English-German translation for "knew"

"knew" German translation

knew
[nju] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [nu] <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprät>

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  • knew → see „know“
    knew → see „know“
I knew nothing about it until 5 minutes ago
bis vor fünf Minuten, habe ich nichts davon gewusst
I knew nothing about it until 5 minutes ago
the whole office knew it
das ganze Büro wusste es
the whole office knew it
the whole house knew it
das ganze Haus wusste es
the whole house knew it
many knew him
viele kannten ihn
many knew him
I knew it to be him
ich wusste, dass er es war
I knew it to be him
she knew his likes and dislikes
sie kannte seine Neigungenand | und u. Abneigungen
sie wusste, was er gernhatand | und u. was nicht
she knew his likes and dislikes
if you knew it as well as I do
wenn Sie es so gut wüssten wie ich
if you knew it as well as I do
why did you tell her, when you knew it would hurt her?
warum hast du es ihr gesagt, wo du (doch) wusstest, es würde ihr wehtun?
why did you tell her, when you knew it would hurt her?
Jeder Landwirt hat genau gewußt, über wie viele Jahre er eine Förderung bekommt.
Every farmer knew for exactly how many years he would be receiving support.
Source: Europarl
Er wußte, daß es die Stimme der Dame war, der er beim Hereinkommen begegnet war.
He knew it was the voice of the lady he had met as he entered the carriage.
Source: Books
Daß Sie ein Angeklagter sind, das wußten wir.
We knew you were a defendant.
Source: Books
Diese wußten und wissen sich von der übergroßen Mehrheit der Bevölkerung unterstützt.
The latter knew and know that they can count on the support of the large majority of the population.
Source: Europarl
Früher war es sehr bekannt.
Earlier it was renowned, everyone knew of it.
Source: GlobalVoices
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