tête-à-tête
[ teyt-uh-teyt, tet-uh-tet; French te-ta-tet ]
/ ˈteɪt əˈteɪt, ˈtɛt əˈtɛt; French tɛ taˈtɛt /
noun, plural tête-à-têtes, French tête-à-tête.
a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
Also called vis-à-vis.
a sofa shaped like an S so two people are able to converse face to face.
adjective
of, between, or for two persons together without others.
adverb
(of two persons) together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.
Origin of tête-à-tête
1690–1700; < French: literally, head to head
Words nearby tête-à-tête
téléférique,
téléphérique,
témbi,
tétouan,
tête-bêche,
tête-à-tête,
tínos,
tîrgu mureş,
tórshavn,
tönnies,
tübingen
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British Dictionary definitions for tete-a-tete
tête-à-tête
/ (ˌteɪtəˈteɪt) /
noun plural -têtes or -tête
- a private conversation between two people
- (as modifier)a tête-à-tête conversation
a small sofa for two people, esp one that is S-shaped in plan so that the sitters are almost face to face
adverb
intimately; in private
Word Origin for tête-à-tête
C17: from French, literally: head to head
Cultural definitions for tete-a-tete
tête-à-tête
[ (tayt-uh-tayt) ]
An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals. From French, meaning “head to head.”