Compound Forms/Forme composte
sapere | |
| Italiano | Inglese |
| fammi sapere⇒ v | (mettimi a conoscenza) | Let me know |
| keep me posted |
far sapere,
fare sapere vtr | (mettere al corrente) | let know, inform |
| Let me know what happens! |
| far sapere a | let sbd know |
fare sapere,
far sapere vtr | (riferire, notificare) | notify |
| let be known |
| i campi del sapere | fields of knowledge npl |
| la vuoi sapere una cosa? | do you want to know something? expr |
| let me tell you something expr |
| le faremo sapere | we will let them know, we will tell them |
| (formal) | we will keep them informed |
| We will keep them informed about their shares. |
| non ci è dato sapere | we can't know expr |
| non sapere che cosa farci | not know what to do with [sth]/sbd |
| non sapere che pesci pigliare | not know which way to turn, not know what to do expr |
| (figurative) | be at your wits' end expr |
non sapere che pesci prendere,
non sapere che pesci pigliare | not know which way to turn |
| not know what to do |
| non sapere cosa si farà da grande | not know what you'll do when you grow up expr |
| non sapere cosa si pagherebbe per | be prepared to do anything to have... expr |
| non sapere dove sbattere la testa | not know where to turn |
| not know what to do |
| non sapere manco dove sta di casa | (literal) | not even know where you live |
| (figurative) | not know up from down |
| non sapere perdere | not know how to lose |
| be a bad loser |
| non sapere se ci si è spiegati | not know if you have explained yourself expr |
| non volerne sapere | not want to hear a thing about [sth] expr |
| not want to know about [sth] expr |
| non volerne sapere di | not want to even know about [sth] |
| not want to discuss |
| preferire non sapere | ignorance is bliss, better not to know expr |
| prefer not to know v expr |
| sapere a memoria | know by heart |
| sapere come il padrenostro | know like a prayer |
| know it by heart |
| sapere di bruciaticcio | taste like its burnt |
| sapere di fumo | taste of smoke |
| sapere di poco | have no taste, be insipid |
| sapere di tappo | taste corked |
| Sapere di tappo | (cork from a bottle) | tastes of cork⇒, smells of cork⇒ vtr |
| (cork from a bottle, look, shape) | resembles a cork⇒ vtr |
| sapere il fatto proprio | know what you're doing |
| sapere per esperienza | learn by experience⇒ vtr |
| si viene a sapere | it was said that⇒, we found out that⇒ vtr |
| vallo a sapere | who knows?, who can say?, no one knows expr |
| venire a sapere vi | (scoprire) | find out, discover |
| volevo sapere... | I wanted to know ... |
| vorrei sapere | I would like to know |
