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Foreign Phrases 1
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Question | Answer |
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Ciao | Italian for both "hello" and "goodbye" |
Ad hoc | Latin for "for the purpose" |
Sturm und Drang | German for "storm and stress" |
Schmuck | Yiddish for "a stupid person" (slang) |
ad nauseam | to a sickening degree |
a priori | based on theory rather than observation |
caveat emptor | Let the buyer beware |
beau monde | French for high society (beautiful world) |
bona fide | in good faith; genuine |
carte blanche | unrestricted power to act on one's own |