head-to-head

English

Alternative forms

• head to head

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɛd.tu.hɛd/

Adjective

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

1. one-to-one, direct.
   • 2006 7/11, Dan Reed, “At 35, Southwests strategy gets more complicated”, USA Today:

     For years, Southwest sought to avoid head-to-head competition with big, traditional airlines.

Adverb

head-to-head (not comparable)

1. one-to-one, directly.

Synonyms

• tête-à-tête

Coordinate terms

• face-to-face
• back-to-back
• arm-in-arm
• shoulder-to-shoulder
• eye-to-eye
• nose-to-nose
• mouth-to-mouth
• hand-to-hand
• cheek-by-jowl
• end-to-end
• elbow-to-elbow
• ear-to-ear
• cheek-to-cheek

Translations

head-to-head

Arabic: وجهاً لوجه (ar) (wájhan li-wajh) Chinese: Mandarin: 面對面 (cmn), 面对面 (cmn) (miànduìmiàn) 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 (ja) (ふたりっきり, futarikkiri), 相対の (ja) (あいたいの, aitai-no) Russian: тет-а-тет (ru) (tet-a-tét), с глазу на глаз (ru) (s glázu ná glaz) Spanish: cabeza a cabeza (es)