vis-à-vis

prep.

1. Face to face with; opposite to.
2. Compared with.
3. In relation to.

adv.
Face to face.

n., pl., vis-à-vis (-vēz', -vē').

1. One that is face to face with or opposite to another.
2. A date or an escort, as at a party.
3. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a counterpart.

[French : vis, face + à, to.]

vis-à-vis vis'-à-vis' adj.

noun

One that has the same functions and characteristics as another: counterpart, opposite number. See same/different/compare.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
  Synonyms: counterpart, opposite number

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

---

The adjective vis-a-vis has one meaning:

Meaning #1: referring or directing attention to
  Synonyms: as to, concerning, in relation to, regarding, with reference to, in regard to, with regard to, with respect to

---

The adverb vis-a-vis has one meaning:

Meaning #1: face-to-face; face-to-face with

---

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - vis-a-vis, lige overfor
adv. - overfor, vis-a-vis
n. - vis-a-vis

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenover, samen, iemand die tegenover een ander staat, afspraakje/persoon met wie de afspraak is, tegenhanger, privé-gesprek, wagen/ bank waar men tegenover elkaar zit

Français (French)
prep. - par rapport à, vis-à-vis de, en ce qui concerne
adv. - vis-à-vis, en face de
n. - homologue

Deutsch (German)
prep. - gegenüber, im Vergleich zu
adv. - gegenüber
n. - Gegenüber, Partner

Italiano (Italian)
nei confronti di, di fronte a

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - contra
adv. - frente a frente
n. - o que está frente a frente

Español (Spanish)
prep. - frente a frente, en relación con, comparado con, respecto a
adv. - frente a frente, cara a cara, enfrentándose
n. - personas que se hallan frente a frente, confidente (mueble), conversación íntima

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - mittemot
adv. - i relation till, i jämförelse med
n. - grannen mittemot

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) بالنسبه الى, بالقياس, الى (ظرف) مقابل, بمواجهه, حيال, ازاء, تجاه (الاسم) شخص يوجد امام شخص اخر‏

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.