bien entendu

It means of course or obviously. The last letter u is pronounce more like ü in German.

Rebecca: So did you remember to buy rosé wine for the pistou ( soup form Provence)?.

Alexander: Bien entendu, it is the quintessential drink for a pistou.

by Earl of Warwick July 30, 2017

take issue with

A more unusual way of saying that the speaker would like to say that something is bothering them.

You know I must take issue with that you call all sparkling wine Champagne, Champagne comes specifically from the french wine region named Champagne, all sparkling wines are therefore not necessarily Champagne.

by Earl of Warwick August 01, 2017

entre nous

french for between us. Used to indicate that what you are going to say is strictly confidential

Entre nous I think your sister is a condescending twit.

by Earl of Warwick July 07, 2017

mitteleuropa

German word for central Europe. A related term is Plan mitteleuropa witch refers to the Prussian military expansion to eastern Europe. The idea was to colonize much of eastern Europe and exploit them for economic reasons. It (Plan mitteleuropa) laid the groundwork for the Nazi policy of Lebensraum.

Even if many people nowadays say Hungary is in eastern Europe, it is actually in mitteleuropa or central Europe as we say in English.

by Earl of Warwick July 07, 2017

Legume

Legume as a English word means (certain) vegetables like lentils, peas, beans, soybeans and peanuts. Not to be confused with the french word witch means vegetables in a general sense.

pretentious Pete: Now that autumn is upon us, I can finally make luscious heartwarming soups, stews and casseroles out of legume.

simple Simon: Legym!, WTF are you talking about?

pretentious Pete: (Shocked that Simon does not understand this rarely used word, then condescendingly:) you know beans, peas, lentils and so forth. The sort of vegetables your under educated, peasant relatives lived on hundreds of years ago.

by Earl of Warwick July 29, 2017