Sunday 4 March 2018

SOME FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES

a..... 

an initio - from the beginning (L)

a bon marche  - a good  bargain, cheap(Fr)

a cheval  - on horseback  (Fr)  

as astra  - to the stars (L) 

ad hoc  - for the special  purpose  (L) 

al dente -  firm when bitten  ( relating  to the teeth) 

a la mode -  according  to custom or fashion

al fresco - in the open air  

alma  mater  - applied  to former  school ,university  or college  

alter  ego  - other  self ( L) 

au revoir  - till we meet  again(Fr)

a priori  - from cause  to effect (L) 

auto -da-fe  - act of faith  (port)

avant -  garde  - progressive  or radical  artists  and thinkers


b. . .

brain -marie   a double  saucepan 


Banzai  - a Japanese  battle  cry (Jap) 


barrio-  district , suburb(sp)


batik  - method of cloth  dyeing(malay)


bete  noire - a bugbear, pet  aversion (Fr)


billet -  doux - a love letter,a sweet Note(Fr)


Blitzkrieg  - intense  military  attack  (Ger)

bona  - fide - with good faith(L)

bonhomie  - good nature, a  good  man(Fr)

bonsai  - miniature  tree in a pot (Jap) 

bourgeois  - middle  class  person(Fr) 







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