Foreign words and phrases

Foreign words and phrases

Post-partum

after birth

memento-mori

reminder of death

semper fidelis

always faithful

amok

in a frenzy; wild

wunderkind

child prodigy

Multiple Choice

Post-partum means...?

• after party

• a part of something

• after birth

Multiple Choice

Memento-mori means...?

• after death

• reminder of death

• more memories

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Semper fidelis means...?

• always faithful

• always filthy

• always sleepy

Multiple Choice

Amok means...?

• dirty

• crazy

• rubbery

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Wunderkind means...?

• wonderful

• a nice person

• child prodigy

couture

high fashion

per capita

per person

terra incognita

unknown land

feng shui

the Chinese art of arranging furniture having to do with the flow of energy

arrivederci

Italian for goodbye

Multiple Choice

Couture means...?

• high fashion

• high volume

• high dollar

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Per capita means...?

• per year

• per day

• per person

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Terra incognita means...?

• land form

• unknown land

• broken heart

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Feng-shui means...?

• the Japanese art of making tea

• the Chinese art of arranging furniture

• the American art of recycling

mazel tov

congratulations (Jewish/Yiddish)

ad hoc

for a specific purpose or situation (often used in politics or business, for example, an "ad hoc committee")

de profundis

from the depths of despair

vis-a-vis

face to face

au contraire

on the contrary

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Mazel tov means...?

• Drink up!

• Happy Hanukkah!

• Congratulations!

Multiple Choice

Ad hoc means...?

• on the side

• government takeover

• for a certain purpose

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De profundis means...?

• very sad

• very smart

• very chatty

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Vis-a-vis means...?

• hand in hand

• face to face

• long distance

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Au contraire means...?

• on the contrary

• agreeable

• mary, mary, quite contrary

savoir faire

the ability to do or say the right thing in a social situation

adagio

slow tempo

tempus fugit

time flies

ad infinitum

endlessly

hors d'oeuvres (or-dervs)

appetizers

Multiple Choice

Savoir faire means...?

• good in social situations

• bad in social situations

• going to the fair

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Adagio means...?

• fast

• medium

• slow

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Tempus fugit means...?

• time flies

• time moves slowly

• time is futile

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Ad infinitum means...?

• never

• long

• forever

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Hors d'oeurves means...?

• dessert

• dinner

• appetizers