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unlike

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un·like  (n-lk)
adj.
1. Not alike; different: For twins, they are very unlike.
2. Not equal, as in amount.
prep.
1. Different from; not like: She's unlike the rest of her family.
2. Not typical of: It's unlike him not to call.

unlike [ʌnˈlaɪk]
adj
1. not alike; dissimilar or unequal; different
2. Archaic unlikely
prep
not like; not typical of unlike his father he lacks intelligence
unlikeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unlike - marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
like, similar - resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"
2.unlikeunlike - not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"
unequal - poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
like, same - equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"

unlike
preposition
1. different from, dissimilar to, not resembling, far from, not like, distinct from, incompatible with, unrelated to, distant from, unequal to, far apart from, divergent from, not similar to, as different as chalk and cheese from (informal) She was unlike him in every way except her eyes.
different from similar to, like, related to, equal to, matched with, compatible with
2. contrasted with, not like, in contradiction to, in contrast with or to, as opposed to, differently from, opposite to Unlike aerobics, walking entails no expensive fees.
Translations
unlike [ˈʌnˈlaɪk]
A. PREPa diferencia de
unlike him, I really enjoy flyinga diferencia de él, a mí me encanta viajar en avión
I, unlike othersyo, a diferencia de otros ...
it's quite unlike himno es nada característico de él
the photo is quite unlike himla foto no se le parece en absoluto
B. ADJdistinto (Math) → de signo contrario
they are quite unlikeson muy distintos, no se parecen en nada

unlike [ˌʌnˈlaɪk]
adj (= different) → différent(e)
to be unlike sb/sth → être différent(e) de qn/qch
prep
(= in contrast to) → à la différence de, contrairement à
Unlike him, I really enjoy flying → Contrairement à lui, j'adore prendre l'avion.
(= untypical of) to be unlike sb → ne pas ressembler à qn
It's most unlike him → Ça ne lui ressemble pas du tout.

unlike
prep
(= uncharacteristic of) to be quite unlike somebodyjdm (gar) nicht ähnlichsehen; (behaviour also) → überhaupt nicht zu jdm passen; how unlike him not to have told usdas sieht ihm gar nicht ähnlich, dass er uns nichts gesagt hat
(= not resembling) this photograph is quite unlike herdieses Foto sieht ihr gar nicht ähnlich; this house is unlike their former onedieses Haus ist ganz anders als ihr früheres

unlike [ˌʌnˈlaɪk]
1. adjdiverso/a, dissimile
that photo is quite unlike her → quella foto non le somiglia affatto
it's quite unlike him to do that → non è da lui fare una cosa simile
2. prepa differenza di, contrariamente a
I, unlike others ... → diversamente dagli or a differenza degli altri, io...

unlike [ˌʌnˈlaɪk]
1. adjdiverso/a, dissimile
that photo is quite unlike her → quella foto non le somiglia affatto
it's quite unlike him to do that → non è da lui fare una cosa simile
2. prepa differenza di, contrariamente a
I, unlike others ... → diversamente dagli or a differenza degli altri, io...

unlike
adj unlike [anˈlaik]
1 different (from) I never saw twins who were so unlike (each other); Unlike poles of a magnet attract each other. anders مُتَخالِف، غَيْر مٌتَشابِه различен от odlišný forskellig verschieden ανόμοιος, διαφορετικός diferente erinev متفاوت erilainen différent שוֹנֵה מ- विपरीत nesličan eltérő, különböző ólíkur diverso 似ていない 다른 nepanašus, skirtingas atšķirīgs; dažāds; pretējs berbeza verschillend ulik, forskjellig; motsatt niepodobny, różny diferente diferit непохожий; разный; разноимённый odlišný različen različit olik ซึ่งแตกต่าง ...-den farklı, benzemeyen 不同的 не схожий مختلف khác
2 not typical or characteristic of It is unlike Mary to be so silly. nie soos غَيْر مُمَيِّز не е възможно nepodobný ukarakteristisk unähnlich αφύσικος, που δεν είναι στο χαρακτήρα ή τη φύση κπ. que no es propio/característico de mitteomane غیر عادی؛ بعید ei jonkun tapaista qui ne ressemble pas à שֶׁלא כְּמוֹ विपरीत neslično nem jellemző (vmire) ólíkur (non si addice a) ~らしくない ...답지 않은 nebūdingas netipisks; neraksturīgs tdk macam niet typisch voor ulik niepodobny do pouco característico atipic непохожий nepodobný neznačilen netipičan olik ซึ่งไม่ใช่ลักษณะทั่วไป ...-e/a yakışmayan 不像... не схожий نا شايان شان không giống ......

unlike مختلف عن na rozdíl od til forskel fra anders als αντίθετα προς diferente de toisin kuin contrairement à za razliku od diverso da ・・・と違って …과는 다른 in tegenstelling tot i motsetning til w odróżnieniu od ao contrário de в отличие от olik ไม่เหมือน farklı olarak không giống 和...不同


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