entre nous
[ ahn-truh noo; French ahn-truh noo ]
/ ˌɑn trə ˈnu; French ɑ̃ trə ˈnu /
adverb
between ourselves; confidentially.
Nearby words
- entrancing,
- entrant,
- entrap,
- entrapment,
- entrapment neuropathy,
- entre-,
- entre-deux-mers,
- entreasure,
- entreat,
- entreaty
Origin of entre nous
Borrowed into English from French around 1680–90
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entre nous
/ (French ɑ̃trə nu) /
adverb
between ourselves; in confidence
Word Origin for entre nous
C17: from French
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entre nous
"in private," French, literally "between ourselves."
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