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unknown quantity (it's idiom, but I can't translate it
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unknown quantity
EditadoТёмная лошадка (about a person) ; Тёмный лес (about something unstudied)
Exemplo
Turner may do well in the election, though he is an unknown quantity as a campaigner. ;
The new computer system is still an unknown quantity for our department.
Tradução do exemplo
Для Тёрнера выборы могут пройти хорошо, однако этот кандидат - тёмная лошадка.
Новая компьютерная система всё еще тёмный лес для нашего отдела.
Comentário do tradutor
First example, as i assume, comes from the horse racing, where there's a new competitor with unknown perks.
The second means that something is as dark as dense forest, where one can't see very far and has no idea of what's lay further.
Tradução adicionada por Sol Romani1
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