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Foreign Phrase Definition
fille [Fr.] daughter
fils [Fr.] son

garçon [Fr.] boy; waiter
gendarme [Fr.] policeman

Gesellschaft [Ger.] commercial company
Gotterdämmerung [Ger.] twilight of the gods
gracias [Sp.] thank you

gravitas [L.] solemnity
guten Tag [Ger.] good day
habeas corpus [L.] lit. to have a body

hasta la vista [Sp.] until next time; so long
haut monde [Fr.] high society

homme du monde [Fr.] lit. man of the world; sophisticate
id est [L.] that is

in perpetuum [L.] forever
inshallah [Ar.] God willing

in utero [L.] in the womb
in vino veritas [L.] in wine there is truth

j’accuse [Fr.] “I accuse!”—Zola
jeu de mots [Fr.] play on words
jeune fille [Fr.] young girl

Kamerad [Ger.] friend
laissez-faire [Fr.] let be; leave alone; hands off

le chaim [Heb.] to life
le monde [Fr.] the world

l’etat, c’est moi [Fr.] “I am the state!”—attrib. to Louis XIV
mano a mano [Sp.] hand in hand