Foreign Words & Phrases
See also Foreign Words & Phrases – Miscellaneous – where the answer
is usually the non–English word or phrase itself (the question being about its origin, etc.).
Cheers!
How to say "Cheers" (as in "good health", when making a toast) in 24 languages
(according to TodayTranslations – with a few additions from
MatadorNetwork):
Chinese |
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Gan bay |
Czech |
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Na zdravi |
Danish |
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Skål (skoal) |
Dutch |
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Proost (prohst) |
French |
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(À votre) santé, or À la votre |
German |
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Prost or zum wohl (good health) |
Greek |
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Yamas |
Hebrew |
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L'chaim |
Irish Gaelic |
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Sláinte (slawn–cha) |
Italian |
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Salute (sa–LOO–tay) or cin cin (chin chin) |
Japanese |
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Kanpai (kan–pie) – it means "dry the glass"! |
Korean |
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Gun bae |
Norwegian |
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Skål (skawl) |
Polish |
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Na zdrowie (naz–drov–yay) |
Portuguese |
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Saúde (sah–OO–day) |
Russian |
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Not applicable – they have no such custom! |
Scots Gaelic |
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Slàinte Mhlath (slanj–a–va) |
Spanish |
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Salud |
Swedish |
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Skål (skawl) |
Thai |
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Chok dee |
Ukrainian |
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Boodmo |
Vietnamese |
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Dô (jou), Vô (dzo), or Môt hai ba, yo (one, two, three, yo!) |
Welsh |
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Iechyd da (yechid da) |
Yiddish |
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Sei gesund (say geh–sund) |
Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak and Slovenian are very similar to Czech and/or Polish.
A–E
Aardvark | Afrikaans |
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Earth pig |
Addis Ababa | Amharic |
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New Flower |
Dar es Salaam | Arabic |
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Haven of peace |
Hezbollah | Arabic |
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Party of God |
Islam | Arabic |
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Surrender or submission |
Al Jazeera | Arabic |
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The Island |
Jihad | Arabic |
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Conflict (struggle) |
Koran | Arabic |
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Recitation |
Monsoon | Arabic |
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Season |
Sahara | Arabic |
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Desert |
Salaam (As–salamu alaykum) | Arabic |
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Peace (be upon you) |
Swahili | Arabic |
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Coastal dwellers |
Uluru (their name for Ayers' Rock) | Australian aborigine |
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Giant pebble |
Chang & Eng |
Chinese (or Thai) |
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Left & Right |
Chop suey | Chinese |
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Mixed pieces |
Hong Kong | Chinese |
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Fragrant harbour |
Shanghai | Chinese |
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Upon the sea |
Shih–tzu | Chinese |
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Lion dog |
Copenhagen |
Danish |
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Merchants' harbour (or haven) |
Faroe | Danish |
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Sheep |
Aardvark | Dutch |
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Earth–pig |
Yacht (Jacht) | Dutch |
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Hunt (noun) |
Esperanto | (Esperanto) |
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The hopeful one |
French
Á bon marché | French |
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Cheap(ly) |
Ananas | French |
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Pineapple |
Au pair | French |
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On an equal basis |
Berceuse | French |
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Lullaby |
Biscuit | French |
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Twice cooked |
Bouffant | French |
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Baggy |
Boulanger | French |
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Baker |
Brasserie | French |
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Brewery |
Cul de sac | French |
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Bottom of bag |
Detente | French |
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Loosening |
Dressage | French |
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Training |
Entente | French |
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Understanding |
Entre nous | French |
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Between ourselves |
Esprit de corps | French |
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Team spirit |
Fraise | French |
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Strawberry |
Framboise | French |
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Raspberry |
Grand mal, Petit mal | French |
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Epilepsy |
Grenouille | French |
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Frog |
Homard | French |
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Lobster |
Hotel de Ville (France) | French |
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Town Hall |
Louvre | French |
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Fortress |
Maché (as in papier maché) | French |
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Chewed |
Mal–de–mer | French |
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Seasickness |
Manche (La) | French |
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Sleeve (The) |
Mardi Gras | French |
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Shrove (literally Fat) Tuesday |
Marmite | French |
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Cooking pot |
Pamplemousse | French |
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Grapefruit |
Pissenlits | French |
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Dandelions |
Pouce | French |
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Inch or thumb |
Pourri (as in pot–pourri) | French |
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Rotten, decayed, or putrid |
Pret–a–manger |
French |
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Ready–to–eat |
Pret–a–porter | French |
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Ready–to–wear |
Prune | French |
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Plum |
Pruneau | French |
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Prune |
Sangfroid | French |
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Cold blood |
Tout de suite | French |
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As soon as possible |
Vol–au–vent | French |
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Flight in the wind |
Gaelic, Gallic
Dublin | Gaelic |
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Black pool |
Fianna Fail | Gaelic |
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Soldiers of destiny |
Sinn Féin
sinn fein | Gaelic |
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(We) Ourselves (alone) |
Inver | Gallic |
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Mouth of a river |
Kyle (of Lochalsh) | Gallic |
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Strait (of Lochalsh) |
Strath | Gallic |
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Wide valley |
German
Achtung | German |
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Attention (hence look out, etc.) |
Adler | German |
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Eagle (or eagles) |
Bayern | Bavaria |
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Eagle (or eagles) |
Blitzkrieg (literally) | German |
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Lightning war |
Donner und Blitzen | German |
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Thunder and lightning |
Eine kleine Nachtmusik | German |
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A little night music |
Ersatz | German |
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Substitute |
Fledermaus | German |
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Bat |
Führer | German |
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Leader fuhrer |
Gauleiter | German |
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Nazi district governor |
Geschichte | German |
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History |
Lager | German |
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Store |
Luftwaffe | German |
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Air weapon |
Mein Kampf | German |
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My struggle |
Osterglocke(n) | German |
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Daffodil(s) |
Pferd | German |
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Horse |
Poltergeist (literally) | German |
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Noisy ghost |
Rad | German |
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Wheel (or, colloquially, bicycle) |
Rathaus | German |
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Town Hall |
Rindfleisch | German |
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Beef |
Schwarzwald | German |
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Black Forest |
Tannenbaum | German |
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Christmas tree (lit. fir tree) |
Volkswagen | German |
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People's car |
Wehrmacht | German |
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Defence force |
Zwiebel | German |
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Onion |
Greek
In many cases, these are not actual Greek words but have been made up from Greek roots.
(This could equally be said of some words in other sections of this page.)
Acropolis | Greek |
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City height |
Atom | Greek |
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Indivisible |
Eureka | Greek |
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I have found it |
Hippopotamus (hippopotamos) | Greek |
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River horse |
Kyrie Eleison | Greek |
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Lord have mercy |
Martyr | Greek |
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Witness |
Proto– | Greek |
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First |
Pterodactyl | Greek |
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Wing finger |
Utopia | Greek |
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No place |
H–I
Honolulu | Hawaiian |
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Sheltered bay |
Wiki | Hawaiian |
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Quick, fast, or to hurry |
Golgotha | Hebrew |
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Place of (a) skull(s) |
Messiah | Hebrew |
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(The) anointed (one) |
Rabbi | Hebrew |
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(My) master |
Shalom | Hebrew |
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Peace |
Tel Aviv | Hebrew |
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Hill of Spring |
Raj | Hindi, Urdu, etc. |
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Prince or Royalty |
Eskimo | Inuit |
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Eater of raw flesh |
Nanook | Inuit |
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Polar bear |
Leprechaun | (Old Irish) |
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Little body |
Italian
See also in Food.
Al fresco | Italian |
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In fresh air |
Botticelli | Italian |
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Little barrel |
Calcio (the Italian name for football) |
Italian |
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Kick |
Cosa nostra (Mafia) | Italian |
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Our thing (as in 'affair') |
Gamba (as in viola da gamba) | Italian |
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Leg |
Graffio (origin of graffiti) | Italian |
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Scratch |
La Traviata | Italian |
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The fallen woman |
Libretto | Italian |
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Little book |
Nessun dorma | Italian |
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None shall sleep |
Pagliacci | Italian |
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Clowns |
Poco a poco | Italian |
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Little by little, gradually |
Pollo | Italian |
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Chicken |
Ponte Vecchio | Italian |
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Old bridge |
Quattro Stagioni (concertos and pizza!) | Italian |
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Four Seasons |
Scala (La – Milan's opera house) | Italian |
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Staircase (The) |
Seraglio | Italian |
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Harem |
Tintoretto | Italian |
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Little dyer |
Uffizi | Italian |
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Offices |
Vespa | Italian |
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Wasp |
Zingari | Italian |
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Gypsies |
Japanese
Bonsai | Japanese |
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Plant in a pot |
Hara kiri | Japanese |
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Belly cut |
Hinomaru (Japan's national flag) | Japanese |
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Circle of the sun |
Hitachi | Japanese |
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Sunrise |
Judo | Japanese |
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The gentle way |
Kamikaze | Japanese |
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Divine wind |
Karaoke | Japanese |
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Empty orchestra |
Karate | Japanese |
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Empty hand |
Kendo | Japanese |
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Way of the sword |
Kimono | Japanese |
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Thing to wear |
Kyoto | Japanese |
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Capital of capitals |
Oshogatsu ('the pure month') | Japanese |
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New Year |
Ryokan | Japanese |
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Wayside inn |
Sayonara | Japanese |
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Goodbye |
Shinto | Japanese |
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Way of the Gods |
Tokyo | Japanese |
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Eastern capital |
Tsunami | Japanese |
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Harbour wave |
K
Alma Ata (former capital of Khazakstan) | Kazakh |
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Father of apples |
Hyundai |
Korean |
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Modernity |
Latin
Agnus Dei | Latin |
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Lamb of God |
Albus, alba, album | Latin |
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White |
Alibi | Latin |
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Elsewhere |
Alma mater | Latin |
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Bountiful mother |
Alter ego | Latin |
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Other self |
Anno domini | Latin |
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In the year of the (our) Lord |
Bona fide | Latin |
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In good faith |
Caligula | Latin |
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Little boots |
Carpe diem | Latin |
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Seize the day |
Caveat emptor | Latin |
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Let the buyer beware |
Cave canem | Latin |
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Beware (of) the dog |
Cicero | Latin |
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Chick pea |
Cirrus | Latin |
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Lock of hair |
(In) compos mentis | Latin |
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(Of) sound mind |
Cum grano salis | Latin |
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With a grain of salt |
Cumulus | Latin |
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Filth or heap (as in accumulate) |
Curriculum vitae | Latin |
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Course of (a) life |
De facto |
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Latin |
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De jure | Latin |
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Dei gratia | Latin |
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By the grace of God |
Deo volente | Latin |
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God willing |
Dexter | Latin |
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Right (hand side) |
Ecce Homo | Latin |
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Behold the Man |
Ex cathedra | Latin |
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From the chair |
Fasces (origin of 'fascist') | Latin |
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Bundle of sticks |
Fenester | Latin |
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Window |
Fido | Latin |
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I trust |
Forum | Latin |
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Market place |
Habeas corpus (literally) | Latin |
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You may have the body |
Id est | Latin |
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That is |
In camera | Latin |
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In private |
In vitro | Latin |
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In glass |
Intra vires | Latin |
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Within the powers of |
Lapsus linguae | Latin |
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Slip of the tongue |
Locum (tenens) | Latin |
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Deputy or substitute |
Ludo | Latin |
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I play |
Mea culpa | Latin |
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Through my fault |
Mensa | Latin |
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Table |
Mens sana in corpore sano | Latin |
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Sound mind in sound body |
Modus operandi | Latin |
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Method of working (operation) |
Nil desperandum | Latin |
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Never despair |
Nisi | Latin |
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Unless (or "if not") |
Nolens volens | Latin |
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Willy nilly |
Obiit sine prole | Latin |
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Died without issue |
Omnibus | Latin |
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For all |
Onus probandi | Latin |
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The burden of proof |
Per diem | Latin |
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Daily |
Post mortem | Latin |
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After death |
Prima facie | Latin |
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At first sight |
Primus inter pares (PAH–rays) | Latin |
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First among equals |
Pro rata | Latin |
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For the rate (i.e. proportionally) |
Pro tem(pore) | Latin |
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For the time being |
Quid pro quo | Latin |
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In exchange for another |
Quo vadis | Latin |
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Where are you going |
Sinister | Latin |
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Left (hand side) |
Sub poena | Latin |
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Under penalty |
Sub rosa | Latin |
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In secret |
Tempus fugit | Latin |
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Time flies |
Terra firma | Latin |
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Solid ground (earth) |
Veto | Latin |
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I forbid |
Volvo | Latin |
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I roll |
M–P
Mata Hari | Malay |
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Eye of the Day |
Orang–utan | Malay |
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Person of the woods (forest) |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysian |
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Estuary of the muddy (river) |
Kia ora | Maori |
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Have life, or have health (a standard greeting) |
Maori | Maori |
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Normal, natural or ordinary |
Genghis Khan | Mongolian |
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Perfect warrior |
Gobi | Mongolian |
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Waterless place |
Dalai Lama | Mongolian / Tibetan |
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Ocean of Wisdom |
Burkina Faso | Mossi / Dyula |
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Land of incorruptible men |
Popocatapetl | Nahuatl |
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Smoking mountain |
Goyathlay (Geronimo) | (Native American) |
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One who yearns |
Yucatan | (Native American) |
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I don't understand |
Ayatollah | Persian |
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Miraculous sign of God |
Kebab | Persian (originally) |
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Fry, burn, char, etc. |
Koh–i–Noor | Persian |
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Mountain of Light |
Taleb (plural taleban) | Persian |
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Student |
Auto–da–fé | Portuguese |
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Act of faith |
Garrincha | Portuguese |
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Little bird |
Rio de Janeiro | Portuguese |
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River of January |
Monsoon | Portuguese, Malay, Arabic |
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Season |
Punjab | Punjabi |
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Five rivers |
Russian
Babooshka | Russian |
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Grandmother |
Bolshevik | Russian |
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Greater members |
Bolshoi | Russian |
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Great or big |
Borzoi | Russian |
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Swift |
Glasnost | Russian |
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Openness |
Kremlin | Russian |
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Fortress (area) or citadel |
Menshevik | Russian |
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Lesser members |
Mir | Russian |
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Peace |
Perestroika | Russian |
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Reconstruction |
Pivo | | Russian |
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Beer |
Pravda | Russian |
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Truth |
Rasputin | Russian |
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Philanderer, womaniser |
Soyuz | Russian |
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Union |
Sputnik | Russian |
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Fellow traveller |
Tovarisch | Russian |
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Comrade |
Vodka | Russian |
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Little water |
S
Buddha | Sanskrit |
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Enlightened one |
Himalaya | Sanskrit |
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Abode of snow |
Mahatma | Sanskrit |
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Great soul |
Auld lang syne (literally) | Scots |
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Old long since |
Spanish
Alcatraz | Spanish (archaic) |
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Pelican |
Amarillo | Spanish |
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Yellow |
Angostura | Spanish |
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Narrows |
Armada | Spanish |
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Navy |
Buenos Aires | Spanish |
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Fair (good) winds |
Casablanca | Spanish |
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White house |
Corrida | Spanish |
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Bullfight |
Costa Brava | Spanish |
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Rugged or Wild Coast |
(La) Cucaracha | Spanish |
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(The) Cockroach |
El Salvador | Spanish |
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The Saviour |
Fray Bentos | Spanish |
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Brother Benedict |
Manzana | Spanish |
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Apple |
Naranja | Spanish |
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Orange |
Nicaragua | Spanish |
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Muddy water |
Perro | Spanish |
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Dog |
Prado | Spanish |
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Meadow |
Puerto Rico | Spanish |
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Rich port |
Sierra Madre | Spanish |
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Mother Range |
Temprano (dim. Tempranillo) | Spanish |
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Early |
Tia Maria | Spanish |
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Aunt Mary |
Tierra del Fuego | Spanish |
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Land of Fire |
Veracruz |
Spanish (and Portuguese) |
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True cross |
Zorro | Spanish |
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Fox |
S–Z
Jambo | Swahili |
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Hello |
Uhuru | Swahili |
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Freedom |
Curry | Tamil |
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Sauce |
Thailand | Thai |
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Land of the free |
Taboo | Tongan |
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Forbidden |
Kismet | Turkish |
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Fate or destiny |
Shish (as in "shish kebab") | Turkish |
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Skewer |
Rogan josh | Urdu |
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Red sauce |
Araf | Welsh |
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Slow (used on road signs) |
Corgi | Welsh |
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Dwarf dog |
Croeso | Welsh |
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Welcome |
Crwth | Welsh |
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Harp |
Heddlu | Welsh |
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Police |
Llyn | Welsh |
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Lake |
Ish kabibble | Yiddish |
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I don't care |
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