Desconocer (en. To ignore)

/des.ko.no.'θeɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To ignore something or someone.

I am unaware of the details of the meeting.

Desconozco los detalles de la reunión.

To not recognize a person.

She is unaware of her former classmate.

Ella desconoce a su antiguo compañero de clase.

To not accept a situation or a fact.

He is unaware of the judge's decision.

Él desconoce la decisión del juez.

From the prefix 'des-' and 'to know', which comes from the Latin 'cognoscere'.

to be unaware of the existence

To not have knowledge that something exists.

desconocer la existencia

to be unaware of a fact

To not be aware of a specific fact.

desconocer un hecho

to be unaware of someone

To not recognize or identify a person.

desconocer a alguien

to know

To have knowledge or experience of something.

conocer

to recognize

To identify someone by their appearance.

reconocer

to know

To have knowledge or information about something.

saber

To know nothing

He was so lost in the conversation that it seemed he was unaware of everything.

Estaba tan perdido en la conversación que parecía que desconocía todo.

To act as if you don't know

During the discussion, she simply decided to ignore the problem.

Durante la discusión, ella simplemente decidió desconocer el problema.