onocía in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for onocía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.conocer VB trans

1.1. conocer (saber cómo es, tener cierta relación con):

conocer

to know

¿conoces a Juan? — no, mucho gusto

do you know o have you met Juan? — no, pleased to meet you

no lo conozco de nada

I don't know him at all

no lo conozco de nada

I don't know him from Adam inf

dijo que te conocía de oídas

he said he'd heard of you

lo conozco de nombre

I know the name

te conozco como si te hubiera parido inf

I can read you like a book

conoce sus limitaciones

he is aware of o he knows his limitations

su generosidad es de todos conocida

her generosity is well known

trabajamos juntos dos años pero nunca llegué a conocerlo

we worked together for two years but I never really got to know him

conozco muy bien a ese tipo de persona

I know that sort of person only too well

1.2. conocer (estar familiarizado con):

conocer tema/autor/obra

to know

conocer tema/autor/obra

to be familiar with

¿conoces su música?

are you familiar with o do you know his music?

¿conoces Irlanda?

do you know o have you been to Ireland?

conozco el camino

I know the way

1.3. conocer (dominar):

conoce muy bien su oficio

she's very good at her job

conoce tres idiomas a la perfección

she's completely fluent in three languages

conoce tres idiomas a la perfección

she speaks three languages fluently

2. conocer (saber de la existencia de):

conocer

to know

conocer

to know of

¿conoces algún método para quitar estas manchas?

do you know (of) any way of getting these stains out?

no se conoce ningún remedio

there is no known cure

no conocía esa faceta de su carácter

I didn't know that side of his character

¡qué vestido tan bonito, no te lo conocía!

what a lovely dress! I've never seen you in it before

no le conozco ningún vicio

he doesn't have any vices as far as I know

conocían sus actividades, pero no había pruebas

they knew of o about his activities but there was no proof

3.1. conocer (por primera vez):

conocer persona

to meet

quiero que conozcas a mis padres

I want you to meet my parents

3.2. conocer (aprender cómo es):

conocer persona/ciudad

to get to know

quiere viajar y conocer mundo

she wants to travel and see the world

es la mejor manera de conocer la ciudad

it's the best way to get to know the city

me encantaría conocer tu país

I'd love to visit your country

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer prov

better the devil you know than the devil you don't

3.3. conocer:

dar a conocer form noticia/resultado

to announce

dar a conocer identidad/intenciones

to reveal

todavía no se han dado a conocer los resultados

the results have still not been announced o released

estuvo allí pero no se dio a conocer

he was there but he didn't tell people who he was o but he didn't make himself known

el libro que lo dio a conocer como poeta

the book which established his reputation as a poet

4. conocer (reconocer):

conocer

to recognize

te conocí por la voz

I recognized your voice

te conocí por la voz

I knew it was you by your voice

5. conocer (experimentar):

una de las peores crisis que ha conocido el país

one of the worst crises the country has known

una industria que ha conocido un desarrollo desigual

an industry which has undergone a period of uneven development

la primera revolución de las que conocería el siglo veinte

the first revolution that the twentieth century was to see

6. conocer impers (notar):

se conoce que no están en casa

they're obviously not at home

se conoce que ya llevaba algún tiempo enfermo

apparently he'd been ill for some time

se conoce que ha estado llorando

you can tell o see he's been crying

7. conocer LAW:

conocer causa/caso

to try

8. conocer arch (tener trato carnal con):

conocer

to know arch

II.conocer VB intr

1. conocer (saber):

conocer de

to know about

conoce del tema

she knows about the subject

2. conocer LAW:

conocer de o en una causa/un caso

to try a case

3. conocer enfermo:

está muy mal, ya no conoce

he's in a bad way, he's not recognizing people

III.conocerse VB vpr

1.1. conocerse (recíproco):

conocerse (tener cierta relación con)

to know each other

nos conocemos desde niños

we've known each other since we were children

ya nos conocemos

we already know each other

ya nos conocemos

we've already met

1.2. conocerse (recíproco):

conocerse (por primera vez)

to meet

1.3. conocerse (recíproco):

conocerse (aprender cómo se es)

to get to know each other

2.1. conocerse refl (llegar a saber cómo se es):

conocerse

to get to know oneself

2.2. conocerse refl (a uno mismo):

conocerse

to know oneself

conocerse

to know what one is like

3. conocerse inf:

conocerse (enfático) (estar familiarizado con)

to know

se conoce todas las discotecas de la ciudad

he knows every disco in town

onocía in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for onocía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.conocer [ko·no·ˈser, -ˈθer] irr como crecer VB trans

1. conocer (saber, tratar):

conocer

to know

conocer de vista

to know by sight

dar a conocer

to make known

2. conocer (reconocer):

conocer

to recognize

3. conocer (descubrir):

conocer

to get to know

4. conocer (por primera vez):

conocer

to meet

les conocí en una fiesta

I met them at a party

II.conocer [ko·no·ˈser, -ˈθer] irr como crecer VB intr

conocer de algo

to know about sth

III.conocer [ko·no·ˈser, -ˈθer] irr como crecer VB refl conocerse

1. conocer (tener trato):

conocer

to know each other

2. conocer (a sí mismo):

conocer

to know oneself