English Translation of know
know
tr.
knew
(n
, ny), known
(n
n), know·ing
- (to comprehend) saber
I know arithmetic sé aritmética - (to be acquainted with) conocer
I do not know that country no conozco ese país - (to perceive) entender, comprender
I know how you are feeling comprendo cómo te sientes - (to recognize) reconocer
you would not have known me in my new outfit no me hubieras reconocido con mi ropa nueva - (to distinguish) distinguir
to know right from wrong distinguir el bien del mal - antiguo, arcaico conocer (carnalmente)
Idioms:
to get to know someone
- llegar a conocer a alguien
to let someone know
- hacer saber a alguien
to make known
- hacer saber o conocer
to know about
- saber de
to know all about something
- estar enterado de algo
to know by heart
- saber de memoria
to know how to
- saber
I know how to swim yo sé nadar
to know one's own mind
- saber lo que uno quiere
to know the score o what's what
- saber lo que pasa
- saber
Idioms:
as far as I know
- que yo sepa
how should I know!
- ¡yo qué sé!
I know
- yo sé
I ought to know!
- ¡lo sabré yo!
to know best
- saber mejor que nadie
to know better
- saber lo que debe hacerse
after years of experience she should know better con tantos años de experiencia ella debería saber lo que debe hacerse
to know better than to
- saber que no se debe
to know each other
- conocerse
to know for sure
- estar seguro
to know only too well that
- saber perfectamente que
Idiom:
to be in the know
- familiar estar en la onda, estar al tanto