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à deux

adverb
\ (ˌ)ä-ˈdər How to pronounce à deux (audio) , -ˈdə, -ˈdœ\

Definition of à deux

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: privately or intimately with only two present dined à deux

à deux

adjective

Definition of à deux (Entry 2 of 2)

: involving two people especially in private a cozy evening à deux

Examples of à deux in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

 Photos: Falling in Love with a Deux Chevaux At car shows, the owner of a 1986 Citroën Deux Chevaux wears French fashions and hands out baguettes. — A.j. Baime, WSJ, "That’s Amour: Falling for a Citroën Deux Chevaux," 26 June 2018 His wife fell asleep and woke up to find her husband and the third member of their ménage a trois engaged in a ménage a deux. — Teresa M. Pelham, courant.com, "Kiss & Tell: Whatever Happened To That Wild And Crazy Spark?," 22 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of à deux

Adverb

1702, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1869, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for à deux

Adverb

borrowed from French

Adjective

after à deux entry 1

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