jkn in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for jkn in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.knit together VB [nɪt -] (knit together)

1. knit together (join):

knit together bones:

saldarsi

2. knit together (unite):

knit together community:

unirsi

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

1. knit together colours, strands:

knit together

lavorare insieme

2. knit together (bring together) fig:

knit together themes, ideas

fare combaciare

3. knit together (unite):

knit together community, group

unire, tenere unito

I.knit up VB [nɪt -] (knit up)

knit up wool:

knit up

essere adatto al lavoro a maglia

II.knit up VB [nɪt -] (knit up [sth])

knit up wool

lavorare a maglia

knit up garment

rammendare lavorando a maglia

I.knit [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] N (garment)

knit

tricot m

knit

indumento m lavorato a maglia

cotton, silk knit

tricot in cotone, seta

II.knit <forma in -ing knitting, pt/pp knitted, knit> [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] VB trans

knit garment, blanket:

knit

lavorare a maglia, ai ferri (for per)

to knit sb sth

lavorare a maglia qc per qn

knit one, purl one

un diritto, un rovescio

III.knit <forma in -ing. knitting, pt/pp knitted, knit> [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] VB intr

1. knit (with wool etc.):

knit person:

lavorare a maglia, ai ferri, sferruzzare

2. knit (join together):

knit broken bones:

saldarsi

IV.knit [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt]

to knit one's brows

aggrottare le sopracciglia

I.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] N

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nodo m

to tie sth in a knot

annodare qc, fare il nodo a qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nodo m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

sciogliere i nodi dei capelli con un pettine

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nodo m

knot

nodosità f

4. knot (group):

knot fig

gruppo m (of di)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avere una stretta allo stomaco

6. knot NAUT:

knot

nodo m

to do 15 knots

navigare a 15 nodi

II.knot <forma in -ing knotting, pt, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB trans

knot strings, ends

annodare, legare (together insieme)

knot scarf, handkerchief

fare un nodo a

to knot one's tie

farsi il nodo alla cravatta

III.knot <forma in -ing knotting, pt, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB intr

knot stomach:

chiudersi

knot muscles:

contrarsi, rattrappirsi

IV.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

fare qc in fretta e furia

to get tied up in knots

cadere in contraddizione

to tie the knot

sposarsi

I.know <pt knew, pp known> [Brit nəʊ, Am noʊ] VB trans

1. know (have knowledge of):

know person, place, characteristics, taste, opinion, figures, value, rules, decision, situation, system, way

conoscere

know answer, language, name, result, reason, truth, words

sapere, conoscere

he knows everything, something

sa tutto, qualcosa

to know sb by name, sight

conoscere qn di nome, vista

to know sb by reputation

conoscere qn per la sua fama

you know Frank, he's always late

conosci Frank, è sempre in ritardo

to know sth by heart

sapere qc a memoria

to know how to do

sapere fare

to know how to do (stressing method)

sapere come fare

I know how to swim

so nuotare

she knows how to improve it, use it

sa come migliorarlo, usarlo

he certainly knows how to upset people, make a mess iron

sa come sconvolgere le persone, creare confusione or riesce perfettamente a sconvolgere le persone, a creare confusione

to know that…

sapere che…

to know for certain or for sure that…

sapere per certo che…

I wasn't to know that …

non dovevo sapere che …

to know who, when

sapere chi, quando

to know why, whether

sapere perché, se

to know what love is

sapere che cos'è l'amore

you know what children are, she is

sai come sono i bambini, come è fatta

to know sb, sth as

conoscere qn, qc come

Edward, better known as Ted

Edward, meglio conosciuto come Ted

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends

Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

I know him for or to be a liar

so che lui è un bugiardo

to let it be known or to make it known that …

fare sapere che …

to have known sb, sth to do

avere visto qn, qc fare

I've never known him to lose his temper

non l'ho mai visto perdere le staffe

it has been known to snow there

hanno detto che lì nevica

if I know you, him

se ti, lo conosco

he is known to the police

è conosciuto dalla polizia

I know all about redundancy!

so tutto sulla disoccupazione!

as you well know

come ben sai

as well she knows

come sa perfettamente

(do) you know something?, do you know what?

(ma lo) sai?

there's no knowing how, whether

non si può sapere come, se

to know one's way home

conoscere la strada di casa

to know one's way around fig

sapere togliersi dagli impicci, sbrogliarsela

to know one's way around a town

sapersi orientare in una città

to know one's way around a computer, an engine

sapersela cavare con i computer, motori

I know that for a fact

lo so per certo

I know what! you could…

ho un'idea! potresti…

he knows all, nothing about it

sa tutto, non ne sa niente

maybe you know something I don't

forse sai qualcosa che non so

2. know (feel certain):

know

essere sicuro, sapere

he's dead, I know it

è morto, sono sicuro

I knew it!

lo sapevo!

to know that…

essere sicuro che…

I know my key is here somewhere

sono sicuro che la mia chiave è qui da qualche parte

I don't know that we can

non sono sicuro che possiamo

I don't know that I want to go really

non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

I don't know that opening the window, taking medicine will make much difference

non so se aprire la finestra, prendere la medicina possa cambiare qualcosa

3. know (realize):

know

rendersi conto

to know to do

rendersi conto che bisogna fare

does he know to switch off the light?

sa che bisogna spegnere la luce?

do you know how expensive that is?

ti rendi conto di quanto costa?

she doesn't know just how lucky she's been

non si rende conto della fortuna che ha avuto

you don't know how pleased I am

non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

she's attractive and doesn't she know it!

è affascinante e sa di esserlo!

don't I know it!

a chi lo dici!

4. know (recognize):

know

riconoscere (by, from da)

I hardly knew him

l'ho riconosciuto a fatica

I know her by her walk

la riconosco dalla camminata

she doesn't know a peach from a plum!

non sa distinguere una pesca da una prugna!

only their parents know one from the other

solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one

sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

“you are an idiot” “it takes one to know one”

“sei uno stupido” “tra stupidi ci si riconosce”

5. know (acknowledge):

to be known for sth

essere conosciuto per qc

to be known for doing

essere conosciuto per fare

he's known for providing a good service

ha la fama di fornire un buon servizio

6. know (experience):

know joy, sadness, love

conoscere

you have to know sorrow to know what happiness is

bisogna avere conosciuto il dolore per sapere che cos'è la felicità

7. know BIBL:

know arch

conoscere

II.know <pt knew, pp known> [Brit nəʊ, Am noʊ] VB intr

1. know (have knowledge):

know

sapere

know

conoscere

as you know

come sapete

you'll know next time

lo saprete la prossima volta

I wouldn't know

non saprei

to know about (have information) event

sapere, essere al corrente di

to know about (have skill) computing, engines

conoscere

he knows about such things

se ne intende di queste cose

to know of (from experience)

conoscere

to know of (from information)

avere sentito parlare di

do you know of a short cut?

conosci una scorciatoia?

I know of somebody who…

ho sentito parlare di qualcuno che…

not that I know of

non che io sappia

to let sb know of or about plans, arrangement, job

tenere qn al corrente di or mettere qn a conoscenza di

we'll let you know

vi faremo sapere

how should I know! inf

come potrei saperlo or come faccio a saperlo!

if you must know

se proprio vuoi saperlo

wouldn't you like or love to know

ti piacerebbe saperlo

if you drop it on your foot, you'll know about it inf

se te lo fai cadere sul piede lo senti

if the brakes fail, you'll know about it

se i freni non funzionano, te ne accorgi

if I were angry with you, you'd know about it

se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti

I'd or I'll have you know inf

per tua informazione

you know better than to argue with him

hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui

you left her alone? you ought to have known better

l'hai lasciata sola? non avresti dovuto farlo

he says he came home early but I know better

dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

they're just kids; they don't know any better

sono solo bambini

they're just kids; they don't know any better

non capiscono

they don't know any better, you do!

loro non sanno niente, ma tu sì!

2. know (feel certain):

“he won't win” - “oh I don't know”

“non vincerà” - “non ne sono sicuro”

“I'll take the morning off” - “I don't know about that!”

“mi prenderò mezza giornata” - “non ne sarei così sicuro!”

“is it useful?” - “I don't know about useful, but it was cheap”

“è utile?” - “non sono sicuro, però non costava caro”

I don't know about you but…

non so cosa ne pensi, ma…

I don't know! look at this mess!

ma dai! guarda che disordine!

III.know [Brit nəʊ, Am noʊ] N

to be in the know inf

essere al corrente

to be in the know about sth inf

saperne qualcosa di qc

IV.know [Brit nəʊ, Am noʊ]

not to know what to do with oneself

non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where or which way to turn fig

non sapere da che parte voltarsi

not to know where to put oneself

non sapere dove mettersi

not to know whether one is coming or going

non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo

it's not what you know but who you know

ciò che conta non è cosa si conosce ma chi si conosce

I know my place hum

so stare al mio posto

well what do you know! iron

che sorpresa!

I.knee [Brit niː, Am ni] N ANAT

knee

ginocchio m

to be on one's knees

essere in ginocchio also fig

to fall to one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

to be up to one's knees in water

avere l'acqua che arriva alle ginocchia

to sit on sb's knee

sedersi sulle ginocchia di qn

come and sit on my knee

vieni a sederti sulle mie ginocchia

to have the paper open on one's knee

avere il giornale aperto sulle ginocchia

to eat on one's knee

mangiare in ginocchio

on (one's) hands and knees

a quattro zampe

to go down on bended knee (to sb)

mettersi in ginocchio or inginocchiarsi (davanti a qn)

II.knee [Brit niː, Am ni] VB trans

knee person:

knee

dare una ginocchiata a

III.knee [Brit niː, Am ni]

to bring or force sb, sth to his, its knees

mettere qn, qc in ginocchio

to go weak at the knees

sentirsi piegare le ginocchia

I.double knit [ˌdʌblˈnɪt] N

double knit

maglia f doppia

II.double-knit ADJ

double-knit garment:

double-knit

di maglia doppia

knee-jerk [Brit ˈniːdʒəːk, Am ˈni ˈˌdʒərk] ADJ

knee-jerk reaction, response:

knee-jerk

impulsivo, istintivo, automatico

know-it-all [Brit ˈnəʊɪtɔːl, Am ˈnoʊ əd ˈˌɔl] N Am inf

know-it-all → know-all

See also know-all

know-all [Brit ˈnəʊɔːl] N Brit inf

know-all

sapientone m / sapientona f

know-all

saccente mf

need-to-know [Am ˌnidtəˈnoʊ] ADJ

we operate on a need-to-know basis or we have a need-to-know policy

il nostro metodo è di divulgare le informazioni solo tra i diretti interessati

jkn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jkn in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB trans

1. know (have information):

know

sapere

to know a bit of English

sapere un po' di inglese

she knows all of their names

conosce tutti i loro nomi

to know how to do sth

saper fare qc

to know all there is to know about sth

sapere tutto quello che c'è da sapere su qc

to know what one is talking about

sapere ciò che si dice

to know sth by heart

sapere qc a memoria

not to know the first thing about sth/sb

non sapere un bel niente di qc/qu

to know all the answers

conoscere tutte le risposte

if you know what I mean

sai di cosa parlo

do you know what I mean?

sai cosa voglio dire?

to know that …

sapere che…

to want to know sth

voler sapere qc

do you know …?

sai…?

you know what? inf

sai una cosa?

2. know (be acquainted with):

know

conoscere

to know sb by sight/by name/personally

conoscere qu di vista/di nome/personalmente

(not) to know sb to speak to

(non) conoscere qualcuno con cui parlare

knowing sb, …

conoscendo qu, …

to get to know sb

cominciare a conoscere qu

to get to know each other

cominciare a conoscersi (bene)

to have known sth

aver conosciuto qc

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

conoscere qc come le proprie tasche

3. know (recognize):

know

riconoscere

to know sb/sth by sth

riconoscere qu/qc da qc

to know sb for sth

riconoscere qu per qc

II.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB intr

1. know (be informed):

know

sapere

as far as I know

per quanto ne so

to know better (than sb)

sapere meglio (di qu)

to know of [or about] sth

sapere di qc

you know (you remember)

tu lo sai

you know (you understand)

sai

(well) what do you know! iron

indovina un po'!

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

ho un'idea!

I know! (said to agree with sb)

lo so!

2. know (be certain):

know

essere sicuro

there's no knowing

chissà

one never knows

non si sa mai

3. know inf (understand):

know

capire

III.know [noʊ] N

to be in the know

essere informato

to be in the know about sth

essere al corrente di qc

I.knot [nɑ:t] N

1. knot a. NAUT:

knot

nodo m

to tie/untie a knot

fare/disfare un nodo

2. knot (bow):

knot

fiocco m

3. knot (chignon):

knot

chignon m inv

knot

chongo

4. knot (small group):

knot

capannello m

5. knot (in a wooden board):

knot

nodo m

Phrases:

to tie the knot inf

sposarsi

II.knot <-tt> [nɑ:t] VB trans

knot

annodare

to knot sth together

legare qc insieme con un nodo

III.knot <-tt-> [nɑ:t] VB intr

knot stomach:

knot

chiudersi

I.knit [nɪt] VB intr

knit

lavorare a maglia

knit (with a machine)

tessere

II.knit [nɪt] VB trans

knit wool:

knit

fare ai ferri

Phrases:

to knit one's brows

aggrottare le sopracciglia

I.knee [ni:] N

knee

ginocchio m

to be on one's knees a. fig

essere in ginocchio

to get down on one's knees

inginocchiarsi

on your knees!

in ginocchio!

Phrases:

to bring sb to their knees

mettere qu in ginocchio

II.knee [ni:] VB trans

to knee sb

dare una ginocchiata a qu

I.knit together VB intr

1. knit together (combine or join):

knit together

unirsi

2. knit together (mend):

knit together

saldarsi

II.knit together VB trans

1. knit together bones:

knit together

saldare

2. knit together fig (join):

knit together

unire

know-it-all [ˈnoʊ·ɪt̬·ɔ:l] N inf

know-it-all

sapientone(-a) m (f)

knee-deep ADJ

to be knee-deep in sth work, problems

essere sommerso da qc

I was knee-deep in water/snow

l'acqua/la neve mi arrivava alle ginocchia

close-knit ADJ

close-knit

unito, -a

knob [nɑ:b] N

1. knob (round handle):

knob of a door, a drawer

pomello m

knob of switch

manopola f

2. knob (small amount):

knob

pezzetto m

knob of butter

noce f

3. knob (lump):

knob

zolletta f

well-knit [ˌwel·ˈnɪt] ADJ

well-knit body

robusto, -a

well-knit fig scheme, idea

logico, -a

well-knit family

molto affiatato, -a

a well-knit plot/story

una trama/storia ben costruita