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.
of, between, or for two persons together without others.
(of two persons) together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.
Origin of tête-à-tête
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How to use tête-à-tête in a sentence
Le Point reports that his father asked him, in a tête-à-tête over dinner after Trierweiler's tweet, "not to feed the soap opera."
The French president meets his American counterpart for a tête-à-tête at the White House only three days after taking office.
French President François Hollande Goes to Washington | Tracy McNicoll | May 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAt a table by the front bar, Colin Firth was tête-à-tête with movie-screenings queen Peggy Siegal.
Oscars 2011: Pre-Parties and Dinners, View Photos | The Daily Beast | February 27, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWei somehow slips in unnoticed, has a private tête-à-tête with the powers that be, and abracadabra, deal done.
Nothing subtle about Joey DiGiacomo, the alias he came up with for our first tête-à-tête.
There I was, practically tête-à-tête with the man; the noise of the crowd drowned my cries and remonstrances.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe apologized for interrupting their tête-à-tête, but said he had no choice, as the saloon was completely full.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensMrs. Charmington, in a long tête-à-tête with which she had favoured him, had called him "her hero."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThey very much enjoyed their tête-à-tête dinner; as they had enjoyed many a one in Hartledon's bachelor days.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodMrs. Haughstone mentioned it in due course, however, having watched the tête-à-tête from her bedroom window, unobserved.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for tête-à-tête
/ (ˌteɪtəˈteɪt) /
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
intimately; in private
Origin of tête-à-tête
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Cultural definitions for tête-à-tête
[ (tayt-uh-tayt) ]
An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals. From French, meaning “head to head.”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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