à deux

1 of 2

adverb

(ˌ)ä-ˈdər,
-ˈdə,
-ˈdœ How to pronounce à deux (audio)
: privately or intimately with only two present
dined à deux

à deux

2 of 2

adjective

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

Examples of à deux in a Sentence

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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, 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, 22 Mar. 2018

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Word History

Etymology

Adverb

borrowed from French

Adjective

after à deux entry 1

First Known Use

Adverb

1702, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of à deux was in 1702

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“à deux.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%C3%A0%20deux. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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