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in petto
- \in pɛ.to\
adverb in pectore
- Dans le secret du cœur, en secret, en parlant du pape, lorsqu’il nomme un cardinal sans le proclamer ni l’instituer. Lors du consistoire du 13 mars 1933, Pie XI crée in petto les Italiens Federico Tedeschini et Carlo Salotti.
- En le pensant sans le dire. [Le général Lamarque] était, avec les comtes Gérard et Drouet, un des maréchaux in petto de Napoléon.
Similar: tacitement, à part soi
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adverb
Similar: tacitement, à part soi
In English
- in the closet not open about a feature of one's life
- in petto privately
Talk about this word "in petto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/in%20petto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. in petto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/in%20petto "in petto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/in%20petto.Cite this
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