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unfamiliar

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un·fa·mil·iar  (nf-mlyr)
adj.
1. Not being acquainted; not conversant: unfamiliar with the roads here.
2. Not within one's knowledge; strange: unfamiliar faces.

unfa·mil·iari·ty (-ml-yr-t, -ml-r-t) n.
unfa·miliar·ly adv.

unfamiliar
Adjective
1. not known; strange: an unfamiliar American accent
2. unfamiliar with not acquainted with: anyone who is unfamiliar with the language
unfamiliarity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unfamiliarunfamiliar - not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"
foreign, strange - relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
unknown - not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"
familiar - well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"

unfamiliar
adjective 1. strange, new, unknown, different, novel, unusual, curious, alien, out-of-the-way, uncommon, little known, unaccustomed, beyond your ken << OPPOSITE familiar
2. (with with) unacquainted with, a stranger to, unaccustomed to, inexperienced in, uninformed about, unversed in, uninitiated in, unskilled at, unpractised in, unconversant with << OPPOSITE acquainted with
Translations

unfamiliar [ʌnfəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adjextraño, desconocido;
to be unfamiliar with sth → desconocer or ignorar algo
unfamiliar [ʌnfəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adjétrange, inconnu(e);
to be unfamiliar with sth → mal connaître qch
unfamiliar [ʌnfəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adjungewohnt; [person] → fremd;
to be unfamiliar with sth → mit etw nicht vertraut sein
unfamiliar [ʌnfəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adjsconosciuto/a, strano/a;
to be unfamiliar with sth → non essere pratico di qc, non avere familiarità con qc

unfamiliar
adj unfamiliar [anfəˈmiljə]
1 not well-known He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.vreemdeغَيْر مألوف، غَريبнеизвестенneznámýukendtunbekanntάγνωστος, ανοίκειοςdesconocidotundmatuناشناختهtuntematoninconnuלא מוּכָּרअपरिचितnepoznatismeretlenókunnugur, framandisconosciuto不慣れなnežinomas, nepažįstamasnepazīstams; svešstdk biasaniet vertrouwdukjent, fremmednieznanydesconhecidonecunoscutнезнакомыйneznámyneznannepoznatobekant, okänd, främmandeซึ่งไม่คุ้นเคยyabancı, alışılmadık陌生的незнайомий; чужийاجنبيkhông quen
2 not knowing about I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.nie bekend meeغَيْر مُطَّلِع علىнезапознатneznalýubekendt mednicht vertrautανεξοικείωτοςque desconoce, que no está familiarizadomittetuttav, võhik(lik)نا آشناperehtymätönqui ne connaît pas (bien)לא מִתמַצֵא בְּ-अनभिज्ञstran, nepoznatnem ismer vmit, vkitsem þekkir ekki til (e-s)(poco familiare)よく知らないnežinantis, nesusipažinęsnezinošs; neiepazinistdk mengetahuiniet bekend metdårlig orientert om, ukjent mednie zaznajomionypouco versado emfamiliarнезнакомый (с)neznalýnevedenneupućeninte förtrogen, dåligt insattซึ่งไม่รู้yabancı, bilmeyen不熟悉的необізнанийنا مانوسkhông biết gì về悉的
adv unfaˈmiliarly
vreemdبصورَةٍ غَيْر مألوفَهнепознатоneznaleukendtunbekanntάγνωστα, πρωτόγνωραde modo extrañoasjatundmatultبطور نا آشناoudostid'une manière peu connueבְּצוּרָה לא מוּכֶּרֶתअनभिज्ञता सेstrano, nepoznatoismeretlenülókunnuglega(con poca familiarità)よく知らないでnenusimanant, tarsi nepažindamassveši; neparastitdk biasaongewoonuvantobcoestranhamenteîntr-un mod puţin familiarнезнакомоneznaloneznanoneupućenopå ett obekant sättอย่างไม่คุ้นเคยalışılmamış şekilde陌生地необізнаноاجنبيت سےkhông quen thuộc; không biết gì về
n unfamiliˈarity
vreemdheidعَدَم الإطِّلاع، عَدَم الألْفَهнепознатостneznalostukendskabdas Unbekannteέλλειψη εξοικείωσηςextrañeza; falta de familiaridadasjatundmatus, võhiklusنا آشناییoutousaspect étrangeזָרוּתअनभिज्ञताstranost, nepoznavanjeismeretlen jellegókunnugleiki(mancanza di familiarità)よく知らないことnežinojimas, nesusipažinimasnezināšana; nepazīšanaketakbiasaanonbekendheid, ongewoonheidfremmedartethetnieznajomośćestranhezacaracter neobişnuitнезнание; незнакомство (с чем-л.)neznalosťneseznanjenostneupućenostobekantskapความไม่คุ้นเคยyabancılık, alışılmamışlık陌生необізнаністьاجنبيتsự không quen thuộc; không biết gì về

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An indescribable oppression, which seemed to generate in some unfamiliar part of her consciousness, filled her whole being with a vague anguish.
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