tête-à-tête
A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an…A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head.
Meaning
3 sensesA face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head.
Tête-à-Tête
A bench or sofa that allows two people to talk face-to-face, especially one that is S-shaped.
A variety of early flowering, fragrant daffodil.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête (“head-to-head”).Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête (“head-to-head”).
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Forms
plural: tête-à-têtesSynonyms
7 synonymsSee also
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