familiar

fa·mil·iar  (f-mlyr)

adj.

1. Often encountered or seen. See Synonyms at common.

2. Having fair knowledge; acquainted: was familiar with those roads.

3. Of established friendship; intimate: on familiar terms.

4. Natural and unstudied; informal: lectured in a familiar style.

5. Taking undue liberties; presumptuous: Students should not be familiar toward an instructor.

6. Familial.

7. Domesticated; tame. Used of animals.

n.

1. A close friend or associate.

2. An attendant spirit, often taking animal form.

3. One who performs domestic service in the household of a high official.

4. A person who frequents a place.

---

[Middle English, from Old French familier, from Latin familiris, domestic, from familia, family; see family.]

---

fa·miliar·ly adv.

---

familiar

Adjective

1. well-known

2. frequent or common: it was a familiar argument

3. familiar with well acquainted with

4. friendly and informal

5. more intimate than is acceptable

Noun

1. an animal or bird believed to share with a witch her supernatural powers

2. a friend [Latin familia family]

familiarly adv
familiarity n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	familiar - a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
	2.	familiar - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" companion, comrade, fellow, associate date, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" playfellow, playmate - a companion at play tovarich, tovarisch - a comrade (especially in Russian communism)
	3.	familiar - a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard familiar spirit disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
Adj.	1.	familiar - well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" unfamiliar - not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"
	2.	familiar - within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	3.	familiar - (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" conversant informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"
	4.	familiar - having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" intimate close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

---

familiar

adjective 1. well-known, household, everyday, recognized, common, stock, domestic, repeated, ordinary, conventional, routine, frequent, accustomed, customary, mundane, recognizable, common or garden (informal) << OPPOSITE unfamiliar

adjective 2. friendly, close, dear, intimate, confidential, amicable, chummy (informal) buddy-buddy (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. palsy-walsy (informal) << OPPOSITE formal

adjective 3. relaxed, open, easy, friendly, free, near, comfortable, intimate, casual, informal, amicable, cordial, free-and-easy, unreserved, unconstrained, unceremonious, hail-fellow-well-met

adjective 4. disrespectful, forward, bold, presuming, intrusive, presumptuous, impudent, overfamiliar, overfree familiar with acquainted with, aware of, introduced to, conscious of, at home with, no stranger to, informed about, abreast of, knowledgeable about, versed in, well up in, proficient in, conversant with, on speaking terms with, in the know about, au courant with, au fait with

Translations

familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → familiar (= well-known); conocido; [tone] → de confianza;

to be familiar with [+ subject] → estar enterado de;

to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizarse con;

to be on familiar terms with sb → tener confianza con algn

---

familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → familier/ière;

to be familiar with sth → connaître qch;

to make o.s. familiar with sth → se familiariser avec qch;

to be on familiar terms with sb → bien connaître qn

---

familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → vertraut;

(intimate) → vertraulich;

to be familiar with → vertraut sein mit;

to make o.s. familiar with sth → sich mit etw vertraut machen;

to be on familiar terms with sb → mit jdm auf vertrautem Fuß stehen

---

familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → familiare (= common); comune (= close); intimo/a;

to be familiar with [+ subject] → conoscere;

to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizzarsi con;

to be on familiar terms with → essere in confidenza con

---

familiar

adj familiar [fəˈmiljə]

1 well-known The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me). bekend مَألوف познат (důvěrně) známý, důvěrný velkendt vertraut γνωστός, γνώριμος conocido, familiar tuttav(lik) آشنا tuttu familier מוּכָּר जाना-माना poznat (jól) ismert tidak asing, dikenal kunnuglegur familiare なじんだ 잘 알려진, 흔한 pažįstamas, žinomas pazīstams tidak asing bekend velkjent, vant znany bem conhecido/familiar familiar, cunoscut знакомый dôverne známy; dôverný znan poznat bekant ที่เป็นที่รู้จัก tanıdık 熟悉的 близький, знайомий مانوس quen thuộc 熟悉的

2 (withwith) knowing about Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare? bekend, vertroud مُطَّلِعٌ على، ذو مَعْرِفَةٍ ب запознат obeznámený bekendt; fortrolig vertraut εξοικειωμένος, γνώστης familiarizado con tuttav مطلع به؛ وارد در perehtynyt familier (avec) בָּקִי ב- परिचित upoznat, upućen u nešto jártas vmiben mengetahui vel að sér í familiare con 精通している 잘 알고 있는, 정통한 susipažinęs labi zināms mengetahui bekend fortrolig/kjent med, inne i, bevandret i obeznany versado (em) familiarizat (cu) знакомый oboznámený seznanjen upoznat bekant med, bevandrad i, förtrogen med ที่รู้จัก bilen, tanıyan 通曉 добре обізнаний, поінформований کسی چیز سے مانوس quen thuộc 通晓

3 too friendly You are much too familiar with my wife! familiêr, eie, vrypostig وَدود، يَتَخَطّى حُدود اللياقَه фамилиарен intimní familiær; intim vertraut υπερβολικά οικείος íntimo familiaarne بیش از حد خودمانی tuttavallinen familier יְדִיְדוּתִי घनिष्ठता prisan bizalmas terlalu akrab ágengur, nærgöngull familiare なれなれしい (도를 넘게) 허물없이 구는 familiarus tuvs; familiārs terlalu akrab gemeenzaam fortrolig, intim poufały atrevido (prea) intim фамильярный intímny domač blizak påflugen ที่สนิทสนม senli benli, lâubali 過份親密 фамільярний, безцеремонний بہت زیادہ مانوس suồng sã 过份亲密

adv faˈmiliarly

vertroulik بِصورَة مَألوفَه познато důvěrně, známě familiært vertraut οικεία familiarmente tuttavlikult بطور خودمانی tuttavallisesti familièrement בידידות घनिष्ठता prisno, upoznato bizalmasan sangat mengenal kunnuglega familiarmente なれなれしく 친하게, 허물없이 familiariai familiāri dengan tidak asing lagi gemeenzaam velkjent, fortrolig, intimt poufale familiarmente familiar фамильярно dôverne zaupno, domače poznato bekant, förtroligt อย่างคุ้นเคย dostça 熟悉 близько, звичайно مانسیت کے ساتھ thân mật; thân tình 熟悉

n faˌmiliˈarity [-liˈӕ-]

1 the state of being familiar I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life. vertroudheid, bekendheid, gemeensaamheid إلْمام بِ، حُسْن إطِّلاع عَلى запознатост obeznámenost fortrolighed die Vertrautheit οικειότητα familiaridad tundmine آشنایی perehtyneisyys familiarité בְּקִיאוּת हेलमेल upućenost, upoznatost s jártasság keakraban það að þekkja vel til familiarità よく知っていること 친근함, 잘 앎 nusimanymas laba pārzināšana pengetahuan bekendheid fortrolighet znajomość familiaridade familiaritate близкое знакомство oboznámenosť poznavanje upućenost förtrogenhet ความคุ้นเคย tanıma, bilme 熟悉 обізнаність مانوسیت sự hiểu biết rõ về cái gì 熟悉

2 an act of (too) friendly behaviour You must not allow such familiarities. eieheid أُلْفَه، دالَّه، تَجاوُز اللياقَه фамилиарност důvěrnost familiaritet die Vertraulichkeit υπερβολική οικειότητα familiaridad familiaarsus صمیمیت tungettelu familiarité קִרבָה יְתֵרָה घनिष्ठता prisnost, bliskost bizalmaskodás keakraban kumpánlegheit, óformlegheit familiarità なれなれしさ 허물없는 언행 familiarumas familiaritāte keakraban gemeenzaamheid nærgåenhet, taktløshet poufałość familiaridade/intimidade, confiança familiaritate фамильярность dôvernosť zaupnost prisnost förtrolighet, påflugenhet การแสดงออกที่สนิทสนม(เกินไป) lâubalilik 親昵 фамільярність بہت دوستانہ ہونے کا عمل sự suồng sã 亲昵

v faˈmiliarize, faˈmiliarise

(withwith) to make something well known to (someone) You must familiarize yourself with the rules. vertroud maak, gemeensaam maak يَطَّلِع عَلى، يُلِمُّ بِ запознавам (се) seznámit (se) gøre bekendt med vertraut machen εξοικειώνω κπ. με κτ. familiarizarse con tutvustama, tutvuma آشنا کردن perehdyttää, perehtyä familiariser (avec) לַעֲשוֹתוֹ בָּקִי परिचित होना upoznati pobliže megismertet membiasakan kynna (sér eða e-m) familiarizzare, familiarizzarsi なじませる 익숙하게 하다, 친해지게 하다, 일반화하다 supažindinti iepazīties (ar kaut ko) membiasakan bekend maken gjøre (seg) kjent med, sette (seg) inn i zapoznać się (z) familiarizar(-se) a (se) familiariza (cu) ознакомить(ся) zoznámiť sa seznaniti (se s čim) upoznati se göra sig bekant med ทำให้คุ้นเคย; ทำให้เคยชิน alıştırmak 使熟悉 знайомити واقف بنانا làm cho ai có được sự hiểu biết đầy đủ về cái gì 使熟悉

n faˌmiliariˈzation, faˌmiliariˈsation

die vertroud maak/ raak إطلاع على запознаване seznámení det at gøre sig bekendt med die Gewöhnung εξοικείωση familiarización tutvustamine آشنایی؛ آشنا سازی perehdyttäminen accoutumance (à) גְרִימַת הַכָּרָה מִקָרוֹב परिचय pobliže upoznavanje, megismertetés pengenalan það að kynnast e-u, eða venjast il familiarizzare なじむこと 익숙케 함, 일반화 supažindinimas iepazīšana; iepazīšanās kebiasaan zich eigen maken het det å bli fortrolig med zaznajomienie familiarização de­prindere (cu) ознакомление zoznámenie sa (s) navajanje (na kaj) upoznavanje bekantgörande, tillvänjning การทำให้คุ้นเคย; การทำให้เคยชิน alış(tır)ma 熟悉 ознайомлення مانوسیت پیدا کرنے کا عمل sự phổ biến 熟悉