insu
See also: insù
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French adjective insceu (“unknown”), corresponding to in- + su.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editinsu m (uncountable)
- (in set phrases) ignorance
- Il était content à son insu.
- He was happy without realising it.
Usage notes
editThis noun is now found only in the construction à l’insu de … (“unbeknownst to …, without …’s knowledge”), or, if the object is a personal pronoun, à [possessive pronoun] insu (“unbeknownst to [objective pronoun], without [possessive pronoun] knowledge”).
Further reading
edit- “insu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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