{"id":285,"date":"2020-05-17T22:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/?p=285"},"modified":"2020-05-17T22:05:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T19:05:34","slug":"foreign-words-used-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/2020\/05\/17\/foreign-words-used-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Words used in English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FOREIGN WORDS<\/strong><\/td>\nLANGUAGE & MEANING<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ab initio<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0From the beginning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ad hoc<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>For the specific purpose, case or situation at hand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ad libitum<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>At the discretion of the performer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affaire\u00a0d\u2019amour<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>A love affair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aide de camp<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>A military officer acting as secretary and confidential assistant to the superior of general or flag rank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alma mater<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0The school, college or a university that one has attended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anno Domini<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0In a specified year of the Christian era<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ante meridiem<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0Before Noon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Au revoir<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>Used to express farewell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billet-doux<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>A love letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bona fide<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0Made or carried out in good faith; sincere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boulevard<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>A broad city street. Often tree-lined and landscaped<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bourgeoisie<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>The middle class<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coup d\u2019etat<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>The sudden overthrow of a government, usually by a small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cuisine<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>A characteristic manner or style of preparing food<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
De facto<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0In reality or fact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
De jure<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0According to law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exempli gratia<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.<\/em>\u00a0For example<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
En masse<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>In one group or body; altogether<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
En route<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>On or along the way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erratum<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>An error in printing\u00a0or writing especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Et cetera<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ex officio<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>By virtue of office or position<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extempore<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Spoken, carried out or composed with little or no preparation or forethought<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fait accompli<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>An accomplished, presumably\u00a0irreversible deed or fact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gourmet<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>A connoisseur of fine food and drink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gratis<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Without charge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habeas corpus<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, having as its function the release of the party from unlawful restraint.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ibidem<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>In the same place. Used in footnotes and bibliographies to refer to the book, chapter, article, or page cited just before.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Id est<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>That is to say.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Impasse<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>1) A road or passage having no exit; 2) A situation\u00a0that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In absentia<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>While or although not present; in absence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In memoriam<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>In memory of; as a memorial to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In toto<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Totally; altogether<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laissez-faire<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>1) Noninterference in the affairs of others; 2) An economic\u00a0doctrine that opposes governmental regulation of or interference in commerce beyond the minimum necessary for a free-enterprise system to operate according to its own economic laws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magnum opus<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>A great work especially a literacy or artistic masterpiece.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nom de plume<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>Pen-name; assumed name\u00a0used by a writer instead of original name.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Persona grata<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Fully acceptable or welcome especially to a foreign government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Post meridiem<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Afternoon; used chiefly in the abbreviated form to specify the hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Post-mortem<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Of or relating to a medical examination of a dead body.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prima facie<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>At first sight; before closer inspection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pro bono<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Done without compensation for the public good.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pro rata<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>In proportion, according to a factor that can be calculated exactly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pro tempore<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>For the time being; temporarily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quasi<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Having likeness to something; resembling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R\u00e9pondez s\u2019il vous pla\u00eet<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>Please reply<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>A brief account of one\u2019s professional or work experience and qualification<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sangfroid<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Status quo<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>The existing condition or state of affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sine die<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Without a day specified for a future meeting; indefinitely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sine qua non<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>An essential element or condition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tete-a-tete<\/strong><\/td>\nFrench.\u00a0<\/em>Without the instrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Verbatim<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Versus<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Against<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Via<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>By way of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vide<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Used to direct a reader\u2019s attention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vice versa<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>With the order or meaning reversed; conversely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vis-a-vis<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0French<\/em>\u00a0 1) Face to face; with opposite to, 2) compared with, 3) in relation to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viva voce<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>By word of mouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vox populi<\/strong><\/td>\nLatin.\u00a0<\/em>Popular opinion or sentiment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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