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Foreign Phrase Definition
peut être [Fr.] perhaps
pièce de résistance [Fr.] the main item

por favor [Sp.] please
pro bono [L.] free; without compensation

pro bono publico [L.] for the public good
pro forma [L.] according to form

pro patria [L.] for one’s country
quand même [Fr.] just the same; regardless of consequences

¿qué pasa? [Sp.] What’s happening?
que sera, sera [Fr.] what will be, will be

quid pro quo [L.] one thing in return for another
qui va là? [Fr.] Who goes there?

quod erat demonstrandum [L.] which is (was) to be demonstrated
quo vadis? [L.] Where are you going?
raison d’être [Fr.] reason for being

répondez s’il vous plâit [Fr.] (usu. R.S.V.P.) answer please

salaam [Ar.] peace (used as general greeting)
salle à manger [Fr.] dining room
salud [Sp.] to your health

sans doute [Fr.] without doubt
sans pareil [Fr.] without equal

sante [Fr.] good health
se habla español [Sp.] Spanish is spoken here.

shalom [Heb.] peace, well-being (used as general
greeting)

s’il vous plâit [Fr.] please
status quo [L.] existing condition