vis-à-vis

vis-à-vis  (vz-v)

prep.

1. Face to face with; opposite to.

2. Compared with.

3. In relation to.

adv.

Face to face.

n. pl. vis-à-vis (-vz, -v)

1. One that is face to face with or opposite to another.

2. A date or an escort, as at a party.

3. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a counterpart.

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[French : vis, face + à, to.]

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vis-à-vis adj.

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vis-à-vis [ˌviːzɑːˈviː]

prep

1. in relation to; regarding

2. face to face with; opposite

adv & adj

face to face; opposite

n pl vis-à-vis

1. a person or thing that is situated opposite to another

2. a person who corresponds to another in office, capacity, etc.; counterpart

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) an upholstered sofa; tête-à-tête

4. a type of horse-drawn carriage in which the passengers sit opposite one another

5. a coin having an obverse upon which two portraits appear facing each other

[French, from vis face]

Translations

vis-à-vis [ˈviːzəviː] PREP (= with regard to) → con respecto a, en relación con, con relación a
Switzerland's position vis-à-vis the EC → la posición de Suiza con respecto a or en relación con or con relación a la CE
the government's policy vis-à-vis the unions → la política del gobierno frente a los sindicatos

vis-à-vis [ˌviːzəˈviː] prep → vis-à-vis de

vis-à-vis

prep → in Anbetracht (+gen)

adv → gegenüber

vis-à-vis [ˌviːzəˈviː] prep → rispetto a, in confronto a, nei riguardi di