Everyday Translations

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What common English word for a small café or restaurant comes from French, meaning "wine shop" or "little cafe"?

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Gastropub

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Trattoria

3

Bistro

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Diner

2

Which word, meaning a kind of pasta, comes from the Italian word for “little worms”?

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Penne

2

Orecchiette

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Linguine

4

Vermicelli

3

The word “kindergarten,” meaning a school for young children, originated in which language?

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Norwegian

2

German

3

French

4

Swedish

4

The English word “robot” was first used in a 1920 play written in what language?

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Czech

2

Old Norse

3

German

4

French

5

Which common word for a social blunder comes directly from French and literally means “false step”?

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Gaffe

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Faux pay

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Lapse

4

Faux pas

6

The English word “algebra” comes from which language, originally meaning “reunion of broken parts”?

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Arabic

2

Persian

3

Latin

4

Hebrew

7

Which word meaning a sudden seizure or violent fit comes from the Greek word for “to seize”?

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Euphoria

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Epitome

3

Epilepsy

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Epiphany

8

The word “guru,” used in English to mean an expert or teacher, originally comes from which language?

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Latin

2

French

3

Swahili

4

Sanskrit

9

What English word for a style of cooking or the kitchen itself is directly borrowed from French?

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Cuisine

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Menu

3

Pâtisserie

4

Gastronomy

10

The English word “fiancé” for an engaged man comes from which language?

1

Spanish

2

French

3

Latin

4

Dutch

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