English-French translations for behind closed doors

• à huis clos
  Malheureusement cela s'est passé à huis clos. Unfortunately it did so behind closed doors.
  Ces décisions se prennent à huis clos. These decisions are taken behind closed doors.
  Malheureusement, le document a été préparé à huis clos. Unfortunately, it was drafted behind closed doors.
• en privé
  Ils se réuniront en privé à huis clos et désigneront le président que nous enverrons aux États-Unis et en Amérique latine. They will meet privately behind closed doors and appoint the president whom we shall send to the US and Latin America.

Definition of behind closed doors

• In private; in one's private life; lacking public disclosure, in camera
• Without public spectators

Examples

• What you do with your girlfriend behind closed doors is none of my business.
• Libyas opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon will be played at a neutral venue and behind closed doors, FIFA said on Friday. [http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/04/20/soccer-world-libya-idINDEE83J07G20120420]

Related words

• behind
• behindhand
• therebehind
• behind someone's back
• behind the scenes
• behind somebody's back
• behind bars
• behind the wheel
• behind its time