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unknown

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌnˈnəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈnoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un nōn)

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
unknown adj (fact: not known)desconocido/a adj
 Many of the facts of this case are unknown, so we can't say for certain what happened.
 Muchos hechos de este caso son desconocidos, así que no podemos decir con certeza lo que pasó.
unknown adj (person: not known)desconocido/a adj
 An unknown man entered the bar and ordered a drink.
 Un hombre desconocido entró en el bar y pidió una bebida.
unknown adj (not famous)desconocido/a adj
 Lots of teenagers dream of becoming music stars, but the truth is that many music acts remain unknown for years and some never make it at all.
 Muchos adolescentes sueñan con convertirse en estrellas de la música, pero la verdad es que muchos intérpretes siguen siendo desconocidos durante años y algunos nunca lo consiguen.
unknown adj (as yet undiscovered)desconocido/a adj
  ignoto/a adj
 There are many unknown species of plants on the planet.
 Hay muchas especies de plantas desconocidas en el planeta.
unknown n (unknown fact or factor)interrogante n amb
  lo desconocido nm
 There are still too many unknowns in this case; I don't think we'll ever solve it.
 Hay todavía muchos interrogantes en este caso; no sé si podremos resolverlo algún día.
unknown n (person who is not famous)desconocido, desconocida nm, nf
 The director picked an unknown for the starring role.
 El director eligió a una desconocida para el papel protagonista.
unknown n (mathematics: quantity, variable) (matemáticas)incógnita nf
 Solve the equation to find the value of the unknown.
 Resuelve la ecuación para averiguar el valor de la incógnita.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
the unknown n (region, experience: not familiar)lo desconocido nm
 The explorers loaded up their backpacks and set off into the unknown.
 Los exploradores llenaron sus mochilas y partieron hacia lo desconocido.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
person unknown,
person or persons unknown
n
often plural (law: unstated party)persona desconocida nf + adj
 The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter by person or persons unknown.
unknown quantity n (mathematics: amount not known)incógnita nf
unknown quantity n figurative (person, thing: unfamiliar)incógnita nf
unknown variable n (mathematics: value not known)incógnita nf
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Collocations: an unknown [name, brand, type, kind], an unknown [word, meaning, expression, phrase], discover an unknown [artist, author, singer, player], more...

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