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Murrell Foreign Term
Murrell International Phrases/Foreign Terms
Question | Answer |
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RSVP | (respondez si vous plait) Please Respond |
déjà vu | feeling of having experienced this before |
faux pas | a social blunder |
du jour | of the day/made for a particular day |
bon voyage | good journey/ have a nice trip |
alma mater | school or college one has attended, or its song |
cum laude | with praise, usually added to a diploma |
femme fatale | a dangerous, yet alluring woman |
esprit de corps | group spirit, all-for-one . . . |
verbatim | exact reproduction of text |
E pluribus unum | out of many, one |
prima donna | first lady—fussy, wants the spotlight |
avant-garde | pushing the boundaries of normal |
status quo | the existing state of affairs |
joie de vivre | joy of life |
carte blanche | unconditional authority |
caveat emptor | buyer beware |
alpha and omega | the beginning and the end |
tabula rasa | concept of being “born blank” |
hoi polloi | the masses, the common people |
ad nauseam | to the point of nausea |
vox populi | the voice of the people |
terra firma | solid earth |
tempus fugit | time flies |
savior faire | to respond appropriately to any situation |
id est (i.e.) | that is to say |
enfant terrible | a child who is terrifyingly candid and says embarrassing things to adults |
non-sequitor | "it does not follow"; just does not make any sense |