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Foreign Words and Phrases

Foreign Words and Phrases. Some French, Latin, and Greek words and terms have become part of our vocabulary. respondez sil vous plait (RSVP). Please respond. Du Jour (d uh zh oo r). Of the moment. Cum Laude (kŏŏm lou'dē,). With honor. Verbatim ( ver- bey -tim). Word for word.

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Foreign Words and Phrases

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  1. Foreign Words and Phrases

  2. Some French, Latin, and Greek words and terms have become part of our vocabulary.

  3. respondez sil vous plait (RSVP) Please respond

  4. Du Jour(duhzhoor) Of the moment

  5. Cum Laude(kŏŏm lou'dē,) With honor

  6. Verbatim(ver-bey-tim) Word for word

  7. Avant-garde(uh-vahnt-gahrd) New and unusual

  8. Carte Blanche(kahrtblanch, blahnch) License

  9. Tabula Rasa (tab-yuh-luhrah-suh) Empty slate

  10. Carpe Diem(kahr-pe dee-em) Seize the day

  11. Bona Fide (boh-nuh fahyd) Genuine

  12. id est (i.e.)(id est) That is

  13. Vox Populi (vokspop-yuh-lahy) Voice of the people

  14. Déjà Vu(dey-zhah voo) A feeling of having experienced something previously

  15. Bon Voyage(bon voi-ahzh) Have a good trip

  16. Femme Fatale(fem fuh-tal) Disastrous woman

  17. E Pluribus unum(e ploo-ri-boos oo-noom) One out of many (U.S. motto)

  18. Status quo(…kwoh) Existing state

  19. Caveat Emptor(kav-ee-aht emp-tawr) Buyer beware

  20. Hoi Polloi(hoi puh-loi) The ordinary people

  21. Tempus fugit(tem-poos foo-git) Time flies

  22. Savoir Faire(sav-wahr-fair) Savvy, courtesy

  23. Enfant Terrible(ahn-fahn te-ree-bluh) Terrible child

  24. Faux Pas(foh pah) A social blunder

  25. Alma Mater(ahl-muhmah-ter) School one attended

  26. Esprit de Corps(e-spree duhkawr) Fellowship, camaraderie

  27. Prima Donna(pree-muhdon-uh) 1. Chief female operatic singer 2. Self-important, difficult person

  28. Joie de Vivre(zhwaduhvee-vruh) Love of life

  29. Alpha and Omega Beginning and end

  30. Ad Nauseam(ad naw-zee-uhm) To the extreme degree

  31. C’est la Vie (se la vee) That’s life

  32. Non Sequitur(non sek-wi-ter) It does not follow

  33. Terra Firma(…fur-muh) Earth

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