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tête-à-tête

[teyt-uh-teyt, tet-uh-tet, te-ta-tet] / ˈteɪt əˈteɪt, ˈtɛt əˈtɛt, tɛ taˈtɛt /
NOUN
private conversation
Synonyms
STRONG
one-on-one
WEAK
confidential discussion cozy chat duologue face-to-face chat heads together huddle intimate discussion mutual consultation parley private conversation
NOUN
small sofa
Synonyms
STRONGEST
love seat
STRONG
courting chair two-seater vis-à-vis
tete-a-tete
NOUN
heart-to-heart talk
Synonyms
WEAK
confidential discussion cozy chat duologue face-to-face chat heads together huddle intimate discussion mutual consultation one-on-one parley private conversation
NOUN
private conversation
Synonyms
WEAK
chat colloquy conversation dialogue discussion parley talk

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Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are due to meet then, and White House officials expect to make some modest announcements as part of the tete-a-tete, but fundamental differences in the relationship will remain unchanged.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Lula added he liked run-offs as they provide the opportunity for a "tete-a-tete debate."

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2022

Are we reading too much into a three-second tete-a-tete?

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2021

Within minutes of arriving, I’m in a tete-a-tete with Pauline, trying to persuade her that I’m a competent diver despite the seven years that have passed since my last scuba experience.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2018

I hear Minou dialing, putting in a call to Doroteo, their goodnight tete-a-tete, catching up on all the little news of their separated hours.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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