non identifié
The English word unidentified is translated into French as non identifié.
The phrase is used as an adjective to describe something that has not been identified.
Meaning: not identified (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the negation non (not) and the past participle identifié (identified).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, so use the feminine form non identifiée for feminine nouns. The adjective takes an 's' to form the masculine plural non identifiés. The adjective takes 'es' to form the feminine plural non identifiées.
Did you know?
- In legal or police contexts, a person who is 'unidentified' is often called X, as in le X, referring to the unknown variable in mathematics.
- In French, the word ovni is so common that it is sometimes used colloquially to describe any person who is strange or out of place in a social setting.
- In French, 'non identifié' is often used in the acronym 'PAN' to refer to 'Phénomènes Aérospatiaux Non identifiés', the French equivalent of UFOs.
Examples in context
- OVNI signifie objet volant non identifié.UFO stands for unidentified flying object.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use non identifié in the context of a UFO.Tatoeba #12254594 by lbdx, translation #72170 by CK
- Amiral, un vaisseau non identifié s'approche de notre position.Admiral, an unidentified vessel is approaching our position.This sentence shows non identifié being used to describe a vessel.Tatoeba #7051924 by Aiji, translation #12243742 by Miktsoanit
- À la place de l'encre, il y avait un liquide non identifié dans la bouteille.Instead of ink, there was some unidentified liquid in the bottle.This sentence demonstrates the use of non identifié to describe a liquid.Tatoeba #8643484 by Aiji, translation #2951346 by AlanF_US
- Les chercheurs ont découvert un objet non identifié dans le ciel.The researchers found an unidentified object in the sky.
- La police recherche le conducteur de la voiture impliquée dans l'accident. Son identité reste inconnue.The police are searching for the driver of the car involved in the accident. Their identity remains unidentified/unknown.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Manon are looking at a mysterious package at the office.
- GabrielQu'est-ce que c'est que ce colis non identifié ?What is this unidentified package?
- ManonJe ne sais pas, il est arrivé ce matin.I don't know, it arrived this morning.
- GabrielIl n'y a aucun nom sur l'étiquette.There is no name on the label.
- ManonC'est vraiment étrange, Gabriel.It is really strange, Gabriel.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
