foreign words and phrases
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Foreign Words and Phrases. carte blanche. MEANING: Complete freedom PRONUNCIATION: cart blanch French. tabula rasa. MEANING: empty slate or clean slate PRONUNCIATION: ta bu -la ras –a Latin. déjà vu. MEANING: a feeling of having experienced something previously - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MEANING: Complete freedom
PRONUNCIATION:cart blanch
French
MEANING:empty slate or clean slate
PRONUNCIATION:ta bu -la ras –a
Latin
MEANING: a feeling of having experienced something previously
PRONUNCIATION:de ja vu
French
MEANING: have a good trip
PRONUNCIATION: Bon - voy - azh
French
MEANING: disastrous or dangerous woman
PRONUNCIATION: fem - fa –tal
French
MEANING: One out of many ( U.S. motto)
PRONUNCIATION: e plu·ri·bus u·num
Latin
MEANING: the way things are now
PRONUNCIATION: sta tus kwohLatin
MEANING: buyer beware
the principle that the seller of a product cannot be held responsible for its quality unless it is guaranteed in a warranty.
PRONUNCIATION: kav-ee-aht emp-tawr Latin
MEANING: the ordinary people or the masses of people
PRONUNCIATION: hoi puh-loi
Greek
MEANING: 1. The lead female operatic singer2. self-important, difficult person, self-absorbed
PRONUNCIATION: pree-muh don-uh
Italian
MEANING: the school one attended
PRONUNCIATION: ahl-muh mah-ter
Latin
MEANING: fellowship, camaraderie
PRONUNCIATION: e-spree duh kawrFrench
MEANING: a social blunder, something absurd or socially unacceptable
PRONUNCIATION: foh pahFrench
Fashion Faux Pas
MEANING: Exuberance, love of life
PRONUNCIATION: zhwaduh vee-vruh
French
MEANING: the beginning and the end
PRONUNCIATION: al fa and o may guh
MEANING: to the extreme
PRONUNCIATION: ad naw-zee-uhm, -am
Latin
MEANING: please respond or please reply
PRONUNCIATION:
French
MEANING: of the moment “The soup du jour is tomato basil.”
PRONUNCIATION: duh zhoor
French
MEANING: with honor
PRONUNCIATION: koom lou-dey
Latin
MEANING: word for word or exactly like the original
PRONUNCIATION: ver-bey-tim
Latin
MEANING: new and unusual
PRONUNCIATION: uh-vahnt-gahrd
MEANING: “seize the day,” enjoying the pleasures of the moment without having concern for the future.
PRONUNCIATION: car-pay dee- im
MEANING: Time flies
PRONUNCIATION: Latin tem-pus fu-get
MEANING: That’s life; such is life
PRONUNCIATION: French Say-la-vee
MEANING: 1.made, done, presented, etc., in good faith;
without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell.
2.authentic; true: a bona fide sample of Lincoln's handwriting.
PRONUNCIATION: Latin Pronounced like it looks
MEANING: Instinctive knowledge of the right course of action in any circumstance.
PRONUNCIATION: French sav-wire-fair
MEANING: a statement having little or no relevance to what preceded it
Example: Someone saying something extremely random that has nothing to do with the current topic of conversation. You could say, “Wow, that was non sequitur.”
PRONUNCIATION: Latin non sec-wit-ur
MEANING: the full form of i.e. i.e. means : “that is to say”
It indicates that an explanation or paraphrase is about to follow: “Many workers expect to put in a forty-hour week — i.e., to work eight hours a day.”
PRONUNCIATION: Latin Like it looks
MEANING: 1.an incorrigible child, as one whose
behavior is embarrassing. 2.an outrageously outspoken or bold person
who says and does indiscreet or irresponsible things.
PRONUNCIATION: an-fant- ter-ree-bluh French
MEANING: firm or solid earth; dry land (as opposed to water or air).
PRONUNCIATION: Latin ter-uh fir-muh
MEANING: the voice of the people; popular opinion.
PRONUNCIATION: vox pop-u-lie Latin
Now, practice quizzing a buddy.
Give the definition and have them give you the word, or you may tell them the word and have them give you the definition.