tête-à-tête

adv. & adj.
Without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy: talk tête-à-tête; a tête-à-tête supper.

n.

1. A private conversation between two persons.
2. A sofa for two, especially an S-shaped one allowing the occupants to face each other.

[French : tête, head + à, to + tête, head.]

IN BRIEF: n. - Small sofa that seats two people; A private conversation between two people adj. - Involving two persons.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a private conversation between two people

Meaning #2: small sofa that seats two people
  Synonyms: love seat, vis-a-vis

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The adjective tete-a-tete has one meaning:

Meaning #1: involving two persons; intimately private

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - samtale under fire øjne, fortrolig samtale
adj. - fortrolig, under fire øjne
adv. - fortroligt, under fire øjne

Nederlands (Dutch)
gesprek onder vier ogen

Français (French)
n. - tête-à-tête
adj. - en tête-à-tête
adv. - en tête-à-tête

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gespräch unter vier Augen, Tête-à-tête
adj. - vertraulich
adv. - vertraulich

Italiano (Italian)
colloquio a quattr'occhi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conversa a sós (f), pessoal, confidencial

Español (Spanish)
n. - conversación a solas, confidente, conversación confidencial
adj. - privado, confidencial
adv. - cara a cara, a solas (dos personas)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mellan fyra ögon, på tu man hand

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وجها لوجه, مواجهه, حديث خصوصي بين شخصين‏

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