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Foreign words and phrases
forigen weird phrases
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English
11th Grade
09/25/2011

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A propos
Definition
French adj; to the point, pertinent
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ad hoc
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Latin adj; for a particular purpose; only for the matter at hand
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Aficionado
Definition
Spanish n; a fan
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Al Fresco
Definition
Italian adj; outside; in the fresh air
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Au Courant
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French adj; up to date; informed
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Bete Noire
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French n; something or someone that one avoids or strongly dislikes
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Carte Blanche
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French n; the power to do whatever one wants
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De Facto
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Latin adj; actual
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De Rigueur
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French adj; Obligatory; required by fashion or custom
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Deja Vu
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French n; an illusory feeling of having seen or done something before.
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Fait Accompli
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French n; something that is already done and that cannot be undone.
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Faux Pas
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French n; and embarrassing social mistake
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Idee Fixe
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French n; a fixed idea; an obession
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Joie de Vivre
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French n; deep and usually contagious enjoyment of life
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Junta
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Spanish n; a small group that rules a country after its government is overthrown
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Laissez-Faire
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French n; a doctrine of noninterference by government in the economy; noninterference in general
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Manana
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Spanish n; tomorrow
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Mea Cupla
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Latin n; my fault
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Nolo Contendere
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Latin n; no contest
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Outre
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French adj; eccentric; bizarre
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Quid Pro Quo
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Latin n; something given or done in return for something else
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Raison D'etre
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French n; reason for being
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Rendezvous
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French n; a meeting; a meeting place
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Savoir-Faire
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French n; tact; ability arising from experience
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Semper Fidelis
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Latin n; always loyal
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Sine Qua Non
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Latin n; Something essential
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Status Quo
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Latin n; the current state of affairs
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Sui Generis
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Latin adj; unique; in a class of one's own
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Tete-a-Tete
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French n; a private conversation between two people (Head to Head)
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Vis-aVis
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French prep; in relation to; compared with (face to face)
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Zeitgeist
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German n; the spirit of the times
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Au Pair
Definition
equal standings
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Bourgeois
Definition
a capitalist middle class
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Carpe Diem
Definition
seize the day
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Creme de la creme
Definition
cream of the crop
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Creme de la creme
Definition
cream of the crop
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Kaput
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Broken
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Que sera sera
Definition
what will be will be
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