| Traduções principais |
| know [sth]⇒ vtr | (comprehend) | saber vt |
| | I know the answer. |
| | Eu sei a resposta. |
know that,
know who,
know what,
know why vtr | (be aware) | saber vt |
| | Does he know that we've arrived? |
| | Ele sabe que chegamos? |
| know [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb]: be acquainted) | conhecer vt |
| | Do you know Julie? |
| | Você conhece a Julie? |
| know [sth]⇒ vtr | (be conversant, familiar) | entender vt |
| | | saber sobre loc v |
| | He knows football better than anyone. |
| | Ele entende de futebol melhor que ninguém. |
| know [sth] vtr | (have memorized) | saber vt |
| | She's only three but she knows the alphabet. |
| | Ela só tem três anos, mas já sabe o alfabeto. |
| know [sth] from [sth]⇒ vtr | (distinguish) | distinguir vt |
| | He doesn't know a flower from a weed. |
| | Ele não distingue entre uma flor e uma erva daninha. |
| know [sb]⇒ vtr | (recognize) | reconhecer vt |
| | I knew my estranged father as soon as I set eyes on him. |
| | Eu reconheci meu pai, com quem estava brigado, assim que coloquei os olhos nele. |
| know of [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be aware [sb], [sth] exists) | conhecer v int |
| | I know of him, but he's not really a friend. |
| | Eu o conheço, mas ele não é realmente amigável. |
| know⇒ vi | (hold in mind as fact) | saber v int |
| | If you don't know, then we need to find someone who does. |
| | Se você não sabe, então precisamos encontrar alguém que saiba. |
Formas compostas:
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| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | pelo que sei expres |
| | | até onde eu sei expres |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| | Pelo que sei, o banco aprovou o empréstimo. O chefe está no escritório, pelo que sei. |
| as you know expr | (you are already aware) | como se sabe expres |
| | | como você sabe expres |
| | As you know, the building will be demolished on Saturday. |
| before you know it expr | informal (rapidly, soon) | antes que você se dê conta expres |
| | Christmas will be here before you know it. |
Better the devil you know,
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't expr | figurative ([sth] bad is better than the unknown) | Melhor um mal conhecido do que um por conhecer expres |
| come to know [sb/sth] v expr | (grow familiar) | acostumar-se vp |
| | You're not the woman I've come to know. You've changed. |
| for all I know expr | (possibly, even though I do not know) (expressão) | que eu saiba loc adv |
| | I won't argue with you; for all I know, there may actually be little green men on Mars. |
| for all you know expr | (it is possible that) | pelo que se sabe expres |
| | He might be married with three kids, for all you know. |
| get to know [sb] v expr | (become familiar with) (familiarizar-se com) | conhecer vt |
| | I need to get to know you before we start a business together. I would like to get to know you better. |
| | Eu preciso conhecer você antes de começarmos um negócio juntos. Eu gostaria de conhecer você melhor. |
| get to know one another v expr | (become better acquainted) | conhecer-se vp |
| | The two men got to know each other while they were both at college. |
| | Os dois rapazes se conheceram quando estavam na faculdade. |
| good to know adj | (reassuring) | bom saber loc adj |
| | There are no sharks in this ocean. That's good to know! |
| I do not know expr | (declaration of ignorance) | não saber expres v |
| | There is no point asking me; I do not know. I do not know the answer to that complicated math problem! |
| | Não faz sentido me perguntar; Eu não sei. Não sei a resposta para esse complicado problema de matemática! |
| I don't know interj | informal (declaration of ignorance) (informal) | Sei lá! interj |
| | "Who's that woman talking to your brother?" "I don't know." |
| I know interj | (I am already aware) | sei, já sei, já sei isso interj |
| | There's no need to tell me that man's an idiot. I know! |
| | Não há necessidade de me dizer que o homem é um idiota. Eu sei! |
| in the know adj | (informed) | estar por dentro expres v |
| | I'll ask my sister which is the best school in town – she's in the know about such things. |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) (informal) | ter conhecimento |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| know about [sth] vi + prep | (be aware) | saber sobre v int + prep |
| | Do you know about the recent policy changes? |
| know about [sth] vi + prep | (be well informed) | saber sobre v int + prep |
| | That professor really knows about European history. |
| know all the answers v expr | informal (be opinionated) (informal, ser arrogante e dogmático) | saber tudo loc v |
| | Teenagers think they know all the answers. |
| know beforehand vi + adv | (be forewarned) | saber de antemão loc v |
| | I knew beforehand what was going to be on the math exam. |
know better,
know better than that vi + adv | informal (be sufficiently wise) | ser mais esperto interj |
| | Shame on you – at your age you should know better! |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v expr | (have memorized) | saber de cor expres |
| | The students had to know the poem by heart. |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v expr | informal (be completely familiar with) (informal) | conhecer de cor expres |
| | I never get lost in this neighborhood; I know it by heart. |
know for a fact,
know for a fact that,
know [sth] for a fact v expr | (with certainty) | ter certeza expres v |
| | I know for a fact that she made over $1 million last year. |
know for certain,
know for certain that,
know [sth] for certain v expr | (be sure) | saber com certeza expres |
| | Until we know for certain, I think it is best to just be patient. |
| know full well v expr | (be very much aware) | saber muito bem expres |
| | He knew full well that what he was doing was illegal, but it didn't stop him. |
| know how to do [sth] v expr | (be able to do [sth]) | saber como expres v |
| | Do you know how to swim? |
| know how v expr | (be able, have skill) | saber como expres v |
| | I'd love to make my own clothes but I don't know how. |
| know [sb/sth] inside out v expr | (know very well) | conhecer de trás pra frente expres v |
| | | conhecer como a palma da mão expres v |
know [sth] instinctively,
know instinctively (that) vtr + adv | (sense) | saber instintivamente |
| | As soon as Carmel saw Anne's face, she knew instinctively that something was wrong. |
| know not v expr | literary (do not know) (literário) | não saber, não conhecer loc v |
| | Whether what you are doing is a good thing I know not. |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) (estar desinformado) | não saber nada de loc v |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of [sth] v expr | (be ignorant of) | não saber nada de loc v |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of [sth] vtr | (have no experience of) (não ter experiência) | não saber nada de loc v |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| know the ins and outs of [sth] v expr | informal (be familiar with features) (informal) | conhecer as manhas expres |
| | Chloe clearly knows the ins and outs of the real estate business. |
| know the ropes v expr | (know how to do [sth]) | conhecer o assunto expres v |
| know the score v expr | informal, figurative (understand the situation) (informal, figurado) | saber o resultado expres |
| | She says the cheque is in the mail, but I know the score - she's trying not to pay us. |
| know your stuff v expr | informal (be an expert) (informal) | saber o que faz expres |
| | My history teacher really knows her stuff. She has an answer for everything! |
know-how,
the know-how n | (technical knowledge) (anglicismo) | know-how sm |
| | | experiência sf |
| | | técnica sf |
| | | perícia sf |
| | I don't have the know-how to fix it. |
know-it-all,
also UK: know-all n | pejorative, informal (person: clever, arrogant) (pejorativo, informal) | sabichão sm |
| | That kid who got 100 percent in science and math is such a know it all! |
| let [sb] know [sth] v expr | (inform) | informar v int |
| | We'll let you know our decision after the meeting. |
| let [sb] know v expr | (notify, warn) | informar v int |
| | Please let me know when you are going to the market, so I can send my brother along to help you. |
| Let me know. interj | (tell me) | avise interj |
| | Can you come to my party? Let me know! |
| | Você vai poder vir para minha festa? Avise! |
little did [sb] know,
little did [sb] know that expr | (the person did not know) | mal sabia expres v |
the next thing I knew,
the next thing you know expr | informal (then suddenly) | em seguida, de repente expres |
| not know [sb] from Adam v expr | figurative, informal (not know [sb] at all) | nem conhecer expres |
| | | nunca nem ver expres |
| technical know-how n | informal (practical and specialist skills) (qualificações práticas e especiais) | domínio técnico loc sm |
| | | know-how sm |
| | We need to bring in someone with the technical know-how to drag us out of this mess. |
What do you know!,
Well,
what do you know! interj | informal (expressing surprise) | você não sabe de nada! interj |
| | Hey, what do you know! - we got here on time after all! |
| What do you know? interj | informal (you have not informed enough to comment) | Você não sabe de nada interj |
| | You've never even been there! - what do you know? |
| you know interj | informal (filler) | sabe interj |
| | Mark moved to London and I don't, you know, see him much anymore. |
| You know? interj | informal (seeking agreement, understanding) (informal, buscando confirmação) | sacou interj |
| you-know-who n | informal ([sb] unnamed but understood) (informal, referindo-se a terceira pessoa) | você sabe quem expres |