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ab initio
from the beginning
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a cappella
sung without instrumental accompaniment
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à deux
for or involving two people
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ad hoc
made or done for a particular purpose
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ad infinitum
endlessly; forever
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ad interim
for the meantime
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ad nauseam
to a tiresomely excessive degree
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a fortiori
more conclusively
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agent provocateur
a person who tempts a suspected criminal to commit a crime so they can be caught
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à huis clos
in private
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al dente
cooked so as to be still firm when bitten
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alfresco
in the open air
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amour propre
self-respect
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annus mirabilis
a remarkable or auspicious year
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a posteriori
based on reasoning from known facts or past events
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a priori
based on deduction rather than experience
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au courant
well informed; up to date
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au fait
having good or detailed knowledge
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au fond
basically; in essence
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au naturel
in the most simple or natural way
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beau geste
a noble and generous act
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beau idéal
the highest standard of excellence
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beau monde
fashionable society
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beaux arts
the fine arts
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bête noire
a person or thing one particularly dislikes
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belles-lettres
literary works valued for style
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billet-doux
a love letter
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blitzkrieg
a swift and intense military campaign
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bona fide
genuine; real
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bon mot

witty remark

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bon vivant
a person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious life
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brasserie
an informal or inexpensive restaurant
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carpe diem
seize the day
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carte blanche
complete freedom to act
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cause célèbre
a controversial issue attracting public attention
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caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
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c’est la guerre

expression of resigned acceptance ($h!t happens)

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chacun à son gout
everyone to their own taste
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chef-d’œuvre

masterpiece

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cherchez la femme
look for the woman behind a mystery
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comme il faut
proper or correct behavior
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compos mentis
sane; of sound mind
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cognoscenti
people well informed about a subject
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cordon sanitaire
a guarded line preventing spread of disease
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Cosa Nostra
a mafia-related criminal organization
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coup de foudre
love at first sight
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coup de grâce
a final blow to end suffering
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coup de main
a sudden surprise attack
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coup d’état
a sudden seizure of power
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cri de cœur
a passionate appeal
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cui bono?
who benefits?
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de facto
in fact
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Dei gratia
by the grace of God
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déjà vu
feeling of having experienced something before
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de jure
by right
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de nos jours
contemporary
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Deo gratias
thanks be to God
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Deo volente
God willing
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de profundis
from the depths; deep emotion
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de rigueur
required by etiquette or fashion
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dernier cri
the latest fashion
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de trop
unnecessary; superfluous
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deus ex machina
an unexpected solution to a problem
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dolce far niente
pleasant idleness
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dolce vita
life of luxury
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doppelgänger
a double or lookalike
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double entendre
a phrase with two meanings
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dramatis personae
characters in a play
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embarras de richesse
too many options
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éminence grise
a hidden influential person
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en famille
with family
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enfant terrible
a controversial person
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en masse
all together
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en passant
by the way
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entente cordiale
friendly agreement
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entre nous
between ourselves
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esprit de corps
group loyalty and pride
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ex gratia
given as a favor
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ex officio
by virtue of position
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fait accompli
something already done
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faute de mieux
for lack of better option
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faux pas
an embarrassing mistake
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femme fatale
a seductive woman
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fête champêtre
an outdoor party
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fin de siècle
end of a century
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force majeure
superior force
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folie de grandeur
delusions of grandeur
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gîte
a holiday house in France
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grande dame
an influential woman
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haute couture
high fashion design
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haute cuisine
high-quality cooking
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haut monde
fashionable society
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hors de combat
out of action
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idée fixe
an obsession
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in absentia
in absence
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in camera
in private
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in extremis
at the point of death
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in loco parentis
in place of a parent
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in medias res
in the middle of things
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in propria persona
in one’s own person