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tete-a-tete

/ˌtet.əˈtet/

Traduction: Emprunté au français, ce mot est utilisé comme adjectif pour décrire une conversation privée et intime entre deux personnes., Nom désignant un entretien privé entre deux personnes, ou un petit canapé à deux places où les sièges sont disposés face à face.

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adjective

/ˌtet.əˈtet/C2formal
  • frEmprunté au français, ce mot est utilisé comme adjectif pour décrire une conversation privée et intime entre deux personnes.

A French loanword used as an adjective to describe a private, intimate conversation between two people.

  1. Private and intimateC1formal

    Involving two people in a private, confidential, or intimate manner.

    frtête-à-tête

    • They had a tete-a-tete dinner to discuss their future.
    • The meeting was a tete-a-tete conversation between the two leaders.
    • She arranged a tete-a-tete lunch with her closest friend.

    Synonymescloseconfidentialintimatepersonalprivate

    Antonymescollectivecommunalopenpublic

Formes
  • more tete-a-tete comparative form
  • most tete-a-tete superlative form

noun

/ˌtet.ɑːˈtet/C1formal
  • frNom désignant un entretien privé entre deux personnes, ou un petit canapé à deux places où les sièges sont disposés face à face.

A noun referring to a private conversation between two people, or a small sofa designed to seat two people facing each other.

  1. Private conversationB2formal

    A private, intimate conversation between two people, often in a secluded setting.

    frEntretien privé

    • The two diplomats had a tete-a-tete before the official meeting.
    • She arranged a tete-a-tete with her boss to discuss her promotion.
    • They enjoyed a quiet tete-a-tete over coffee.

    Synonymeschatcolloquyconfabconversationdialogueheart-to-heartone-on-one

  2. C1formal

    A small sofa or chair designed to seat two people facing each other, often used for intimate conversations.

    frCauseuse à deux places

    • The antique shop had a beautiful Victorian tete-a-tete.
    • They sat on the tete-a-tete in the corner of the room.
    • The hotel lobby featured a cozy tete-a-tete near the fireplace.

    Synonymesconfidantevis-a-vis

Formes
  • tete-a-tetes plural form
  • tete-a-tetes' possessive plural form
  • tete-a-tete's possessive singular form