Usage examples of "knowing" in English with translation to German

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Knowing is nothing, imagination is everything. Wissen ist nichts, Vorstellung ist alles.
Not knowing his address, she didn't write to him. Da sie seine Adresse nicht kannte, schrieb sie ihm nicht.
He denied knowing anything about it. Er leugnete, irgendetwas davon zu wissen.
Not knowing what to say, I remained silent. Da ich nichts zu sagen wusste, schwieg ich.
Not knowing what to do, I telephoned the police. Da ich nicht wusste, was ich machen sollte, rief ich die Polizei.
There is no knowing when a severe earthquake will happen in Tokyo. Man weiß nicht, wann ein schweres Erdbeben in Tokio sein wird.
We often eat foods which are harmful to our health without knowing it. Wir ernähren uns häufig von Dingen, die, ohne dass wir es wissen, unserer Gesundheit schädlich sind.
Not knowing where she was, she stopped and asked the way on the street. Als sie nicht wusste, wo sie war, hielt sie an und fragte jemand auf der Straße nach dem Weg.
When you stand so close to death, knowing that it will not touch you, you feel something special! Wenn man dem Tode so nahe ist und doch weiß: er wird einen nicht berühren, so empfindet man etwas Besonderes.
Having misconceptions of what mathematics is is even more ordinary than not knowing how to spell my name. Falsche Vorstellungen davon zu haben, was Mathematik ist, ist sogar noch gewöhnlicher als nicht zu wissen, wie man meinen Namen richtig schreibt.
I knew that all along. Ich wusste schon längst davon.
Few students knew his name. Nur wenige Studenten kannten seinen Namen.
His name is known to all. Sein Name ist allen bekannt.
I know nothing about it. Ich weiss nichts darüber.
I think you know what I mean. Ich glaube, Sie verstehen, was ich meine.
Everyone except me knew it. Alle wussten es, nur ich nicht.
Everybody knew her true feelings. Alle kannten ihre wahren Gefühle.
His name is known to me. Sein Name ist mir bekannt.
Do you know when they will arrive? Weisst du, wann sie ankommen werden.
I don't know much about computers. Ich verstehe nicht viel von Computern.
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