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1 vis-à-vis
vis-à-vis [vizavi]1. preposition2. adverb( = face à face) face to face3. invariable masculine nouna. ( = position) en vis-à-vis facing each otherb. ( = tête-à-tête) encounterc. ( = personne faisant face) person opposite ; (aux cartes) ( = partenaire) partner ; ( = homologue) opposite numberd. ( = bâtiment) immeuble sans vis-à-vis building with an open outlook* * *vizavi
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nom masculin invariable1) ( bâtiment)2) ( personne) (à table, dans le train) person opposite; ( voisin d'en face) person who lives opposite3) ( position)5) ( rencontre face-à-face) meeting, encounter
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vis-à-vis de locution prépositive1) ( à l'égard de)2) ( comparé à) beside* * *vizavi1. advvis-à-vis de — opposite, figtowards, vis-à-vis
2. nm1) (= personne) counterpart2)* * *A nm inv1 ( bâtiment) avoir la prison pour vis-à-vis to live opposite the prison; maison sans vis-à-vis house with an open outlook;2 ( personne) (à table, dans le train) person opposite; ( voisin d'en face) person who lives opposite; j'ai demandé du feu à mon vis-à-vis I asked the person opposite for a light;4 Sport opponent;5 ( rencontre face-à-face) meeting, encounter;6 ( sofa) vis-à-vis, tête-à-tête.B vis-à-vis de loc prép1 ( à l'égard de) vis-à-vis de qch in relation to sth; vis-à-vis de qn towards sb; être honnête vis-à-vis de soi-même to be honest with oneself;2 ( comparé à) mon malheur n'est rien vis-à-vis du vôtre my misfortune is nothing beside yours; le dollar s'effrite vis-à-vis des monnaies européennes the dollar is declining against European currencies.[vizavi] nom masculin1. [personne en face]faire vis-à-vis à quelqu'un to be opposite somebody, to face somebody2. [immeuble d'en face]3. [canapé] tête-à-têtevis-à-vis de locution prépositionnelle1. [en face de]en vis-à-vis locution adverbialeêtre en vis-à-vis to be opposite each other, to be facing each otherassis en vis-à-vis sitting opposite each other ou face-to-face
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