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Pronunciation / Transliteration: inforˈmato
"Solo chi è informato sui fatti conosce la verità."
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Possessing secret, specialized, or up-to-date knowledge about a particular subject, group, or situation.
"Only people in-the-know were aware of the company's upcoming merger."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prepositional phrase 'in the know', combining the preposition 'in', the definite article 'the', and the noun derivative of the verb 'know' (from Old English cnāwan). It transitioned from informal spoken idioms in the mid-20th century into a hyphenated attributive adjective describing individuals possessing exclusive or insider information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "In-the-know" is said worldwide
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bien informé
Transliteration: byɛ̃ ɛ̃fɔʁme
"Seuls les gens bien informés connaissaient le secret."
eingeweiht
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nɡəvaɪ̯t
"Nur die Eingeweihten wussten von dem Plan."
informato
Transliteration: inforˈmato
"Solo chi è informato sui fatti conosce la verità."
entendido
Transliteration: entenˈdido
"Solo los entendidos sabían de la noticia."
bem informado
Transliteration: bẽj ĩfɔʁˈmatu
"Apenas os bem informados sabiam da novidade."
जानकार
Transliteration: jaankaar
"केवल जानकार लोग ही इस बात को जानते थे।"
知情的
Transliteration: zhīqíng de
"只有知情人士才知道这个秘密。"
사정에 밝은
Transliteration: sajeong-e balgeun
"사정에 밝은 사람들만이 그 사실을 알고 있었다."
事情に通じている
Transliteration: jijou ni tsuuiteiru
"事情に通じている人だけがその計画を知っていた。"
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