familiar in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for familiar in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.familiar [Brit fəˈmɪlɪə, Am fəˈmɪljər] ADJ

1. familiar (well-known):

familiar landmark, phrase, sight, shape, sound

familiare (to a)

familiar face, figure, name, story, voice

familiare (to a)

familiar face, figure, name, story, voice

conosciuto (to da)

her face looked familiar to me

il suo viso mi sembrava familiare

that name has a familiar ring to it, that name sounds familiar

quel nome mi suona familiare, non mi è nuovo

I thought her voice sounded familiar

mi sembrava di aver già sentito la sua voce or mi è sembrato di riconoscere la sua voce

to be on familiar ground fig

essere su un terreno familiare

2. familiar (customary):

familiar argument, complaint, excuse, feeling

solito

3. familiar (acquainted):

to be familiar with sb, sth

conoscere bene qn, qc

to make oneself familiar with sth

prendere confidenza, familiarizzarsi con qc

4. familiar (intimate):

familiar language, manner, tone

familiare

to be on familiar terms with sb

essere in confidenza con qn

to be too familiar with sb

essere troppo invadente con qn

II.familiar [Brit fəˈmɪlɪə, Am fəˈmɪljər] N

1. familiar MYTH:

familiar

= spirito al servizio di una strega, che solitamente assume forma animale

2. familiar (friend):

familiar

intimo m / intima f

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tediously familiar

di una banalità insopportabile

reassuringly familiar

di una familiarità rassicurante

I like both its familiar aspects and its strangeness

ne apprezzo sia gli aspetti familiari sia quelli strani

she looks strangely familiar

ha un'aria stranamente familiare

Translations for familiar in the Italian»English Dictionary

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avere familiarità con qn

to be familiar or on familiar terms with sb

ha un'aria curiosamente familiare

she looks strangely familiar

ha un'aria vagamente familiare

it seems vaguely familiar

prendere dimestichezza con qc

to make oneself familiar with sth

ha poca dimestichezza con i computer

he is not very familiar with computing

familiare colloquio

familiar

familiare viso, paesaggio, nome

familiar

l'autore non mi è familiare

I'm not familiar with the author

familiar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for familiar in the English»Italian Dictionary

familiar [fə·ˈmɪl·jɚ] ADJ

1. familiar (well-known):

familiar

familiare

2. familiar (acquainted):

to be familiar with sth

conoscere qc

3. familiar (friendly):

familiar

familiare

familiar form of address LING

modo informale di rivolgersi a qu f

to be on familiar terms (with sb)

essere in (rapporti di) confidenza (con qu)

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to be slightly familiar with sth

conoscere un po' qc

Translations for familiar in the Italian»English Dictionary

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disinvolto (-a)

familiar

avere dimestichezza con qc

to be familiar with sth

familiare

familiar

familiare (affabile: modi, tono)

familiar

non sono pratico del posto

I'm not familiar with the place

tu

There are two ways of addressing someone in Italian: tu , which is informal, and the formal Lei . Lei is usually used when speaking to people one doesn't know or with whom one is not on familiar terms. Generally young people call each other 'tu' even if they do not know each other; similarly an older person such as a shopkeeper may address a young person as tu . It is also usual for work colleagues to call one another tu .

familiar Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be familiar with sth

conoscere qc

familiar form of address LING

modo informale di rivolgersi a qu f

to be on familiar terms (with sb)

essere in (rapporti di) confidenza (con qu)

to be slightly familiar with sth

conoscere un po' qc

There are two ways of addressing someone in Italian: tu , which is informal, and the formal Lei . Lei is usually used when speaking to people one doesn't know or with whom one is not on familiar terms. Generally young people call each other 'tu' even if they do not know each other; similarly an older person such as a shopkeeper may address a young person as tu . It is also usual for work colleagues to call one another tu .

tu

I'm not familiar with the place

non sono pratico del posto

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English

However, with time, the reviewer added, the characters' language starts to feel familiar and warm.

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She states that is her responsibility as a noble, to make sure her highness the princess is safe and that her familiar's well-being.

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She had a bit of a reputation for being familiar with boys.

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They were well adapted to the climate and was familiar with the means of survival like hunting and gathering.

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These seminars focus on furthering collobaration through the use of the internet and training novices or those who are not very familiar with new technology.

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In these he became familiar with the blossoming field of psychology, the area upon which his life work eventually would be focused.

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It follows a familiar pattern of protagonists searching for gold, double-crossing one another and a high body count.

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Each member of the band played an instrument that they were not very familiar with.

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The familiar or friend that they called nominated instead of them.

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Possibly it would have had a wider appeal if it had been entirely re-written in a form more familiar to our readers.

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