kne in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for kne in the English»French Dictionary

I.knit [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] N (garment)

knit

tricot m

cotton/silk knit

tricot m en coton/soie

II.knit <pret, pp knitted, knit> [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] VB trans

knit garment, blanket:

knit

tricoter (for pour)

to knit sb sth

tricoter qc pour qn

knit one, purl one

une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers

III.knit <pret, pp knitted, knit> [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] VB intr

1. knit (with wool etc):

knit person:

tricoter

2. knit (join together):

knit broken bones:

se souder

IV.knitted ADJ

knitted garment:

knitted

en tricot

V.knit [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt]

to knit one's brows

froncer les sourcils

I.knit up VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit up)

knit up wool:

knit up

se tricoter

II.knit up VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit up [sth])

knit up wool, garment:

knit up

tricoter

I.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] N

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nœud m

to tie sth in a knot

nouer qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nœud m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

se démêler les cheveux avec un peigne

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nœud m

4. knot (group):

knot fig

petit groupe m (of de)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

6. knot NAUT:

knot

nœud m

to do 15 knots

filer 15 nœuds

II.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB trans

knot strings, ends, scarf, handkerchief:

knot

nouer (together ensemble)

to knot one's tie

faire un nœud à sa cravate

III.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB intr

knot stomach, muscles:

knot

se nouer

IV.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

faire qc à toute allure

to get tied up in knots

s'embrouiller

to tie the knot

se marier

I.knit together VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit together)

1. knit together (join):

knit together bones:

se souder (les uns aux autres)

2. knit together (unite):

knit together community:

s'unir

II.knit together VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit [sth] together, knit together [sth])

1. knit together lit colours, strands:

knit together

tricoter [qc] ensemble

2. knit together (bring together) fig:

knit together themes, ideas

entrelacer

3. knit together (unite):

knit together community, group

unir

cable-knit ADJ

cable-knit sweater:

cable-knit

à torsades

tight-knit ADJ fig

tight-knit

uni

close-knit [Brit kləʊsˈnɪt, Am ˌkloʊsˈnɪt] ADJ fig

close-knit family, group:

close-knit

très uni

don't-know N (in survey)

don't-know

sans opinion mf inv

double knot N

double knot

double nœud m

double knit N

1. double knit:

double knit

double-étoffe f

Phrases:

double-knit attr garment

en double-étoffe

kne in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for kne in the English»French Dictionary

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

knee breeches N pl

knee breeches

culotte f courte

knob [nɒb, Am nɑ:b] N

1. knob (round handle):

knob of door, cane, bed, switch

bouton m

2. knob (small amount):

knob of butter

noix f

close-knit ADJ

close-knit

très uni(e)

know-all [ˈnəʊɔ:l, Am ˈnoʊ-, -ɑ:l] N Aus, Brit pej inf

know-all

je-sais-tout mf

know-it-all [ˈnəʊɪtɔ:l, Am ˈnoʊɪt̬-, -ɑ:l] N Am

know-it-all → know-all

See also know-all

know-all [ˈnəʊɔ:l, Am ˈnoʊ-, -ɑ:l] N Aus, Brit pej inf

know-all

je-sais-tout mf

knee-deep ADJ

to be knee-deep in water

avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

knee-jerk reaction N pej

knee-jerk reaction

réaction f instinctive

know-how [ˈnəʊhaʊ, Am ˈnoʊ-] N no pl, no indef art

know-how

savoir-faire m