RSVP• French• Répondez s'il

vous plaît

“Respond/reply please”

déjà vuFrench for

“Already seen.”

The feeling as though an event has already happened in the recent past.

Faux pas• French for “false

step”

• a violation of

accepted

social norms

Du Jour

McAllister’s soup du jour is chicken tortilla.

French for of

the day

Bon VOyageFrench for

good journey

Alma Mater• Latin• a school or

college from which one has graduated or a school's song

Cum Laude

Latin for

“with honors”

Femme FataleFrench for

“deadly woman”

esprit de corpsFrench for

“Spirit of the

body”

A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause

among the members of a group.Example of a military unit or team.

verbatimLatin for

“Word for Word”

Latin for

“Word for Word”

E pluribus unum• Latin meaning "From

many, one", or "out of

many, one“• A national motto of

the United States of

America, referring to

the integration of 13

independent colonies

into one country.

prima donna

Italian for

“First Woman”

One who considers oneself much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when his or her standards or demands are not met.

avant-gardeFrench for “Advance guard”

•Originally the part of

an army advancing

into battle •Now applied to any

group, particularly of

artists, that is innovative and ahead

of the majority.

status quo• Latin for “the

state in which”

•meaning the current or existing state

of affairs.

To maintain the status quo is to keep the things the way they presently are.

joie de vivre

• to express a cheerful

enjoyment of life; an

exultation of spirit

• can be a joy of

conversation, joy of

eating, joy of anything

one might do…

French for “joy of living”

carte blancheFrench for “blank check”

Unrestricted power to act at

one's own discretion;

unconditional authority

caveat emptor

Used as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen

problems or faults with what is bought

Latin meaning

“Buyer Beware”

alpha and omega•Alpha is the first

letter of the Greek alphabet.•Omega is the last.

Greek for “The first and last; the beginning and end.”

tabula rasaLatin for

“erased tablet”

The idea that the mind comes into this world as a "blank slate".

hoi polloiGreek for “the many”

The common people; the

masses

ad nauseamLatin for

“to sickness or nausea”

•Term used to describe something which has been continuing "to the point of nausea”.•"This topic has been discussed ad nauseam" the

topic has been discussed so much and that those involved are sick and tired of it.

carpe diem

Latin for

“Seize the day”

tempus fugitLATIN FOR “TIME FLEES

OR TIME FLIES”

c’est la vieFrench for “Such is Life”

or “That’s life”

bona fideLatin for

“in good faith”

•Done in good faith. • Although he failed, the king made a bona fide

attempt to repair the nation's economy. •Genuine; not counterfeit. • This is a bona fide Roman coin.

savoir faireFrench for

“Know How”

The ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion

non sequiturLatin for “it does

not follow”

• Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises; a logical fallacy. • A statement that does not logically follow a

statement that came before it

id estLatin for

“that is” or

“in other words”

•Abbreviated i.e.•As in “for

example”

I'm going to the place where I

work best, i.e., the coffee shop.

enfant terrible

An unconventional badly-behaved person who

causes embarrassment or shock to others.

French for “Terrible Child”

terra firmaLatin for

“Solid Earth”

The phrase refers to the dry land on the earth's surface and is used to

differentiate from the sea.

Latin for “Voice of

the People.”

vox populi

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