phrases from other languages

Question 1

Nom de guerre

Answer 1

Alias

Question 2

Lese majeste

Answer 2

Law against defaming crown

Question 3

Vieux Jeu

Answer 3

Old fashioned, hackneyed

Question 4

Fete

Answer 4

A public function, typically held outdoors and organized to raise funds for a charity, including entertainment and the sale of goods and refreshments.

Question 5

Raison d’etre

Answer 5

‘Reason for being’

Question 6

Laissez-faire

Answer 6

The policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering.

Question 7

Et al

Answer 7

And others

Question 8

Cul-de sac

Answer 8

Dead end

Question 9

Carte Blanche

Answer 9

‘blank cheque’, freedom to act as one wills

Question 10

Ad Nauseam

Answer 10

Used to refer to the fact that something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.

Question 11

Mea Culpa

Answer 11

Admission of wrongdoing

Question 12

Seraglio

Answer 12

Room where Muslim women live together

Question 13

Tête-à-tête

Answer 13

A private conversation between two persons

Question 14

Bric-a-brac

Answer 14

small decorative objects of various types and of no great value

Question 15

Avant-Garde

Answer 15

new and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.

Question 16

Joie de vivre

Answer 16

French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness

Question 17

Soirée

Answer 17

An evening party

Question 18

Enfant Terrible

Answer 18

A child who is terrifyingly candid by saying embarrassing things to parents or others

Question 19

Persona non grata

Answer 19

an unacceptable or unwelcome person (diplomatic) [e.g an ambassador]

Question 20

Modus vivendi

Answer 20

Way of living

Question 21

Pas de deux

Answer 21

A (ballet) dance duet

Question 22

Casus belli

Answer 22

An act or situation that provokes or justifies a war [e.g Pearl Harbour]