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1 unknown
[ʌn'nəʊn] 1.aggettivo [actor, force, threat] sconosciutounknown to me, they had already left — erano già partiti a mia insaputa
it is not unknown for sb. to do — non è insolito che qcn. faccia
unknown quantity — mat. incognita
2.Mr X, address unknown — signor X, indirizzo sconosciuto
1) (unfamiliar place or thing) ignoto m.2) (person not famous) sconosciuto m. (-a)3) mat. incognita f.* * *1) (not known: her unknown helper.) sconosciuto2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) sconosciuto* * *[ʌn'nəʊn] 1.aggettivo [actor, force, threat] sconosciutounknown to me, they had already left — erano già partiti a mia insaputa
it is not unknown for sb. to do — non è insolito che qcn. faccia
unknown quantity — mat. incognita
2.Mr X, address unknown — signor X, indirizzo sconosciuto
1) (unfamiliar place or thing) ignoto m.2) (person not famous) sconosciuto m. (-a)3) mat. incognita f. -
2 an unknown quantity
(a person or thing whose characteristics, abilities etc cannot be predicted.) incognita -
3 secret
['siːkrɪt] 1.aggettivo [passage, meeting, admirer] segreto; [ contributor] anonimo2.to keep sth. secret from sb. — tenere qcs. nascosto a qcn.
1) (unknown thing) segreto m.to let sb. in on a secret — mettere qcn. a parte di un segreto
2) (key factor) segreto m.3) in secret in segreto* * *['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) segreto2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) segreto2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) segreto•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret* * *['siːkrɪt] 1.aggettivo [passage, meeting, admirer] segreto; [ contributor] anonimo2.to keep sth. secret from sb. — tenere qcs. nascosto a qcn.
1) (unknown thing) segreto m.to let sb. in on a secret — mettere qcn. a parte di un segreto
2) (key factor) segreto m.3) in secret in segreto -
4 something
['sʌmθɪŋ] 1.1) (unspecified thing) qualcosa, qualche cosato make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che
3) (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc.)2.1) (a bit) un po'2) colloq. (a lot)he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto
* * *1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) qualcosa2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) qualcosa* * *['sʌmθɪŋ] 1.1) (unspecified thing) qualcosa, qualche cosato make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che
3) (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc.)2.1) (a bit) un po'2) colloq. (a lot)he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto
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