entente

(ŏn-tŏnt')
n.

1. An agreement between two or more governments or powers for cooperative action or policy: "the economic entente between the Soviet Union and western Europe" (Robert W. Tucker).
2. The parties to such an agreement.

[French, from Old French, intent, from feminine past participle of entendre, to understand, intend. See intend.]

(ahn-TAHNT)

noun
1. A friendly understanding or agreement between two or more parties, governments, etc.
2. The parties to such an agreement. [From French entente (understanding), from Old French entente (intent), past participle of entendre (to understand, intend), from Latin intendere, from in- (toward) + tendere (to stretch). Other words derived from the same Latin root are attend, extend, pretend, tense, and tender

The year 2004 marks the hundredth anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, the agreement signed between the UK and France in 1904, ending centuries of hostilities: www.entente-cordiale.org..

Usage
"Now that America's GOP and India's BJP-led government are enjoying a new entente exactly 20 years later, this echo seems entirely appropriate." — Reshmi R Dasgupta; Feel-good Theme Has a Global Trail; The Economic Times (New Delhi, India); Feb 29, 2004.

"Responding to speculation about a potential post-election entente between the Conservatives and the separatist Bloc Quebecois, Harper lashed out Wednesday at similar talk of a Liberal-NDP deal." — Bruce Cheadle; Stronach, Clement Stump in Final Bid to Woo Support; London Free Press (Canada); Mar 19, 2004.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an informal alliance between countries
  Synonym: entente cordiale

Meaning #2: a friendly understanding between political powers
  Synonym: entente cordiale

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - entente, uformel alliance

idioms:

• entente cordiale    venskabelig forståelse mellem stater

Nederlands (Dutch)
(internationaal) verdrag

Français (French)
n. - entente

idioms:

• entente cordiale    entente cordiale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entente, Verständnis

idioms:

• entente cordiale    Entente cordiale (freundschaftliches Verständnis zwischen Staaten)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλία, φιλικές σχέσεις μεταξύ δύο ή περισσοτέρων χωρών, (ιστ.) Αντάντ

idioms:

• entente cordiale    (ιστ.) η Αντάντ Κορντιάλ/Εγκάρδια Συνεννόηση (του 1904)

Italiano (Italian)
intesa

idioms:

• entente cordiale    cordiale intesa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pacto (m)

idioms:

• entente cordiale    pacto (m) amistoso

Русский (Russian)
соглашение, договоренность

idioms:

• entente cordiale    дружеское межгосударственное соглашение

Español (Spanish)
n. - convenio, acuerdo, alianza, entente

idioms:

• entente cordiale    entente cordial, entendimiento amistoso entre países

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - samförstånd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
协定, 协约

idioms:

• entente cordiale    协约

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 協定, 協約

idioms:

• entente cordiale    協約

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 협약, 협상국

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 協約, 協商, 協商国

idioms:

• entente cordiale    和親協商

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اتفاق دولي, حلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הבנה ידידותית בין מדינות, גוש מדינות ידידותיות, יחסי ידידות‬

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