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5th period crain
jerrad bieber
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| au revoir | goodbye; until we meet again |
| avant-garde | indicates leaders in political or intellectual fields |
| bête noire | a person or thing especially dreaded and avoided, a stumbling block |
| c'est la vie | thats the way things happen |
| carte blanche | blanket permission to do as one thinks best |
| cause celebre | an issue or incident cause widespread debate |
| coup de grâce | finishing strike in a battle |
| coup d' ê tat | an overthrow of government |
| deja vu | the sense of having experience something before |
| fait accompli | this is an accomplished fact, something that is irreversible |
| faux pa | social Blucher or a breech of etiquette |
| madame | married woman |
| mademoiselle | young unmaried woman |
| mansieur | comparable to mr.j |
| merci | thank you |
| pience de resistance | the featured part of a meal or showcase item |
| raison detr | reason for being |
| savoir-faire | the ability to say or do the right thing in every situation |
| tete-a-tete | a private conversation between two people |