Foreign Language phrases used in english starting with 'C'
Carte blanche (White card) i.e. A paper bearing only a signature, allowing the bearer to fill in conditions. Full authority.
Cassandra A daughter of Priam endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. One who predicts misfortune or disaster.
Causus belli (An occurrence of war) An event provoking war or the used as a pretext for making war.
Caveat emptor (Buyer beware) One buys at his own risk.
Chauvinism
Chimera A fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail. An illusion or fabrication of the mind; an unrealizable dream.
Circa (c.) About. Used to identify a period of time when the exact date is unknown.
Circe In Homer’s Odessey, an enchantress who turned men into pigs.
Comme il faut As it should be; proper; fitting
Corpus delicti (Body of the crime) The facts constituting or proving a crime.
Coup de grâce (blow of mercy) is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. It may be a mercy killing of civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferers consent.
Coup detat also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military
Couture The business of designing new fashions in womans’ clothes.
Crescendo A gradual increase in loudness or intensity.
Cui bono? Who benefits? Who stands to gain? An assumption that the person who benefits the most might have committed the crime or questionable act.
Cuisine The style of cooking. Manner of preparing food.
Cul-de-sac street or passage closed at one end. A situation from which there is no escape.
Cum laude with honor; with academic distinction; "a cum laude graduate"
Curriculum vitae (C.V.) (Course of life) A complete summary of ones personal history and professional qualifications as submitted by a job applicant. Much more detailed than a resume.
Carte blanche (White card) i.e. A paper bearing only a signature, allowing the bearer to fill in conditions. Full authority.
Cassandra A daughter of Priam endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed. One who predicts misfortune or disaster.
Causus belli (An occurrence of war) An event provoking war or the used as a pretext for making war.
Caveat emptor (Buyer beware) One buys at his own risk.
Chauvinism
Chimera A fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail. An illusion or fabrication of the mind; an unrealizable dream.
Circa (c.) About. Used to identify a period of time when the exact date is unknown.
Circe In Homer’s Odessey, an enchantress who turned men into pigs.
Comme il faut As it should be; proper; fitting
Corpus delicti (Body of the crime) The facts constituting or proving a crime.
Coup de grâce (blow of mercy) is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. It may be a mercy killing of civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferers consent.
Coup detat also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military
Couture The business of designing new fashions in womans’ clothes.
Crescendo A gradual increase in loudness or intensity.
Cui bono? Who benefits? Who stands to gain? An assumption that the person who benefits the most might have committed the crime or questionable act.
Cuisine The style of cooking. Manner of preparing food.
Cul-de-sac street or passage closed at one end. A situation from which there is no escape.
Cum laude with honor; with academic distinction; "a cum laude graduate"
Curriculum vitae (C.V.) (Course of life) A complete summary of ones personal history and professional qualifications as submitted by a job applicant. Much more detailed than a resume.
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