tete-a-tete

noun, plural tête-à-têtes, French tête-à-tête.

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.

noun plural -têtes or -tête

1. 1. a private conversation between two people
   2. (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

adverb

3. intimately; in private

n.“a private meeting,” French, tête-à-tête, literally “head-to-head,” from Old French teste “head” (see tester (n.2)). The adjective, “privately,” is recorded from 1728. An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals. From French, meaning “head to head.”