What does vis-à-vis in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word vis-à-vis in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vis-à-vis in French.
The word vis-à-vis in French means regarding, concerning, building opposite, facing each other, facing one another, opposite, person opposite, be face to face, house that is not overlooked, not overlooked. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word vis-à-vis
regarding, concerning(à l'égard de) (preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.") Nous étions gênés vis-à-vis de lui. We were uneasy regarding him. |
building oppositenom masculin invariable (immeuble en face) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) J'aime mon appartement parce que mon vis-à-vis est agréable. // Le couple n'a pas pris la maison car il a jugé que la vis-à-vis était trop important. The couple didn't buy the house, because they thought it was too overlooked. |
facing each other, facing one anotheradverbe (soutenu (en face) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Les deux voyageurs étaient assis vis-à-vis. The two passengers were seated facing each other. |
opposite(soutenu (face à face, en face) (preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.") Le jeune cadre était placé vis-à-vis de son ancien directeur. The young executive was seated opposite his former manager. |
person oppositenom masculin invariable (personne ou chose en face d'une autre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pierre était mon vis-à-vis à ce dîner. Peter was the person opposite me at this dinner. |
be face to facelocution verbale (se faire face) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
house that is not overlookednom féminin (maison sans maison en face) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
not overlookedlocution adjectivale (avec vue dégagée) Le couple était à la recherche d'une maison sans vis-à-vis. |
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