Webster Essential Vocabulary

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Foreign Phrase Definition

fille [Fr.] daughter

fils [Fr.] son

garçon [Fr.] boy; waiter

gendarme [Fr.] policeman

Gesellschaft [Ger.] commercial company

Gotterdämmerung [Ger.] twilight of the gods

gracias [Sp.] thank you

gravitas [L.] solemnity

guten Tag [Ger.] good day

habeas corpus [L.] lit.to have a body

hasta la vista [Sp.] until next time; so long

haut monde [Fr.] high society

homme du monde [Fr.] lit.man of the world; sophisticate

id est [L.] that is

in perpetuum [L.] forever

inshallah [Ar.] God willing

in utero [L.] in the womb

in vino veritas [L.] in wine there is truth

j’accuse [Fr.] “I accuse!”—Zola

jeu de mots [Fr.] play on words

jeune fille [Fr.] young girl

Kamerad [Ger.] friend

laissez-faire [Fr.] let be; leave alone; hands off

le chaim [Heb.] to life

le monde [Fr.] the world

l’etat, c’est moi [Fr.] “I am the state!”—attrib. to Louis XIV

mano a mano [Sp.] hand in hand

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