To brag or show off something one owns or knows, doing so with a sense of superiority and arrogance rather than humility. (In Venezuela, it refers to acting like a big shot or a show-off).
Here comes this guy to ECHONEARSE here. / I earned the manager position thanks to all my degrees that none of you here could ever have.
To have a superficial understanding of a topic or know only the bare basics, usually by repeating bits and pieces of information picked up from others rather than formal study.
- I just tocar de oído when it comes to economics.
To know the score or be intimately familiar with a person, place, or situation. It implies having enough experience to know exactly what to expect or to not be easily fooled (the phrase refers to the skill of a merchant who can judge the quality of a fabric, or paño, just by touch).
I already know what he is going to tell me, I le conozco el paño.
A smart person or someone who knows a lot. Depending on the tone, it can be used as a term of endearment for a bright child or as a way to call someone a know-it-all.
You really are a sabiondo, son, I am proud of you. / Stop being such a sabiondo, you sound arrogant.
To measure up, meet the standards, or be good enough for a specific job, task, or personal relationship.
Well, let's see if you Dar la talla during these trial days. / I need you to Dar la talla for the dance. / That girl doesn't Dar la talla for the job. / Sorry but you don't Dar la talla to be the person I want by my side.
a branch of philosophy that deals with the philosophical problems surrounding the theory of knowledge. epistemologia addresses the definition of knowledge and related concepts, its sources, criteria, the types of possible knowledge and the degree of certainty for each, as well as the exact relationship between the subject who knows and the object being known.
It addresses the problems of knowledge regarding the relationship between the subject and the object on a general and abstract level. The term was coined by Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714 to 1762).