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Foreign Words & Phrases

Foreign Words & Phrases. English I. Ad nauseam. Add NOZZ- ee -um (Latin) to an extreme or annoying extent. Alma mater. ALL- muh MA- turr (Latin) - the school, college, or university that somebody formerly attended; a song used as the anthem of a school, college, or

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Foreign Words & Phrases

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  1. Foreign Words & Phrases English I

  2. Ad nauseam • Add NOZZ-ee-um • (Latin) to an extreme or annoying extent

  3. Alma mater • ALL-muh MA-turr • (Latin)- the school, college, or university that somebody formerly attended; a song used as the anthem of a school, college, or university

  4. Alpha & omega • AL-fuh and o-MEG-uh • (Greek)- the beginning and the end; the most important part • Often used as a Biblical allusion

  5. Avant-garde • A-vonnt guard • (French)- artistically new, or a person with new ideas and methods for doing something

  6. Bon voyage • Bon voy-AHJ • (French)- used to wish somebody an enjoyable and safe trip

  7. Carte blanche • Cart blahnsh • (French)- free license to do what one wishes; freedom of action

  8. Caveat emptor • CAVV-ee-ott EMP-tore • (Latin)- “Buyer Beware;” a warning to a purchaser that he or she can have no recourse to the law if due care is not exercised in making a purchase

  9. Cum laude • Koom LOUD-ee / Koom LAW-dee • (Latin)- with academic honors or distinction; also magna cum laude (great honors), summa cum laude (highest honors)

  10. Déjà vu • Day-zha voo • (French) - a feeling of having experienced something before, although in fact it is the first time that it has been experienced; anything that is overly familiar or unoriginal

  11. Du jour • Due Zhoor • (French) - offered or served today; being the latest in a series, sequence, or trend

  12. E pluribus unum • E ploor-i-bissoo-numb • (Latin)- one out of many (used as the motto of the United States)

  13. Esprit de corps • Ess-pree day core • (French) - a feeling of pride in belonging to a group and a sense of identification with it; team spirit

  14. Faux pas • Foe PAW • (French)- an embarrassing mistake that breaks a social convention

  15. Femme fatale • Fimmfa-tall • (French) - a woman who is considered to be highly attractive and to have a destructive effect on those who succumb to her charms

  16. Hoi polloi • Hoy poll-oy • (Greek)- ordinary people, as opposed to the wealthy, well-educated, and cultivated elite; the common herd; the masses

  17. Joie de vivre • Zhwah day vee-vrah • (French)- exuberance; energy and love of life; general enthusiasm for living

  18. Prima donna • Pree-muh Donna • (Italian)- lead female opera singer, or someone who is difficult to deal with; • someone who is vain, over-sensitive, or temperamental

  19. RSVP • Are EssVee Pee • (French)- used on an invitation to request a response to it; “reply, if you please”

  20. Status quo • Statt-us kwo • (Latin)- the way things are right now; the existing state of affairs

  21. Tabula rasa • Tab-you-la rah-suh • (Latin)- an opportunity to make a clean break or a fresh start; a blank mind or anything in a pristine state

  22. Verbatim • Vurr-BAY-tum • (Latin) - word for word with something else; in the exact words

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