C2 · Mastery
Borrowed Expressions in Danish
Interpret selected Latin, French and German expressions used in Danish and compare them with Danish alternatives for the intended audience.
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- Words & phrases
- 20
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
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- ad hoc
- de facto
- de jure
- per se
- bona fide
- carpe diem
- the status quo
- a fait accompli
- a modus vivendi
- carte blanche
- a faux pas
- a tour de force
- an alter ego
- a doppelgänger
- a déjà vu
- a Bildungsroman
- a zeitgeist
- schadenfreude
- a taboo
- retribution; a downfall caused by one’s own conduct
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- Lesson 1
Loan Expressions and Danish Alternatives
- Lesson 2
Keeping or Replacing a Loanword
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