Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Foreign Words & Phrases..

Voila....

A very interesting article that I stumbled upon today, real good one. Check 'em out..

  • a la carte: each dish priced separately
  • ad infinitum: endless
  • au revoir: till we meet again
  • bete noire: a bugbear, pet aversion
  • blitzkrieg: intense military attack
  • bon appetit: good appetite
  • coup de grace: the final blow
  • creme de la creme: the best of the best
  • de facto: in fact
  • deja vu: the sansation that something happening has happened before
  • eureka: I have found it
  • haute couture: high fashion
  • je ne sais quoi: I don't know what
  • joie de vivre: joy of living
  • kamikaze: Japanese suicide pilots in World War II
  • modus operandi: method of working
  • prima facie: at first sight
  • que sera sera: whatever will be, will be
  • sayonara: good bye
  • sic: bracketed insert in a text to indicate questionable word is correct.
  • tour de force: feet accomplished through great skill
  • vox populi: voice of the people
  • Wunderkind: a highly talented child
  • Zeitgeist: spirit of the times

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Monsieur,

It is sensation, not sansation & feat, not feet. Please note this.

Anonymous said...

Error regretted, Dracula. Will change it shortly