tête-à-tête

(tāt'ə-tāt', tĕt'ə-tĕt')
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.]

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meaning 'an intimate conversation between two people', is printed in roman type with the accents and hyphens as shown. The same spelling is used as an adjective or adverb (dined tête-à-tête), and the plural of the noun is either the same as the singular or (to avoid possible ambiguity) tête-à-têtes.

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

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For a list of words related to tête-à-tête, see:

• Chairs and Sofas - tête-à-tête: S-shaped sofa that allows two people to face each other when seated
• Parties and Partying - tête-à-tête: French. intimate conversation between two people
• French - tête-à-tête: intimate, private conversation
• Flirtation, Dating, and Courting - tête-à-tête: intimate talk

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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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