Savoir Expressions Flashcards
croire savoir
to think you know
à savoir
namely,
that is to say
en savoir davantage
to know more (about it)
en savoir plus
to know more,
to find out more,
for more details,
for further details
en savoir quelque chose
to know a thing or two about that,
to know all about that
faire savoir
to signify,
to let know,
to make known
faire savoir quelque chose à quelqu’un
to tell something to someone,
to inform someone about something
un homme de savoir
a man of knowledge
il faudrait savoir,
faudrait savoir
to make up your mind
il faut savoir que
one has to know that
il ne veut rien savoir expr
he simply doesn’t want to know
je crois savoir que + [indicatif]
I believe someone told me + [indicative]
ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer
to not know which cause to take up
ne pas savoir où donner de la tête
to not know which way to turn
ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser
to not know where you stand (with someone / something)
ne plus savoir à quel saint se vouer
to be at one’s wits’ end
ne plus savoir où donner de la tête
to not know which way to turn
ne plus savoir où se mettre
to cringe
ne rien savoir faire de ses dix doigts
to be completely useless,
to be of no use at all
parler sans savoir
to talk about something one know nothing about
prêcher le faux pour savoir le vrai
to tell a lie to get at the truth,
to play devil’s advocate
reste à savoir
it remains to be seen,
the question is
sans le savoir
without knowing it
savoir à quoi s’en tenir
to know what to expect,
to know where you stand
