à deux

1 of 2

adverb

(ˌ)ä-ˈdər, 

-ˈdə, 

-ˈdœ 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Choose a cosy table a deux on the restaurant’s Juliet balcony or get real at the chef’s table in the kitchen overseen by Crippa’s protégé, the audaciously talented 27-year-old Antonio D’Alessio and his team straight out of the original Alba kitchen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026

According to widespread reports, the pop star and baller will be jetting a deux to attend Sunday’s Formula 1 race at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024

Adjective

Choose a cosy table a deux on the restaurant’s Juliet balcony or get real at the chef’s table in the kitchen overseen by Crippa’s protégé, the audaciously talented 27-year-old Antonio D’Alessio and his team straight out of the original Alba kitchen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026

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

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