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wohlwissend

knowing full well, well aware that

adverb VOL-vi-sent Rare
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Usage Note

Wohlwissend is a participial adverb used parenthetically to stress that an action is taken despite full awareness of something: Er tat es, wohlwissend, dass es Konsequenzen haben würde. Fairly formal, typical in journalism and editorial writing.

Examples

"Sie unterschrieb den Vertrag, wohlwissend, dass sie kein leichtes Jahr vor sich hatte."

Natural Translation

She signed the contract, knowing full well that she had no easy year ahead of her.

Literal Translation

She signed the contract, knowing-full-well that she no easy year before herself had.

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