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level: Level 1 of Foreign words and phrases

Questions and Answers List

level questions: Level 1 of Foreign words and phrases

Question	Answer
If someone discusses something ad nauseam, they talk about it so much that it becomes very boring	AD NAUSEAM
the painters, writers, musicians, and other artists whose ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they live, or the work of these artists	AVANT-GARDE
bored or not excited, or wishing to seem so	BLASÉ
a group of countries or people that have similar political interests	BLOC
a phrase said to people who are going away, meaning "I hope you have a safe and enjoyable journey"	BON VOYAGE
real, not false	BONA FIDE
complete freedom to do something	CARTE BLANCHE
used to say that situations of that type happen in life, and you cannot do anything about them	C'EST LA VIE
stylish and fashionable	CHIC
an unexpectedly successful achievement	COUP
a short road that is blocked off at one end / a situation that leads nowhere	CUL-DE-SAC
a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job. In the US, curriculum vitae is mostly used when applying for academic teaching jobs; resume or résumé is used for other jobs	CURRICULUM VITAE
the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time	DÉBUT
an improvement in the relationship between two countries that in the past were not friendly and did not trust each other	DÉTENTE
an extra song or piece of music that is performed at the end of a show because the audience shouts for it	ENCORE
the group of people who travel with and work for an important or famous person	ENTOURAGE
the front of a building, especially a large or attractive building	FACADE
a person who knows a lot about food and cooking, and who enjoys eating high-quality food	GOURMET
one of a series of important international races for very fast and powerful cars	GRAND PRIX
a small savoury (= not sweet) dish eaten at the start of a meal	HORS D'OEUVRE
to show too much respect to someone in authority, always doing what you are told and changing what you do in order to please them	KOWTOW
people from a low social class who have recently become very rich and like to show this by spending a lot of money	NOUVEAU RICHE
a person who is not wanted or welcome in a particular country, because they are unacceptable to its government	PERSONA NON GRATA
a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out the cause of death	POST MORTEM
happening after a person's death	POSTHUMOUS
calculated according to, or as a share of, the fixed rate for a larger total amount	PRO RATA
an arrangement to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time, or the place itself	RENDEZVOUS
the present situation	STATUS QUO
an informal private conversation between two people, especially friends	TÊTE-À-TÊTE
used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order	VICE VERSA