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un·like

(ŭn-līk′)

adj.

1. Not alike; different: For twins, they are very unlike.

2. Not equal, as in amount.

prep.

1. Different from; not like: She's unlike the rest of her family.

2. Not typical of: It's unlike him not to call.

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unlike

(ʌnˈlaɪk)

adj

1. not alike; dissimilar or unequal; different

2. archaic unlikely

prep

not like; not typical of: unlike his father, he lacks intelligence.

unˈlikeness n

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un•like

(ʌnˈlaɪk)

adj.

1. different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They gave unlike accounts of the incident.

prep.

2. dissimilar to; different from: She is unlike my sister in many ways.

3. not typical or characteristic of.

[1150–1200]

un•like′ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	unlike - marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" dissimilar, different like, similar - resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"
	2.	unlike - not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities" unequal - poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure like, same - equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number"

unlike

preposition

1. different from, dissimilar to, not resembling, far from, not like, distinct from, incompatible with, unrelated to, distant from, unequal to, far apart from, divergent from, not similar to, as different as chalk and cheese from (informal) She was unlike him in every way except her eyes.
different from similar to, like, related to, equal to, matched with, compatible with

2. contrasted with, not like, in contradiction to, in contrast with or to, as opposed to, differently from, opposite to Unlike aerobics, walking entails no expensive fees.

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unlike

adjective

Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form:

different, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, variant, various.

Translations

غَيْر مُمَيِّزمُتَخالِف، غَيْر مٌتَشابِهمُخْتَلِفٌ عَنْ

na rozdíl odnepodobnýodlišný

forskelligtil forskel fraukarakteristisk

anders als unähnlich ungleich verschieden

διαφορετικός

a diferencia de diferente diferente deno así

toisin kuin

contrairement contrairement à différent

za razliku od

nem jellemző

ólíkur

diverso da

･･･と違って

...과는 다른

nebūdingas

atšķirīgsdažādsneraksturīgsnetipiskspretējs

različenv nasprotju

olik

ไม่เหมือน

benzemeyen-den farklı-e/a yakışmayanfarklı olarak

không giống

和...不同不同的不象...

unlike

[ˈʌnˈlaɪk]

A. PREP → a diferencia de
unlike him, I really enjoy flying → a diferencia de él, a mí me encanta viajar en avión
I, unlike others → yo, a diferencia de otros ...
it's quite unlike him → no es nada característico de él
the photo is quite unlike him → la foto no se le parece en absoluto

B. ADJ → distinto (Math) → de signo contrario
they are quite unlike → son muy distintos, no se parecen en nada

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unlike

[ˌʌnˈlaɪk]

adj (= different) → différent(e)
to be unlike sb/sth → être différent(e) de qn/qch

prep

(= in contrast to) → à la différence de, contrairement à
Unlike him, I really enjoy flying → Contrairement à lui, j'adore prendre l'avion.

(= untypical of) to be unlike sb → ne pas ressembler à qn
It's most unlike him → Ça ne lui ressemble pas du tout.

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unlike

adj → unähnlich, nicht ähnlich; poles → ungleich, gegensätzlich

prep

→ im Gegensatz zu, anders als

(= uncharacteristic of) to be quite unlike somebody → jdm (gar) nicht ähnlichsehen; (behaviour also) → überhaupt nicht zu jdm passen; how unlike him not to have told us → das sieht ihm gar nicht ähnlich, dass er uns nichts gesagt hat

(= not resembling) this photograph is quite unlike her → dieses Foto sieht ihr gar nicht ähnlich; this house is unlike their former one → dieses Haus ist ganz anders als ihr früheres

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unlike

[ˌʌnˈlaɪk]

1. adj → diverso/a, dissimile
that photo is quite unlike her → quella foto non le somiglia affatto
it's quite unlike him to do that → non è da lui fare una cosa simile

2. prep → a differenza di, contrariamente a
I, unlike others ... → diversamente dagli or a differenza degli altri, io...

unlike

(anˈlaik) adjective

1. different (from). I never saw twins who were so unlike (each other); Unlike poles of a magnet attract each other.

2. not typical or characteristic of. It is unlike Mary to be so silly.

unlike

→ مُخْتَلِفٌ عَنْ na rozdíl od til forskel fra anders als διαφορετικός diferente de toisin kuin contrairement à za razliku od diverso da ･･･と違って ...과는 다른 in tegenstelling tot i motsetning til w odróżnieniu od ao contrário de в отличие от olik ไม่เหมือน farklı olarak không giống 和...不同

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