entre nous
Americanadverb
adverb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of entre nous
Borrowed into English from French around 1680–90
Example Sentences
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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.
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An amateur's opinion, of course, Cal," he laughed, "which is strictly entre nous.
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And did you not, entre nous, like it better than those stiff, formal views of the French and Italian cities?
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As to Pa, what d' ye think?—mind, it's all entre nous, But you know, love, I never keep secrets from you— Why, he's writing a book—what! a tale? a romance?
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