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be unfamiliar with

[bi ʌnfəˈmɪliər wɪð]
verb phrase
não estar familiarizado com; desconhecer
1. to lack knowledge or experience of something; to not know something well
I am unfamiliar with this software.
Não estou familiarizado com este software.
2. to be unacquainted with a person, place, or subject
She was unfamiliar with the local customs.
Ela desconhecia os costumes locais.
Synonyms
not knowbe unacquainted withbe ignorant oflack knowledge ofbe unaware of
Antonyms
be familiar withknow wellbe acquainted withunderstand

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
não estar familiarizado com; desconhecer
most common usage
São Paulo
não conhecer; não estar ligado em
more informal usage
Portugal
não estar familiarizado com; ignorar
standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

not have a clue
be in the dark about
not know the first thing about
be green to something
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