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She did not know what she would do if he refused to open.No sabía qué hacer si se negaba a abrir.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
And then he wanted to know how many hours they'd been at it.Y luego quiso saber cuántas horas lo habían hecho.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
I don’t know him.”Yo no lo conozco.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
It ain't like life is so great I got a real need to hang around, you know.'¿Sabe? Mi vida no es tan maravillosa como para querer quedarme aquí.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
I had enough education to know what was going on but not enough insight to make sense of it.Tenía los bastantes estudios como para saber lo que me estaba sucediendo, pero no la suficiente introspección como para darle un sentido.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
'I feel like I know a whole lot more than I did before.Tengo la impresión de que sé mucho más que antes.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Do you know him?"¿Lo conoce usted?Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
"You know, Stevens," he said, "we've been friends for some time now, haven't we?"– Stevens -dijo-, ¿se da cuenta de que somos amigos desde hace ya muchos años?Ishiguro, Kadzuo / The Remains of the DayIshiguro, Kadzuo / Los Restos Del DiaLos Restos Del DiaIshiguro, KadzuoThe Remains of the DayIshiguro, Kadzuo© 1989 by Kazuo Ishiguro
How could I not know what my own husband was doing in my own house?¿Cómo era posible que no supiese lo que mi marido estaba haciendo en mi propia casa?Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
Analysis of GRB 080319B is just getting underway, so astronomers don't know why this burst and its afterglow were so bright.El análisis de GRB 080319B apenas está comenzando, así que los astrónomos no saben por qué esta explosión y su luminiscencia residual fueron tan brillantes.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Putting that together with the reduced savings account operating costs (from the 19 percent attrition), we know that profits from small savers would increase.Si a esto añadimos la reducción de los costos operativos de las cuentas de ahorro (debido a la caída del 19 por ciento), sabemos que las utilidades de los pequeños ahorradores se incrementarían.Westley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier MartínWestley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier Martínstley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier MartínWestley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier Martí© CGAP, 2010http://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012stley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier MartínWestley, Glenn D.,Palomas, Xavier Martí© CGAP, 2010http://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
How do you know? she said.¿Y cómo lo sabes?, dijo ella.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Never n know they were there.'Ni siquiera sabríamos que los tienen ahí.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
That night I listened to Debussy and thought about Mexico and then, I don't know why, I thought about my cat Zia and I ended up calling my mother and asking her to get me a job in Mexico City, any job. I told her I'd be leaving soon.Aquella noche escuché a Debussy y pensé en México y luego, no sé por qué, pensé en mi gata Zía y terminé llamando por teléfono a mi madre y diciéndole que me consiguiera un trabajo en el DF, cualquier cosa, que no tardaría en marcharme.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
I don't know if he even tried.Tampoco sé si lo intentó siquiera.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
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Collocations
know how
saber
get to know
conocer
not know
desconocer
know by sight
conocer de vista
not know
ignorar
as far as I know
que yo sepa
know each other
conocerse
make known
publicar
become known
trascender
make known
comunicar
make known
dar a conocer
make known
hacer conocer
make known
hacer saber
make known to
poner en conocimiento de
make known
poner en conocimiento
Word forms
know
noun, singular
Singular | |
Common case | know |
Possessive case | - |
know
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | knew |
Imperative | know |
Present Participle (Participle I) | knowing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | known |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I know | we know |
you know | you know |
he/she/it knows | they know |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am knowing | we are knowing |
you are knowing | you are knowing |
he/she/it is knowing | they are knowing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have known | we have known |
you have known | you have known |
he/she/it has known | they have known |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been knowing | we have been knowing |
you have been knowing | you have been knowing |
he/she/it has been knowing | they have been knowing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knew | we knew |
you knew | you knew |
he/she/it knew | they knew |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was knowing | we were knowing |
you were knowing | you were knowing |
he/she/it was knowing | they were knowing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had known | we had known |
you had known | you had known |
he/she/it had known | they had known |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been knowing | we had been knowing |
you had been knowing | you had been knowing |
he/she/it had been knowing | they had been knowing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will know | we shall/will know |
you will know | you will know |
he/she/it will know | they will know |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be knowing | we shall/will be knowing |
you will be knowing | you will be knowing |
he/she/it will be knowing | they will be knowing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have known | we shall/will have known |
you will have known | you will have known |
he/she/it will have known | they will have known |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knowing | we shall/will have been knowing |
you will have been knowing | you will have been knowing |
he/she/it will have been knowing | they will have been knowing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would know | we should/would know |
you would know | you would know |
he/she/it would know | they would know |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be knowing | we should/would be knowing |
you would be knowing | you would be knowing |
he/she/it would be knowing | they would be knowing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have known | we should/would have known |
you would have known | you would have known |
he/she/it would have known | they would have known |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been knowing | we should/would have been knowing |
you would have been knowing | you would have been knowing |
he/she/it would have been knowing | they would have been knowing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am known | we are known |
you are known | you are known |
he/she/it is known | they are known |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being known | we are being known |
you are being known | you are being known |
he/she/it is being known | they are being known |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been known | we have been known |
you have been known | you have been known |
he/she/it has been known | they have been known |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was known | we were known |
you were known | you were known |
he/she/it was known | they were known |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being known | we were being known |
you were being known | you were being known |
he/she/it was being known | they were being known |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been known | we had been known |
you had been known | you had been known |
he/she/it had been known | they had been known |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be known | we shall/will be known |
you will be known | you will be known |
he/she/it will be known | they will be known |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been known | we shall/will have been known |
you will have been known | you will have been known |
he/she/it will have been known | they will have been known |