"vis-à-vis" meaning in French

See vis-à-vis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /vi.za.vi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-vis-à-vis.wav
Etymology: From vis + à + vis, vis being an obsolete word for “face”, replaced in Modern French by visage. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|vis|à|vis}} vis + à + vis, {{m|fro|vis}} vis, {{m-g|face}} “face”, {{m|fr|visage}} visage Head templates: {{fr-adv}} vis-à-vis
  1. (archaic) Facing, face-to-face Tags: archaic Synonyms: face à face
    Sense id: en-vis-à-vis-fr-adv-QKBVYssu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 32 17 3 28 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 23 7 24 17 5 25

Noun

IPA: /vi.za.vi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-vis-à-vis.wav Forms: vis-à-vis [plural]
Etymology: From vis + à + vis, vis being an obsolete word for “face”, replaced in Modern French by visage. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|vis|à|vis}} vis + à + vis, {{m|fro|vis}} vis, {{m-g|face}} “face”, {{m|fr|visage}} visage Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} vis-à-vis m (plural vis-à-vis)
  1. a meeting, especially a private one Tags: masculine Synonyms: tête-à-tête
    Sense id: en-vis-à-vis-fr-noun-WgVYdYbC
  2. a position where two things face each other Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vis-à-vis-fr-noun-~Vu4GboR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 32 17 3 28 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 23 7 24 17 5 25
  3. an equivalent Tags: masculine Synonyms: homologue
    Sense id: en-vis-à-vis-fr-noun-NdDkgjHB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 32 17 3 28 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 23 7 24 17 5 25
  4. (rare) What faces someone or something, such as a view or the person seated in front Tags: masculine, rare
    Sense id: en-vis-à-vis-fr-noun-hHMIbtvz
  5. (historical) a type of S-shaped couch or sofa that allows people to be seated face-to-face Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-vis-à-vis-fr-noun-F8Xm02VN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 32 17 3 28 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 23 7 24 17 5 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vis-à-vis de

Download JSON data for vis-à-vis meaning in French (6.2kB)

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