bien entendu
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of bien entendu
Literally, “well understood”
Example Sentences
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"Protection you shall have, mon Colonel, if you have a right to it, bien entendu," said the sergeant, civilly but cautiously.
From The Passenger from Calais by Griffiths, Arthur
The Bishop had already put the suggestion, so far as it concerned him, aside with a tolerant smile, which encouraged everything from which he, bien entendu, was omitted.
From Brother Copas by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
This, bien entendu, when his majesty is engaged in stalking.
From The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe: William II, Germany; Francis Joseph, Austria-Hungary, Volume I. (of 2) by Fontenoy, Mme. la Marquise de
It makes and unmakes reputation, for the time being bien entendu; it even makes and unmakes patriots themselves.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
He is to dogdom what Hillhouse Avenue is to Birch Street—the wrong end, bien entendu.
From The Book of Susan A Novel by Dodd, Lee Wilson
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