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savoir1

Pronunciation: /savwaʀ/

English translation of savoir

A. vtr

  • 1 to know [truth, answer] vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que... = you are no doubt aware that... va or allez savoir! = who knows! est-ce que je sais, moi! = how should I know! pour autant que je sache = as far as I know comment l'as-tu su? = how did you find out? je l'ai su par elle = she told me about it ne savoir que faire pour… = to be at a loss as to how to… sachant que = knowing that; = given that qui vous savez = you-know-who je ne sais qui = somebody or other tu en sais des choses! = you really know a thing or two! Definition of know in the British & World English dictionary Definition of know in the US English dictionary Translate know | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
  • 2savoir faire = to know how to do je sais conduire = I can drive savoir écouter = to be a good listener elle sait y faire avec les hommes = she knows how to handle men

B. v refl (+ v être)

  • ça se saurait = people would know about it

C. phr

Idioms

ne pas savoir où donner de la tête

not to know whether one is coming or going