Words give life to our thoughts. There are countless words in English language. But at times many use foreign words and phrases in between their writings and speech. Here are a few words from French, Latin, Spanish ,Japanese and Italian words with English meanings that are normally used by many. Knowing its English meaning will surely aid us to understand better and in right place even we will be comfortable to use it.
FRENCH WORDS AND PHRASES :
1. Avant garde - describes artist and writers who are unorthodox and untraditional
2. Coup d' etat - an unexpected action
3. Deja vu - sense of having undergone
4. En passant - by the way
5. Faux pas - a social error
6. Laissez Faire - policy of non - interference
7. Par excellence - highest excellence
8. raison d' etre - reason for existence
9. Sang Froid - self control
10. tete -a tete - close conversation between two persons
11. vis -a -vis - in regard to
LATIN WORDS AND PHRASES :
1. apriori - self evident
2. alma mater - one's own school
3. alumnus - former student
4. bona fide - genuine
5. de facto - functioning in reality
6. ex gratia - payment made as favour
7. in toto - completely
8. magnum opus - crowning achievement
9. prima facie - on first appearance
10. pro rata - proportionately
11. sine die - indefinitely
12. status quo - present condition
13. vox populi - public opinion
SPANISH WORDS:
1. Bonanza - a huge profit
2. fiesta - festival
3. peccadillo - small erroe
4. siesta - afternoon nap
JAPANESE WORDS:
1. Bonsai - growing miniature plants
2. haiku - a form of Japanese poetry
3. ikebana - flower arrangement
4. kimono - long, loose robe tied with sash
5. samurai - warrior
6. Sumo - form of wrestling
ITALIAN WORDS:
1. dilettante - amateur
2. embroglio - violent, embarrassing quarrel
3. presto = quickly
4. virtuoso- an expert performer
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