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entente cordiale

[ahn-tahnt kawr-dyahl, ahn-tahnt kawr-dyal] / ɑnˈtɑnt kɔrˈdyɑl, ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃t kɔrˈdyal /
NOUN
mutual understanding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consensus pact rapport
WEAK
agreement arrangement compact concord contract covenant deal entente good understanding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
NOUN
peace treaty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord cease-fire
WEAK
arms agreement concord entente international agreement mutual-defense treaty nonaggression pact nonaggression treaty nonproliferation treaty peace accord suspension of hostilities treaty of friendship

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Videos and photos of the entente cordiale, also attended by Congolese Sports Minister Didier Budimbu, were captured by Congolese fans, showing Mboladinga next to Fellak with his new football shirt.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

They want you to swallow, in one savory sitting, their tale of colliding cultures reaching an entente cordiale.

From Time • Aug. 7, 2014

"Watson's French foray lacking in entente cordiale," a headline in the Independent said.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 4, 2011

I hope I won't ruin our new entente cordiale by observing that, sitting opposite him, I suddenly missed my grandfather.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2011

Thus jealousies sprang up which threatened to disrupt the entente cordiale normally existing in the younger set of Falls City.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)