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êٱ-à-êٱ

[ tet-uh-tet, teyt-uh-teyt; French te-ta-tet ]

noun

plural êٱ-à-êٱs, French êٱ-à-êٱ.
  1. a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
  2. Also called -à-. a sofa shaped like an S so two people are able to converse face to face.


adjective

  1. of, between, or for two persons together without others.

adverb

  1. (of two persons) together in private:

    to sit êٱ-à-êٱ.

êٱ-à-êٱ

/ ˌٱɪəˈٱɪ /

noun

    1. a private conversation between two people
    2. ( as modifier )

      a êٱ-à-êٱ conversation

  1. a small sofa for two people, esp one that is S-shaped in plan so that the sitters are almost face to face
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. intimately; in private
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

êٱ-à-êٱ

  1. An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals. From French, meaning “head to head.”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of êٱ-à-êٱ1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French: literally, “head to head”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of êٱ-à-êٱ1

C17: from French, literally: head to head
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For a few hours on Sunday, the United States and Colombia engaged in a full-blown economic êٱ-à-êٱ.

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What follows is a êٱ-à-êٱ for the ages that skillfully keeps the viewer on their toes as often as Romy is on her knees.

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The "Call Her Daddy" conversation was not the contentious êٱ-à-êٱ the chattering class has come to expect after decades of cable news bloviating somehow came to represent meaningful political coverage.

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In addition to the lip-dub feature, Ms. Ochoa will often use her iPad to translate their êٱ-à-êٱ, while Mr. Romero uses the Timekettle WT2 Edge — earbuds with two-way simultaneous translation that help him follow a conversation in real time.

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“Freud’s Last Session” comes from the stage and, like “The Two Popes,” centers on the êٱ-à-êٱ of intellectual opposites.

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