Foreign words Flashcards by Lana Mohar

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teta-a-tete

A

two people talking
- Could we have a little tetatete

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rendezvous

A

randi

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nouveaux riches

A

jara gospoda

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hors d’oeuvre

A

starter/appetiser

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blasé

A

bored, not excited
- he is blase about it

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chic

A

latest fasion

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cul-de-sac

A

slepa ulica

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carte blanche

A

you can do whatever you want
- to give carte blanche

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bon voyage

A

good wishes

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grand prix

A

tekmovanje

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patio

A

dvorišče

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blitz

A

fast
- i did a real blitz

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kaput

A

broken

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incognito

A

you don’t recognise somebody

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to kowtow

A

lest jim u rit
- to kowtow to him

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encore

A

more of it - več

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gourmet

A

gurman

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coup

A

državni udar

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bloc

A

zid med drzavama

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facade

A

fasada

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entourage

A

spremstvo pomembnih ljudi

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début

A

first performance

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détente

A

friendly relations after war

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c’est la vie

A

tako pač je

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avant garde

A

crazy art

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status quo

A

situacija se ne spreminja

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per capita

A

per person

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per capita

A

per person

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vice versa

A

in obratno
(i help you you help me)

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bona fide

A

trustworthy

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ad nauseam

A

until you’re sick of it

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post morthem

A

after death

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pro rata

A

izračunano glede na..

Q

persona non grata

A

izgnan iz drzave