to be unfamiliar with sth

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• unfamiliar — un|fa|mil|i|ar [ˌʌnfəˈmıliə US ər] adj 1.) not known to you unfamiliar surroundings/place/environment etc ▪ She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings. ▪ a crowd of unfamiliar faces unfamiliar to ▪ Some of the technical vocabulary… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …   Collocations dictionary

• familiar*/*/ — [fəˈmɪliə] adj 1) well known to you, or easily recognized by you Ant: unfamiliar People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings.[/ex] His face looked vaguely familiar but I couldn t think why.[/ex] I m pleased to see so many familiar faces here …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye …   Collocations dictionary

• mean — 1 /mi:n/ verb (T) past tense and past participle meant /ment/ 1 HAVE A PARTICULAR MEETING (not in progressive) to have or represent a particular meaning: What does Konbanwa mean in English? It means Good Evening . | The red light means Stop . |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless …   Collocations dictionary

• ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big …   Collocations dictionary

• new — adjective 1 RECENTLY MADE recently made, built, or invented: the city s new hospital | Renault s newest GTI hatchback | the new issue of Time magazine | the new fashions | a new way of organizing data 2 RECENTLY BOUGHT recently bought: Do you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …   Collocations dictionary

• Call — An option that gives the right to buy the underlying futures contract. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. call call 1 [kɔːl ǁ kɒːl] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to telephone someone: • She called the airport to ask about… …   Financial and business terms

• call — The period at market opening or closing during which futures contract prices are established by auction. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary An option that grants the holder the right to purchase an instrument in the future at a price established… …   Financial and business terms