How is the phrase à l'insu de translated from French to English

English translation
Unbeknown
adjective

Sans qu'une personne en ait connaissance.

Without a person knowing about it.

Examples with “à l'insu de”

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  • À notre insu, il était parti. — Unbeknown to us, he had left.

  • Le colis traînait là depuis des jours, à mon insu. — The parcel had been lying there for days, unbeknown to me.

  • Le changement, à l'insu de la plupart du personnel, était déjà approuvé. — The change, unbeknown to most of the staff, had already been approved.

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