entente cordiale
see also: Entente Cordiale
Noun
Entente Cordiale
Proper noun
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see also: Entente Cordiale
Noun
entente cordiale
- A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.
- 1861 Feb. 21,"The Incoming Administration: Mr. Lincoln in New-York ↗," New York Times (retrieved 8 July 2015):
- His Reception and Speech at the City Hall. Entente Cordiale Between the Mayor and the President.
- 1902, William Dean Howells, "The Man of Letters as a Man of Business" in Literature and Life:
- [F]ewer and fewer authors are turning from journalism to literature, though the ‘entente cordiale’ between the two professions seems as great as ever.
- 1963 Feb. 15, "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,829914,00.html The Press: Through a Keyhole Darkly]," Time (retrieved 8 July 2015):
- After a decade of scorched-earth warfare, Louella ("Lollipop") Parsons had sat down to public lunch with her rival, Hedda Hopper. The entente cordiale did not last, of course.
- 2009 April 30, Matt Scott (sports journalist), "Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger will be sharing a pizza next ↗," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 8 July 2015):
- The new and surprising entente cordiale between Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger, whose mutual antipathy has been a recurring feature of the Premier League era, appears to have its roots on a Scottish golf course.
- 1861 Feb. 21,"The Incoming Administration: Mr. Lincoln in New-York ↗," New York Times (retrieved 8 July 2015):
- Portuguese: entente cordiale
Entente Cordiale
Proper noun
- (collectively) A specific set of landmark agreements, signed on April 8, 1904, that resolved a number of long-standing territorial, economic, and strategic points of contention between Britain and France.
- 1950 March 20, "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,858722,00.html The Nations: Cordial Visit]," Time (retrieved 8 July 2015):
- The tensions of an uneasy peace stressed anew the importance of the 46-year-old Entente Cordiale between France and Britain.
- 1950 March 20, "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,858722,00.html The Nations: Cordial Visit]," Time (retrieved 8 July 2015):
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