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1 unfamiliar
[ˌʌnfə'mɪlɪə(r)]1) (strange) [face, name, place] non familiare, sconosciuto (to a); [appearance, concept, feeling, situation] nuovo, insolito (to per); [artist, subject] sconosciutoto be unfamiliar with sth. — non avere familiarità con qcs
* * *1) (not well-known: He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.) sconosciuto2) (not knowing about: I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.) (poco familiare)•- unfamiliarity* * *unfamiliar /ʌnfəˈmɪlɪə(r)/a.1 poco familiare; sconosciuto: The area was unfamiliar to me, la zona non mi era familiare; unfamiliar faces, facce sconosciute2 (pred.) poco pratico; inesperto: He was unfamiliar with the machine, non era pratico della macchinaunfamiliarly avv.* * *[ˌʌnfə'mɪlɪə(r)]1) (strange) [face, name, place] non familiare, sconosciuto (to a); [appearance, concept, feeling, situation] nuovo, insolito (to per); [artist, subject] sconosciutoto be unfamiliar with sth. — non avere familiarità con qcs
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2 unfamiliar un·fa·mil·iar adj
[ˌʌnfə'mɪljə(r)]to be unfamiliar with sth — non essere pratico (-a) di qc, non avere familiarità con qc, avere scarsa familiarità con qc
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3 strange
[streɪndʒ]1) (unfamiliar) sconosciuto, ignoto, estraneo2) (odd) strano, bizzarro, curiosoit is strange (that)... — è strano che...
there's something strange about her — c'è qualcosa di strano o curioso in lei
in a strange way... — stranamente...
3) (unwell)4) form. (new)to be strange to — essere nuovo di [ place]
* * *[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) sconosciuto; straniero2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) strano•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *[streɪndʒ]1) (unfamiliar) sconosciuto, ignoto, estraneo2) (odd) strano, bizzarro, curiosoit is strange (that)... — è strano che...
there's something strange about her — c'è qualcosa di strano o curioso in lei
in a strange way... — stranamente...
3) (unwell)4) form. (new)to be strange to — essere nuovo di [ place]
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4 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. -
5 unfamiliarly
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6 strange **** adj
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7 foreigner
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8 orientate
['ɔːrɪənteɪt]orient II* * *['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) orientare, orientarsi2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) orientarsi•* * *['ɔːrɪənteɪt]orient II
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unfamiliar — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar) … Etymology dictionary
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