unfamiliar

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliər/, X-SAMPA: /%Vnf@"mIli@r/

Adjective

unfamiliar (comparative more unfamiliar, superlative most unfamiliar)

1. Strange, not familiar.
   • 2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, BBC Sport:

     United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact.

Translations

not familiar

• Arabic: غير مألوف (ar) (ġayr maʾlūf)
• Armenian: անծանոթ (hy) (ançanot’)
• Burmese: စိမ်း (my) (sein:)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陌生 (cmn) (mòshēng)

• French: inconnu (fr)
• German: unbekannt (de), unvertraut (de)
• Japanese: 知られていない (ja) (しられていない, shirarete inai)
• Old English: uncūþ (ang)
• Russian: незнакомый (ru) (neznakómyj)

Noun

unfamiliar (plural unfamiliars)

1. An unfamiliar person; a stranger.