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- v.
- Valentine’s Day
- valid
- value
- value added
- value-added
- value-added tax
- value at
- Vancouver
- Vancouverite
- vaporize
- vaporous
- vapour
- variance
- various
- various different
- VAT
- vegan
- vegetarian
- vengeance
- venomous
- verb agreement
- verb agreement: compound subjects with and
- verb agreement: compound subjects with or
- verb agreement in questions
- verb agreement in the case of interrupting words
- verb agreement: sentences beginning with there
- verb agreement with collective nouns
- verb agreement with couple
- verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
- verb agreement with none
- verb agreement with number
- verb agreement with range
- verb agreement with total
- verbal
- verbatim
- verbiage
- verbose
- verbosity
- verb phrase
- verbs: helping verbs
- verbs in conditional sentences
- verbs: main verb
- vernacular
- verse
- versed in
- versus
- vertical lists
- very
- veto against
- veto on
- veto over
- via
- vice-
- vice versa
- Victoria
- Victoria Day
- Victorian
- view of (in)
- vigor
- vigorous
- vigorously
- vigour
- virtually
- virtue
- vis-à-vis
- visit
- visit with
- viti-
- vocal
- vocation
- vociferous
- vogue
- voice
- voluble
- -vore
- vs.
Divulgation proactive
Avis important
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vis-à-vis
The literal translation of vis-à-vis is “face to face.” Vis-à-vis is hyphenated and written with an accented à, but is not italicized.
Depending on the context, vis-à-vis can indicate someone’s opposite or counterpart.
- The negotiators sat vis-à-vis (or opposite each other).
- Chad is my vis-à-vis (or counterpart) in the company’s western affiliate.
It also means in relation to or regarding, or in contrast to.
- What are Margot’s plans vis-à-vis (or regarding) the training program for new employees?
- Today’s economy is much stronger vis-à-vis (or in contrast to) that of the early 1990s.
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