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desconocido

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desconocido

Past participle ofdesconocer.

desconocido

desconocido(

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (undiscovered)

a. unknown

Un hombre fue hallado muerto en su domicilio por causas todavía desconocidas.A man was found dead in his home due to still unknown causes.

2. (not famous)

a. unknown

En ese entonces era un actor prácticamente desconocido.Back then he was a practically unknown actor.

3. (strange)

a. unfamiliar

Su cara me resulta totalmente desconocida.Her face is completely unfamiliar to me.

4. (unrecognizable)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Desde que se casó está desconocido.He's changed a lot since he got married.

¡Estás desconocida con ese corte de pelo!You look very different with that haircut!

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

5. (unfamiliar person)

a. stranger

Tras un año sin ver a mis hijos, ellos me tratan como a un desconocido.After one year without seeing my children, they treat me as a stranger.

6. (not identified person)

a. unidentified person

Un desconocido le robó todo el dinero que llevaba a punta de pistola.He was robbed of all his money at gunpoint by an unidentified person.

7. (not famous person)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

No tardará en dejar de ser una desconocida.It won't take long for her to become famous.

Se casó con él cuando era todavía un desconocido.She married him when he was not yet famous.

desconocido

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (no conocido)

a. unknown

lo desconocidothe unknown

nació en 1821, de padre desconocidohe was born in 1821, and it is not known who his father was

su nombre no me es del todo desconocidoI've heard his name

2. (extraño)

no dé su teléfono o dirección a personas desconocidasdon't give your telephone number or address to strangers

3. (muy cambiado)

estar desconocidoto have changed beyond all recognition

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

4. (extraño)

a. stranger

5. (persona sin fama)

a. unkown

6. (persona sin identificar)

a. unidentified person

desconocidoa desconocida

adjective

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); el triunfo de un atleta desconocido the success of an unknown athlete; tiene miedo a lo desconocido he's afraid of the unknown

estar desconocido: con ese traje estás desconocido I'd hardly recognize you o you're unrecognizable in that suit; después del divorcio está desconocido he's a changed person o he's like a different person since the divorce

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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Examples

Phrases

con destino desconocido	for an unknown destination
lo desconocido	the unknown
conocimiento de algo antes desconocido	knowledge of something previously unknown
Hemos detectado un problema desconocido.	An unexpected error occurred.