| A | B |
|---|
| E pluribus unum | out of many, one – Latin |
| C’est la vie | it is the life – French |
| Bon jour | hello – French |
| Hast la vista | see you later – Spanish |
| Bon voyage | have a good trip – French |
| Mi casa es su casa | my house is your house – Spanish |
| Afficionado | an ardent devotee – Spanish |
| Bona fide | in good faith, genuine - Latin |
| Carpe diem | seize the day – Latin |
| Carte blanche | unrestricted power to act on one’s own – French |
| Dolce vita | sweet life – Italian |
| Ex post facto | retroactively – French |
| Faux pas | a social blunder – French |
| Mano a mano | face to face in conflict – Spanish |
| Nom de plume | pen name – French |
| Savoir-faire | the ability to say and do the correct thing – French |
| Veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered - Latin |
| Verboten | forbidden or prohibited – German |
| Doppleganger | a double or “evil twin” – German |
| Persona non grata | an unwelcome person – Latin |
| Et cetera | and so forth – Latin |
| Per se | in or of itself – Latin |
| Cum laude | with distinction – Latin |
| Ad hoc | for this – Latin |
| Semper fidelis | always faithful – Latin |
| Cul de sac | dead end street – French |
| Déjà vu | already seen – French |
| Du jour | of the day – French |
| En garde | on guard – French |
| Hors d’oeuvre | an appetizer – French |
| RSVP | Respondez, s’il vous plait – respond please – French |
| Touché | touched/you got me – French |
| P.S. | post scriptum – used to mark additions to a letter – Latin |
| Terra firma | solid ground – Latin |
| Vice versa | with places exchanged – Latin |
| Sub poena | under penalty – Latin |
| Verbatim | word by word – Latin |
| Versus | against – Latin |
| A la carte | on the menu – French |
| A la mode | in fashion or style – French |
| Au gratin | with gratings (cheese) – French |
| Au naturel | in reality – French |
| Au jus | in the juice – French |
| Bon appetit | good appetite – French |
| Coup d’etat | overthrow the government – French |
| Denouement | final section or resolution - French |
