well-versed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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versed [Brit vəːst, Am vərst] ADJ

versed also well-versed:

also well-versed

versato (in per)

Translations for well-versed in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.sapere¹ [saˈpere] VB mod (essere capace, potere) Attenzione a distinguere l'uso di saper fare qualcosa e sapere qualcosa: nel primo caso, sapere funziona da verbo modale, non può avere per soggetto una cosa, e si traduce con can, to be able to o to know how; nel secondo caso, funziona da verbo lessicale e si traduce con to know. Si veda sotto per gli esempi d'uso e i casi minori.

sapere

can

sapere

to be able to

saper fare

to be able to do

sapere come fare

to know how to do

non sa ancora guidare

she can't drive yet

sa battere a macchina?

can he type?

a quattro anni sapevo leggere

I could read at the age of four

sai aggiustarlo?

do you know how to fix it?

non sa dire di no

he can't say no

saper perdonare

to be able to forgive

saper ascoltare

to be a good listener

ha saputo capirla

he could understand her

II.sapere¹ [saˈpere] VB trans

1. sapere (conoscere):

sapere verità, risposta

to know

lo so

I know

non lo so

I don't know

sapere tutto

to know everything

sapere qc su qn

to know sth about sb

sapere quando, perché

to know when, why

sapere chi, cosa

to know who, what

so per certo che …

I know for certain or sure that, I know for a fact that …

lo so che è difficile

I know it's difficult

sapevo che l'avresti detto

I knew you would say that

non sa più quello che dice

she doesn't know what she's saying

non ne so niente

I don't know anything about it

buono a sapersi

that's handy to know

come faccio a saperlo?

how should I know?

senza saperlo

unknowingly

non so chi

somebody or other

ha non so quanti quadri

she's got who knows how many pictures

ne sai di cose!

you really know a thing or two!

come ben sai

as you well know or as you know full well

se proprio vuoi saperlo

if you must know

caso mai non lo sapessi

in case you didn't know

ha ragione, sai

he's right, you know

sai una cosa?

(do) you know something?

sai cosa? sono proprio stufo

you know what? I'm really fed up

sappiate che nell'ufficio è vietato fumare

you should know that smoking is forbidden in the office

sappi che non lo permetterò!

I won't stand for it, I tell you!

se sapessi!

little do you know!

se sapessi come sono contento!

you can't imagine how happy I am!

che io sappia

as far as I know

non che io sappia

not that I know of

che (cosa) ne so io!

how should I know!

per quanto ne so

to my knowledge

senza che lo sapessi

without my knowledge

non saprei

I wouldn't know

vai a sapere! chi lo sa!

who knows?

non si sa mai or non si può mai sapere

you never know

a saperlo! se avessi saputo!

if only I had known!

ne so quanto prima

I'm none the wiser

lo si sapeva ricco

he was known to be rich

2. sapere (avere imparato):

sapere

to know

sa la geografia

he knows geography

sapere il cinese

to know Chinese

sapere bene il giapponese

to have a good knowledge of Japanese

sapere qc a memoria or mente

to know sth by heart

sapere qc a menadito

to know sth inside out or backwards

sapere per esperienza

to know from experience

3. sapere (essere, venire a conoscenza):

sapere

to hear

sapere

to learn

venire a sapere che …

to hear (it said) that …

ho saputo del tuo incidente

I heard about your accident

so che ha dei problemi

I hear he's got some problems

se sei interessato, fammelo sapere

if you are interested, please let me know

sapere qc da fonte sicura

to be reliably informed that

come l'hai saputo?

how did you find out?

fammi sapere se

let me know if

ha fatto sapere che …

she let it be known that …

venire a sapere della morte di qn

to learn of or about sb's death

come siete venuti a sapere della nostra organizzazione?

how did you get to know or hear of our organization?

III.sapere¹ [saˈpere] VB intr aux avere

1. sapere (essere colto):

un uomo che sa

a cultivated man

sa di musica

she's well-versed in music

2. sapere:

sapere (avere sapore)

to taste

sapere (avere sapore)

to savour Brit

sapere (avere sapore)

to savor Am di: of

sapere (avere odore)

to smell di: of

sapere di sale

to taste salty

la carne sa di bruciato

the meat tastes burnt

non sa di niente

it has no taste

3. sapere (sembrare) fig:

sapere d'ipocrisia

to savour of hypocrisy

sa di fregatura

it sounds dodgy

mi sa che …

I have a shrewd idea that …

mi sa che perdiamo la partita

I've got a feeling we're going to lose the match, something tells me we're going to lose the match

IV.sapersi VB refl (essere cosciente di essere)

sapersi amato

to know one is loved

sapersi perduto

to know one is done for

V.sapere¹ [saˈpere]

saperci fare con i bambini

to have a way with children, to be good with children

con gli uomini ci sa fare

she knows how to handle men

non sapere dove sbattere la testa

to be at one's wits' end

saperla lunga in fatto di qc

to know a thing or two about sth

è uno che la sa lunga

he's been around

la sai l'ultima?

have you heard the latest?

saperne una più del diavolo

to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

sapere il fatto proprio

to know what's what

non voglio più saperne di lui

I don't want to hear from him any more

non ne vuole sapere

he won't hear of it

well-versed in the PONS Dictionary

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addentro [ad·ˈden·tro] ADV

addentro

deeply

essere addentro in qc fig

to be well-versed in sth

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English

From his writings it is clear that he was an excellent scholar, extremely well versed in languages and literature.

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The chairperson should be a person well versed in child welfare issues and at least one member of the board should be a woman.

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A number of scholars, thoroughly versed in history, published in monographs the results of their investigations into the history of particular dogmas.

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Consumers who are not well versed in how marketing works may find themselves situations they did not wish to be in.

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He was famous for exploiting advantage in men, material, natural resources and well versed in mountain tactics.

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He saw the value in maintaining a corps of trained scholars who were well versed in the gospel.

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Probably no civilian of his time was more deeply versed in the annals of war.

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She also studied dance, and is well versed in dance techniques.

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He is well versed in combat techniques and is quite capable of holding his own in most close conflicts.

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In football, medical trainers are well versed to diagnose symptoms pertaining to a traumatic brain injury.

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