vis-à-vis

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

Facing, face-to-face

Noun

1. (invariable, masculine) a meeting, especially a private one
2. (invariable, masculine) a position where two things face each other
3. (invariable, masculine) an equivalent
4. (invariable, masculine, rare) What faces someone or something, such as a view or the person seated in front
5. (historical, invariable, masculine) a type of S-shaped couch or sofa that allows people to be seated face-to-face

Sinonieme

en face

tête-à-tête

autour

face à face

l’un contre l’autre

nez à nez

en relation avec

Vertalings

gegenüber

dirimpetto

vis-à-vis

vis-à-vis

opposite

tegenover

op het stuk van

in verband met

ten opzichte van

aan de overkant van

betreffende

di fronte

with reference to

faccia a faccia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vi.za.vi/

Etimologie (Engels)

From vis + à + vis, vis m being an obsolete word for “face”, replaced in Modern French by visage m.

Sinne

Il sait alors faire preuve d'indépendance vis-à-vis du gouvernement .

He then knows how to show independence from the government.