sabían que

knew that

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knew that Imperfect past tense of saber with que. Used to say someone knew a fact or situation.
SP: No sabían que la tienda estaba cerrada.
EN: They didn't know that the store was closed.

Ellos sabían que era peligroso para ella.

They knew it was dangerous for her.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Sabían que era de otro planeta.

They knew he was from another planet.

Y los que conocen a papá, sabían que tenía un solo problema.

And those who knew Dad knew he had only one problem.

— Piku (2015)

Ellos no sabían que era ilegal.

They didn't know it was illegal.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Ellas no sabían que Mary estaba casada.

They didn't know that Mary was married.

No sabían que era sólo un lobo viejo y hambriento.

They didn't know it was just an old, hungry wolf.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

Pero no muchos sabían que estaba por cerrar el trato.

But not many people knew that he was about to close the deal.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

La gente me miraba de otra manera, y sabían que estaba con alguien.

People looked at me differently, and they knew I was with someone.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Sabían que estaban en peligro.

They knew they were in danger.

Pongan cara de que sabían que eso iba a pasar.

Act as if you knew that was going to happen.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

A pesar de que no se conocían bien, ambos sabían que era amor.

Even though they didn’t know each other well, they both knew it was love.

Tom y Mary no sabían que tenían que hacer eso.

Tom and Mary didn't know they had to do that.

Ellos no sabían que era imposible, así que lo hicieron.

They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it.