saberse u Oksfordovom rečniku španskog jezika

Prevodi za saberse u rečniku španski»engleski

I.saber² VB trans

1.1. saber nombre/dirección/chiste/canción:

saber

to know

(ya) lo sé, pero aun así …

I know, but even so …

quizás sea así, no lo sé

that might be the case, I don't know

así que o conque ya lo sabes

so now you know

¡no le habrás dicho nada de aquello que tú sabes!

you didn't tell him anything about you know what, did you?

no sabía que tenía o tuviera hijos

I didn't know he had (any) children

¿sabes lo que me dijo?

do you know what he said to me?

¿sabes lo que te digo? ¡que me tienes harta!

you know something? I'm fed up with you!

para que lo sepas, yo no miento inf

for your information, I don't tell lies

es tan latoso … — ¡si lo sabré yo!

he's such a nuisance — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes?

shut up! what do you know about it?

¡yo qué sé dónde está tu diccionario!

how (on earth) should I know where your dictionary is! inf

no se sabe si se salvará

they don't know if he'll pull through

no sabía dónde meterme

I didn't know where to put myself

no supe qué decir

I didn't know what to say

mira, no sé qué decirte

look, I really don't know what to say

no lo saben a ciencia cierta

they don't know for certain

¿a que no sabes a quién vi? inf

I bet you don't know who I saw inf

¿a que no sabes a quién vi? inf

you'll never guess who I saw

quién o cualquiera sabe dónde estará

goodness only knows where it is

un tal Ricardo no sé cuántos inf

Ricardo something-or-other inf

le salió con no sé qué historias inf

he came out with some story or other

tiene un no sé qué que la hace muy atractiva

she has a certain something that makes her very attractive

ese hombre tiene un no sé qué que me cae mal

there's something about that man I don't like

me da no sé qué tener que decirte esto

I feel very awkward about having to say this to you

ya no viven allí, que yo sepa

as far as I know, they don't live there anymore

¿tiene antecedentes? — que yo sepa no

does she have any previous convictions? — not that I know of

—¿quién es ése? —quiso saber

who's that? he wanted to know

sé muy poco de ese tema

I know very little about the subject

sabe mucho sobre la segunda guerra mundial

he knows a lot about the Second World War

1.2. saber:

hacerle saber algo a alg. form, nos hizo saber su decisión

he informed us of his decision

por la presente deseo hacerle saber que …

I am pleased to advise you o to be able to inform you that …

la directiva hace saber a los señores socios que …

the board wishes to inform members o advises members that …

1.3. saber (darse cuenta):

saber

to know

¡tú no sabes lo que es esto!

you can't imagine what it's like!

está furiosa, no sabes lo que te espera

she's furious, you don't know what you're in for

perdónalos Señor, porque no saben lo que hacen BIBL

forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do

2. saber (ser capaz de) (saber +  infinit.):

¿sabes nadar/cocinar/escribir a máquina?

can you swim/cook/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir

she can already read and write

sabe escuchar

she's a good listener

no saben perder

they're bad losers

no sabe tratar con la gente

he doesn't know how to deal with people

no te preocupes, ella sabe defenderse

don't worry, she knows how to o she can look after herself

este niño no sabe estarse quieto

this child is incapable of keeping still o just can't keep still

3. saber:

a saber form

namely

lo forman cuatro países, a saber: Suecia, Noruega, Dinamarca y Finlandia

it is made up of four countries, namely Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland

4. saber (enterarse):

saber

to find out

no lo supimos hasta ayer

we didn't find out until yesterday

lo supe por mi hermana

I found out about it through my sister

lo supe por mi hermana

I heard about it through my sister

lo supe por mi hermana

I learned of it through my sister form

si es así, pronto se va a saber

if that's the case, we'll know soon enough

¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes!

if I had only known before!

¿que qué me dijo de ti? ¡no quieras saberlo!

what did she say about you? don't ask! o you wouldn't want to know!

¿se puede saber qué estabas haciendo allí?

would you mind telling me what you were doing there?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber?

and where were you, I'd like to know?

II.saber² VB intr

1.1. saber:

saber

to know

¿crees que vendrá? — supongo que sí, aunque con ella nunca se sabe

do you think she'll come? — I suppose so, although you never know o you can never tell with her

dice que ella se lo dio, vete tú/vaya usted a saber

he says she gave it to him, but who knows

no puede ser verdad — ¿quién sabe? a lo mejor sí

it can't be true — who knows, it could be

parece incapaz de eso, pero nunca se sabe o cualquiera sabe

he doesn't seem capable of such a thing, but you never know

él que sabe, sabe

it's easy when you know how

1.2. saber:

saber de algo/alg.

to know (of) sth/sb

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar

I know (of) a place where you can get it fixed

¿sabes de alguien que haya estado allí?

do you know (of) anyone who's been there?

1.3. saber (tener noticias) (saber de alg.):

no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes

I haven't heard from her for over a month

no quiero saber nada más de él

I want nothing more to do with him

2. saber (enterarse) (saber de algo):

yo supe del accidente por la radio

I heard about the accident on the radio

si llegas a saber de una cámara barata, avísame

if you hear of a cheap camera, let me know

3. saber (tener sabor):

saber + compl

to taste

sabe muy dulce/bien/amargo

it tastes very sweet/nice/bitter

saber a algo

to taste of sth

sabe a ajo/almendra

it tastes of garlic/almonds

sabe a ajo/almendra

it has a garlicky/almondy taste

esta sopa no sabe a nada

this soup doesn't taste of anything o has no taste to it

sabe a quemado/podrido

it tastes burnt/rotten

tenía tanta hambre que el arroz me supo a gloria

I was so hungry the rice tasted delicious

4. saber (causar cierta impresión):

(saberle mal/bien a alg.) no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro

he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else

me sabe mal tener que decirle que no otra vez

I don't like having to say no to him again

me sabe mal tener que decirle que no otra vez

I feel bad having to say no to him again

III.saberse VB vpr

1. saberse inf:

saberse (enfático) (conocer) lección/poema

to know

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria

he knows the whole story off by heart

se sabe los nombres de todos los jugadores del equipo

he knows the names of every player in the team

sabérselas todas inf este niño se las sabe todas

this child knows every trick in the book inf

se cree que se las sabe todas

she thinks she has all the answers

2. saberse refl (saber que se es) + compl:

se sabe atractiva

she knows she's attractive

Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

saberse las triquiñuelas del oficio

to know the tricks of the trade

saberse algo de atrás para adelante CSur inf

to know sth backwards

saberse algo al revés y al derecho

to know sth (off) by heart

Prevodi za saberse u rečniku engleski»španski

Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

to have sth at one's fingertips, to know sth to one's fingertip

saberse algo al dedillo

to have or know sth down or Brit off pat

saberse algo al dedillo or de memoria

get out news/truth:

saberse

if this ever gets out

si esto llega a saberse

to know sth inside and out or Brit inside out inf

saberse algo al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

saberse u rečniku PONS

Prevodi za saberse u rečniku španski»engleski

Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

saberse algo al dedillo

to know sth inside out

no saber(se) la poesía

not to know the poem by heart

Prevodi za saberse u rečniku engleski»španski

Pojedinačni prevodilački parovi

to have sth down pat

saberse algo de memoria [o al dedillo]

filter out

llegar a saberse

transpire

saberse

to have sth at one's fingertips fig

saber(se) algo al dedillo

to know sth back to front

saberse algo al derecho y al revés

to know sth by heart

saberse algo de memoria