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un·of·fi·cial

(ŭn′ə-fĭsh′əl)

adj.

1. Not official: the unofficial election results.

2. Not acting officially: an unofficial adviser.

un′of·fi′cial·ly adv.

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Adv.	1.	unofficially - without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side" on the side
	2.	unofficially - not in an official capacity; "unofficially, he serves as the treasurer" officially - in an official role; "officially, he is in charge"; "officially responsible"

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officieusement

unofficially

[ˈʌnəˈfɪʃəlɪ] ADV → extraoficialmente
I have already asked him unofficially → ya le he preguntado extraoficialmente

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unofficially

adv → inoffiziell

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unofficially

[ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəlɪ] adv → ufficiosamente

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Tranquilly permitting these irregular cursings to evaporate, Stubb then in a plain, business-like, but still half humorous manner, cursed Pip officially; and that done, unofficially gave him much wholesome advice.

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I speak to you now unofficially, as an Englishman to his guest.

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Van Weyden" fore and aft, and it was only unofficially that Wolf Larsen himself ever addressed me as "Hump."

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But I have patients amongst the seafaring population of West Colebrook, and, unofficially, I am informed that very early that morning two brothers, who went down to look after their cobble hauled up on the beach, found, a good way from Brenzett, an ordinary ship's hencoop lying high and dry on the shore, with eleven drowned ducks inside.

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Unofficially, the perpetrator is Danijel Vukelic (23).

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A view of Zayed The First street, unofficially known as Electra Street, in Abu Dhabi.

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Summary: New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday "unofficially" declared himself as the ambassador of state-run carrier Air India.

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December milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext unofficially closed down 0.50 euro, or 0.3 percent, at 198.25 euros ($224.18) a tonne.

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LAHORE:Influential people continue to get VIP protocol unofficially at Allama Iqbal International Aiport in Lahore despite the ban imposed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, Pakistan Today has learned.

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BADIN -- Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) candidate Dr Fehmida Mirza was unofficially declared winner after recounting of NA-230 Badin-II votes conducted on an application filed by her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rival Haji Rasool Bux Chandio.