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unofficial [ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl] adj
1. not official or formal an unofficial engagement 2. not confirmed officially an unofficial report 3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (of a strike) not approved by the strikers' trade union 4. (Medicine / Pharmacology) (of a medicinal drug) not listed in a pharmacopoeia unofficially adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unofficial adjective 1. unconfirmed, off the record, unsubstantiated, private, personal, unauthorized, undocumented, uncorroborated Unofficial estimates speak of at least two hundred dead. 2. unauthorized, informal, unsanctioned, casual, wildcat Rail workers have voted to continue their unofficial strike. Translations unofficial [ˈʌnəˈfɪʃəl] ADJ 1. (= informal) [visit, tour] → no oficial, extraoficial in an unofficial capacity → de forma or manera extraoficial or no oficial from an unofficial source → de fuente oficiosa unofficial strike → huelga f no oficial 2. (= de facto) [leader, spokesperson] → no oficial 3. (= unconfirmed) [report, results] → no oficial unofficial [ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl] adj (= off the record) → officieux/euse an unofficial strike → une grève sauvage [visit] → privé(e) unofficial adj → inoffiziell; (= unconfirmed also) information → nicht amtlich; to take unofficial action (Ind) → inoffiziell streiken; unofficial strike → inoffizieller or wilder Streik; in an unofficial capacity → inoffiziell unofficial [ˌʌnəˈfɪʃ/əl] adj (visit) → privato/a, non ufficiale; (unconfirmed, report, news) → ufficioso/a in an unofficial capacity → in veste ufficiosa unofficial strike → sciopero a sorpresa or selvaggio unofficial [ˌʌnəˈfɪʃ/əl] adj (visit) → privato/a, non ufficiale; (unconfirmed, report, news) → ufficioso/a in an unofficial capacity → in veste ufficiosa unofficial strike → sciopero a sorpresa or selvaggio How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He must have been anxious, though no doubt he had collected beforehand on the shores of the Gauls a store of information from the talk of traders, adventurers, fishermen, slave-dealers, pirates - all sorts of unofficial men connected with the sea in a more or less reputable way. As long as this news remained unofficial it was possible to doubt it, but the next day the following communication was received from Count Rostopchin: Gandinot, the man; for in his unofficial capacity Ruth's employer had a gentle soul, and winced at the evidences of tragedy which presented themselves before his official eyes. |
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