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to know
Italian
Italian
English
English
saper grado a qn liter
to be grateful to sb
saper vendere la propria mercanzia
to know how to sell oneself
English
English
Italian
Italian
to be good at decision-making
saper prendere delle decisioni
children of reading age
bambini in età da saper leggere
savvy
(il) saper fare, pratica f
you have to be cruel to be kind prov
= se si vuole bene è necessario saper castigare
the art of public speaking
l'arte di saper parlare in pubblico
to be a good, bad loser
sapere, non saper perdere
to be brilliant at doing
saper fare benissimo
in business, you have to plan ahead
nel mondo degli affari, bisogna saper fare delle previsioni
Italian
Italian
English
English
saper bilanciare le entrate con le spese
to be able to balance income and expenditure
il saper vivere
the art of living
il saper fare
practical ability
English
English
Italian
Italian
to not know when one is well-off
non saper quanto si è fortunati
to be innumerate
non saper far di conto
to be literate
saper leggere e scrivere
to be able to do sth (have knowledge)
saper fare qc
to drive a hard bargain
saper trattare
to know the ropes
saper il fatto suo
to not be able to take a joke
non saper stare allo scherzo
to be a poor loser
non saper perdere
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
saper fare qc
to know how to do sth
saper bilanciare le entrate con le spese
to be able to balance income and expenditure
il saper vivere
the art of living
il saper fare
practical ability
to be able to do sth with one's eyes closed inf
saper fare qc a occhi chiusi
to not know when one is well-off
non saper quanto si è fortunati
(to know) right from wrong
saper distinguere il bene dal male
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Si narra che fosse in grado di acquistare qualsiasi mercanzia con pietre preziose ed oro, che però diventavano normali sassi nelle mani dei poveri mercanti.
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Ma il suo tentativo è frustrato da un possibile cliente che, infastidito, le butta la mercanzia in acqua.
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È un'opera stampata nel 1532 il cui titolo significa "mercanzia spirituale".
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È noto per essere il rione degli ambulanti desulesi (viagiantes o camminantes) che portavano le loro mercanzie in giro per la Sardegna.
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Le pratiche di mercanzia sono un genere letterario diffusosi nel periodo d'oro del commercio europeo, a partire dal medioevo.
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