unknown

unknown
unknown [{{t}}‚ʌn'nəʊn]
1 adjective
(a) (not known) inconnu;
for reasons unknown to us pour des raisons que nous ignorons ou qui nous sont inconnues;
these drugs are unknown to most family doctors ces médicaments sont inconnus de la plupart des généralistes;
{{}}Law{{}} verdict against person or persons unknown verdict m contre inconnu
(b) (obscure → cause) inconnu, mystérieux; (→ place) inconnu; (→ actor, writer) inconnu, méconnu
2 noun
(a) (person) inconnu(e) m,f
(b) (place, situation) inconnu m;
the great unknown le grand inconnu, l'inconnu m;
the explorers set off into the unknown les explorateurs se lancèrent vers l'inconnu
(c) {{}}Mathematics{{}} & (logic) inconnue f
3 adverb
unknown to his son, he sold the house à l'insu de son fils ou sans que son fils le sache, il a vendu la maison;
unknown to us, the bus had already gone nous ne le savions pas, mais le bus était déjà parti
►► {{}}Mathematics{{}} & {{}}figurative{{}} unknown quantity inconnue f;
the new minister is a bit of an unknown quantity le nouveau ministre est un personnage dont on ne sait pas grand-chose;
the new drug is an unknown quantity on ne sait pas grand-chose des effets de ce nouveau médicament;
the Unknown Soldier, the Unknown Warrior le Soldat inconnu

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