à l'insu de
French, preposition/a l‿ɛ̃.sy də/
à l'insu de is spelled À-L-I-N-S-U-D-E (8 letters). À l'insu de is a French preposition meaning “unbeknownst to, unbeknown to, without the knowledge of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sans que la chose soit sue”.
What does à l'insu de mean in English?
preposition
- 1
unbeknownst to, unbeknown to, without the knowledge of
Il était content à son insu.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Sans que la chose soit sue.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce à l'insu de?
- /a l‿ɛ̃.sy də/
- \a l‿ɛ̃.sy də\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to à l'insu de
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.