Webster Essential Vocabulary

Foreign Phrase Definition

cogito, ergo sum! [L.] “I think, therefore I am.”—Descartes

comédie noir [Fr.] black comedy

comme ci, comme ça [Fr.] like this, like that; so, so

concordia discors [L.] harmony in discord

coup de grace [Fr.] deathblow

coup d’etat [Fr.] lit.blow to the state; overthrow the

state government

coup de maître [Fr.] masterstroke

danke schön [Ger.] thank you very much

danse macabre [Fr.] dance of death

de facto [L.] in fact

de gustibus non est disputandum [L.] one can’t argue taste

Dei gratia [L.] by the grace of God

de nouveau [Fr.] new

Dominus vobiscum [L.] may God be with you

en ami [Fr.] in friendship

en bloc [Fr.] all together

en clair [Fr.] clear; not in code

enfant terribile [Fr.] lit.terrible child; child whose behavior

causes shock and dismay; mischievous

or outrageous one

en garde [Fr.] on guard

en suite [Fr.] in succession

entre nous [Fr.] between us

Erin go bragh [Ire.] Ireland forever

ex more [L.] customary

ex post facto [L.] lit.what is done after; retroactive

femme de chambre [Fr.] chambermaid

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