/tayt"euh tayt", tet"euh tet"/ ; Fr. /te tann tet"/ , n. , pl. tête-à-têtes , Fr. tête-à-tête , adj. , adv.
n.
1. a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
2. Also called vis-à-vis . a sofa shaped like an S so two people are able to converse face to face.
adj.
3. of, between, or for two persons together without others.
adv.
4. (of two persons) together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.
[ 1690-1700; ]