Foreign words and phrases - Meanings and Examples - Part IV
Choose the correct meaning of these foreign phrases.
1. Estancia (Spanish):a. Exquisite
b. Astonishing
c. Landed estate
d. Aesthetic
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Landed estate
Example: They own a huge estancia by the sea.
a. That is
b. And that
c. As well as
d. I am
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. That is
Example: It happened two months ago i.e. in November.
a. Another river
b. The reverse
c. Reverie
d. Adieu
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Adieu
Example: Au revoir, my friend! See you soon.
a. Breed
b. Genealogy
c. Middle class
d. Position
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Middle class
Example: The bourgeoisie will never support anything which affects a nation's economy.
a. A single dime
b. Seize the day
c. Lose a day
d. A single moment
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Seize the day
Example: The release of Dead Poets Society made a big impression, and he embraced its core message of carpe diem.
a. Such valor
b. According to value
c. Add value
d. To the tune of
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. According to value
Example: For most people, negotiating property tax value or ad valorem tax value is more of an art than a science.
a. Benefits
b. Bonus
c. Donor
d. Beneficiary
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Beneficiary
Example: The dead rich man's only beneficiare is also dead.
a. Something that has already happened and can't be reversed
b. Accomplishments
c. Fate's doing
d. Destiny
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Something that has already happened and can't be reversed
Example: The results were presented to shareholders as a fait accompli.
a. Elite
b. Star
c. Toilet
d. Tool
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Star
Example: I am particularly fond of the Atoile over there.
a. Routed
b. Passing by
c. On the way
d. A crossing
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. On the way
Example: My school is en route your office.
