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.
noun plural -têtes or -tête
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- 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
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.”