know nothing

nəʊ ˈnʌθɪŋ
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Translation of know nothing into German

Verbal expression

1.

ignorance

to be completely unaware or ignorant of something
  • He claims to know nothing about the missing files.Er behauptet, nichts zu wissen über die fehlenden Dateien.
2.

deception

pretend to be unaware of something
  • She decided to know nothing when asked about the surprise party.Sie beschloss, von nichts zu wissen, als sie nach der Überraschungsparty gefragt wurde.
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Synonyms and analogies of know nothing in English

Examples of know nothing in a sentence

  • They know nothing of the hardships we faced.
  • He chose to know nothing about the missing files.
  • They all agreed to know nothing during the investigation.
know-nothing
ˈnoʊ ˈnʌθɪŋ
Noun

ignorance

US
person who is ignorant or uninformed
US
  • He was dismissed as a know-nothing by his colleagues..Er wurde von seinen Kollegen als Nichtswisser entlassen

Translations of "know nothing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

wissen nichts

You were not there, know nothing whatever of this matter.

Sie waren nicht dabei und wissen nichts von der Sache.

nichts wissen

Costs about which you, as a client, know nothing.

Kosten, von denen Sie als Kunde gar nichts wissen.

nichts weiß

A young girl with rosy lips about whom I know nothing.

Ein Mädchen mit rosigen Lippen, von dem ich nichts weiß.

keine Ahnung

Although I try to learn, I know nothing of this ancient language.

Obwohl ich versuche zu lernen, habe ich keine Ahnung von dieser alten Sprache.

wissen nicht

You're young, you know nothing of your future needs.

Sie sind noch jung und wissen nicht, was die Zukunft bringt.

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know nothing: Examples and translations in context

I know nothing, and there's been an accident.

Ich weiß nichts, und es ist ein Unfall passiert.

They know nothing of the currents that flow beneath its surface.

Sie wissen nichts von den Strömungen, die unter ihrer Oberfläche fließen.

Certainly, we know nothing of this period of his life.

Gewiss, wir wissen nichts über diese Zeit seines Lebens.

They know nothing of the world, for them everything is new.

Sie wissen nichts über die Welt, für Sie ist alles neu.

Then I come back five years later, and now I know nothing.

Dann komme ich fünf Jahre später zurück und weiß nichts mehr.

For there is spiritual darkness among men, and they know nothing.

Denn es ist geistige Finsternis unter den Menschen, und sie wissen nichts.

We know nothing, so explain to us a little about what happened.

Wir wissen nichts, erklären Sie uns, was passiert ist.

I can't just tell the commission that we know nothing.

Ich kann denen nicht sagen, dass wir nichts wissen.

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