Translations for „know“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . know <knew, known> [nəʊ] VB trans

1. know (have information/knowledge):

know

vedeti

know

znati

know facts, results

poznati

do you know where the post office is?

ali veste, kje je pošta?

I know no fear

ne poznam strahu

I know what I am talking about

vem, o čem govorim

that's worth knowing

to je dobro vedeti

that's what I'd like to know too

to bi tudi jaz rad vedel!

for all I know

kolikor je meni znano

they might have even cancelled the project for all I know

kdo ve, morda so celo opustili projekt!

I knew it!

saj sem vedel!

but she's not to know

ampak ona ne sme izvedeti

God knows I've done my best

Bog mi je priča, da sem storil vse, kar je bilo v moji moči

God only knows what'll happen next!

Bog ve, kaj se bo zdaj zgodilo!

the police know him to be a cocaine dealer

policija ve, da je preprodajalec kokaina

to know how to do sth

vedeti, kako se kaj naredi

to know how to drive a car

znati voziti avto

to know the alphabet/English

znati abecedo/angleško

to know sth by heart

znati kaj na pamet

to know what one is doing

vedeti, kaj počne

to let sb know sth

dati komu na znanje

to let sb know sth

dati komu vedeti

2. know (be certain):

to not know whether ...

ne vedeti, ali ...

to not know which way to turn

ne vedeti, kam se obrniti

to know for a fact that ...

točno vedeti, da ...

3. know (be acquainted with):

to know sb

poznati koga

knowing Sarah, she'll have done a good job

kolikor poznam Sarah, je svoje delo zagotovo dobro opravila

she knows Paris well

dobro pozna Pariz

she knows Paris well

dobro se znajde v Parizu

surely you know me better than that!

pa saj me dovolj dobro poznaš!

you know what it's like

saj veš, kako je

to know sth like the back of one's hand

poznati kaj kot lasten žep

to know sb by name/by sight/personally

poznati koga po imenu/na videz/osebno

to get to know sb/each other

seznaniti se s kom/med seboj

to get to know sth methods

naučiti se

to get to know sth faults

odkriti

4. know (have understanding):

know

razumeti

do you know what I mean?

veš, kaj mislim?

5. know (experience):

I've never known anything like this

česa takega nisem še nikoli doživel

I've never known her [to] cry

nikoli je še nisem videl jokati

6. know (recognize):

know

spoznati

know by

prepoznati

by I know a good thing when I see it

dobro stvar prepoznam takoj, ko jo vidim

I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her

takoj, ko sem jo zagledal, sem vedel, da je lažnivka

7. know (be able to differentiate):

you wouldn't know him from his brother

ne bi ga ločil od njegovega brata

don't worry, she won't know the difference

ne skrbi, ne bo opazila razlike

to know right from wrong

ločiti, kaj je prav in kaj ne

8. know passive (well-known):

to be known for sth

biti znan po čem

it is known that ...

znano je, da ...

to make sth known

oznaniti kaj

Terry is also known as ‘The Muscleman’

Terry je poznan tudi pod imenom „mišičnjak”

to know no bounds

ne imeti meja

to know one's own mind

vedeti, kaj hočeš

to know one's place

vedeti, kje ti je mesto

to know the ropes

poznati vse prijeme [or zvijače]

to know the score

vedeti, kako stvari stojijo

to know which side one's bread is buttered on

vedeti, kdo ti reže kruh

to know one's stuff [or Brit also onions ]

spoznati se na svoj posel

to know a thing or two about sth

spoznati se na kaj

to know what's what

vedeti, kako se stvari streže

what do you know!

kdo bi si mislil!

to not know what hit one

ne zavedati se, kaj te je doletelo

II . know <knew, known> [nəʊ] VB intr

1. know (have knowledge):

know

spoznati se

know

vedeti

ask Kate, she's sure to know

vprašaj Kate, ona zagotovo ve

I was not to know until years later

to sem izvedel šele mnogo let pozneje

you never know

nikoli se ne ve

as far as I know

kolikor je meni znano

who knows?

kdo ve?

how should I know?

kako naj bi vedel?

I know!

že vem!

she didn't want to know

ni hotela vedeti

just let me know ok?

le glej, da mi sporočiš, prav?

2. know inf (understand):

know

razumeti

know

dojemati [perf dojeti]

‘I don't know,’ he said, ‘why can't you ever be on time?’

„ni mi jasno”, je rekel, „zakaj ne moreš biti nikoli točen”

3. know (said to agree with sb):

I know

vem

4. know (conversation filler):

he's so boring and, you know, sort of spooky

tako dolgočasen je, pa še, saj veš, malo čudaški

he asked me, you know

vprašal me je, veš

you ought to know better

saj bi lahko vedel

I know better than to go out in this weather

saj nisem neumen, da bi hodil ven v takem vremenu

he said he loved me but I know better

rekel je, da me ima rad, ampak jaz vem, da to ni res

to not know any better

ne znati drugače

know VB

User Entry

know trans

razpoznati

ˈknow-all N pej inf

know-all

pametnjakovič(pametnjakinja) m (f)

ˈknow-how N no pl

know-how

know-how m

know-it-all N Am

know-it-all

pametnjakovič(pametnjakinja) m (f)

Usage examples with know

I know!

že vem!

I know

vem

for all I know, ...

kolikor jaz vem, ...

for all I know

kolikor jaz vem ...

I know no fear

ne poznam strahu

to not know any better

ne znati drugače

to know no limits

ne poznati meja

to know one's stuff

spoznati se

to know one's limits

poznati svoje meje [or omejitve]

to know sb well

dobro poznati koga

to know what's what

vedeti, kako se stvari streže

how should I know?

kako naj bi vedel?

little does she know

niti sanja se ji ne

to know one's own mind

vedeti, kaj hočeš

you ought to know better

saj bi lahko vedel

to know the drill

poznati postopek

I know your sort!

poznam ljudi tvoje baže!

to know sb slightly

bežno poznati koga

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We wanted people to feel very conformable about coming in and hanging out and getting to know the building and exploring it.

www.radionz.co.nz

I know the girl, a levelheaded sophomore at my daughter's public high school, kind and calm.

www.newyorker.com

Part of the issue is that we don't really know what to do with them if they aren't canned, jellied, or dried.

www.nola.com

But do you know the difference between dividend yield and earnings yield, or between current yield and yield to maturity?

www.theglobeandmail.com

Putting a mortgage over another person's land when you know them well can be a ticklish thing.

www.stuff.co.nz

The feebleness of the media in guiding us through this is particularly reprehensible, because much of what we need to know is happening here at home.

www.telegraph.co.uk

If one wanted to know what the conditions were like in a battery chicken farm, they are easy to discover.

news.nationalpost.com

He is selected, however, to oversee the receipt of the gyroscopes - critically, he does not know that diamonds are being exchanged for the gyroscopes.

en.wikipedia.org

Usually it was the loudest and most annoying one, the know-it-all who acted like he invented history.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Another must is a good eye for detail to spot blemished bodywork or crash damage, and preferably some mechanical know-how, or a friend with some.

www.telegraph.co.uk