see|you know who|You Know Who|You-know-who|You-Know-Who
English
Alternative spellings
you know who
You Know Who
You-know-who
You-Know-Who
Pronunciation
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Pronoun
en-pron|pos=you-know-who|plural: you-know-who
- Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.
Quotations
1885, w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan, s:The_Mikado|The Mikado
Synonyms
italbrac-colon|known and unmentioned person what's-his-name
Related terms
you know
Translations
trans-top|known and unmentioned person
Finnish: tiedät-kyllä-kuka (to 2nd person sg of one person), tiedätte-kyllä-ketkä (formal/ to 2nd person pl of several persons)
Icelandic: þú-veist-hver
Italian: Lei-sa-chi / Tu-sai-chi
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Russian:
*Сам �нае�� ��о (Sam Znáješ Kto) (talking to one person familiarly)
*Сами �нае�е ��о (Sámi Znájet'e Kto) (talking to one person corteously or to multiple persons)
Swedish:
*du-vet-vem (talking to one person about one person)
*ni-vet-vem (talking to multiple persons about one person)
*du-vet-vilka (talking to one person about multiple persons),
*ni-vet-vilka (talking to multiple persons about multiple persons)
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ttbc|Dutch: Jeweetwel
ttbc|French: Vous-Savez-Qui, Tu-Sais-Qui, qui tu sais, qui vous savez
ttbc|German: Du-wei�t-schon-wer
ttbc|Hebrew: �ת�־���ע־�� (attá-yodá-mi)
ttbc|Icelandic: �ú-Veist-Hver
ttbc|Japanese: �� (���, Rei-No)
ttbc|Latin: t-|la|Quidam
ttbc|Mandarin: ��人 (Shén-Mì-Rén) italbrac|mainland, ��人 (Nà -Gè-Rén) italbrac|Taiwan
ttbc|Polish: Sam-Wiesz-Kto
ttbc|Portuguese: Quem Nós Sabemos italbrac|Portugal, Você-sabe-quem italbrac|Brazil
ttbc|Slovak: Ve�-Vieš-Kto
ttbc|Spanish: Quien-tú-sabes
ttbc|Swedish: du-vet-vem
ttbc|Vietnamese: Kẻ-mà -ai-cũng-biết-là -ai-�ấy
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fr:you-know-who
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