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tete-a-tete
noun as in heart-to-heart talk
noun as in private conversation
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Le Point reports that his father asked him, in a tête-à-tête over dinner after Trierweiler's tweet, "not to feed the soap opera."
The French president meets his American counterpart for a tête-à-tête at the White House only three days after taking office.
At a table by the front bar, Colin Firth was tête-à-tête with movie-screenings queen Peggy Siegal.
Wei somehow slips in unnoticed, has a private tête-à-tête with the powers that be, and abracadabra, deal done.
Nothing subtle about Joey DiGiacomo, the alias he came up with for our first tête-à-tête.
There I was, practically tête-à-tête with the man; the noise of the crowd drowned my cries and remonstrances.
He apologized for interrupting their tête-à-tête, but said he had no choice, as the saloon was completely full.
Mrs. Charmington, in a long tête-à-tête with which she had favoured him, had called him "her hero."
They very much enjoyed their tête-à-tête dinner; as they had enjoyed many a one in Hartledon's bachelor days.
Mrs. Haughstone mentioned it in due course, however, having watched the tête-à-tête from her bedroom window, unobserved.
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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tête-à-tête, such as: confidential discussion, cozy chat, duologue, face-to-face chat, heads together, and huddle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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