ENGLISH PILL 137/365: Foreign words in English

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FRANCIA SZAVAK

I’m not really AU FAIT with the rules of cricket. (=familiar with)
The negotiations have reached an IMPASSE, with neither side wanting to back down. (=a situation where progress is impossible)

NÉMET SZAVAK
He went through a long period of ANGST during his teens. (=worry and unhappiness)
You must have a DOPPELGÄNGER because you are seen in more than one place at the same time. (=the double of a living person)

SPANYOL SZAVAK
She’s an AFICIONADO of Spanish literature. (=very interested and enthusiastic about the subject)

OLASZ SZAVAK
He complained that he couldn’t go anywhere without being followed by the PAPARAZZI. (=photographers who follow famous people to get pictures for newspapers)

JAPÁN SZAVAK
The TSUNAMI killed over a million people. (=a huge wave)

KÍNAI SZAVAK
He does an hour of T’AI CHI every morning. (=a form of exercise originally from China)