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1 an unknown quantity
(a person or thing whose characteristics, abilities etc cannot be predicted.) incognita -
2 ♦ unknown
♦ unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/A a.ignoto; sconosciuto: the Unknown Warrior, il Milite Ignoto; The region is unknown to me, non conosco la regioneB n.3 (fam.) persona (o cosa) sconosciuta: When she won the prize, she was a relative unknown, quando ha vinto il premio, era quasi una sconosciuta● an unknown person, uno sconosciuto; (leg.) un ignoto □ an unknown quantity, (mat.) un'incognita; (fig.) una persona (o una cosa) imprevedibile □ for some unknown reason, per qualche misterioso motivo: For some unknown reason, she named all her children after fruit, per qualche misterioso motivo, ha dato a tutti i suoi figli dei nomi di frutti □ unknown to sb., all'insaputa di q.: Unknown to her parents, she had decided to move out, all'insaputa dei genitori, aveva deciso di andarsene di casa. -
3 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. -
4 quantity
['kwɒntətɪ] 1.nome quantità f. (anche metr. ling.)2.unknown quantity — mat. incognita (anche fig.)
modificatore [purchase, sale] in (grande) quantità* * *['kwontəti](the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) quantità- an unknown quantity* * *['kwɒntətɪ] 1.nome quantità f. (anche metr. ling.)2.unknown quantity — mat. incognita (anche fig.)
modificatore [purchase, sale] in (grande) quantità -
5 unknown *** un·known
[ʌn'nəʊn]1. adjsconosciuto (-a), ignoto (-a)unknown quantity Math fig — incognita
2. advunknown to them he was nearby — era nelle vicinanze, a loro insaputa
3. n1) (person) sconosciuto (-a)2) Math incognita
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