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1 unknown
1) (not known: her unknown helper.) desconocido2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) desconocidounknown adj desconocidotr[ʌn'nəʊn]1 desconocido,-a1 lo desconocido\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLunknown quantity incógnitaunknown [.ʌn'no:n] adj: desconocidoadj.• desconocido, -a adj.• ignoto, -a adj.• incierto, -a adj.• incógnito, -a adj.n.• desconocido s.m.• incógnita (Matemática) s.f.
I 'ʌn'nəʊnadjective desconocido
II
a) u (phenomenon, experience)b) c ( Math) incógnita fc) c ( person) desconocido, -da m,f
III
['ʌn'nǝʊn]unknown to her — sin ella saberlo, sin que ella lo supiera
1.ADJ [identity, destination, territory, writer] desconocidothe Cazorla Sierra is almost unknown outside Spain — la sierra de Cazorla casi no se conoce fuera de España
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it's unknown for him to refuse a sweet — nunca ha dicho que no a un caramelo que se sepait's not unknown for him to be wrong — iro no es precisamente que no se haya equivocado nunca iro
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to be unknown to sb, the name is unknown to me — el nombre no me resulta conocidopersona substance unknown to science — una sustancia no conocida por la ciencia, una sustancia que la ciencia desconoce
2.ADV3.N (=person) desconocido(-a) m / f ; (Math) (also fig) incógnita f* * *
I ['ʌn'nəʊn]adjective desconocido
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a) u (phenomenon, experience)b) c ( Math) incógnita fc) c ( person) desconocido, -da m,f
III
unknown to her — sin ella saberlo, sin que ella lo supiera
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2 obscure
əb'skjuə
1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro, oscuro, poco claro2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro
2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) ofuscar, obscurecer- obscurity
obscure adj oscuro / poco conocidotr[əbs'kjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (unclear) obscuro,-a, oscuro,-a, poco claro,-a2 (vague, indistinct) vago,-a, confuso,-a; (hidden) recóndito,-a3 (little known - person) poco conocido,-a, oscuro,-a; (- village) recóndito,-a, perdido,-a1 (make unclear, difficult to understand) ofuscar, obscurecer; (confuse) confundir2 (hide) ocultar; (conceal, cover) oscurecer, obscurecer1) cloud, dim: oscurecer, nublar2) hide: ocultarobscure adj1) dim: oscuro2) remote, secluded: recóndito3) vague: oscuro, confuso, vago4) unknown: desconocidoan obscure poet: un poeta desconocido♦ obscurely advadj.• denso, -a adj.• obscuro, -a adj.• oscuro, -a adj.• tenebroso, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.v.• asombrar v.• borrar v.• disimular v.• eclipsar v.• ensombrecer v.• entenebrecer v.• esconder v.• oscurecer v.
I əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)adjective obscurer, obscuresta) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> crípticob) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vagoc) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido
II
a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*her view of the stage was obscured by the man in front — el hombre que tenía delante le impedía ver todo el escenario
b) (make unclear, cover up)[ǝb'skjʊǝ(r)]these irrelevant details obscure the central problem — estos detalles superfluos impiden ver claramente el problema central
1. ADJ1) (=not well-known) [book, artist, poet] poco conocido, oscuro; [village] recóndito, perdidosome obscure disease we had never heard of before — una enfermedad poco conocida de la que nunca habíamos oído hablar antes
Norris himself has remained relatively obscure — el mismo Norris sigue siendo hasta cierto punto un desconocido
2) (=not obvious) [word, jargon, terminology] de difícil comprensión; [origins] oscuro, poco clarothe meaning is obscure — el significado es oscuro or poco claro
3) (=indistinct) [shape, figure] borroso2. VT1) (=hide) [+ object, face, truth] ocultarthis news should not be allowed to obscure the fact that... — no se debería permitir que esta noticia impida ver claramente que..., no se debería permitir que esta noticia vele el hecho de que...
2) (=complicate) complicar* * *
I [əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)]adjective obscurer, obscuresta) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> crípticob) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vagoc) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido
II
a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*her view of the stage was obscured by the man in front — el hombre que tenía delante le impedía ver todo el escenario
b) (make unclear, cover up) -
3 authorship
noun (the state or fact of being an author.) autoríatr['ɔːɵəʃɪp]1 autoríaauthorship ['ɔɵər.ʃɪp] n: autoría fn.• paternidad literaria s.f.• profesión de autor s.f.'ɔːθərʃɪp, 'ɔːθəʃɪpmass noun autoría f['ɔːθǝʃɪp]N1) [of book etc] autoría f2) (=profession) profesión f de autor* * *['ɔːθərʃɪp, 'ɔːθəʃɪp]mass noun autoría f
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