Translations for „knowing“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

knowing [ˈnəʊɪŋ, Am ˈnoʊ-] ADJ

knowing

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

1. know (be informed):

know

wiedzieć

know names

znać [perf po-]

goodness/God/heaven knows inf

Bóg jeden wie

2. know (be certain):

know

wiedzieć

to know one's own mind

wiedzieć, czego się chce

3. know (be acquainted):

know

znać

to know sb by sight

znać kogoś z widzenia

to get to know sb

poznać kogoś [bliżej]

to know sth like the back of one's hand

znać coś jak własną kieszeń

4. know (understand):

know

znać

to know how to do sth

wiedzieć, jak coś zrobić

I don't know what she is talking about

nie mam pojęcia, o czym ona mówi

if you know what I mean

jeśli wiesz, co mam na myśli

5. know (have learnt):

know

umieć

to know sth by heart

znać coś na pamięć

6. know (recognize):

to know sb/sth by sth

poznawać [perf poznać] kogoś/coś po czymś

to know sb for sth

znać kogoś z czegoś

7. know (differentiate):

to know sth from sth

odróżniać [perf odróżnić] coś od czegoś

not to know one thing from another

nie odróżniać jednej rzeczy od drugiej

Phrases:

to know all the answers

mieć na wszystko odpowiedź

to know one's place

znać [perf po-] swoje miejsce

to know the ropes

wiedzieć co i jak

to know one's stuff

orientować się w swojej działce

to know a thing or two about sth

wiedzieć to i owo o czymś

to know what's what

wiedzieć co i jak

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

1. know (be informed):

know

wiedzieć

as [or so] far as I know

o ile wiem

to know better

być mądrzejszym

2. know (be certain):

know

wiedzieć

there's no knowing

nie ma pewności

one never knows

nigdy nie ma się pewności

3. know (understand):

know

rozumieć [perf z-]

Phrases:

to know best

wiedzieć najlepiej

not to know any better

wcale nie znać się lepiej

to know better than to do sth

być za cwanym, aby coś zrobić

you know

wiesz

III . know [nəʊ, Am noʊ] INTERJ

1. know (have an idea):

I know!

już wiem!

2. know (agree):

I know

tak, rozumiem

3. know inf:

[well] what do you know!

[hm] co ty tam wiesz!

IV . know [nəʊ, Am noʊ] N no pl

people in the know

wtajemniczeni mpl

know-all N Brit inf

know-all

mądrala m o f

know-how N no pl

know-how

know-how m

know-how

wiedza f fachowa

know-it-all N AM

know-it-all

mądrala m o f

Usage examples with knowing

there's no knowing

nie ma pewności

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Prosecutors cooperate in order to reduce caseload, knowing the suspects will most likely violate probation making them easier to prosecute later.

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The cooperatives, working with banks, extend the loans generously to them knowing that repayment is assured through monthly salary deductions.

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These are not core business areas where senior management spend their time worrying, thinking, and knowing what good is.

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In other words, families of the old nobility may in actuality have survived without knowing it or being able to prove it.

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Do you ask if it's a prank call knowing that if it isn't, such impertinence could spark an international incident?

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Envisioning and knowing a landscape as one's fount of food is different from what most of us know and experience when driving past fields in the countryside today.

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The unwitting husband would have no way of knowing if the marriage broker was involved in this scam or if the broker was also a victim of the woman.

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No feats of technological showmanship, no grandiose bluster... just slick, knowing negotiation with just enough magical defence to show that he can hold his own.

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And then a courteous smile, a nod of the head, and a knowing look, as if he and the onlookers were sharing some special secret.

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The objectivity of values has to be combined with acceptance that all knowing is fallible.

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