kne in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for kne in the English»French Dictionary

I.knit [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] N (garment)

knit

tricot m

cotton/silk knit

tricot m en coton/soie

II.knit <pret, pp knitted, knit> [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] VB trans

knit garment, blanket:

knit

tricoter (for pour)

to knit sb sth

tricoter qc pour qn

knit one, purl one

une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers

III.knit <pret, pp knitted, knit> [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt] VB intr

1. knit (with wool etc):

knit person:

tricoter

2. knit (join together):

knit broken bones:

se souder

IV.knitted ADJ

knitted garment:

knitted

en tricot

V.knit [Brit nɪt, Am nɪt]

to knit one's brows

froncer les sourcils

I.knit up VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit up)

knit up wool:

knit up

se tricoter

II.knit up VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit up [sth])

knit up wool, garment:

knit up

tricoter

I.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] N

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nœud m

to tie sth in a knot

nouer qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nœud m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

se démêler les cheveux avec un peigne

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nœud m

4. knot (group):

knot fig

petit groupe m (of de)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

6. knot NAUT:

knot

nœud m

to do 15 knots

filer 15 nœuds

II.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB trans

knot strings, ends, scarf, handkerchief:

knot

nouer (together ensemble)

to knot one's tie

faire un nœud à sa cravate

III.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB intr

knot stomach, muscles:

knot

se nouer

IV.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

faire qc à toute allure

to get tied up in knots

s'embrouiller

to tie the knot

se marier

I.knit together VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit together)

1. knit together (join):

knit together bones:

se souder (les uns aux autres)

2. knit together (unite):

knit together community:

s'unir

II.knit together VB [Brit nɪt -, Am nɪt -] (knit [sth] together, knit together [sth])

1. knit together lit colours, strands:

knit together

tricoter [qc] ensemble

2. knit together (bring together) fig:

knit together themes, ideas

entrelacer

3. knit together (unite):

knit together community, group

unir

cable-knit ADJ

cable-knit sweater:

cable-knit

à torsades

tight-knit ADJ fig

tight-knit

uni

close-knit [Brit kləʊsˈnɪt, Am ˌkloʊsˈnɪt] ADJ fig

close-knit family, group:

close-knit

très uni

don't-know N (in survey)

don't-know

sans opinion mf inv

double knot N

double knot

double nœud m

double knit N

1. double knit:

double knit

double-étoffe f

Phrases:

double-knit attr garment

en double-étoffe

kne in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for kne in the English»French Dictionary

knob [nab] N

knob of door, drawer, bedpost, switch:

knob

bouton m

knee breeches N pl

knee breeches

culotte f courte

knew [nu] VB

knew pt of know

See also know

I.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB trans

1. know (have knowledge):

know

savoir

know facts

connaître

to know a bit of French

savoir un peu parler français

she knows all about them (has heard about)

elle sait tout d'eux

to not know the first thing about sth/sb

ne pas savoir la moindre chose sur qc/qn

if you know what I mean

si tu vois/vous voyez ce que je veux dire

to know sth by heart

savoir qc sur par cœur

2. know (be familiar with):

know person, date, price, name, details

connaître

I know the man who lives here

je connais l'homme qui habite ici

to know sb by name/sight

connaître qn de nom/vue

she knows all about it (is an expert on)

elle sait tout là-dessus

she didn't want to know me!

elle ne voulait pas entendre parler de moi

knowing her, ...

telle que je la connais, ...

to get to know sb/sth

faire la connaissance de qn/apprendre qc

to know a place like the back of one's hand

connaître un lieu comme le fond de sa poche

she knows everything there is to know about art

elle sait tout ce qu'il y a à savoir en art

3. know (experience):

to have known wealth

avoir connu la richesse

4. know (recognize):

to know sb/sth by sth

reconnaître qn/qc à qc

5. know (differentiate):

to know sth/sb from sth/sb

distinguer qc/qn de qc/qn

Phrases:

you know something? [or what] inf

tu sais/vous savez quoi?

II.know <knew, known> [noʊ] VB intr

1. know:

know

savoir

as far as I know

autant que je sache

how should I know?

comment le saurais-je?

to know better than sb

mieux s'y connaître que qn

2. know inf (understand):

know

comprendre

you know

tu vois/vous voyez

III.know [noʊ] N

to be in the know about sth

être au courant de qc

knee-jerk reaction N pej

knee-jerk reaction

réaction f instinctive

knee-high N

to be knee-high to a grasshopper iron hum inf

être haut comme trois pommes

knee-deep ADJ

to be knee-deep in water

avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

close-knit ADJ

close-knit

très uni(e)

know of VB trans

know of

avoir entendu parler de

I know of a good doctor

je connais un bon docteur

know-how [ˈnoʊ·haʊ] N no indef art

know-how

savoir-faire m

know-it-all [ˈnoʊ·ɪt̬·al] N pej inf

know-it-all

je-sais-tout mf