Definition of tête-à-tête in English:

tête-à-tête

nounPlural tête-à-têtes ˌteɪtɑːˈteɪtˌtɛtaˈtɛt

1A private conversation between two people.
两人间的密谈，促膝谈心
it so happened that their tête-à-tête was in earshot
Example sentencesExamples
- She smiled intimately as though we'd settled in front of the fire for a tête-à-tête.
- Jean's reveries in the first half hour remain largely colorless and cold, whereas color most often figures in their scenes together, and eventually takes over the film as their tête-à-tête intensifies.
- As Drew got too loud to ignore, Alana glared at him, obviously frustrated that he was interrupting the planned tête-à-tête with Romeo.
- Mona mentioned nothing about her little tête-à-tête with Seth.
- Just then Benny and the gang appeared through the gigantic garage door for the warehouse, which ended Taylor and Joy's tête-à-tête as soon as it started.
- Our tête-à-tête was interrupted by someone calling me.
- During her hour-long tête-à-tête, the sensitive actress reveals that her idol is P.T.Usha and that she would have been an athlete if it had not been acting.
- C.R. Gopinathan, one of the few people who has helped popularise classical music in this city, shares his thoughts on music, singers and the city's audience in a tête-à-tête with Subha J. Rao.
- In short, their presence would be an inglorious end to our little tête-à-tête.
- For the next ten minutes, Jocelyn just watched the conversation between Nova and Jackie grew from small chitchat to a long and interesting tête-à-tête.
- ‘He told me he hoped he could persuade me,’ Schumer told reporters after an hour-long tête-à-tête with Roberts.
- Usually he would have noted the conversation down; however he felt that this little tête-à-tête would be one he wasn't going to forget easily.
- He may think that he has control in their tête-à-têtes, but Catherine never is anything but in dominance.
- When Jerry arrives for a visit he interrupts Lucy in the midst of a tête-à-tête with gentleman caller Dan Leeson.
- If 222 is perfect for romantic tête-à-têtes and intimate celebrations, it's because sometimes elegant food and perfect presentation just aren't enough.
- Adrian Mutu, until recently a favourite for disposal, earned a reprieve when he spoke of his desire to prove himself in a tête-à-tête with his new manager over breakfast yesterday.
- Then after their little tête-à-tête on her lawn, he felt as though he might be in love with her.
- Alas, Jack's tête-à-tête with Gretchen was interrupted before he had a chance to say a single word to her.
- But these tête-à-têtes with Simon Woods, new chief executive, and Julian de St Croix, head of planning, are crucial to the future of Scotland's national symphony orchestra.
- I also tried to ignore the fact that he and Courtney had just had a little tête-à-tête that seemed to end poorly.
Synonyms
conversation, chat, cosy chat, talk, heart-to-heart, one-on-one, one-to-one
discussion, dialogue, duologue, consultation, colloquy, parley, powwow
informal confab, jaw, chit-chat, chinwag, gossip
British informal natter
North American informal rap
Australian informal convo
formal confabulation
2An S-shaped sofa on which two people can sit face to face.
（可面对面坐的）S形双人沙发椅
Example sentencesExamples
- The graceful, sinuous shape of this tête-à-tête illustrates the importance of lamination and epitomizes the Rococo Revival style.
- A mid-nineteenth-century French form, the tête-à-tête, also known as a confident, was well-suited to the parlor as its two chairs facing in opposite directions and joined at the sides allowed for discreet conversation.

adverb & adjective ˌteɪtɑːˈteɪtˌtɛtaˈtɛt

Involving or happening between two people in private.
两人私下的（地），亲密的（地），面对面的（地）
as adjective a tête-à-tête meal
一顿两人私下里吃的饭。
as adverb his business was conducted tête-à-tête
他的业务是面对面进行的。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is important to meet tête-à-tête to understand what kind of people they are and to feel how they see cooperation.
Synonyms
privately, in private
face to face, heart-to-heart
secretly, in secret, confidentially
French à deux

Origin

Late 17th century: French, literally 'head-to-head'.

Rhymes

abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

Definition of tête-à-tête in US English:

tête-à-tête

noun

1A private conversation between two people.
两人间的密谈，促膝谈心
Example sentencesExamples
- As Drew got too loud to ignore, Alana glared at him, obviously frustrated that he was interrupting the planned tête-à-tête with Romeo.
- Jean's reveries in the first half hour remain largely colorless and cold, whereas color most often figures in their scenes together, and eventually takes over the film as their tête-à-tête intensifies.
- I also tried to ignore the fact that he and Courtney had just had a little tête-à-tête that seemed to end poorly.
- Adrian Mutu, until recently a favourite for disposal, earned a reprieve when he spoke of his desire to prove himself in a tête-à-tête with his new manager over breakfast yesterday.
- She smiled intimately as though we'd settled in front of the fire for a tête-à-tête.
- Just then Benny and the gang appeared through the gigantic garage door for the warehouse, which ended Taylor and Joy's tête-à-tête as soon as it started.
- In short, their presence would be an inglorious end to our little tête-à-tête.
- If 222 is perfect for romantic tête-à-têtes and intimate celebrations, it's because sometimes elegant food and perfect presentation just aren't enough.
- For the next ten minutes, Jocelyn just watched the conversation between Nova and Jackie grew from small chitchat to a long and interesting tête-à-tête.
- He may think that he has control in their tête-à-têtes, but Catherine never is anything but in dominance.
- Usually he would have noted the conversation down; however he felt that this little tête-à-tête would be one he wasn't going to forget easily.
- During her hour-long tête-à-tête, the sensitive actress reveals that her idol is P.T.Usha and that she would have been an athlete if it had not been acting.
- When Jerry arrives for a visit he interrupts Lucy in the midst of a tête-à-tête with gentleman caller Dan Leeson.
- ‘He told me he hoped he could persuade me,’ Schumer told reporters after an hour-long tête-à-tête with Roberts.
- Then after their little tête-à-tête on her lawn, he felt as though he might be in love with her.
- Mona mentioned nothing about her little tête-à-tête with Seth.
- Our tête-à-tête was interrupted by someone calling me.
- C.R. Gopinathan, one of the few people who has helped popularise classical music in this city, shares his thoughts on music, singers and the city's audience in a tête-à-tête with Subha J. Rao.
- Alas, Jack's tête-à-tête with Gretchen was interrupted before he had a chance to say a single word to her.
- But these tête-à-têtes with Simon Woods, new chief executive, and Julian de St Croix, head of planning, are crucial to the future of Scotland's national symphony orchestra.
Synonyms
conversation, chat, cosy chat, talk, heart-to-heart, one-on-one, one-to-one
2An S-shaped sofa on which two people can sit face to face.
（可面对面坐的）S形双人沙发椅
Example sentencesExamples
- A mid-nineteenth-century French form, the tête-à-tête, also known as a confident, was well-suited to the parlor as its two chairs facing in opposite directions and joined at the sides allowed for discreet conversation.
- The graceful, sinuous shape of this tête-à-tête illustrates the importance of lamination and epitomizes the Rococo Revival style.

adverb & adjective

Involving or happening between two people in private.
两人私下的（地），亲密的（地），面对面的（地）
as adjective a tête-à-tête meal
一顿两人私下里吃的饭。
as adverb his business was conducted tête-à-tête
他的业务是面对面进行的。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is important to meet tête-à-tête to understand what kind of people they are and to feel how they see cooperation.
Synonyms
privately, in private

Origin

Late 17th century: French, literally ‘head-to-head’.

单词	tête-à-tête
释义	Definition of tête-à-tête in English: tête-à-tête nounPlural tête-à-têtes ˌteɪtɑːˈteɪtˌtɛtaˈtɛt 1A private conversation between two people. 两人间的密谈，促膝谈心 it so happened that their tête-à-tête was in earshot Example sentencesExamples She smiled intimately as though we'd settled in front of the fire for a tête-à-tête. Jean's reveries in the first half hour remain largely colorless and cold, whereas color most often figures in their scenes together, and eventually takes over the film as their tête-à-tête intensifies. As Drew got too loud to ignore, Alana glared at him, obviously frustrated that he was interrupting the planned tête-à-tête with Romeo. Mona mentioned nothing about her little tête-à-tête with Seth. Just then Benny and the gang appeared through the gigantic garage door for the warehouse, which ended Taylor and Joy's tête-à-tête as soon as it started. Our tête-à-tête was interrupted by someone calling me. During her hour-long tête-à-tête, the sensitive actress reveals that her idol is P.T.Usha and that she would have been an athlete if it had not been acting. C.R. Gopinathan, one of the few people who has helped popularise classical music in this city, shares his thoughts on music, singers and the city's audience in a tête-à-tête with Subha J. Rao. In short, their presence would be an inglorious end to our little tête-à-tête. For the next ten minutes, Jocelyn just watched the conversation between Nova and Jackie grew from small chitchat to a long and interesting tête-à-tête. ‘He told me he hoped he could persuade me,’ Schumer told reporters after an hour-long tête-à-tête with Roberts. Usually he would have noted the conversation down; however he felt that this little tête-à-tête would be one he wasn't going to forget easily. He may think that he has control in their tête-à-têtes, but Catherine never is anything but in dominance. When Jerry arrives for a visit he interrupts Lucy in the midst of a tête-à-tête with gentleman caller Dan Leeson. If 222 is perfect for romantic tête-à-têtes and intimate celebrations, it's because sometimes elegant food and perfect presentation just aren't enough. Adrian Mutu, until recently a favourite for disposal, earned a reprieve when he spoke of his desire to prove himself in a tête-à-tête with his new manager over breakfast yesterday. Then after their little tête-à-tête on her lawn, he felt as though he might be in love with her. Alas, Jack's tête-à-tête with Gretchen was interrupted before he had a chance to say a single word to her. But these tête-à-têtes with Simon Woods, new chief executive, and Julian de St Croix, head of planning, are crucial to the future of Scotland's national symphony orchestra. I also tried to ignore the fact that he and Courtney had just had a little tête-à-tête that seemed to end poorly. Synonyms conversation, chat, cosy chat, talk, heart-to-heart, one-on-one, one-to-one discussion, dialogue, duologue, consultation, colloquy, parley, powwow informal confab, jaw, chit-chat, chinwag, gossip British informal natter North American informal rap Australian informal convo formal confabulation 2An S-shaped sofa on which two people can sit face to face. （可面对面坐的）S形双人沙发椅 Example sentencesExamples The graceful, sinuous shape of this tête-à-tête illustrates the importance of lamination and epitomizes the Rococo Revival style. A mid-nineteenth-century French form, the tête-à-tête, also known as a confident, was well-suited to the parlor as its two chairs facing in opposite directions and joined at the sides allowed for discreet conversation. adverb & adjective ˌteɪtɑːˈteɪtˌtɛtaˈtɛt Involving or happening between two people in private. 两人私下的（地），亲密的（地），面对面的（地） as adjective a tête-à-tête meal 一顿两人私下里吃的饭。 as adverb his business was conducted tête-à-tête 他的业务是面对面进行的。 Example sentencesExamples It is important to meet tête-à-tête to understand what kind of people they are and to feel how they see cooperation. Synonyms privately, in private face to face, heart-to-heart secretly, in secret, confidentially French à deux Origin Late 17th century: French, literally 'head-to-head'. Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of tête-à-tête in US English: tête-à-tête noun 1A private conversation between two people. 两人间的密谈，促膝谈心 Example sentencesExamples As Drew got too loud to ignore, Alana glared at him, obviously frustrated that he was interrupting the planned tête-à-tête with Romeo. Jean's reveries in the first half hour remain largely colorless and cold, whereas color most often figures in their scenes together, and eventually takes over the film as their tête-à-tête intensifies. I also tried to ignore the fact that he and Courtney had just had a little tête-à-tête that seemed to end poorly. Adrian Mutu, until recently a favourite for disposal, earned a reprieve when he spoke of his desire to prove himself in a tête-à-tête with his new manager over breakfast yesterday. She smiled intimately as though we'd settled in front of the fire for a tête-à-tête. Just then Benny and the gang appeared through the gigantic garage door for the warehouse, which ended Taylor and Joy's tête-à-tête as soon as it started. In short, their presence would be an inglorious end to our little tête-à-tête. If 222 is perfect for romantic tête-à-têtes and intimate celebrations, it's because sometimes elegant food and perfect presentation just aren't enough. For the next ten minutes, Jocelyn just watched the conversation between Nova and Jackie grew from small chitchat to a long and interesting tête-à-tête. He may think that he has control in their tête-à-têtes, but Catherine never is anything but in dominance. Usually he would have noted the conversation down; however he felt that this little tête-à-tête would be one he wasn't going to forget easily. During her hour-long tête-à-tête, the sensitive actress reveals that her idol is P.T.Usha and that she would have been an athlete if it had not been acting. When Jerry arrives for a visit he interrupts Lucy in the midst of a tête-à-tête with gentleman caller Dan Leeson. ‘He told me he hoped he could persuade me,’ Schumer told reporters after an hour-long tête-à-tête with Roberts. Then after their little tête-à-tête on her lawn, he felt as though he might be in love with her. Mona mentioned nothing about her little tête-à-tête with Seth. Our tête-à-tête was interrupted by someone calling me. C.R. Gopinathan, one of the few people who has helped popularise classical music in this city, shares his thoughts on music, singers and the city's audience in a tête-à-tête with Subha J. Rao. Alas, Jack's tête-à-tête with Gretchen was interrupted before he had a chance to say a single word to her. But these tête-à-têtes with Simon Woods, new chief executive, and Julian de St Croix, head of planning, are crucial to the future of Scotland's national symphony orchestra. Synonyms conversation, chat, cosy chat, talk, heart-to-heart, one-on-one, one-to-one 2An S-shaped sofa on which two people can sit face to face. （可面对面坐的）S形双人沙发椅 Example sentencesExamples A mid-nineteenth-century French form, the tête-à-tête, also known as a confident, was well-suited to the parlor as its two chairs facing in opposite directions and joined at the sides allowed for discreet conversation. The graceful, sinuous shape of this tête-à-tête illustrates the importance of lamination and epitomizes the Rococo Revival style. adverb & adjective Involving or happening between two people in private. 两人私下的（地），亲密的（地），面对面的（地） as adjective a tête-à-tête meal 一顿两人私下里吃的饭。 as adverb his business was conducted tête-à-tête 他的业务是面对面进行的。 Example sentencesExamples It is important to meet tête-à-tête to understand what kind of people they are and to feel how they see cooperation. Synonyms privately, in private Origin Late 17th century: French, literally ‘head-to-head’.
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