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French Vocab
Term | Definition |
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au revoir | goodbye; until we meet again |
avant-garde | - “ before the guard” – indicated leaders in political and intellectual fields. |
bête noire | a person or thing especially dreaded and avoided; a stumbling block |
c’est la vie | “that’s life” – that’s the way things happen. |
carte blanche | blanket permission to do as one thinks best. |
cause célèbre | an issue or incident causing widespread controversy or debate. |
coup de grace | finishing strike in a battle = physical or mental. |
coup d’état | “stroke of the state” ; an overthrow of government. |
déjà vu | “already seen”, the sense of having experienced something before. |
enfant terrible | “terrible child” , an impetuous or embarrassing person. |