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desconocido

/deskonoˈθido/, [d̪es.ko.noˈθi.ð̞o]

unknown

Adjective desconocido (feminine desconocida, masculine plural desconocidos, feminine plural desconocidas)

  1. unknown, undisclosed, unbeknownst
  2. unfamiliar
  3. uncharted, undiscovered

Noun desconocido m (plural desconocidos, feminine desconocida, feminine plural desconocidas)

  1. unknown
  2. John Doe
  3. stranger (unknown person)

Verb desconocido m (feminine singular desconocida, masculine plural desconocidos, feminine plural desconocidas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of desconocer.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Vi entrar a un desconocido en esa casa.

    I saw a stranger enter that house.

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  • La caballería enemiga cruzó el río por un vado desconocido.

    The enemy cavalry crossed the river by an unknown ford.

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  • Aunque la mayoría de las islas en el océano han sido mapeadas, el suelo oceánico es por lo general desconocido.

    Although most islands in the ocean have been mapped, the ocean floor is generally unknown.

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  • Quizá en otro universo, las leyes físicas son tan diferentes que desde nuestro punto de vista todo es desconocido.

    Maybe in another universe, the physical laws are so different that everything from our point of view looks unfamiliar.

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  • Se le acercó un desconocido.

    A stranger approached him.

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  • Si un desconocido por la calle me diera una bofetada, lo mataría sin aviso.

    If a stranger on the street slapped me in the face, I'd kill him without warning.

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  • Tom es un artista desconocido.

    Tom is an unknown artist.

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  • Un desconocido se me acercó y me preguntó la hora.

    A stranger came up to me and asked me the time.

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  • No deberías aceptar dulces de un desconocido.

    You wouldn't accept candy from a stranger.

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  • Esto no es nuevo ni desconocido.

    This is neither new nor unknown.

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