Foreign words Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
teta-a-tete
A
two people talking
- Could we have a little tetatete
2
Q
rendezvous
A
randi
3
Q
nouveaux riches
A
jara gospoda
4
Q
hors d’oeuvre
A
starter/appetiser
5
Q
blasé
A
bored, not excited
- he is blase about it
6
Q
chic
A
latest fasion
7
Q
cul-de-sac
A
slepa ulica
8
Q
carte blanche
A
you can do whatever you want
- to give carte blanche
9
Q
bon voyage
A
good wishes
10
Q
grand prix
A
tekmovanje
11
Q
patio
A
dvorišče
12
Q
blitz
A
fast
- i did a real blitz
13
Q
kaput
A
broken
14
Q
incognito
A
you don’t recognise somebody
15
Q
to kowtow
A
lest jim u rit
- to kowtow to him
16
Q
encore
A
more of it - več
17
Q
gourmet
A
gurman
18
Q
coup
A
državni udar
19
Q
bloc
A
zid med drzavama
20
Q
facade
A
fasada
21
Q
entourage
A
spremstvo pomembnih ljudi
22
Q
début
A
first performance
23
Q
détente
A
friendly relations after war
24
Q
c’est la vie
A
tako pač je
25
avant garde
crazy art
26
status quo
situacija se ne spreminja
27
per capita
per person
28
per capita
per person
29
vice versa
in obratno
(i help you you help me)
30
bona fide
trustworthy
31
ad nauseam
until you’re sick of it
32
post morthem
after death
33
pro rata
izračunano glede na..
34
persona non grata
izgnan iz drzave
