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un·of·fi·cial
(ŭn′ə-fĭsh′əl)adj.
1. Not official: the unofficial election results.
2. Not acting officially: an unofficial adviser.
un′of·fi′cial·ly adv.
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unofficial
(ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl)adj
1. not official or formal: an unofficial engagement.
2. not confirmed officially: an unofficial report.
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (of a strike) not approved by the strikers' trade union
4. (Pharmacology) (of a medicinal drug) not listed in a pharmacopoeia
ˌunofˈficially adv
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Adj. | 1. | unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity" unauthorised, unauthorized - not endowed with authority official - having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" |
2. | unofficial - not officially established; "the early election returns are unofficial" unconfirmed - not finally established or settled; "an unconfirmed letter of credit"; "unconfirmed rumors" |
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unofficial
adjective
1. unconfirmed, off the record, unsubstantiated, private, personal, unauthorized, undocumented, uncorroborated Unofficial estimates speak of at least two hundred dead.
2. unauthorized, informal, unsanctioned, casual, wildcat Rail workers have voted to continue their unofficial strike.
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Translations
neoficiální
uofficiel
epävirallinen
neslužben
非公認の
비공식의
inofficiell
ไม่เป็นทางการ
không chính thức
unofficial
[ˈʌnəˈfɪʃəl] ADJ1. (= informal) [visit, tour] → no oficial, extraoficial
in an unofficial capacity → de forma or manera extraoficial or no oficial
from an unofficial source → de fuente oficiosa
unofficial strike → huelga f no oficial
in an unofficial capacity → de forma or manera extraoficial or no oficial
from an unofficial source → de fuente oficiosa
unofficial strike → huelga f no oficial
2. (= de facto) [leader, spokesperson] → no oficial
3. (= unconfirmed) [report, results] → no oficial
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unofficial
[ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl] adj (= off the record) → officieux/euse
an unofficial strike → une grève sauvage
[visit] → privé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unofficial
adj → inoffiziell; (= unconfirmed also) information → nicht amtlich; to take unofficial action (Ind) → inoffiziell streiken; unofficial strike → inoffizieller or wilder Streik; in an unofficial capacity → inoffiziell
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unofficial
[ˌʌnəˈfɪʃ/əl] adj (visit) → privato/a, non ufficiale; (unconfirmed, report, news) → ufficioso/ain an unofficial capacity → in veste ufficiosa
unofficial strike → sciopero a sorpresa or selvaggio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unofficial
→ غَيْرُ رَسْمِيّ neoficiální uofficiel inoffiziell ανεπίσημος extraoficial epävirallinen officieux neslužben informale 非公認の 비공식의 onofficieel uoffisiell nieoficjalny não oficial неофициальный inofficiell ไม่เป็นทางการ resmi olmayan không chính thức 非官方的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
un·of·fi·cial
a. sin autorización; no oficial, se dice de una droga o medicamento no aprobado por la farmacopea o los formularios vigentes autorizados.
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