Vocab 1 Flashcards
Turquoise
Greenish blue precious stone
Sentence for turquoise?
I was recurved a turquoise ring as a gift
Café au lait
Coffee with steamed milk
Café au lait in a sentence?
I order a café au lait from the coffee shop
Crème brûlée
A custard with burned sugar on top
Crème brûlée in a sentence?
They forgot the sugar on the crème brûlée
Désignée
A person who has been designated, indicated, or specified.
Désignée in a sentence?
I worked as her designee while she was gone from work
Dossier
A file of detailed information on a person or subject.
Dossier in a sentence?
I put together a dossier on bears for school
Mardi Gras
The day before lent
Par avion
By air mail
Prêt à porter
Ready to wear/designer clothes on the rack
Savant
Very smart or learned person, scholar
Parlay
In gambling when you take money from winnings to use in the next bet.
Sentence for Mardi Gras?
We had a big dinner during Mardi Gras before lent the next day
Sentence for par avion?
The mug was delivered par avion
Prêt à porter in a sentence?
The shoes were made prêt à porter and sold in store
Savant sentence?
They called him a savant for his intelligence
Parlay in a sentence
He parlayed his winnings from poker into his next wager.
Mayday
Internationally recognized distress call
Sentence for mayday
The boat called mayday when it saw a shark
Vis à vis
In relation to, compared to, facing
Vinaigrette
A temporary émulsion of oil and vinegar seasoned with salt and pepper
Apéritif
An alcoholic drink or food taken before dinner as an appetizer
Vis à vis sentence?
They stood vis a vis on the train
Vinaigrette sentence
She asked for vinaigrette for her salad
Apéritif sentence
She always drank alcohol as an aperitif before dinner
Digestif sentence
The waiters handed out alcohol as a digestif after dinner
Digestif
An after party drink given to help aid with digestion
À propos
Fitting the occasion, suitable, or appropriate
Au pair
A person from a foreign country who serves as a nanny for room and board