unknown [ʌnˈnəʊn] sustantivodesconocido(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (person)- the unknown -> lo desconocido (place, things)
adjetivodesconocido(a) - an unknown quantity (sentido figurado) -> una incógnita
- the unknown Soldier -> el soldado desconocido
adverbio también: - unknown to the rest of us -> sin que lo supiéramos los demás
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unknown [an-noun]adjetivoOculto, desconocido, ignorado, no conocido antes, ignoto.
Mayor de lo que se cree o se imagina; superior a todo cómputo.
Incógnito, sin que se sepa, sin noticia de.- Unknown to me -> sin mi noticia de, sin saberlo yo, sin mi concurrencia o participación
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unknown [ˈʌnˈnəʊn]
adjective
[+identity, destination, territory, writer] desconocido person, musician, writer
the Cazorla Sierra is almost unknown outside Spain la sierra de Cazorla casi no se conoce fuera de España
it's unknown for him to refuse a sweetfor nunca ha dicho que no a un caramelo que se sepa it's not unknown for him to be wrong (humorous) no es precisamente que no se haya equivocado nunca; (ironic)
an unknown [quantity]
she's a bit of an unknown quantityquantity ella es una incógnita the effect of tomorrow's entry into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism,however, remains an unknown quantity
for some unknown reasonreason por alguna razón desconocida
the Unknown SoldierSoldier el soldado desconocido
to be unknown to sbto the name is unknown to me el nombre no me resulta conocido; a substance unknown to science una sustancia no conocida por la ciencia; una sustancia que la ciencia desconoce
they had impressive beasts and intimidating weapons unknown to the natives Buchanan was virtually unknown to the American movie public They were unknown to one another until recently the song was unknown to Tommy Sopwith The letters were previously unknown to scholars
adverb
unknown to me si yo saberlo
noun
(person) desconocidoadesconocida;a desconocida (m) (f) (Mat) also incógnita; (f) I wanted it played by a cast of unknowns
the unknown lo desconocido; a journey into the unknown un viaje a lo desconocido
I had driven racing cars at around 180 mph,but here beyond 240, it really was a journey into the unknown to go out into the unknown
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