head-to-head

See also: head to head

English

Alternative forms

head to head

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛd.tu.hɛd/

Adjective

head-to-head (comparative more head-to-head, superlative most head-to-head)

Direct, one-to-one.
- 2006 July 11, Dan Reed, “At 35, Southwest's strategy gets more complicated”, in USA Today:
  For years, Southwest sought to avoid head-to-head competition with big, traditional airlines.

Adverb

head-to-head (not comparable)

Facing one another.
Directly, one-to-one.

Synonyms

tête-à-tête

Coordinate terms

terms coordinate with head-to-head

mouth-to-mouth
hand-to-hand
cheek-by-jowl
end-to-end
elbow-to-elbow
ear-to-ear
cheek-to-cheek
toe-to-toe

Translations

head-to-head

Arabic: وَجْهًا لِوَجْه‎ (wajhan li-wajh)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 面對面 (zh), 面对面 (zh) (miànduìmiàn), 當面 (zh), 当面 (zh) (dāngmiàn)
French: tête-à-tête (fr)

German: tête-à-tête (de), unter vier Augen (de)
Japanese: 内緒の (ja) (ないしょの, naisho-no), 二人っきり (ふたりっきり, futarikkiri), 相対の (ja) (あいたいの, aitai-no)
Russian: тет-а-те́т (ru) (tɛt-a-tɛ́t), с гла́зу на́ глаз (ru) (s glázu ná glaz)
Spanish: cabeza a cabeza

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