Knete in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Knete in the English»French Dictionary

Kent [Brit kɛnt, Am kɛnt]

Kent

Kent m

Pete [Brit piːt] inf

Pete → Peter

for Pete's sake, stop it!

mais enfin, arrête!

See also Peter

Peter [Brit ˈpiːtə, Am ˈpidər]

Peter

Pierre

to rob Peter to pay Paul

déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul

Crete [Brit kriːt, Am krit]

Crete

Crète f

in or on Crete

en Crète

mete [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB trans

I.mete out VB [Brit miːt -, Am mit -] (mete [sth] out, mete out [sth])

mete out punishment, ill treatment

infliger

mete out reward, favour

accorder

mete out justice

rendre

I.fete [Brit feɪt, Am feɪt] N (church, village)

fete

kermesse f (paroissiale)

charity fete

fête f de bienfaisance

II.fete [Brit feɪt, Am feɪt] VB trans

fete celebrity, hero:

fete

fêter

housemaid's knee N

housemaid's knee

inflammation f du genou

knee-high ADJ (gen)

knee-high grass, corn

à hauteur des genoux

knee-high hum person

haut comme trois pommes

knee-length ADJ

knee-length skirt, dress

qui s'arrête au genou

knee-length boots

haut

knee-length socks

long/longue

knee-jerk ADJ

knee-jerk reaction, response:

knee-jerk

automatique, inconsidéré

Knete in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Knete in the English»French Dictionary

Crete [kri:t] N

Crete

Crète f

mete out VB trans

mete out

infliger

knew [nju:, Am nu:] VB

knew pt of know

See also know

I.know <knew, -n> [nəʊ, Am noʊ] VB trans

1. know (have knowledge):

know

savoir

know facts

connaître

to know a bit of English

savoir un peu parler anglais

she knows all about them (has heard about)

elle sait tout d'eux

not to know the first thing about sth/sb

ne pas savoir la moindre chose sur qc/qn

if you know what I mean

si tu vois/vous voyez ce que je veux dire

to know sth by heart

savoir qc sur par cœur

2. know (be familiar with):

know person, date, price, name, details

connaître

I know the man who lives here

je connais l'homme qui habite ici

to know sb by name/sight

connaître qn de nom/vue

she knows all about it (is an expert on)

elle sait tout là-dessus

she didn't want to know me!

elle ne voulait pas entendre parler de moi

knowing her, ...

telle que je la connais, ...

to get to know sb/sth

faire la connaissance de qn/apprendre qc

to know a place like the back of one's hand

connaître un lieu comme le fond de sa poche

she knows everything there is to know about art

elle sait que tout ce qui compte, c'est de s'y connaître en art

3. know (experience):

to have known wealth

avoir connu la richesse

4. know (recognize):

to know sb/sth by sth

reconnaître qn/qc à qc

5. know (differentiate):

to know sth/sb from sth/sb

distinguer qc/qn de qc/qn

Phrases:

you know something [or what]? inf

tu sais/vous savez quoi?

II.know <knew, -n> [nəʊ, Am noʊ] VB intr

1. know:

know

savoir

as far as I know

autant que je sache

how should I know?

comment le saurais-je?

to know better than sb

mieux s'y connaître que qn

2. know inf (understand):

know

comprendre

you know

tu vois/vous voyez

III.know [nəʊ, Am noʊ] N

to be in the know about sth

être au courant de qc

knee-high N Am

to be knee-high to a grasshopper iron hum inf

être haut comme trois pommes

knock-kneed [ˌnɒkˈni:d, Am ˈnɑ:k-] ADJ

knock-kneed

aux genoux cagneux

knee breeches N pl

knee breeches

culotte f courte

knee-deep ADJ

to be knee-deep in water

avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

knelt [nelt] VB

knelt pt of kneel

See also kneel

kneel <knelt [or -ed Am], knelt [or -ed Am]> [ni:l] VB intr

to kneel (down)

s'agenouiller

she was kneeling

elle était à genoux

knee-jerk reaction N pej

knee-jerk reaction

réaction f instinctive

knell [nel] N

knell

glas m

to be [or sound] the knell for sth

sonner le glas de qc