if only by name

English translation: Which of these houses have you heard of, every if all you know is the name

11:52 Dec 3, 2004
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: if only by name
Amongst the following Haute Couture Houses, which ones do you know of, if only by name ?
- ARMANI
- CERRUTI
- CHANEL
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Is this mean: It's considered that you know, even you know it by name only.
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Selected answer:Which of these houses have you heard of, every if all you know is the name
Explanation:
... and you know nothing more about them than that

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Note added at 2004-12-03 12:00:03 (GMT)
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every = Even TYPO
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Local time: 01:29
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4 +15Which of these houses have you heard of, every if all you know is the name
CMJ_Trans (X)
5sounds familiar
Lillian van den Broeck
3 +1at least by name
Clauwolf
3you know them
Norbert Hermann


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
at least by name


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 21:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jörgen Slet
1 hr
  -> thanks
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you know them


Explanation:
but you don't wear their cloths.

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +15
Which of these houses have you heard of, every if all you know is the name


Explanation:
... and you know nothing more about them than that

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Note added at 2004-12-03 12:00:03 (GMT)
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every = Even TYPO

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 01:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  vixen
12 mins

agree  LJC (X)
13 mins

agree  Penelope Ausejo: exactly :) Cheers CMJ!
19 mins
  -> thanks all

agree  Sven Petersson
24 mins

agree  Mikhail Kropotov
31 mins

agree  Andres Pacheco
57 mins

agree  Neil Phillipson
1 hr

agree  Jörgen Slet
1 hr

agree  Mathew Robinson
1 hr

agree  Deborah Workman: Yes, >>even<< if all you know is the name, if your knowledge is restricted to only the name.
1 hr

agree  Java Cafe
3 hrs

agree  Refugio
11 hrs

agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
16 hrs

agree  Pnina
22 hrs

agree  Asghar Bhatti
1 day 12 mins
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sounds familiar


Explanation:
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Note added at 40 mins (2004-12-03 12:32:56 GMT)
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or sounds familiar

Lillian van den Broeck
Mexico
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Spanish
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