familiar

/fəˈmɪliər/ adjective

Translation

EASY TO RECOGNIZE › easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc before

bildik, tanıdık, aşina

It's nice to see a few familiar faces (= people that I recognize) around here. This street doesn't look familiar to me.1779

be familiar with sth › to know about something or have experienced it many times before

aşina olmak, bilmek, tanımak

Anyone who's familiar with his poetry will find the course easy. → Opposite unfamiliar1791

FRIENDLY › friendly and very informal

samimi, arkadaşça

He doesn't like to be too familiar with his staff.665644

(Definition of familiar adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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