aftaire c'amour
fair d! honneur
agent provocateur
alde-ce-camp
aide-memoire
arte
ala mode
amour proper
apropos
au fait
avant garde
bean monde
belle époque
belles letters
bete noir
billet doux
bon mot
bon vivant
bbon voyage
bourgeoisie
cadre
canard
carte blanche
crestla vie
cause célébre
charge d'affaires
commit il faut
coup d'grace:
coup ditat
cride Coeur
cuisine
debut
deja vu
démods
de rigour,
detente
detenu
detour
de trop
double entendre
lan
eminence grise
enfant terrible
en famille
nn
enroute
entente cordiale
FOREIGN WORDS/PHRASES
FRENCH
love affair
‘a matter of honour
a person employed to detect
Suspected offenders by
tempting them to overt sett
incriminating action
a subordinate office acting as
‘a confidential assistant
‘a reminger
ordered from a menu
inthe manner of
self esteem
tothe point
familiar or conversant with
‘ahead of times, pioneers
fashionable society
Deauttul period
00d iterate
special object of ike:
love letter
awitly saying
fone who” loves luxury
‘a gourmand
pleasant trip
ine miadie-ciasses
al basic! unit, especially of
free hand, unconditional
authorization
that’s te
an issue that altragts a lot of
public attention
a subordinate diplomat
a8 it should be done; proper
2 death biow
Violent or legal seizure of
power
‘heartfelt appeal
a siyle or method of cooking
frst public appearance
a feeling of having s8énvor
done itearier
fut of fashion
customary oF fashionable
Felaxation of straines
relationship
prisoner
‘ roundabout way
Unwanted
‘open to two interpretation, one
Usually indecent
sity, dash
a parson vino exercises power
without holding office
2 person who causes
embarrassment by indisoreet
behaviour
as one ofthe family
Ina body, all together
boredom
along the way
friendly Understanding
between states
entourage
centres nous
‘esprit de corps
fait accompli
faux pas
haute couture
hors de combat
idée fixe
jeu despirt
Joie de vivre
laissez faire
‘mot juste
nobiesse oblige
nom de plume
nouveau riche
ppar excellence
parole
iad-a-torre:
2 de resistance
raison deter
risqué
‘sang froid
‘savoir faire
tete é tete
tour de force
vis avis
volte face.
angst
bitzcrieg
ersatz
haustrau
taiser
kaput
lebensraum
realpolitik
zeitgeist
Banshee
Leprechaun
‘Shabeen
Altresco
Che sara sara
Ciao
Cicerone
Dolce Vita
Prima donna
Sotto voce
= people —_surtounding an
Important person.
+ between ourselves
2 spirit of comradeship
+ reversivie tact
2 ablunder
+ igh fashion
+ outof action
2 an obsession
+ witty comment
+ nigh spies
2 non interference
2 alconfused fight, a muddle
+ the right expression
bigation of rank, privilege
eniails responsibilty
= apennameipseudonym
+ a person who nas recently
acquired wealth
= tothe highest degree
= word of honour ofa prisoner
= secondary residence
+ the bestitem
2a person under the protection,
patronage or tutelage of another
= purpose of existence
+ Something that Is suggestive
cr indelcate
= ontrolled temperament
billy to act appropriately
private conversation
aremarkable foat
Inrelation to
‘acomplete change in conduct
fr policy
GERMAN
anxiety
lightening attack
atficial
housewife
‘emperor
useless
= tertory —whien a nation
belleves Is needed for its
development
= harsh poliey of national seit
interest
+ the spit of the times
IRISH
= the walling of 2 spint tat
\wamns of impending death
+ mischievous eff
+ legal drinking house
ITALIAN
+ inthe open air
+ what wil be, will be
Helloigoodbye
a guide
2 the good life
+ leading female performer
2 nan undertoneAlkido
Bonsal
Geisha
Haiku
Hara-kiri
Ikebana
Jujitsu
Kamikaze
Origami
Saki
Samurai
Sayonara
Tanka
Tatami
fab absurde
ab initio
ab origine
addendum
ad arbitrium
ad hoc
{ad hominem
ad infinitum
‘ad interim
as nauseam
a valorem
ad verbum
alias
allt
alma mater
alpha and omega,
alter ego
alumnus
{amor vineit omnia
annus mirabilis
priori
bona fide
caveat emptor
corrigendum
de facto
do jure
de novo
dictum
eg.
ex gratia
etal
ex officio
JAPANESE
martial art similar ta Judo
cultivation of miniature trees
lady who is a professional
entertainer and companion for
men
poem with 17 syllables
fual——sucige by
cisembowelling
a of flower arrangement
Unarmed self defence
aircraft — with explosives
Grashing into enemy targets
ant of making decorative
shapes from paper
wine made fom rice
arisiocratic. warrior in. feudal
‘Japan
goodbye
oem of 31 sylables
‘mat or Noor covering
LATIN
from absurdity
from the beginning
from the origin
‘an appendix
at wll
Tara spedine purpose
relating 1 a particular person
without mat
forthe timebeing
tos disgusiing degree
in proportion to the estimatea
Valbe ofthe goods:
tothe last word
ase or assumed name
proof that you were else where
when a crime was committed
gracious mother; school or
university one went to
the beginning and the ena
‘one's other seit
former student
love conquers all
remarkable or auspicious year
from cause to eftect; deauctve
In good faith
warning to buyer that the
purchase may not be exactly
fs hopes
Corrections in @ book
inrealty
by right, legally
staring anew
a saying or maxim
‘exempi gratia (for example)
as a favour
‘and others
by virtue of one’s office
facsimile
gratis,
ome sapiens
inmemoriam
inter alia
intoto
ipso facto
lapsus calami
lapsus lingual
lapsus memorial
locus standi
‘magnum opus
‘mala fide
‘modus operandi
‘modus vivendi
non sequitur
perse
persona grata
persona non grata
post mortem :
prima facie’ :
pros andcons
pro rata :
pro tem/protempore-
quid proquo =
‘quo vadis :
religio loci i
‘sanctum sanctorum-
sine dio
sine quo non
status quo.
‘sub judice
sub rosa
‘summmum bonum
terra firma i
terra incognita =~
ultra vires i
veni, vidi, vici =
via media Z
viz :
babushka :
dacha :
glasnost :
gulag :
erestroika :
‘sputnik :
fiesta :
slesta :
a pertect copy
free of charge
modem man
Inmemary of
‘among other things
entirely
by that fact
by the law isett
ap
slip of the pen
asip ofthe tongue
aslip of the memory
‘a recognized status
€ great piece of work
Inboad faith’ with bad intention
the way of working
way of living
itdoes not fallow
by or in itself
alweloame visitor
‘unacceptable or unwelcome
person
‘an examination made after
death
al first sight
for and against
Inproperton
for the time being
retum madetfor a gif, favour
etc)
whither goest thou
the spiritual feeling ofa place
the holy of holies,
indefinitely
Indispensable condition
the existing state of fairs
‘under judicial consideration
privately
Ihe highest good
dry land, frm ground
an unknown lane
beyond one’s legal power or
authority
I came, | saw, | conquered
‘a midale course
namely
RUSSIAN
fa grand mother; ahead scart
a.counity house
polly “of openness in
government
Torved labour camp
policy of restructuring
eau
arificial satelite
SPANISH
religious festival holiday
‘aftemoon nap