vis-à-vis

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adverb

not-comparable archaic

face to face (with another) / (archaic) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

Japanese Meaning

面と向かって / 対面して / 向かい合って

We sat vis-à-vis at the small café table, discussing plans late into the evening.

私たちは小さなカフェのテーブルで向かい合って座り、夜遅くまで計画について話し合った。

Sense（1）

face to face (with another)

[…]turning the seat in front so we could sit vis-a-vis

Sense（2）

(archaic) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.