Vis-à-vis (other)
Vis-à-vis may refer to: * Vis-à-vis, a French expression in English, literally "face to face (with)", meaning in comparison with or in relation to * ''Vis-à-vis'' (album), by Karol Mikloš, 2002 * Vis-à-vis (carriage), a type of horse-drawn carriage * ''Vis a vis'' (TV series), a Spanish TV series * "Vis à Vis" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), an episode of the TV series See also * Viz (other) Viz may refer to: *''viz.'', a synonym for “namely” *Viz (comics), ''Viz'' (comics), a British adult comic magazine **''Viz: The Game'', a computer game based on the comic *Viz Media, an American manga and anime distribution and entertainment ...

Glossary Of French Expressions In English
Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English. English words of French origin, such as ''art'', ''competition'', ''force'', ''machine'', and ''table'' are pronounced according to English rules of phonology, rather than French, and are commonly used by English speakers without any consciousness of their French origin. This article, on the other hand, covers French words and phrases that have entered the English lexicon without ever losing their character as Gallicisms: they remain unmistakably "French" to an English speaker. They are most common in written English, where they retain French diacritics and are usually printed in italics. In spoken English, at least some attempt is generally made to pronounce them as they would sound in French; an entirely English pronunciation is reg ...
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Vis-à-vis (album)
''Vis-à-vis'' is the second studio album by Slovak musician Karol Mikloš, issued via on October 21, 2002. Based on available music reviews, the work met with mixed to positive commentaries. Reception Critical response ''Vis-à-vis'' spawned miscellaneous reactions among music journalists, with moderately prevailing positive. Daniel Baláž of ''SME'' commented that "an intelligent pop music established on oddly set up chords to old-fashioned melodic songwriting tis simply of his own". Seeing some resemblance to Miroslav Žbirka and Ladislav Lučenič Laco Lučenič (born 23 November 1952) is a Slovak musician and music producer. He is known as a former member of such Slovak bands as Fermáta, Prúdy, Modus, and Limit. He became popular for his role as a judge on the Slovak Pop Idol ('' Sl ..., the author in general acknowledged Mikloš'es musical direction, including his deliberate and shy performing on public. Jaroslav Špulák from ''&MusiQ'', formerly ''Rock & Po ...
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Vis-à-vis (carriage)
__NOTOC__ A vis-à-vis is a carriage in which the passengers sit face to face with the front passengers facing rearward and the rear passengers facing forward. The term comes from the French ''vis-à-vis'', meaning face to face. These carriages are still commonly made by Amish carriage makers in the midwestern United States. Also in the Western world, the vis-a-vis is the most common type of carriage style used to cart tourists and leisure seekers in downtown urban settings. Passengers sit back-to-back on dos-à-dos carriages. Examples The following types of carriage had vis-à-vis seating: * Barouche * Berline * Landau Automobiles There were vis-à-vis automobiles in the early history of motoring. These were driven from the forward-facing rear seat, with front passengers sitting ahead of the steering controls and facing the driver. , page=484 Passengers in the front seat would obstruct the vision of the driver in the rear seat, and the style fell out of favour before 1905. ...
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Vis A Vis (TV Series)
''Locked Up'', originally known as ''Vis a Vis'' (french: Vis a Vis, "face to face"), is a Spanish serial drama television series produced by Globomedia, initially for Spanish Network Antena 3 and later for Fox Spain. It premiered on 20 April 2015. The series focuses on Macarena Ferreiro, who is sent to prison for fiscal offenses and goes on to depict prison life and the corruption of law-enforcement bodies. One year after Antena 3 cancelled the show, Fox Spain announced they had picked up the series for a third season, which premiered on 23 April 2018. It became the most watched paid TV in its timeslot. A fourth and final series premiered on 3 December 2018. Netflix also bought global streaming rights for the show. Following the show's initial cancellation, several cast members moved on to other projects, resulting in major cast changes in seasons 3 and 4. Production also moved to a different filming location, as the previous studio became the set of another Álex Pina show ...
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