unacquainted

unacquainted
adjective

be [completely] unacquainted with something — mit etwas [überhaupt] nicht vertraut sein

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un·ac·quaint·ed
[ˌʌnəˈkweɪntɪd, AM t̬ɪd]
adj inv
1. pred (having no experience with)
to be \unacquainted with sth mit etw dat nicht vertraut sein
2. (not having met before)
to be \unacquainted with sb/sth jdn/etw noch nicht kennen
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["ʌnə'kweIntɪd]
adj pred

to be unacquainted with poverty — die Armut nicht kennen

to be unacquainted with the facts — mit den Tatsachen nicht vertraut sein

I'm not unacquainted with fame — Ruhm or Berühmtheit ist mir nicht gänzlich fremd

they're unacquainted with each other — sie kennen sich nicht

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unacquainted adj (with) unerfahren (in dat), nicht vertraut (mit):
be unacquainted with sth auch etwas nicht kennen
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adjective

be [completely] unacquainted with something — mit etwas [überhaupt] nicht vertraut sein

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adj.
nicht vertraut adj.
unbekannt adj.

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