unknown

unknown
[ʌn'nəʊn] 1.
aggettivo [actor, force, threat] sconosciuto

the place was unknown to me — non conoscevo quel posto

unknown to me, they had already left — erano già partiti a mia insaputa

it is not unknown for sb. to do — non è insolito che qcn. faccia

unknown quantity — mat. incognita

Jim is an unknown quantity — Jim è un'incognita

Mr X, address unknown — signor X, indirizzo sconosciuto

2.
nome
1) (unfamiliar place or thing) ignoto m.
2) (person not famous) sconosciuto m. (-a)
3) mat. incognita f.
* * *
adjective
1) (not known: her unknown helper.) sconosciuto
2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) sconosciuto
* * *
[ʌn'nəʊn] 1.
aggettivo [actor, force, threat] sconosciuto

the place was unknown to me — non conoscevo quel posto

unknown to me, they had already left — erano già partiti a mia insaputa

it is not unknown for sb. to do — non è insolito che qcn. faccia

unknown quantity — mat. incognita

Jim is an unknown quantity — Jim è un'incognita

Mr X, address unknown — signor X, indirizzo sconosciuto

2.
nome
1) (unfamiliar place or thing) ignoto m.
2) (person not famous) sconosciuto m. (-a)
3) mat. incognita f.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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