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knowing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnəʊɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnoʊɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nōing)

From the verb know: (⇒ conjugate)
knowing is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
knowing adj (shrewd, aware) (mirada)cómplice adj
  astuto/a adj
 The professor gave a knowing smile to his students. The magician gave the audience a knowing wink.
 El profesor les dio una sonrisa cómplice a sus estudiantes.
knowing adj (intentional)deliberado/a adj
  intencional adj
  a sabiendas loc adv
 I'm disappointed that you told me a knowing fib.
 Me decepciona que me hayas dicho una mentirilla deliberada.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
know [sth] vtr (comprehend)conocer vtr
  saber vtr
 I know the answer.
 Conozco la respuesta.
 Sé la respuesta.
know that,
know who,
know what,
know why
vtr
(be aware)estar al corriente loc verb
  saber vi
 Does he know that we've arrived?
 ¿Está al corriente de que hemos llegado?
 ¿Sabe que hemos llegado?
know [sb] vtr ([sb]: be acquainted)conocer vtr
 Do you know Julie?
 ¿Conoces a Julia?
know [sth] vtr (be conversant, familiar)saber de loc verb
 He knows football better than anyone.
 Sabe de fútbol más que nadie.
know [sth] vtr (have memorized)conocer vtr
  saberse v prnl
 She's only three but she knows the alphabet.
 Tiene sólo tres años, pero conoce el alfabeto.
 Tiene sólo tres años, pero sabe el alfabeto.
know [sth] from [sth] vtr (distinguish)distinguir vtr
 He doesn't know a flower from a weed.
 No distingue una flor de una semilla.
know [sb] vtr (recognize)reconocer vtr
 I knew my estranged father as soon as I set eyes on him.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Te reconocí nada más verte.
know of [sb/sth] vi + prep (be aware [sb], [sth] exists)conocer vtr
 I know of him, but he's not really a friend.
 Le conozco, pero no es amigo mío.
know vi (hold in mind as fact)saber vtr
 If you don't know, then we need to find someone who does.
 Si tú no lo sabes, tendremos que buscar a alguien que lo sepa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
know [sb] as [sth/sb],
know [sb] to be [sth/sb]
vtr
(perceive)tener a alguien por loc verb
  conocer a alguien por loc verb
  percibir a alguien como loc verb
 I know her as a woman of integrity.
 La tengo por una mujer íntegra.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
knowing | know
InglésEspañol
all-knowing adj (who knows everything)omnisciente adj
  que lo sabe todo loc adj
 My priest told me that God is all-knowing.
 El cura me dijo que Dios es omnisciente.
knowing smile n (smile that suggests secret understanding)sonrisa cómplice nf + adj
 She stammered and he gave her a knowing smile.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Le tendió la mano con una sonrisa cómplice.
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Collocations: gave her a knowing [look, nod, glance, wink, smile], he said with a knowing smile, an all-knowing [government, God], more...

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