Foreign Words in the English Language cliché bon appétit clique quid pro quo carpe diem à la carte carte blanche à la mode à propos   Tableau amateur tête-à-tête je ne sais quoi

cliché A phrase that has become trite through overuse; a stereotype. clique a small exclusive group of friends; always used in a pejorative way in French. carpe diem seize the day. “Enjoy the day. Don’t let anything stop you!” carte blanche unrestricted power to act on one's own. “I have  carte blanche around the office, free to do as I wish.” Denotative meaning: "white card" Connotative meaning: (i.e. blank check); unlimited authority. Tableau Chalkboard; the meaning is broader in French: all types of board (chalkboard, whiteboard, notice board…). Refers also to a painting or a table (graph/chart). tête-à-tête Denotative meaning. "head to head"; Connotative meaning: an intimate get together or private conversation between two people. bon appétit Denotative "good appetite"; Connotative enjoy your meal, French quid pro quo something for something; an equal exchange. “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”

à la carte lit. "on the menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes rather than a fixed-price meal. à la mode idiomatic: in the style; In the United States, add a scoop of ice cream (example: apple pie à la mode). In French, it also means trendy. Boeuf à la mode for instance is a beef recipe with ale, carrots and onions. à propos regarding or concerning amateur an unpaid person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science in a non-professional manner je ne sais quoi (zhuh nuh say kwah) noun, an indefinable quality, Denotative literally: I don’t know what, an inexpressible something, That little something; a quality that eludes description http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7Ngl/sonic-drive-in-boneless-chicken-wings-wingman

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carte blanche. unrestricted power to act on one's own carte blanche unrestricted power to act on one's own. “I may have carte blanche around the office, but at home I'm a slave to my family's demands.” Denotative meaning: "white card" Connotative meaning: (i.e. blank check); unlimited authority.