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English to Spanish Dictionary

familiar Meaning in Spanish (familiar significado en español)

familiar
familiar in English:familiar
Phonetic:fami-liar
Plural: familiars
Gender:Común
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de familiar en español es familiar. (Algo es familiar si es bien conocido o fácilmente reconocible porque se ha encontrado antes.)

Definitions of Familiar

  1. 1
    adjective
    familiar

    Something is familiar if it is well-known or easily recognized because it has been encountered before.

    Algo es familiar si es bien conocido o fácilmente reconocible porque se ha encontrado antes.

  2. 2
    adjective
    familiar

    Describes a relationship or manner that is informal, intimate, or overly friendly.

    Describe una relación o manera que es informal, íntima o demasiado amistosa.

Example Sentences

“Her face looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her.”

Su cara me resultaba familiar, pero no recordaba dónde la había visto.

“He spoke with a familiar tone, as if we had known each other for years.”

Habló con un tono familiar, como si nos conociéramos desde hacía años.

“The familiar scent of home brought back many memories.”

El olor familiar de casa trajo muchos recuerdos.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

conocidoíntimoafectuoso

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

desconocidoextrañodistante

Inflected Word Forms

nounfamiliarity
adverbfamiliarly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

familiar withcollocation

Having knowledge or experience of something.

familiar faceexpression

A person one knows or recognizes.

too familiarexpression

Behaving in an overly informal or presumptuous way.