knew in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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knew [Brit njuː, Am n(j)u] VB pt

knew → know

See also know

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

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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

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

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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!

III.know [Brit nəʊ, Am noʊ] N

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

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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

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

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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!

III.know [Brit nəʊ, Am noʊ] N

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know-all [Brit ˈnəʊɔːl] N Brit inf

know-how [Brit ˈnəʊhaʊ, Am ˈnoʊ ˌhaʊ] N

know-nothing [Brit ˈnəʊnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnoʊˌnəθɪŋ] N

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

need-to-know [Am ˌnidtəˈnoʊ] ADJ

you-know-who [Brit juːnəʊˈhuː, Am ˌjunoʊˈhu] PRON inf

you-know-what [Brit juːnəʊˈwɒt, Am ˌjunoʊˈ(h)wət] PRON inf

Translations for knew in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

knew in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knew in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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knew pt of know

See also know

I.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB trans

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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?

II.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB intr

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I.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB trans

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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?

II.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB intr

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know-it-all [ˈnoʊ·ɪt̬·ɔ:l] N inf

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knew Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I don't know what makes her tick
non capisco il suo modo di ragionare
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
not to know the first thing about sth/sb
non sapere un bel niente di qc/qu
to know sb by sight/by name/personally
conoscere qu di vista/di nome/personalmente
as you will all probably know already…
come tutti probabilmente sapranno…
to not know when one is well-off
non saper quanto si è fortunati
you are not supposed to know that
non lo dovresti sapere
he acts as if he knew nothing
si comporta come se non sapesse nulla
not to know which way to turn
non sapere da che parte voltarsi fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Reg delivered the wholefood orders in between the official deliveries for his boss, who knew what was going on but turned a blind eye even so.
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The co-founders knew that they needed to jump-start one side of the market, so they decided to start with readers.
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But they knew all too well that colours could fade or discolour over time.
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The boys feared the groaning of the dying, and when the stairs creaked, we knew why - they were bearing out the dead.
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I knew he was the only one that could understand the irony of rescuing this classic mambo masterpiece.
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The third eyewitness, who had been watching from afar, told some shoeshine boys that he knew the true story.
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It knew well that the little man would never read the exemption clauses or understand them.
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And we knew, with a full DNA profile, we should be able to solve it.
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Although gangs were disproportionately confined to lower-income inner-city sections, fear knew no boundaries citywide.
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If a normal person were going to deny something he knew to be true, he might be careful to deny it cagily.
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