Foreign Phrases Flashcards by galactic Cosmo | Brainscape

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Ad nauseum

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Latin; to the extreme degree

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Deja vu

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French; a feeling of having experienced smelting previously

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Hoi polloi

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Greek; the ordinary people

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Faux pas

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French; a social blunder

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Alpha and omega

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Greek; beginning and end

From A-Z

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Avant-garde

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French; new and unusual

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Verbatin

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Latin; word for word

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Carpe diem

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Seize the day!

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Bana fide

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Latin; genuine; real

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Carte blanche

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French; complete freedom

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Alma mater

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Latin; school are attended

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RSVP

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French; repondez s’il vous plait

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Du jour

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French; of the moment

Ex: soup de jour: soup of the day

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E Pluribus Unum

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Latin; One out of many

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Status quo

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Latin; the way things are now

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Femme Fatale

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French; disastrous woman

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Bon Voyage

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French; have a good trip!

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Cum loude

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Latin; with honor

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Mea culpa

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Latin; my mistake