saber2

English translation of saber

1 a [nombre/dirección/canción] to know ya lo sé = I know no lo sé = I don't know no sé cómo se llama = I don't know his name ¡yo qué sé! = how (on earth) should I know! (colloq) que yo sepa = as far as I know saber algo de algo = to know sth about sth sé muy poco de ese tema = I know very little about the subject no sabe lo que dice = he doesn't know what he's talking about Definition of know in the British & World English dictionary Definition of know in the US English dictionary Translate know | into French | into German | into Italian b (enterarse) to find out lo supe por mi hermana = I found out about it through my sister sin que lo supiéramos = without our knowing ¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! = if I had only known before! ¡cómo iba yo a saber que …! = how was I to know that …!Translate find out | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (ser capaz de) saber hacer algo = to know how to do sth ¿sabes nadar? = can you swim?, do you know how to swim? sabe escuchar = she's a good listener sabe hablar varios idiomas = she can speak several languages

1 a (tener conocimiento) to know ¿quién sabe? = who knows? saber de algo/algn = to know of sth/sb yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar = I know of a place where you can get it fixed Definition of know in the British & World English dictionary Definition of know in the US English dictionary Translate know | into French | into German | into Italian b (tener noticias, enterarse) no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes = I haven't heard from her for over a month yo supe del accidente por la radio = I heard about the accident on the radio

2 a (tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste sabe dulce/bien = it tastes sweet/nice saber a algo = to taste of sth no sabe a nada = it doesn't taste of anything sabe a podrido = it tastes rotten Definition of taste in the British & World English dictionary Definition of taste in the US English dictionary Translate taste | into French | into German | into Italian b (causar cierta impresión) me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo = I don't like having to tell him

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v pron (enf)

[lección/poema] to know Definition of know in the British & World English dictionary Definition of know in the US English dictionary Translate know | into French | into German | into Italian