inconnu
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inconnu (plural inconnus)
- A large salmonid fish, Stenodus leucichthys, with a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw and a high and pointed dorsal fin
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Adjective edit
inconnu (feminine inconnue, masculine plural inconnus, feminine plural inconnues)
- unknown, obscure, unfamiliar, strange
- Le hurling est un sport inconnu en dehors de l’Irlande.
- The sport of hurling is unknown outside Ireland.
Noun edit
inconnu m (plural inconnus, feminine inconnue)
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- The word inconnu refers to someone or something not previously encountered and totally unknown; a related term, méconnu, refers to something that has been encountered or someone acquainted, but is not entirely familiar.[1][2]
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- “inconnu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- ^ “Inconnu et méconnu | Blog alorthographe”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 23 June 2022, archived from the original on 2021-09-28
- ^ What is the difference between "inconnu" and "méconnu" ? "inconnu" vs "méconnu" ? | HiNative