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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 [ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə]
adj
1. not known or experienced; strange
2. (postpositive; foll by with) not familiar
unfamiliarity  [ˌʌnfəˌmɪlɪˈærɪtɪ] n
unfamiliarly  adv
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 She grew many plants that were unfamiliar to me.
strange familiar, well-known, accustomed, common, average, normal, usual, everyday, commonplace, unexceptional
2. (with with) unacquainted with, a stranger to, unaccustomed to, inexperienced in, uninformed about, unversed in, uninitiated in, unskilled at, unpractised in, unconversant with She speaks no Japanese and is unfamiliar with Japanese culture.
unacquainted with experienced in, familiar with, accustomed to, acquainted with, knowledgeable about, conversant with, well-versed in
Translations
unfamiliar [ˈʌnfəˈmɪlɪəʳ] ADJdesconocido, extraño
I heard an unfamiliar voiceoí una voz desconocida or extraña
to be unfamiliar with sthno estar familiarizado con algo

unfamiliar [ˌʌnfəˈmɪliər] adj
(= strange) [place, town, face] → inconnu(e); [person, word] → que l'on ne connaît pas; [aspect] → méconnu(e)
Keep an ongoing list of unfamiliar words → Tenez une liste des mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
to be unfamiliar to sb → être inconnu(e) à qn
to be unfamiliar with sth (= without knowledge of) → mal connaître qch

unfamiliar
adj
(= strange, unknown) experience, taste, sight, surroundingsungewohnt; subject, personfremd, unbekannt; unfamiliar territory (fig)Neuland nt; it is unfamiliar to mees ist ungewohnt für mich, es ist mir fremd or unbekannt
(= unacquainted) to be unfamiliar with somethingetw nicht kennen, mit etw nicht vertraut sein; with machine etcsich mit etw nicht auskennen; I am not unfamiliar with the situationdie Situation ist mir nicht gänzlich unbekannt

unfamiliar [ˌʌnfəˈmɪljəʳ] adj (subject) → sconosciuto/a; (experience) → insolito/a; (surroundings) → estraneo/a
to be unfamiliar with sth → non essere pratico/a di qc, non avere familiarità con qc
unfamiliar [ˌʌnfəˈmɪljəʳ] adj (subject) → sconosciuto/a; (experience) → insolito/a; (surroundings) → estraneo/a
to be unfamiliar with sth → non essere pratico/a di qc, non avere familiarità con qc

unfamiliar
adj unfamiliar [anfəˈmiljə]
1 not well-known He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets. vreemde غَيْر مألوف، غَريب неизвестен neznámý ukendt unbekannt άγνωστος, ανοίκειος desconocido tundmatu ناشناخته tuntematon inconnu לא מוּכָּר अपरिचित nepoznat ismeretlen ókunnugur, framandi sconosciuto 不慣れな 생소한 nežinomas, nepažįstamas nepazīstams; svešs tdk biasa niet vertrouwd ukjent, fremmed nieznany desconhecido necunoscut незнакомый neznámy neznan nepoznat obekant, okänd, främmande ซึ่งไม่คุ้นเคย yabancı, alışılmadık 陌生的 незнайомий; чужий اجنبي không quen
2 not knowing about I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare. nie bekend mee غَيْر مُطَّلِع على незапознат neznalý ubekendt med nicht vertraut ανεξοικείωτος que desconoce, que no está familiarizado mittetuttav, võhik(lik) نا آشنا perehtymätön qui ne connaît pas (bien) לא מִתמַצֵא בְּ- अनभिज्ञ stran, nepoznat nem ismer vmit, vkit sem þekkir ekki til (e-s) (poco familiare) よく知らない 잘 모르는 nežinantis, nesusipažinęs nezinošs; neiepazinis tdk mengetahui niet bekend met dårlig orientert om, ukjent med nie zaznajomiony pouco versado em familiar незнакомый (с) neznalý neveden neupućen inte förtrogen, dåligt insatt ซึ่งไม่รู้ yabancı, bilmeyen 不熟悉的 необізнаний نا مانوس không biết gì về 悉的
adv unfaˈmiliarly
vreemd بصورَةٍ غَيْر مألوفَه непознато neznale ukendt unbekannt άγνωστα, πρωτόγνωρα de modo extraño asjatundmatult بطور نا آشنا oudosti d'une manière peu connue בְּצוּרָה לא מוּכֶּרֶת अनभिज्ञता से strano, nepoznato ismeretlenül ókunnuglega (con poca familiarità) よく知らないで 생소하게 nenusimanant, tarsi nepažindamas sveši; neparasti tdk biasa ongewoon uvant obco estranhamente într-un mod puţin familiar незнакомо neznalo neznano neupućeno på ett obekant sätt อย่างไม่คุ้นเคย alışılmamış şekilde 陌生地 необізнано اجنبيت سے không quen thuộc; không biết gì về
n unfamiliˈarity
vreemdheid عَدَم الإطِّلاع، عَدَم الألْفَه непознатост neznalost ukendskab das Unbekannte έλλειψη εξοικείωσης extrañeza; falta de familiaridad asjatundmatus, võhiklus نا آشنایی outous aspect étrange זָרוּת अनभिज्ञता stranost, nepoznavanje ismeretlen jelleg ókunnugleiki (mancanza di familiarità) よく知らないこと 생소함 nežinojimas, nesusipažinimas nezināšana; nepazīšana ketakbiasaan onbekendheid, ongewoonheid fremmedartethet nieznajomość estranheza caracter neobişnuit незнание; незнакомство (с чем-л.) neznalosť neseznanjenost neupućenost obekantskap ความไม่คุ้นเคย yabancılık, alışılmamışlık 陌生 необізнаність اجنبيت sự không quen thuộc; không biết gì về

unfamiliar غير مألوف neznámý fremmed unbekannt πρωτόγνωρος poco familiar vieras inhabituel nepoznat sconosciuto 不慣れの 익숙지 않은 onbekend ukjent nieznany desconhecido незнакомый obekant ไม่รู้จักคุ้นเคย aşina olmayan không quen biết 不熟悉的


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