tête à tête
tête-à-tête
[teyt-uh-teyt, tet-uh-tet; French te-ta-tet] noun, plural tête-à-têtes French, tête-à-tête, adjective, adverb 
əˈteɪt, ˈtɛt noun
1.
a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
2.
Also called vis-à-vis. a sofa shaped like an S so two people are able to converse face to face.
adjective
3.
of, between, or for two persons together without others.
adverb
4.
(of two persons) together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.
Origin:
1690–1700; < French: literally, head to head
1690–1700; < French: literally, head to head
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tête-à-tête (ˌteɪtəˈteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -têtes, -tête | |
| 1. | a. a private conversation between two people |
| b. (as modifier): a tête-à-tête conversation | |
| 2. | a small sofa for two people, esp one that is S-shaped in plan so that the sitters are almost face to face |
| —adv | |
| 3. | intimately; in private |
| [C17: from French, literally: head to head] | |
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Tête à tête
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Cultural Dictionary
tête-à-tête [(tayt-uh-tayt)]An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals. From French, meaning “head to head.”
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