈnəʊɪtɔ:l, ingl. am. ˈnoʊɪt̬-] SUST. ingl. am.

know-it-all → know-all

know-all [ˈnəʊɔ:l, ingl. am. ˈnoʊ-] SUST. ingl. brit., ingl. austr. coloq.

know-all

sabelotodo mf

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. knowing [ˈnoʊ·ɪŋ] ADJ.

knowing

astuto, -a

knowing grins, look, smile

de complicidad

II. knowing [ˈnoʊ·ɪŋ] SUST.

there's no knowing

no hay forma de saberlo

I. know <knew, known> [noʊ] V. trans.

1. know (have information):

know

saber

to know a bit of English

saber un poco de inglés

she knows all of their names

se sabe los nombres de todos

to know how to do sth

saber hacer algo

to know all there is to know about sth

saber todo lo que hay que saber sobre algo

to know what one is talking about

saber de lo que uno habla

to know sth by heart

saberse algo de memoria

not to know the first thing about sth/sb

no saber nada de algo/alguien

to know all the answers

tener todas las respuestas

if you know what I mean

si sabes a lo que me refiero

do you know what I mean?

¿entiendes?

to know that...

saber que...

to want to know sth

querer saber algo

do you know...?

¿sabes...?

you know what? coloq.

¿sabes qué?

2. know (be acquainted with):

know

conocer

to know sb by sight/by name/personally

conocer a alguien de vista/por el nombre/personalmente

(not) to know sb to speak to

(no) conocer a alguien como para entablar una conversación

knowing Mary, ...

conociendo a Mary, ...

to get to know sb

llegar a conocer a alguien

to get to know each other

llegar a conocerse (bien)

to have known sth

haber experimentado algo

to know sth like the back of one's hand fig.

conocer algo como la palma de su mano

3. know (recognize):

know

conocer

know

reconocer

to know sb/sth by sth

reconocer a alguien/algo por algo

to know sb for sth

reconocer a alguien por algo

II. know <knew, known> [noʊ] V. intr.

1. know (be informed):

know

saber

as far as I know

por lo que sé

to know better (than sb)

saber más (que alguien)

to know of [or about] sth

saber de algo

to know of [or about] sth

estar enterado de algo

you know (you remember)

ya sabes

you know (you understand)

tú ya me entiendes

(well) what do you know! irón.

¡no me digas!

I know! (I've got an idea!)

¡ya lo tengo!

I know! (said to agree with sb)

lo sé

2. know (be certain):

know

estar seguro

there's no knowing

no es seguro

one never knows

nunca se sabe

3. know coloq. (understand):

know

entender

III. know [noʊ] SUST.

to be in the know

estar en el ajo

to be in the know about sth

estar al tanto de algo

know-how SUST.

know-how

know-how m

to have know-how about sth

tener el know-how de algo tener conocimientos y experiencia en algo

know-it-all [ˈnoʊ·ɪt̬·ɔl] SUST. coloq.

know-it-all

sabelotodo mf

español

inglés

lo hizo a sabiendas de que me molestaba

he/she did it knowing full well that it annoyed me

marisabidilla

know-all

sabelotodo

know-it-all

sabichoso (-a) (sabiondo)

know-it-all

saberse algo al dedillo

to know sth inside out

saber algo por intuición

to know sth intuitively

Present

I	know
you	know
he/she/it	knows
we	know
you	know
they	know

Past

I	knew
you	knew
he/she/it	knew
we	knew
you	knew
they	knew

Present Perfect

I	have	known
you	have	known
he/she/it	has	known
we	have	known
you	have	known
they	have	known

Past Perfect

I	had	known
you	had	known
he/she/it	had	known
we	had	known
you	had	known
they	had	known

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

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