Vocabulary A. Foreign words and phrases You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now look at the following phrases and their meanings. a) viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə ˈvəʊtʃi/ - a spoken examination b) sine die - /ˌsiːneɪ ˈdiːeɪ/ – without a date being fixed c) resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary d) rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding e) bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine B.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meanings of the following foreign words / phrases. Use them in sentences of your own: ) bon voyage ) in toto ) liaison ) ex gratia ) en masse ) en route ) ad hoc ) faux pas ) par excellence ) in camera ) status quo ) magnum opus ) Vox populi ) in cognito ) deja vu ) a-la-carte ) via media ) per capita ) teta-te ) carte blanche Here is a list of some words borrowed from Indian languages and have been included in the Dictionary of English. Add more words to the table. WORD ORIGIN MEANING veranda Hindi a roofed platform along the outside of a house bungalow Hindi a house in Bengal style chutney Hindi a ground or mashed relish cheetah Sanskrit uniquely marked coir Malayalam rope bamboo Kannada wood bandicoot Telugu kind of rat catamaran Tamil multi-hulled watercraft guru Sanskrit master anna Tamil elder brother masala Urdu mixture of ground spices dabba Punjabi a roadside food stall or restaurant Dictionary thesaurus -A-Prose-The Accidental - - :