desconocido

∗ ≈

unknown

∗ adjective

desconocido, -a
adjective
1 unknown (no conocido)
  • lo desconocido, -a -> the unknown
  • nació en 1821, de padre desconocido, -a -> he was born in 1821, and it is not known who his father was
  • su nombre no me es del todo desconocido, -a -> I've heard his name
2 (extraño)
  • no dé su teléfono o dirección a personas desconocidas -> don't give your telephone number or address to strangers
3 (muy cambiado)
  • estar desconocido, -a -> to have changed beyond all recognition
masculine or feminine noun
4 stranger (extraño)
5 unkown (persona sin fama)
6 unidentified person (persona sin identificar)

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desconocido [des-co-no-thee’-do, dah]
adjective
1 Strange, unknown, ungrateful.
  • Por razones desconocidas -> for reasons which are not known
2 Much changed.
  • Está desconocido -> he is much altered
noun
3 Stranger. (m & f)

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desconocidoa desconocida
adjetivo
1 (gen) unknown
su apellido me es totalmente desconocido his surname is completely unfamiliar to me; una explosión de origen desconocido an explosion of unknown origin; por razones desconocidas for reasons which are not known (to us etc);etc el triunfo de un atleta desconocido the success of an unknown athlete; tiene miedo a lo desconocido he's afraid of the unknown
2
estar desconocido: con ese traje estás desconocido I'd hardly recognize you you're unrecognizable in that suit;o después del divorcio está desconocido he's a changed person he's like a different person since the divorce;o
sustantivo:masculino
femenino
stranger
un desconocido llamó a la puerta a stranger knocked on the door; unos desconocidos le dispararon por la espalda some unidentified attackers shot him in the back

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