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know

Pronunciation: /nəʊ/

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French translation of know

A. vtr

  • (gen) savoir; (be acquainted or familiar with) connaître [place, person, way] to know why/how = savoir pourquoi/comment to know how to do = savoir faire to know sb by sight = connaître qn de vue to get to know sb = faire connaissance avec qn he knows all about it = il est au courant I knew it! = j'en étais sûr!

B. vi

  • savoir as you know = comme vous le savez to know about (have information) = être au courant de [event] (have skill); = s'y connaître en [computing, engines] to know of (from experience) = connaître (from information); = avoir entendu parler de to let sb know of or about = tenir qn au courant de

Idioms

to be in the know

être bien informé/-e

know in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of know in the British & World English dictionary Definition of know in the US English dictionary