à deux

adverb

Definition of à deuxnext
as in tête-à-tête

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Recent Examples of à deux Choose a cosy table a deux on the restaurant’s Juliet balcony or get real at the chef’s table in the kitchen overseen by Crippa’s protégé, the audaciously talented 27-year-old Antonio D’Alessio and his team straight out of the original Alba kitchen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026 According to widespread reports, the pop star and baller will be jetting a deux to attend Sunday’s Formula 1 race at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for à deux
  1. sotto voce
  2. privately
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  • This isn’t a grabby, attention seeker of a film, but a quiet, watchful sort of movie that whispers its secrets sotto voce.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • The first and rarest category involved sotto voce confessions of personal tree-felling or maiming episodes.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of sotto voce
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  • The individual feedback goes to the person first, privately, the way a coach talks to an athlete between plays.
    — Vivek Thomas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • People close to Newsom privately speculated that the culprit might be a foreign power looking to undermine the California governor’s seemingly inevitable 2028 presidential campaign.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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“à deux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A0%20deux. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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