tête-à-tête

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête (“head-to-head”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtɛt.əˈtɛt/, /ˌteɪt.əˈteɪt/ === Noun === tête-à-tête (plural tête-à-têtes) A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head. Synonym: head-to-head (furniture) A bench or sofa that allows two people to talk face-to-face, especially one that is S-shaped. Synonyms: confidante, conversation bench, courting bench, kissing bench, love seat, vis-à-vis A variety of early flowering, fragrant daffodil. ==== Alternative forms ==== tete-a-tete, tête à tête, tete a tete ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === tête-à-tête (not comparable) In private, between two people; head-to-head. === Further reading === loveseat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛ.ta.tɛt/ ~ /te.ta.tɛt/ === Noun === tête-à-tête m (plural tête-à-tête or tête-à-têtes) tête-à-tête, head-to-head ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tête-à-tête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête. === Adjective === tête-à-tête tête-à-tête, head-to-head Synonym: empat mata === Adverb === tête-à-tête privately, in private, in secret Synonym: empat mata === Further reading === “tête-à-tête”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛt.aˈtɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt Syllabification: tête-‧à-‧tête === Adverb === tête-à-tête (not comparable) (literary) tête-à-tête (in private, between two people; head-to-head) === Noun === tête-à-tête n (indeclinable) (literary) tête-à-tête (face-to-face meeting) === Further reading === “tête-à-tête”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === tête-à-tête (not comparable) tête-à-tête (in private, between two people; head-to-head) Synonym: cara a cara === Noun === tête-à-tête m (uncountable) tête-à-tête (face-to-face meeting) === Further reading === “tête-à-tête”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tête-à-tête”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tête-à-tête. === Noun === tête-à-tête n (plural tête-à-tête-uri) tête-à-tête, head-to-head ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Alternative forms === tete-a-tete tätatät === Etymology === From French tête-à-tête. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛtaˈtɛːt/ Rhymes: -ɛːt === Noun === tête-à-tête c an intimate meeting or conversation between two people; tête-à-tête a variety of early flowering, fragrant daffodil ==== Declension ==== === References === “tête-à-tête”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)