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Murrell Foreign Term

Murrell International Phrases/Foreign Terms

QuestionAnswer
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
Created by: AmyMurrell
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