knowingly

[US]/ˈnəʊɪŋlɪ/
[UK]/'noɪŋli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. con conciencia e intención; deliberadamente

Example Sentences

She would never knowingly hurt anyone.

Ella nunca lastimaría a nadie a propósito.

He knowingly broke the rules.

Él rompió las reglas a sabiendas.

She knowingly ignored the warning signs.

Ella ignoró las señales de advertencia a sabiendas.

They knowingly misled the public.

Ellos engañaron al público a sabiendas.

The company knowingly sold defective products.

La empresa vendió productos defectuosos a sabiendas.

He knowingly lied about his whereabouts.

Él mintió sobre su paradero a sabiendas.

She knowingly accepted the bribe.

Ella aceptó el soborno a sabiendas.

They knowingly violated the terms of the contract.

Ellos violaron los términos del contrato a sabiendas.

The politician knowingly misled the voters.

El político engañó a los votantes a sabiendas.

He knowingly put himself in danger.

Él se puso en peligro a sabiendas.

She knowingly took advantage of his kindness.

Ella aprovechó su amabilidad a sabiendas.

Real-world Examples

When Dick came down to supper, his parents smiled at him knowingly.

Cuando Dick bajó a la cena, sus padres sonrieron al verlo con conocimiento de causa.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

“I don't think there'll be any more trouble, Minerva, ” he said, tapping his nose knowingly and winking.

“No creo que haya más problemas, Minerva”, dijo, tocándose la nariz con conocimiento de causa y guiñando un ojo.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Have you ever knowingly associated with a wanted criminal?

¿Alguna vez te has asociado conscientemente con un criminal buscado?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Wolfe Herd is adamant that she has never knowingly treated employees unfairly.

Wolfe Herd insiste en que nunca ha tratado a los empleados de manera injusta a sabiendas.

Source: Business Weekly

The U.S. government says that no Americans knowingly participated in the illegal activity.

El gobierno de los Estados Unidos dice que ningún estadounidense participó en la actividad ilegal a sabiendas.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

Russia's state-run Gamaleya Institute accused the regulator of knowingly spreading false information.

El Instituto Gamaleya, de propiedad estatal rusa, acusó al regulador de difundir información falsa a sabiendas.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2021

He wouldn't knowingly harm her baby, but courtship can be a rough affair.

No dañaría a su bebé a sabiendas, pero el cortejo puede ser un asunto difícil.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

And prosecutors say that the defendants knowingly hid all of this from the public.

Y los fiscales afirman que los acusados ocultaron todo esto al público a sabiendas.

Source: NPR News August 2020 Compilation

I know. But I'm not knowingly putting someone through what we've been through.

Lo sé. Pero no estoy poniendo a alguien a pasar por lo que hemos pasado a sabiendas.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

And they knowingly risked their lives for it, that it meant that much to them.

Y arriesgaron sus vidas a sabiendas, que significaba tanto para ellos.

Source: Duke University Open Course: Cook Interview

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