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1 ♦ familiar
♦ familiar /fəˈmɪlɪə(r)/A a.1 familiare; noto; conosciuto: There was something familiar about that place, quel posto aveva qualcosa di familiare; a familiar voice, una voce nota; familiar sight, vista (o spettacolo) familiare3 – familiar with, che conosce (qc. o q.); che ha familiarità (o dimestichezza) con; pratico di; in confidenza con: to be familiar with the rules, conoscere il regolamento; Are you familiar with this machine?, sai come funziona questa macchina?; conosci questa macchina?; to make (oneself) familiar with st., acquistare familiarità (o dimestichezza) con qc.; to grow familiar with, prendere confidenza con4 intimo; in confidenza; confidenziale: to be on familiar terms with, essere intimo di; essere in rapporto di confidenza con; to get too familiar with, prendersi troppa familiarità con5 informale; familiare; alla buonaB n.3 (antiq.) (amico) intimo● (fig.) to be on familiar ground, trovarsi a proprio agio (o nel proprio elemento)FALSI AMICI: familiar non significa familiare nel senso di relativo alla famiglia. -
2 familiar
[fə'mɪlɪə(r)] 1.1) (well-known) familiare (to a), conosciuto (to da)that name sounds familiar o has a familiar ring to it quel nome non mi è nuovo; to be on familiar ground — fig. essere su un terreno familiare
2) (acquainted)to be familiar with sb., sth. — conoscere bene qcn., qcs.
2.to make oneself familiar with sth. — prendere confidenza o familiarizzarsi con qcs
nome mitol. = spirito al servizio di una strega, che solitamente assume forma animale* * *[fə'miljə]1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) familiare2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) familiare con3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) familiare•- familiarity
- familiarize
- familiarise
- familiarization
- familiarisation* * *[fə'mɪlɪə(r)] 1.1) (well-known) familiare (to a), conosciuto (to da)that name sounds familiar o has a familiar ring to it quel nome non mi è nuovo; to be on familiar ground — fig. essere su un terreno familiare
2) (acquainted)to be familiar with sb., sth. — conoscere bene qcn., qcs.
2.to make oneself familiar with sth. — prendere confidenza o familiarizzarsi con qcs
nome mitol. = spirito al servizio di una strega, che solitamente assume forma animale -
3 familiar *** fa·mili·ar adj
[fə'mɪljə(r)]1) (well-known: face, person, place) conosciuto (-a), familiare, (common: experience, complaint, event) comune2)to be familiar (with sb/sth) — conoscere bene (qn/qc)to make o.s. familiar with — familiarizzarsi con, acquistare dimestichezza con
3) (language) familiare, (intimate: tone of voice) di eccessiva confidenza -
4 familiarity
[fəˌmɪlɪ'ærətɪ]nome (acquaintance) familiarità f. ( with con), conoscenza f. ( with di); (of surroundings, place) carattere m. familiare* * *[-li'æ-]1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) familiarità2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) familiarità* * *familiarity /fəmɪlɪˈærətɪ/n. [u]1 buona conoscenza; dimestichezza; pratica: familiarity with Chinese, buona conoscenza del cinese; lack of familiarity, scarsa dimestichezza; ignoranza2 familiarità; confidenza; intimità; confidenzialità: unwelcome familiarity, confidenzialità sgradita3 familiarità; (l')essere noto● (prov.) Familiarity breeds contempt, confidenza toglie riverenza.* * *[fəˌmɪlɪ'ærətɪ]nome (acquaintance) familiarità f. ( with con), conoscenza f. ( with di); (of surroundings, place) carattere m. familiare
См. также в других словарях:
too familiar — index trite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
too — [ tu ] adverb *** Too is used in the following ways: as an ordinary adverb (before an adjective or adverb or before much, many, few, etc.): You re too young to understand politics. as a way of showing how a sentence, clause, or phrase is related… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
too — W1S1 [tu:] adv [: Old English; Origin: to to, too ] 1.) [+ adjective/adverb] more than is acceptable or possible ▪ Do you think the music s too loud? ▪ You ve put too much salt in the soup. ▪ There are too many cars on the road. much/far too ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
familiar — 1 adjective 1 EASY TO RECOGNIZE someone or something that is familiar is easy to recognize because you have seen or heard them many times before: a familiar tune | vaguely familiar (=a little familiar): Her face seems vaguely familiar, but I can… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
familiar — fa|mil|iar [ fə mıljər ] adjective *** 1. ) well known to you or easily recognized by you: People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
familiar */*/*/ — UK [fəˈmɪlɪə(r)] / US [fəˈmɪljər] adjective 1) well known to you, or easily recognized by you People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked … English dictionary
familiar — adj. 1 well known VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound ▪ The place felt faintly familiar to me. ▪ become … Collocations dictionary
familiar — adj. known 1) familiar to (is this area familiar to you?) 2) (misc.) all too familiar acquainted 3) thoroughly familiar 4) familiar with (are you familiar with the details?) * * * [fə mɪlɪə] (misc.) all too familiar [ acquainted ] thoroughly… … Combinatory 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
familiar — fa|mil|i|ar1 W2S2 [fəˈmıliə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: familier, from Latin familia; FAMILY] 1.) someone or something that is familiar is well known to you and easy to recognize ▪ a familiar tune look/sound familiar ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
familiar — /fəˈmɪljə / (say fuh milyuh) adjective 1. commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight; a sight familiar to us all. 2. well acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject; to be familiar with a method; to be familiar… …