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1 unfamiliar
1) (not well-known: He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.) ukjent, fremmed2) (not knowing about: I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.) dårlig orientert om, ukjent med•- unfamiliarityukjentadj. \/ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə\/ukjent, uvanlig, uvant, fremmedbe unfamiliar to someone være ukjent for noenbe unfamiliar with something ( også) være lite bevandret i noe, kjenne dårlig til noe -
2 foreigner
1) (a person from another country.) utlending2) (an unfamiliar person.) fremmedsubst. \/ˈfɒrənə\/1) utlending, fremmed2) utenlandsk fartøy3) utenlandsk produkt4) fremmed dyrforeigners ( handel) utenlandske verdipapirer -
3 orientate
'o:riənteit1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) tilpasse seg2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) orientere seg•verb \/ˈɔːrɪənteɪt\/, \/ˈɔːrɪenteɪt\/ eller orient1) ( også overført) orientere, tilpasse, avpasse, justere (etter referansepunkt eller forhold)2) forklaring: stille inn i en bestemt retning3) forklaring: bestemme noens\/noes posisjon4) orientere (bygge eller plassere (en bygning) mot øst)5) vende (seg) mot østorientate oneself orientere seg ( overført) finne seg til retteorientate to tilpasse etter, avpasse etter, justere etter -
4 strange
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.) fremmed, ukjent2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) rar, merkelig, underlig•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enoughmerkeligadj. \/streɪn(d)ʒ\/1) fremmed, ukjent, ny2) rar, merkelig, underlig, eiendommelig, merkverdig, snodig, besynderlig3) uvanlig, sjelden4) avmålt, reservert5) ( gammeldags) utenlandskfact\/truth is stranger than fiction virkeligheten overgår ofte fantasienfeel strange føle seg ille til mote føle seg uvel, føle seg dårligstranger things have happened underligere ting har hendt (derfor er ikke dette umulig å tro på)strange to ukjent med, ikke kjenne tiluvant med, ikke familiærstrange to say merkelig nok, underlig nok
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