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"(followed by to) without the knowledge of"
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"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
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"masculine"
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"word": "مُبْهَم"
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"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "непознат"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "uden ngns vidende"
},
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
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"code": "fi",
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"note": "tietämättä (to = genitive)",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "à l’insu de"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "ohne Wissen"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "en agnoía",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "εν αγνοία"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "tudtán kívül"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "tudta nélkül"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "gan fhios"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "di",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "all'insaputa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "bez wiedzy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "sem o conhecimento de"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bez védoma",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "без ве́дома"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"tags": [
"literally",
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"word": "sin el conocimiento de"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "någon ovetande"
},
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"code": "sv",
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
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"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "heb yn wybod i"
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"(followed by to) without the knowledge of"
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"roman": "mubham",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُبْهَم"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nepoznat",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "непознат"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "uden ngns vidende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "buiten medeweten van"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "nesciate de"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "tietämättä (to = genitive)",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "à l’insu de"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "ohne Wissen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "en agnoía",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "εν αγνοία"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "tudtán kívül"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "tudta nélkül"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "gan fhios"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "di",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "all'insaputa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "bez wiedzy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "sem o conhecimento de"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bez védoma",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "без ве́дома"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"tags": [
"literally",
"masculine"
],
"word": "sin el conocimiento de"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desconocido"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "någon ovetande"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"english": "=unbeknownst to somebody",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "någon ovetandes"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "Without the knowledge of",
"word": "heb yn wybod i"
}
],
"word": "unbeknownst"
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