desconocer

v.

1 not to know.

desconozco quién es/dónde trabaja I don't know who he is/where he works

se desconoce su paradero her whereabouts are unknown

por causas que aún se desconocen for reasons as yet unknown o which are still unknown

2 to be ignorant of, to be unacquainted with, to know not.

Ella desconoce los acontecimientos She is ignorant of the events.

3 to disclaim, to deny, to refuse to accept, to deny the acceptance of.

Ella desconoció ese mal hábito She disclaimed that bad habit.

4 to fail to recognize, to be unable to recognize, to recognize not.

Ella desconoció su casa She failed to recognize her house.

5 to disown.

El padre molesto desconoció al hijo The angry father disowned the son.

6 to be amazed at someone's behavior, to be surprised of.

Te desconozco! I am amazed at your behavior.

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desconocer

Conjugation model [CONOCER], like {{link=conocer}}conocer

► verbo transitivo

1 not to know, be unaware of

■ desconozco su nombre I don't know her name

2 (no reconocer) not to recognize

■ me lo encontré pero lo desconocí I met him but I didn't recognize him

3 (rechazar) to disown

■ desconoce a sus amistades he disowns his friends

4 (no prestar atención) not to pay attention to, ignore

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VT

1) (=ignorar) not to know, be ignorant of

desconocen los principios fundamentales — they don't know the basic principles, they are ignorant of the basic principles

no desconozco que ... — I am not unaware that ...

2) (=no reconocer) [+ persona] not to recognize; [+ obra] to disown

el poeta desconoció la obra — the poet disowned the work

desconocer la autoridad del gobierno — to refuse to recognize the government's authority

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verbo transitivo

a) (no conocer)

por razones que desconocemos — for reasons unknown to us

se desconoce su identidad/su paradero — her identity is/her whereabouts are not known

desconocía la existencia de esta cuenta — she was unaware of the existence of this account

su obra se desconoce fuera de Cuba — his work is unknown outside Cuba

b) (no reconocer)

te desconocí — I didn't recognize you

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= be unaware of, remain + unaware of, have + no understanding of.

Ex. To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.

Ex. Unfortunately, the majority of the public, and in particular those most in need of information -- the disadvantaged -- remain largely unaware of an 'information gap' in their lives.

Ex. Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.

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* desconocer totalmente = be blissfully unaware.

* desconocer totalmente Algo = not know the first thing about.

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verbo transitivo

a) (no conocer)

por razones que desconocemos — for reasons unknown to us

se desconoce su identidad/su paradero — her identity is/her whereabouts are not known

desconocía la existencia de esta cuenta — she was unaware of the existence of this account

su obra se desconoce fuera de Cuba — his work is unknown outside Cuba

b) (no reconocer)

te desconocí — I didn't recognize you

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= be unaware of, remain + unaware of, have + no understanding of.

Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.

Ex: Unfortunately, the majority of the public, and in particular those most in need of information -- the disadvantaged -- remain largely unaware of an 'information gap' in their lives.

Ex: Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.

* desconocer totalmente = be blissfully unaware.

* desconocer totalmente Algo = not know the first thing about.

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desconocer [E3 ]

vt

A

(no conocer): por razones que desconocemos for reasons unknown to us

aún se desconocen los resultados de la votación the results of the poll are not yet known

dos jóvenes cuya identidad se desconoce resultaron heridos two youths, whose identities have not been established, were injured

desconocía la existencia de esta cuenta she was unaware of the existence of this account

su obra se desconoce fuera de Cuba his work is unknown outside Cuba

B

(no reconocer): te desconocí ¡qué cambiada estás! I didn't recognize you, you've changed so much!

¿y tú dijiste tal cosa? te desconozco and you said that? I'd never have thought it of you

chico, te desconozco ¿tú, tan trabajador? I don't believe my eyes! it's not like you to be working so hard

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desconocer (conjugate desconocer) verbo transitivo

a) (no conocer):

◊ por razones que desconocemos for reasons unknown to us;

desconocía este hecho I was unaware of this fact

b) (no reconocer):

◊ te desconocí I didn't recognize you

desconocer verbo transitivo
1 (no saber) not to know, to be unaware of
2 (no reconocer, encontrar muy cambiado) to fail to recognize: ¿tú maquillada?, te desconozco, you with make up?, I can hardly recognize you
'desconocer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ignorar
English:
disown
- ignorant

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desconocer vt

1. [ignorar] not to know;

desconocemos sus motivos we do not know his motives;

desconocía que fueran amigos I was unaware they were friends;

se desconoce su paradero her whereabouts are unknown;

se desconoce la identidad de los secuestradores the identity of the kidnappers has yet to be established;

por causas que aún se desconocen for reasons as yet unknown o which are still unknown;

sus libros se desconocen fuera de Latinoamérica his books are unknown outside Latin America

2. [no reconocer] to fail to recognize;

con ese peinado te desconozco I can hardly recognize you with that hairstyle

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desconocer

v/t not know

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desconocer {18} vt

1) ignorar: to be unaware of

2) : to fail to recognize

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desconocer vb not to know [pt. knew; pp. known]

desconoce las reglas he doesn't know the rules

desconozco su edad I don't know her age