ne pas être sans savoir

French

Etymology

Literally, “to not be without knowing”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə pa.z‿ɛ.tʁə sɑ̃ sa.vwaʁ/ ~ /nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə sɑ̃ sa.vwaʁ/ ~ /nə pa.z‿e.tʁə sɑ̃ sa.vwaʁ/ ~ /nə pɑ.z‿e.tʁə sɑ̃ sa.vwaʁ/
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Verb

ne pas être sans savoir

  1. to know full well, to know very well

Usage notes

The alternative form ne pas être sans ignorer (literally “to not be without not knowing”) (i.e. "not to know") is a frequent mistake, typologically similar to could care less for couldn't care less.

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