unknown quantity in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for unknown quantity in the English»French Dictionary

unknown quantity N MATH

unknown quantity fig

inconnue f

Translations for unknown quantity in the English»French Dictionary

he/she is an unknown quantity

il/elle représente une inconnue

Translations for unknown quantity in the English»French Dictionary

I.unknown [Brit ʌnˈnəʊn, Am ˌənˈnoʊn] N

1. unknown (unfamiliar place or thing):

unknown

inconnu m

journey into the unknown

voyage dans l'inconnu

2. unknown (person not famous):

unknown

inconnu/-e m/f

3. unknown MATH:

unknown

inconnue f

II.unknown [Brit ʌnˈnəʊn, Am ˌənˈnoʊn] ADJ

unknown actor, band, force, threat, country:

unknown

inconnu

the man/place was unknown to me

l'homme/l'endroit m'était inconnu

unknown to me, they had already left

à mon insu, ils étaient déjà partis

it is not unknown for sb to do

il arrive à qn de faire

it's not unknown for him to be late

ça lui arrive d'être en retard

he/she is an unknown quantity

il/elle représente une inconnue

murder by person or persons unknown LAW

meurtre dont l'auteur ou les auteurs sont inconnus

Mr X, address unknown

M. X, adresse inconnue

Stephen King, whereabouts unknown

Stephen King, dont on ignore où il se trouve

quantity [Brit ˈkwɒntɪti, Am ˈkwɑn(t)ədi] N (gen)

quantity LIT

quantité f

in quantity

en grande quantité

a quantity of

une quantité de

a quantity of attr purchase, sale

en grande quantité

a quantity of production

en série

unknown quantity in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for unknown quantity in the English»French Dictionary

she is an unknown quantity

on sait peu de choses d'elle

Translations for unknown quantity in the English»French Dictionary

I.unknown [ˌʌnˈnəʊn, Am -ˈnoʊn] ADJ

unknown

inconnu(e)

to be unknown to sth

être inconnu de qc

to be unknown to sb

être inconnu à qn

to be unknown to sb (against one's will)

être à l'insu de qn

she is an unknown quantity

on sait peu de choses d'elle

II.unknown [ˌʌnˈnəʊn, Am -ˈnoʊn] N

1. unknown (sth not known):

the unknown

l'inconnu m

2. unknown (undetermined element) a. MATH:

unknown

inconnue f

3. unknown (little-known person):

unknown

inconnu(e) m (f)

quantity <-ies> [ˈkwɒntətɪ, Am ˈkwɑ:nt̬ət̬ɪ] N

quantity

quantité f

to double the quantity of a recipe

doubler les quantités d'une recette

a quantity of cotton wool

du coton

in quantity

en grande quantité

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There were genuine fears that an unknown quantity of unregistered miners may have been underground at the time.

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The unknown quantity may be a parameter or latent variable.

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