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Frequently Used Foreign Words and Phrases
Foreign Words and Phrases Index
Here is the complete list of Frequently Used Foreign Words and Phrases.
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Ad libitum = as much as you please
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Alamort = very ill
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Alias = also known as
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Alpha and omega = beginning and end
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Alumni = ex-student of a college
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Anno domini = in the year of the Lord A.D.
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Argumentum = an argument
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Bob voyage = have a good journey
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Bona fide = regular, genuine
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Bonne = mail servant
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Bungalow = big house
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Chef = a cook
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Coolie = porter
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Cuisine = way of cooking
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Curriculum vitae = bio data
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Curry = hot / spicy dish
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De facto = real
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Dei gratia = by the grace of God
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Deluxe = of luxury
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Denovo = anew
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En masse = in a mass
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En tourage = surroundings
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Enbloc = as a whole
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Errata = list of errors
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Etcetera = and the rest
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Eureka = I have found.
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Exit = departure
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Ex-officio = in virtue of one’s office
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Ex-parte = on one side only
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Extra mural = beyond the walls
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Fortibus = fortune favours the bold
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In absentia = in absence
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In camera = privately
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In memorium = to the memory of
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In statuquo = in the former state
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Incognito = in disguise
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Intoto = totally
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Ipso facto = by the very fact
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Jeu hefille = a young girl
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Mala fide = in bad faith
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Menu = the detailed list
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Monde = the world
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Nota bene = N.B. take notice
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Notre dame = our lady
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Obiit = death
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On route = on the way
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Par excellence = very rare and unique
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Per = for
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Per annum = for each year
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Per capital = per individual
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Petite = small dainty woman
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Post-mortem = occurring after death
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Précis = summary
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Prima = in the first place
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Proforma = form to be filled in
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Quantum = quantity
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Quoad = in this respect
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Regina = reigning queen
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Restaurant = eating place
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Simplex = simple period
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Sine die = for the indefinite
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Sine die = without assigning a date
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Terminus ad quem = the destination
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Utile = useful
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Via = by the way of
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Vice = in place of
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Vice versa = in opposed ways
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Viva voce = oral test
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Vivela = long live
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Viz = namely
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