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1 unknown
1) (not known: her unknown helper.)2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) -
2 an unknown quantity
(a person or thing whose characteristics, abilities etc cannot be predicted.) necunoscut; persoană imprevizibilă -
3 explorer
noun (a person who explores unknown regions: explorers in space.) explorator -
4 parentage
[-ti‹]noun (family or ancestry: a man of unknown parentage.) descendenţă -
5 quantity
['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.) cantitate- an unknown quantity -
6 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) secret, ascuns2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) secret2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) secret•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret -
7 stranger
1) (a person who is unknown to oneself: I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me).) străin2) (a visitor: I can't tell you where the post office is - I'm a stranger here myself.) vizitator -
8 their
[ðeə]1) (belonging to them: This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.) lor2) (used instead of his, his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: Everyone should buy his own ticket.) său; lor•- theirs -
9 them
[ðəm, ðem]1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) (pe) ei/ele; lor, -le2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) îl; o; îi• -
10 they
[ðei]1) (persons, animals or things already spoken about, being pointed out etc: They are in the garden.) ei; ele2) (used instead of he, he or she etc when the person's sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to: If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.) el, ea, ei, ele -
11 unknowingly
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