vis a vis: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americaneutralformal
    • A literal borrowing from French meaning 'face to face' or 'in front of each other.'

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    • Los dos políticos se sentaron vis a vis para discutir el acuerdo bilateral.

      The two politicians sat face to face to discuss the bilateral agreement.

    • En la entrevista, el candidato y el entrevistador estuvieron vis a vis durante una hora.

      In the interview, the candidate and the interviewer were face to face for an hour.

    • Colocaron las sillas vis a vis para facilitar la conversación entre los participantes.

      They placed the chairs face to face to facilitate the conversation among participants.

    • Durante el debate, los oradores se posicionaron vis a vis para mantener contacto visual directo.

      During the debate, the speakers positioned themselves face to face to maintain direct eye contact.

  • 2.

    SpainLatin Americaneutralcolloquial
    • A meeting or interview between two people, often private or one-on-one.

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    • La reunión vis a vis con el director fue muy productiva para aclarar dudas importantes.

      The face-to-face meeting with the director was very productive to clarify important doubts.

    • Solicitaron un vis a vis con el abogado para hablar en privado sobre el caso.

      They requested a one-on-one meeting with the lawyer to talk privately about the case.

    • El periodista tuvo un vis a vis con el cantante para la entrevista exclusiva del mes.

      The journalist had a one-on-one interview with the singer for the month's exclusive interview.

  • 3.

    SpainLatin Americalegalpenitentiaryformal
    • In the prison context, a supervised visit between an inmate and a visitor (which may include family members, lawyers, or intimate partners).

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    • El preso pidió un vis a vis con su familia para poder hablar cara a cara y sin barreras.

      The inmate requested a supervised visit with his family to be able to speak face to face and without barriers.

    • Durante el vis a vis, la esposa del recluso pudo entregarle libros y ropa limpia.

      During the visit, the inmate's wife was able to give him books and clean clothes.

    • El abogado solicitó un vis a vis con su cliente para preparar la estrategia legal confidencialmente.

      The lawyer requested a private visit with his client to prepare the legal strategy confidentially.

Examples:

  • ES: Este lugar es tan bueno como cualquier otro para un vis a vis.
    EN: This is as good a place as any to meet a woman.
  • ES: Penny y yo vamos a tener un pequeño vis a vis.
    EN: Well, Penny and me are going to have a little tête-à-tête, aren't we, huh?
  • ES: Nunca he tomado un vis a vis.
    EN: I never tasted a tête-à-tête before.
  • ES: - No hay vis a vis para solteros...
    EN: - Not for non-married prisoners and never for maximum-security.
  • ES: Estaba mal engañado, vis a vis su autorización
    EN: I was badly misled, vis a vis your authorisation.
  • ES: Le pagaré 6, y espero un vis a vis mañana al mediodia.
    EN: I'll pay you 6, and I expect a conjugal visittomorrow by noon.
  • ES: Algo que le pasan los familiares en el vis a vis otro poco que les dejamos pasar nosotros...
    EN: Family members during personal visits, other stuff we get for them...
  • ES: Lo verificaré con el equipo E, comprueba cómo lo están haciendo con la intención del vis a vis de Israel con Irán.
    EN: I'll check in with team e, see how they're doing with israeli intention vis-a-vis Iran.
  • ES: A ver, José Luis Torrente y Maruja Soler pasen al vis a vis.
    EN: José Luis and Maruja Soler pass to the visitors' quarters.
  • ES: Por ejemplo las mías, como el vis a vis en la cárcel.
    EN: I.E. Mine, vis-a-vis prison.
  • ES: Me dices cuál te gusta y la convenzo para que sea tu acompañante en la boda y, cuando lleguemos a tierra, os preparo un vis a vis que vas a flipar.
    EN: Just say that you like, and I'll arrange for you to be at the wedding entourage. And when we get to the mainland, I'll get you meeting one-on-one. Odlepiæeš.
  • ES: ¿Cuando vaya al vis a vis a darte noticias de los niños?
    EN: When he'll come to visit you to give you news?
  • ES: Sin visitas, sin compañeros de celda, sin vis a vis.
    EN: No visits, no cellmates, no parole.
  • ES: Al parecer los vis a vis fueron aprobados por alguien de Defensa y se ordenó que no se grabaran.
    EN: Apparently the sit-downs were sanctioned by someone in the DoD and they were ordered nonmonitored visits.
  • ES: Creí que debías saber que ha habido una reorganización vis a vis
    EN: Just thought you should know there's been some reorganization
  • ES: Enfrentando tonterías vis a vis.
    EN: Vis-à-vis, calling bullshit.
  • ES: ¿Seguro que no queréis un vis a vis?
    EN: Sure you lovers don't want a conjugal?
  • ES: Intentarán que escondáis su droga, que la llevéis de un lado para otro, que la recojáis en vis a vis ficticios.
    EN: They'll make you hide their drugs, carry them around, collect them at fake private visits. Don't do it.
  • ES: "Se inventó un vis a vis con un novio que en realidad era quien le traía la droga".
    EN: She concocted a visit with a boyfriend who was actually bringing her drugs.
  • ES: -¿Te la pasaron en un vis a vis?
    EN: Did someone give it to you during a visit?

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