Meanings
Switzerlandby/in mutual (amicable) agreement, without the occurrence of any hostile argument; amicably, peacefully
1976, Max Frisch: Santa Cruz: Eine Romanze [1947]. In: Hans Mayer; in collaboration with Walter Schmitz (edd.): Gesammelte Werke in zeitlicher Abfolge. 1st edition. Complete editions in 13 volumes. Part 3, volume 2/1: 1944–1949. Santa Cruz, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, p. 67Why have you come? So that we touch on the past once again, nothing else, we forgive each other, everything [is] amicable, we smile, we banter about tears shed, nothing else, it was an episode for the man, and the wistfulness turns it again into a little episode, into a supplement of great delight, into a visit in passing, into an evening full of sentiment with nuts and wine …