Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English
Phrases Beginning with the Letter M
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Phrase
Meaning
Latin
magnum opus
great work
Spanish
mañana
tomorrow
Spanish
mano a mano
direct confrontation or conflict
Italian
ma non troppo
but not too much
French
manqué
failed
Sanskrit
mantra
sacred incantation
Yiddish
maven
expert
Yiddish
mazel tov
congratulations
Latin
mea culpa
my fault
Latin
memento mori
reminder of death
French
ménage à trois
threesome
Latin
mens sana in corpore sano
a healthy mind in a healthy body
Yiddish
meshugge
crazy, weird, silly
French
mise en scène
stage setting, surroundings
Latin
modus operandi
way of doing things
Latin
modus vivendi
way of living
French
mot juste
the right word
Latin
mutatis mutandis
with the necessary adjustments made