"entre quatre yeux" meaning in Français

See entre quatre yeux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: \ɑ̃.tʁə ka.tʁə z‿jø\, [ɑ̃.tʁə.ka.tʁə.zjø], [ɑ̃.tʁə.kad.zjø]
  1. En tête à tête. On prononce \z\ pour l’euphonie. L’Académie française recommande cette orthographe, mais on peut écrire cette locution de différentes façons. Tags: familiar
    Sense id: fr-entre_quatre_yeux-fr-adv-y2RCfiYU Categories (other): Termes familiers en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: entre quatre-z-yeux, entre quatre z’yeux, entre quatre-z’yeux, entre quat’z’yeux, œil, quatres

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          "text": "Voyons, entre quatre yeux, est-ce donc une vertu si farouche ?"
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