familiar

conocido, familiar

Que reconoces porque ya lo has visto, oído o vivido antes.

En inglés sencillo: Recognized because you have seen, heard, or experienced it before.

• That voice sounds familiar.
• She saw several familiar faces at the meeting.
• Is this place familiar to you?

Cómo se usa: familiar to someone (The tune was familiar to everyone in the room.)

Sinónimos: known, recognizable

Antónimos: unfamiliar, unknown

Expresiones frecuentes: familiar face, sound familiar, familiar to someone, familiar tune

familiarizado

Que conoce algo porque ya lo ha estudiado o utilizado.

En inglés sencillo: Knowing something because you have learned about it or used it before.

• I am familiar with these rules.
• She became familiar with the town during her stay.
• How familiar are you with this computer system?

Cómo se usa: familiar with something (Are you familiar with the new software?)

Sinónimos: acquainted, knowledgeable

Antónimos: unfamiliar

Expresiones frecuentes: familiar with something, become familiar with something, quite familiar with

familiar, confianzudo

Que trata a alguien con mucha confianza, como si hubiera gran cercanía, a veces más de lo apropiado.

En inglés sencillo: Friendly and personal in a way that suggests a close relationship, sometimes more than is appropriate.

• He spoke in a familiar tone.
• We are on familiar terms with the family next door.
• Her manager became too familiar and asked personal questions.

Cómo se usa: familiar with someone (The waiter was rather familiar with the guests.); on familiar terms with someone (She was on familiar terms with her neighbours.)

Sinónimos: friendly, intimate

Antónimos: distant, formal

Expresiones frecuentes: familiar terms, familiar tone, familiar with someone

espíritu familiar

Espíritu que ayuda a una bruja o un mago y suele aparecer como un animal.

En inglés sencillo: A spirit that helps a witch or magician, often appearing as an animal.

• The witch’s familiar was a small owl.
• Her familiar helped her find the missing spell book.
• In the story, magicians can summon animal familiars.

Expresiones frecuentes: witch’s familiar, a cat familiar, summon a familiar