1
- a private conversation between two people两人间的密谈, 促膝谈心。
2
- an 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。
- involving or happening between two people in private两人私下的（地）, 亲密的（地）, 面对面的（地）：
as adj. a tête-à-tête meal一顿两人私下里吃的饭
as adv. his business was conducted tête-à-tête他的业务是面对面进行的。
词源
late 17th cent.: French， literally 'head-to-head'.