vis-a-vis

Adverb

• face-to-face with; literally `face to face'
  • they sat vis-a-vis at the table
    
  • I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman
    

Noun

• small sofa that seats two people

• a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  love seat , loveseat , tete-a-tete , counterpart , opposite number