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Question		Answer
RSVP start learning		répondez s’il vous plaît
etiquette start learning		savoir-vivre
CERN, The European Organization for Nuclear Research start learning		Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire
... (literally “I don't know what”); "something" ("to coś") start learning		je ne sais quoi
perfume start learning		eau de toilette
in (a) natural (condition). For objects, it means they have not been altered. start learning		au naturel
unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority start learning		carte blanche
a military take - over start learning		coup d’état
The best of the best, used to describe highly skilled people or objects. start learning		crème de la crème
That weird feeling you get when you’re sure something has already happened. start learning		Déjà vu
A figure of speech in which a word can be taken to have two meanings often leading to sexual innuendo. Most British jokes centre around it. start learning		double entendre
On the way – said while travelling to a place start learning		en route
Moving in a mass or group, all together. start learning		en masse
A bathroom attached directly to a bedroom. start learning		en suite
"Spirit of the body": a feeling of solidarity among members of a group. start learning		esprit de corps
A social gaffe when you do something that goes against accepted, though usually unwritten, social rules. start learning		faux pas
"Deadly woman": an attractive woman who seduces and takes advantage of men for her personal goals. start learning		femme fatale
"High cooking": the very best form of cooking. start learning		haute cuisine
"In place (of)". Something was done instead of something else. start learning		in lieu (of)
"Joy of living": a feeling people have when they are living life to the full and are generally optimistic about it. start learning		joie de vivre
The best and final thing in a long list of achievements which is better than anything which has happened before. Often used in cooking, for example, just before revealing the dessert. start learning		pièce de résistance
"Reason for being": justification or purpose of existence. start learning		raison d'être
"Head to head"; an intimate get-together or private conversation between two people. (Rozmowa w cztery oczy). start learning		tête-à-tête

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