Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Foreign Phrases

*Alibi -- Else where

 *Ab initio -- From the beginning

*Ab intra -- From within

*Ad hoc -- Created  within a special purpose

*Ad infinitum -- Without end ,to infinity

*Ad libitum -- At Pleasure

*Ad nauseam -- Disgusting

*Anno Domini -- In the year of our Lord

*Ante meridiem -- Before mid-day

*Ad interim -- In the meantime , In the meanwhile

*Alma master -- Formerly attended School or college

*Alumni -- Old students of an institution

*Au revoir -- Until we meet again ,bye

*Bon Voyage -- A good Journey to you

*Bona fide -- Genuine ,in good faith

*Bon ami-- Good friend

*Beau garcon -- A handsome man

*Bon homie -- Good natured man

*De facto -- In reality ,as a matter of fact

*De jure -- By law ,by legal right

*De novo -- From the beginning

*En masses -- In a body ,crowed

*En bloc -- As a whole ,wholesale ,completely

*Elite -- The richest ,most powerful

*En route -- On the way 

*Exit -- Way out

*Extempore -- without previous preparation

*Ex-parts -- One sided

*Ex-officio -- By virtue of one's office 

*En passant -- By the way

*Fait accompli -- An established

*Lingua franca -- A common language

*Modus Operandi -- method of operation

*Prima facie -- On the first view

*Status quo -- The existing condition

*Vice versa -- opposite,the terms being exchanged

*Viva-v0ice -- with the living voice ,orally

volte face -- A change of front

*Vox -Populi,Vox dei -- The voice of the people is God's voice.

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