You will find the French expression "vis-a-vis" used quite often in English. What does it mean?

Vis-a-vis is a French term with Latin origins that translates to "face to face." It was originally used in English to refer to small horse-drawn carriages in which two persons sat opposite one another. After that, it gained a variety of other meanings, including "dance partner." It no longer relates to real faces, but, rather, to the notion that objects that are "face-to-face" may easily be compared.

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