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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