entre nous
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of entre nous
Borrowed into English from French around 1680–90
Example Sentences
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One on one, with a staff member, a reporter, or a lawmaker, his antennae are finely tuned, his style entre nous.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2010
But I may let you know entre nous that if you are there by Monday morning you will be in time; but do not delay any longer.”
From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
If it turned out that the paraffin was the peccant element, I should be, entre nous, rather glad, because it diminished the facility of the work.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
"I believe she is; but——" It was a promising "but;" a "but" that would become entre nous with very little pressing.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
Moreover, entre nous, I don't believe it will do him any good to spend his time a-fishing.
From Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) by Pearson, Elizabeth Ware
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