单词 | tete-a-tete |
释义 | tête-à-tête in British English (ˌteɪtəˈteɪt) nounWord forms: plural -têtes or -tête 1. a. a private conversation between two people b. (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 Word origin C17: from French, literally: head to headtête-à-tête in American English (ˈteɪtəˈteɪt; ˈtɛtəˈtɛt; French tɛtaˈtɛt) noun 1. a private or intimate conversation between two people 2. US a usually S-shaped seat on which two people can sit so as to face each other adjective 3. for or of two people in private adverb 4. together privately to speak tête-à-tête Word origin Fr, lit., head-to-headExamples of 'tête-à-tête' in a sentence |
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