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insaputa

unaware

noun een-sah-POO-tah Rare

Usage Note

Insaputa only appears in the fixed phrase all'insaputa di ('without the knowledge of'): l'ha fatto all'insaputa mia ('he did it without my knowledge'). It is never used as a standalone noun outside this construction. Learners should treat it as a frozen idiom rather than a free-standing word.

Examples

"Lo ha fatto all'insaputa dei genitori."

Natural Translation

He did it without his parents' knowledge.

Literal Translation

He it did at-the-unaware of-the parents.

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