Unit-II

FOREIGN EXPRESSIONS

Dr.D.Krushna
M.A,M.Phil.Ph.D,SLET

Asst.PROFESSOR
Dept.Of English
MVGR ENGINEERING COLLEGE
12.11.2020
History of English Language
 Roots
• Root Word – Mal – a Latin word, Meaning – bad or evil. 
• English words having ‘mal’ root word –
• Malignment – defame something badly
• Malice – evil intention
• Maltreat. – Treat someone/something badly
• Malfunction – working badly
• Dismal – A gloomy situation
• Maleficent – Someone who deliberately try causing
harm to someone
 Greek
4. Root word – Phil – a Greek word, Meaning – to Love. 
• English word with root word ‘Phil’-
• Bibliophile – the one who loves books
• Philologist – word lover who is a scholar of language
• Philanthropist – is a person who loves mankind. 
• Philosopher – A person who will love wisdom
• Philodendron – A tree that curls up while growing and
are called love trees.
 French(45%)
1.Money
2.Advice(openion)
3.Origin
4.Honesty
5.Habit
6.Liberal
7.Modern
8.Sport
9.War
10.Utensil
 FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS USED IN ENGLISH
1.Bonafide (Bon-Latin)
2.Malafide (Mal-French)
3.Bon Appetit
4.Bon voyage
5.Alma matter
5.Faux Pas
6.Modus operandi
7.Vis –a-vis
8. Vice versa
9.A la carte
10.Status quo
 Bonafide
what does bonafide mean?
Bon- Latin
Meaning: in good faith, real, genuine
Parts of speech: Adjective
Ex: 1. Make sure you are dealing with a bona fide
company.(real)
2. This is my first bona fide job.(true)
3. bona fide commercial transactions.(legal)
4. He was a bonafide student
 Malfide
Mal – French
Meaning: In bad faith
Ex: Mal practice
Mal nutrition
illegal or dishonest behaviour, especially by using your job or situation in order
to gain an advantage:

Ex: 1.There is absolutely no evidence of any mala fides on the part of the
company.
2. We need to prevent the completion of any sale which is perceived to be
mala fide.
3. They are trying to prove that the company and its foreign associates acted
with mala fide intent.
 Bon Appeit
Meaning: happy eating
a phrase, originally from French, meaning "good
appetite", said to someone who is about to
eat, meaning "I hope you enjoy your food“
Ex: What made you want to look up bon
appétit? Please tell us where you read or
heard it
 Bon voyage(Latin)
meaning "I hope you have a safe and enjoyable journey"

Parts of speech: Noun

Definition of bon voyage
: an expression of good wishes when someone leaves
on a journey : goodbye —often used interjectionally
Examples of bon voyage in a Sentence
• The crowd waved bon voyage as the ship left the
dock.
• everyone said their bon voyages as the happy couple
left on a cruise for their honeymoon
 Alma matter(Latin)
meaning: kind, benevolent, nourishing

the school, college, or university where you

studied or the official song of a school,
college, or university.
Ex:1. Former students are asked to donate
money to their alma mater.
2. What was the experience like to return to
your alma mater after nearly a decade?
3. I visited my old alma mater last week.
 Faux pas(foh pah)(N)
words or behaviour that are a social mistake or
not polite.
Ex: 1. I made some remark about his wife's family,
and then realized I'd made a serious faux pas.
A remark or action in a social situation that is a
mistake and causes embarrassment or offense
2. She made the faux pas of referring to Wales
as “part of England.”
 Modus operandi(N)(latin)
Meaning: a particular way of doing something

Ex:1. The modus operandi of the crowd was

strikingly similar.
2. For him, descriptive geometry was the modus
operandi of the architect
 Vis-à-vis-Latin-french
Meaning: in relation to, in comparison with, face to
face

Ex:1. I need to speak to Ramesh vis-à-vis the

arrangements for Thursday.
2. What worries us is the competitive edge that
foreign companies have vis-à-vis British firms.
3. Later I asked him more directly about
government’s role vis-a-vis the environment.
 Vice versa(latin phrase) adv-1601
used to say that what you have just said is also
true in the opposite order:
Ex:1. He doesn't trust her, and vice versa (= she
also doesn't trust him).
2. With this software, descriptions can replace
names and vice versa.
 A la carte(French-1816)
choosing separate foods in a restaurant rather
than having a complete meal or
according to a menu or list that prices items
separately
Ex: 1.You get more choices if you order à la
carte.
2. Sneha disagrees and also has sweet-and-sour
chicken on her a la carte menu.
 Status quo(N)-1719-Latin
Meaning: the present situation.
Ex: 1. Certain people always want to maintain
the status quo.
2. civic leaders who are afraid to do anything
that might change the town's status quo.
 Task
Adhoc
De facto
Cul-de-sac
Per se
tristesse
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