testa a testa

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “head to head”.

Noun

testa a testa f (plural teste a testa)

1. head to head or nip and tuck competition
   • 2020 August 26, “Presidenziali 2020, Biden primo nei sondaggi. Ma Trump recupera [Presidential Election 2020, Biden first in the polls. But Trump catches up]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     È un testa a testa quello per la corsa alla presidenza degli Stati Uniti tra Joe Biden e Donald Trump.

     It is a head to head competition that between the race to the presidency of the United States between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.