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Court Reporting
Foreign Words and Phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| al fresco | outdoors, in the open |
| au courant | fully aware or familiar |
| au poivre | with pepper |
| avant-garde | the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental method |
| bon mot | a witty remark or comment; clever saying |
| bon vivant | a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink |
| carte blanche | unconditional authority; full discretionary power |
| cause celebre | any controversy that attracts great public attention, as a celebrated legal case or trial |
| chutzpah | unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall; audacity; nerve |
| conoscenti | people with informed appreciation of a particular field, esp in the fine arts; connoisseurs |
| coup d'etat | a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force |
| cul-de-sac | a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street |
| de rigueur | strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion |
| dolce vita | sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure and self-indulgence |
| double entendre | a double meaning |
| esprit de corps | a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc |
| fait accompli | an accomplished fact; a thing already done |
| faux | artificial or imitation; fake |
| faux pas | a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion |
| femme fatale | an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren |
| force majeure | an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract |
| gauche | lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless |
| glasnost | the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities |
| gulag | the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union; any prison or detention camp, especially for political prisoners |
| imbroglio | a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals considered as a group or class, especially as a cultural, social, or political elite |
| jihad | struggle; a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims; any vigorous, emotional crusade for an idea or principle |
| kamikaze | a person or thing that behaves in a wildly reckless or destructive manner |
| laissez faire | the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others, especially with reference to individual conduct or freedom of action; leave to do |
| noblesse oblige | the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc |
| nom de plume | a pen name |
| perestroika | reconstructing |
| piece de resistance | the principal dish of a meal; the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction |
| sans | without |
| savoir-faire | knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact |
| shlep | to drag or carry someone or something |
| shtick | one's special interest, talent |
| tete-a-tete | a private conversation or interview |
| tour de force | a masterly or brilliant stroke, creation, effect, or accomplishment |
| verboten | forbidden, as by law; prohibited |
| Zeitgeist | the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time |
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