saber |
1. v. to know | |
2. v. to be aware of a fact | |
Perguntaram-me a resposta, mas eu não sabia. - They asked me the answer, but I didn’t know. | |
Sei que é verdade. - I know it’s true. | |
3. v. to be aware of a value or piece of information | |
Eu sei qual é a capital da Assíria. - I know what is the capital of Assyria. | |
Ele sabe duzentos algarismos do número neperiano. - He knows two hundred digits of Euler’s number. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) to know how to do something | |
Não sei fazer isso, mas ela sabe. - I don’t know how to do this, but she knows. | |
Sabes falar russo? - Can you speak Russian? | |
5. v. (indtr, sobre) to know about; to have heard about | |
Soube da explosão que houve no centro? - Have you heard about the downtown explosion? | |
6. v. (Portugal) indtr, a to taste of (to have the same taste as) | |
Um bom vinho sabe a carvalho. - A good wine tastes like oak. | |
7. v. (Portugal) to have a pleasant taste | |
Como sabe esse vinho! - How good does this wine taste! | |
8. v. to learn (to become informed of something) | |
Eles querem saber mais sobre o projeto. - They want to learn more about the project. | |
9. n-m. knowledge; lore (intellectual understanding) | |