vis a vis
English translation: face-to-face
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| 4 | either concerning/related to or neighbor |
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| 4 | face-to-face |
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| 4 | with regard to; with respect to |
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| 4 | opposite |
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either concerning/related to or neighbor Explanation: depending on the context |
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face-to-face Explanation: IMO |
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with regard to; with respect to Explanation: Vis à vis can often be used to mean with regard to or with respect to. In fact, I think it can even be used in English in that sense! However, it does have other meanings as well, and without more context, it's impossibly to say precisely which one applies for you. |
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opposite Explanation: vis-à-vis = opposite -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-29 00:16:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Jean-Claude s'est placé vis-à-vis de Monique dans l'autobus ... ou vis-à-vis Monique ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-29 00:20:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another possibility: vis-à-vis = with regards to J'ai décidé d'adopter une attitude plus ferme vis-à-vis de lui. = I have decided to adopt a firmer attitude with regards to him. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-29 00:30:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ils se sont assis vis-à-vis au restaurant. = They sat face to face in the restaurant. 1st meaning: opposite 2nd meaning: with regards to 3rd meaning: face to face (no hyphens) 4rth meaning: counterpart ... President Bush met his French counterpart, ie. the President of France. Take your pick but never give us the full sentence; let us guess. Example sentence(s):
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