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German
Etymology
Literally, “under four eyes”.
The same phrase is used in Dutch onder vier ogen, Danish under fire øjne, and Icelandic undir fjögur augu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
unter vier Augen
- (idiomatic) in private
c. 1914, Franz Kafka, chapter 6, in Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:Gleich nach der Begrüßung – sich in das Fauteuil zu setzen, wozu ihm K. einlud, hatte er keine Zeit – bat er K. um ein kurzes Gespräch unter vier Augen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)