<Dd> lit . `` present yourself '' or `` proceed to '' ; a meeting , appointment , or date in French . In English , it generally endorses a mysterious overtone and refers to a one - on - one meeting with someone for another purpose than a date . Always hyphenated in French : rendez - vous . Its only accepted abbreviation in French is RDV . </Dd>
<Dd> lit . `` present yourself '' or `` proceed to '' ; a meeting , appointment , or date in French . In English , it generally endorses a mysterious overtone and refers to a one - on - one meeting with someone for another purpose than a date . Always hyphenated in French : rendez - vous . Its only accepted abbreviation in French is RDV . </Dd>
from two french words that mean present yourself
from two french words that mean present yourself
rendez - vous
rendez - vous