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Foreign Language Terms Review. These are words you should know from freshman year. Most of the first ten words are of French origin. A. RSVP B. Déjà Vu C. Faux Pas D. Du Jour E. Bon Voyage 1. Do you feel like you’ve seen these words before? You are experiencing __________. A. Déjà Vu. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Foreign Language Terms Review
These are words you should know from freshman year. Most of the first ten words are of French origin.
A. RSVPB. Déjà VuC. Faux PasD. Du JourE. Bon Voyage
1. Do you feel like you’ve seen these words before? You are experiencing __________.
A. Déjà Vu• a feeling that one has seen or heard
something before
A. RSVPB. Déjà VuC. Faux PasD. Du JourE. Bon Voyage
2. Be sure that you do this before the big party.
A. RSVP• to respond to an invitation • répondez s'il vous plaît,
A. RSVPB. Déjà VuC. Faux PasD. Du JourE. Bon Voyage
3. Showing up in a white-trash costume would be a major ______ if the event was black-tie.
C. Faux Pas• a social blunder • French, literally, false step
A. RSVPB. Déjà VuC. Faux PasD. Du JourE. Bon Voyage
4. She wears a different headband every single day. It is like headband ________.
D. Du Jour• French, literally, of the day
A. RSVPB. Déjà VuC. Faux PasD. Du JourE. Bon Voyage
5. As my parents left for their anniversary cruise, we yelled this at them.
E. Bon Voyage• French, literally, good journey!• A farewell
A. Hoi polloi (Greek origin)B. Avant-gardeC. Esprit de corpsD. Joie de vivreE. Femme fataleF. Carte blanche6. His artwork is very cutting-edge. You could
describe it as being this.
B. Avant-Garde• Cutting edge• of or pertaining to the experimental treatment
of artistic, musical, or literary material.
A. Hoi polloi (Greek origin)B. Avant-gardeC. Esprit de corpsD. Joie de vivreE. Femme fataleF. Carte blanche7. Angelina Jolie often plays deadly but
beautiful women; she is a _______.
E. Femme Fatale• French: literally, fatal woman • an irresistibly attractive woman, especially
one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren.
A. Hoi polloi (Greek origin)B. Avant-gardeC. Esprit de corpsD. Joie de vivreE. Femme fataleF. Carte blanche8. My mom refuses to shop at Wal-Mart; she
won’t mix with common folk or the ______.
A. Hoi Polloi• Greek: the many • Common people; the masses
A. Hoi polloi (Greek origin)B. Avant-gardeC. Esprit de corpsD. Joie de vivreE. Femme fataleF. Carte blanche9. That girl’s dad gave her a credit card with no
limits. She has _______.
F. Carte Blanche• French: literally, blank document; • unconditional authority; full discretionary
power.
A. Hoi polloi (Greek origin)B. Avant-gardeC. Esprit de corpsD. Joie de vivreE. Femme fataleF. Carte blanche10. My best friend has such a zest for life. She
has a real ____________.
D. Joie de Vivre• literally, joy of living
A. Hoi polloi (Greek origin)B. Avant-gardeC. Esprit de corpsD. Joie de vivreE. Femme fataleF. Carte blanche11. Members of the RHS Band have a strong
sense of camaraderie, a real ____________.
C. Esprit de corp• the common spirit existing in the members of
a group and inspiring enthusiasm, devotion, and strong regard for the honor of the group
These words are of Latin origin.A. I.E. which stands for “that is”B. Alma materC. Cum laudeD. VerbatimE. Ad nauseam12. She talks about herself so much that I want
to puke. She brags ________________.
E. Ad nauseum• to a sickening or excessive degree
These words are of Latin origin.A. I.E. which stands for “that is”B. Alma materC. Cum laudeD. VerbatimE. Ad nauseam13. What did you just say?! Repeat it to me
word for word.
D. Verbatim• in the exact words : word for word
These words are of Latin origin.A. I.E. which stands for id estB. Alma materC. Cum laudeD. VerbatimE. Ad nauseam14. This can be the school you graduated from
or your school song.
B. Alma Mater• a school, college, or university which one has
attended or from which one has graduated • the song or hymn of a school, college, or
university• Latin, fostering mother
These words are of Latin origin.A. I.E. which stands for id estB. Alma materC. Cum laudeD. VerbatimE. Ad nauseam15. We all hope to graduate with high honors.
C. Cum Laude• Latin, with praise, with distinction
These words are of Latin origin.A. I.E. which stands for id estB. Alma materC. Cum laudeD. VerbatimE. Ad nauseam16. My teacher, that is Ms. Rathmann, seems
really scary.
A. I. E.• that is, or in other words
These words are of Latin origin.A. E pluribus unumB. Status quoC. Caveat EmptorD. Alpha and omegaE. Tabula rasa17. You are starting your sophomore year with a
blank slate or a _____________.
E. Tabula Rasa• Latin, smoothed or erased tablet• something existing in its original pristine
state
These words are of Latin origin.A. E pluribus unumB. Status quoC. Caveat EmptorD. Alpha and omegaE. Tabula rasa18. If you pay $20 for a supposedly new IPod,
all I can say is let the buyer beware.
C. Caveat Emptor• a principle in commerce: without a warranty
the buyer takes the risk• Latin, buyer beware
These words are of Latin origin.A. E pluribus unumB. Status quoC. Caveat EmptorD. Alpha and omegaE. Tabula rasa19. You can find the expression “one from
many” on most coins.
A. E pluribus unum• out of many, one
These words are of Latin origin.A. E pluribus unumB. Status quoC. Caveat EmptorD. Alpha and omegaE. Tabula rasa20. They have been in a relationship forever.
Their _________ is unchanged.
B. Status quo• Latin, state in which• the existing state of affairs
These words are of Latin origin.A. E pluribus unumB. Status quoC. Caveat EmptorD. Alpha and omegaE. Tabula rasa21. This means the beginning and the end.
D. Alpha and Omega• The beginning and ending • From the fact that alpha and omega are
respectively the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet
The final word is Italian.
22. Prima Donna means…A. The first DonnaB. A divaC. A type of pastaD. An Italian dessert
B. Diva• A vain or undisciplined person who finds it
difficult to work under direction or as part of a team
• Italian, first lady
New words for this year…• Carpe diem, seize the day• Tempus fugit, time flies• C’est la vie, such is life• Bona fide, made in good faith without fraud or
deceit. Not counterfeit, ex: A bona fide Gucci purse. • Savoir faire, capacity for appropriate action;
especially : a polished sureness in social behavior. Ex: At the very fancy restaurant, I realized that I lacked the savoir-faire to use all of the utensils correctly.
• Non sequitur, a statement (as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said. Ex: We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.
• Enfant terrible, a usually young and successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde. Ex: The young designer is an enfant terrible in the fashion world who is known for his crazy behavior.
New words for this year…
• Terra firma, solid ground. Ex: After the long trip, the sailors were glad to reach terra firma.
• Vox populi, Latin, voice of the people, popular sentiment. Ex: The reporter conducted a interviews to get a feel for the vox populi.
New words for this year…
For Homework…• This assignment will be worth 10 points. • You must choose 10 foreign words or phrases
and use them in a sentence (one word or phrase per sentence for a total of 10 sentences).
• This is due the next time class meets. (1st period-due Thursday, 8/18)