unfamiliar

un·fa·mil·iar

 (ŭn′fə-mĭl′yər)

adj.

1. Not being acquainted; not conversant: unfamiliar with the roads here.

2. Not within one's knowledge; strange: unfamiliar faces.

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un′fa·mil·iar′i·ty (-mĭl-yăr′ĭ-tē, -mĭl′ē-ăr′ĭ-tē) n.

un′fa·mil′iar·ly adv.

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unfamiliar

(ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə)

adj

1. not known or experienced; strange

2. (foll by: with) not familiar

unfamiliarity n

ˌunfaˈmiliarly adv

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un•fa•mil•iar

(ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yər)

adj.

1. not familiar; not acquainted or conversant with: to be unfamiliar with modern art.

2. unaccustomed; different, unusual, or novel: an unfamiliar treat.

[1585–95]

un`fa•mil`i•ar′i•ty (-iˈær ɪ ti) n.

un`fa•mil′iar•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

unfamiliar - 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"

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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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

unfamiliar

adjective

1. Not aware or informed:

ignorant, innocent, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting.

Idiom: in the dark.

2. Not the same as what was previously known or done:

different, fresh, innovative, inventive, new, newfangled, novel, original, unprecedented.

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Translations

غَيْرُ مَأْلُوفغَيْر مألوف، غَريبغَيْر مُطَّلِع على

neznámýneznalý

fremmedubekendt medukendt

unbekannt

άγνωροςπρωτόγνωρος

desconocidono familiarizadopoco familiar

vieras

inconnuinhabituel

nepoznat

nem ismer

ókunnugur, framandisem òekkir ekki til

poco conosciutosconosciuto

不慣れの

익숙지 않은

nenusimanantnesusipažinęsnesusipažinimastarsi nepažindamas

neiepazinisnepazīstamsnezinošssvešs

onbekend

dårlig orientert omukjentukjent med

nieznany

desconhecido

незнакомый

neznan

obekant

ไม่รู้จักคุ้นเคย

alışılmadıkaşina olmayanbilmeyenyabancı

không quen biết

不熟悉的陌生的

unfamiliar

[ˈʌnfəˈmɪlɪəʳ] ADJ → desconocido, extraño
I heard an unfamiliar voice → oí una voz desconocida or extraña
to be unfamiliar with sth → no estar familiarizado con algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unfamiliar

[ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə^r] 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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unfamiliar

adj

(= strange, unknown) experience, taste, sight, surroundings → ungewohnt; subject, person → fremd, unbekannt; unfamiliar territory (fig) → Neuland nt; it is unfamiliar to me → es ist ungewohnt für mich, es ist mir fremd or unbekannt

(= unacquainted) to be unfamiliar with something → etw nicht kennen, mit etw nicht vertraut sein; with machine etc → sich mit etw nicht auskennen; I am not unfamiliar with the situation → die Situation ist mir nicht gänzlich unbekannt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unfamiliar

(anfəˈmiljə) adjective

1. not well-known. He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets. vreemde غَيْر مألوف، غَريب неизвестен desconhecido neznámý unbekannt ukendt άγνωστος, ανοίκειος desconocido tundmatu ناشناخته tuntematon inconnu לא מוּכָּר अपरिचित nepoznat ismeretlen tidak dikenal ókunnugur, framandi sconosciuto 不慣れな 생소한 nežinomas, nepažįstamas nepazīstams; svešs tdk biasa niet vertrouwd ukjent, fremmednieznanydesconhecido necunoscut незнакомый neznámy neznan nepoznat obekant, okänd, främmande ซึ่งไม่คุ้นเคย yabancı, alışılmadık 陌生的 незнайомий; чужий اجنبي không quen 陌生的

2. not knowing about. I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare. nie bekend mee غَيْر مُطَّلِع على незапознат não familiarizado neznalý nicht vertraut ubekendt med 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 tidak mengenal 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 neznalý neveden neupućen inte förtrogen, dåligt insatt ซึ่งไม่รู้ yabancı, bilmeyen 不熟悉的 необізнаний نا مانوس không biết gì về 不熟悉的

unfaˈmiliarly adverb

vreemd بصورَةٍ غَيْر مألوفَه непознато estranhamente neznale unbekannt ukendt άγνωστα, πρωτόγνωρα de modo extraño asjatundmatult بطور نا آشنا tuntemattomasti d'une manière peu connue בְּצוּרָה לא מוּכֶּרֶת अनभिज्ञता से strano, nepoznato ismeretlenül secara asing ókunnuglega (con poca familiarità) よく知らないで 생소하게 nenusimanant, tarsi nepažindamas sveši; neparasti tdk biasa ongewoonuvant 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 陌生地

unfamiliˈarity noun

vreemdheid عَدَم الإطِّلاع، عَدَم الألْفَه непознатост estranheza neznalost das Unbekannte ukendskab έλλειψη εξοικείωσης extrañeza; falta de familiaridad asjatundmatus, võhiklus نا آشنایی tuntemattomuus aspect étrange זָרוּת अनभिज्ञता stranost, nepoznavanje ismeretlen jelleg rasa asing ókunnugleiki (mancanza di familiarità) よく知らないこと 생소함 nežinojimas, nesusipažinimas nezināšana; nepazīšana ketakbiasaan onbekendheid, ongewoonheid fremmedartethetnieznajomość estranheza caracter neobişnuit незнание; незнакомство neznalosť neseznanjenost neupućenost obekantskap ความไม่คุ้นเคย yabancılık, alışılmamışlık 陌生 необізнаність اجنبيت sự không quen thuộc; không biết gì về 陌生

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unfamiliar

→ غَيْرُ مَأْلُوف 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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