unfamiliar

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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.

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

un′fa·mil′iar·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

unfamiliar

(ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə)

adj

1. not known or experienced; strange

2. (foll by: with) not familiar

unfamiliarity n

ˌunfaˈmiliarly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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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Adj.

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"

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.

Translations

غَيْرُ مَأْلُوفغَيْر مألوف، غَريبغَيْر مُطَّلِع على

neznámýneznalý

fremmedubekendt medukendt

unbekannt

άγνωρος πρωτόγνωρος

desconocido no familiarizado poco familiar

vieras

inconnu inhabituel

nepoznat

nem ismer

ókunnugur, framandisem òekkir ekki til

poco conosciuto sconosciuto

不慣れの

익숙지 않은

nenusimanantnesusipažinęsnesusipažinimastarsi nepažindamas

neiepazinisnepazīstamsnezinošssvešs

onbekend

dårlig orientert om ukjent ukjent med

nieznany

desconhecido

незнакомый

neznan

obekant

ไม่รู้จักคุ้นเคย

alışılmadık aşina 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

unfamiliar

(anfəˈmiljə) adjective

1. not well-known. He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.

2. not knowing about. I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.

unfaˈmiliarly adverb

unfamiliˈarity noun

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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