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Foreign phrasesForeign phrases
Idiomatic phasesIdiomatic phases
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ab initio [L] - From the beginning achtung [Ger] - Take care, look out
ad hoc [L] - arranged for the purpose ad infinitum [L] - endlessl, to infinit ad libitum !ad lib" [L] - at #ill, at pleasure ad nauseam [L] - to a sickening degree$ disgusting ad %alorem [L] - according to the %alue aide-de-camp [F] - A militar officer acting as secretar and
confidential assistant to a superior officer of general or flagrank&
a la carta [F] - b the card a la mode [F] - in fashion, fashionable alibi [F] - the legal defence that the person #as else #here
#hen the crime #as committed& alter ego [L] - Another side of oneself$ an intimate friend or a
constant companion
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ante-meridiem [L] - before midda !am" post-meridiem [L] - after midda !pm"
a%ant-garde [F]- front guard, pioneers, the frontpart of the arm
ambiguities latens ' doubt
ambiguitas patens ' doubt appears on firstappearance
amicus curiae ' a person #ho brings attention ofcourt to a point o%erlooked
audi alteram partem 'to hear the otherside
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(( beau monde [F] - beautiful #orld, a
fashionable societ& bildungsroman [Ger] - a no%el #hich
charts its hero)s earl life !tom sa#er"
bonafide [L] - good faith, sincere, genuine& bon %i%ant [ F] - good li%ing, a lo%er of
good li%ing, epicure, gourmet
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canard [F] - rumour
carte blanche [F] - blank sheet of paper,unlimited authorit
certiorari [L] - be informed
charge de affairs [F] - an ambassador)s deput coup de grace [F] - blo# of merc
coup d) etat [F] - blo# of state
creme de la creme [F] cream of the cream cul de sac [F] - bottom of the bag, dead end
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dea %u [F] - the strange feeling that in
some #a ou ha%e eperienced alread #hat is happening no#
demarche [F] - #a of #alking, step taken
to achie%e some end
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esprit de corps [F] - team spirit
en masse [F] - all together
e gratia [L] - a fa%our #ithout an legal
obligations
e officio [L] - b %irtue of his office
e parte [L] - in the interest of one part
onl
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FF
facsimile [L] - a perfect cop
fait accompli [F] - accomplished fact, something thatcannot be changed
fau pas [F] - a miserable false step, a social blunder,
mistake
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hors de combat [F] -out of fight, disabled, incapacitated
hors d) oeu%re [F] - outside normal course of e%ents
habeas corpus [L] - ou should ha%e the bod, a udicial
mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate bebrought to the court
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II
ibidem !ibid" [L] - in the same book
chapter
infra dignitatem - infra dig [L] - beneath
one)s dignit
inter alia [L] - among other things
in toto [L] - on the #hole, entirel, full
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LL
lingua franca [L] - common language
locus standi [L] - place of standing, right to
appear and be heard in the court
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magnum opus [L] - a great #ork
mirabile dictu [L] - #onderful to da, belie%e it or not
modus operandi [L] - mode of #orking, a #orking
agreement modus %i%endi L] - mode of li%ing, a temporar
agreement bet#een t#o parties
mutatis mutandis [L] - make necessar changes
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nota bene [L] - note #ell, mark #ell&!1&("
numero uno [F] - number one
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obet d) art [F] - obects of artistic %alue
ombudsman [3#e] - A man #ho in%estigates complaints
and mediates fair
settlements
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par ecellence [F]- b #a of ecellence
per se [L] - b itself, essentiall
persona non grata [L] - unacceptable person
persona grata [L] - acceptable person
post mortem [L] - after death
prima donna [L] - leading female singer in an opera
primo uomo [L] - leading male singer in an opera
prima ballerina [L] - leading female dancer in a balletcompan
prima facie [L] - at first sight, on the surface
pro rata [L] - according to the rate, proportionall
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6ue sera sera [3pa] - #hate%er #ill be #ill be
6uid pro 6uo [L] -something for something, tit for tat, an
e6ui%alent echange
6uo #arranto [L] - b #hat #arrant
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raison d) etre [F] - reason to be, rational
ustification for its eistence
responde8 s)l %ous plait [F] - !7394"
respond if ou please
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sine die [L] -#ithout a da, indefinitel, #ithout a da
specified for a future meeting sine 6ua non [L] - #ithout #hich not, an absolutelessential thing
status 6uo [L] - present state of things
sub udice [L] - under udicial deliberation$ before a udge
or court of la# sub poena [L] - a #rit re6uiring appearance in court to
gi%e testimon&
sub rosa [L] - under the rose, in secret$ pri%atel or
confidentiall 3uo motu [L] - upon o#n initiati%e
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tete a tete [F] - face to face$ in intimate pri%ac
tour de force [F] - a feat of strength or skill
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%ia media [L] - middle course
%is a %is [F] - Face to face #ith$ opposite to& *ompared#ith& In relation to&
%i%a %oce [L] - b li%ing %oice, b #ord of mouth, orall,
%idelicet [L] - that is$ namel, used to introduce
eamples, lists, items !Abbr& %i8" %olte face [F] - a re%ersal, as in polic$ an about-face
%o populi [L] - %oice of the people, popular opinion orsentiment
%o dei [L] - %oice of god