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à deux

/ɑː ˈdɜː/

à deux prepositional phrase: to be played by two people.

Prepositional phrase

  1. To be played by two people.
  2. Privately; one-on-one.
    • It is arguable that Litvinov, had he met with civility and those supple conversations à deux in which trained diplomats excel, might have stopped the war […](Can we date this quote?), William Manchester, The Last Lion, volume 2, page 458
    • Like their leader, none in the party spoke a word of German. Henderson, who would join them in Munich, was fluent in German, but of course he also spoke in tongues. Chamberlain and Hitler would talk à deux[…]2012 November 20, Paul Reid, William Manchester, The Last Lion Box Set: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874 - 1965, Little, Brown, →ISBN

Origin of à deux

Borrowed from French à deux.

Questions about à deux

What does à deux mean?
À deux means to be played by two people.
What part of speech is à deux?
À deux is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce à deux?
À deux is pronounced /ɑː ˈdɜː/.

Words near à deux in the dictionary

  1. à bas
  2. à bouche
  3. à contre-coeur
  4. à contrecoeur
  5. à contrecœur
  6. à deux
  7. à gogo
  8. à la
  9. à la carte
  10. à la king
  11. à la minute

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