HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR TOURISTS

Ad valorem=the price for tourists.

A la carte=all you can carry.

Al dente=with a few dents and scratches.

Antipasta=we don´t like pasta or skip the pasta.

Auto bahn=self-discipline.

Buona notte=without bones; filleted.

Carpe diem= fish of the day.

Chemin de Fer=pajamas for the sleeping car.

Corpus delicti=what a beautiful body!

Crepe du chine=dog-shit.

De gustibus non est disputantem: there is no doubt that this is a windy day.

Dejeuner: Of or about young people.

De rigeur=concerning the dead man.

Dimanche=lunch for two.

Donnerstag=gift certificate.

Et tu Brute=Champagne with dinner.

Frutti di Mare=horse shit.

Gazpacho=bloated feeling.

Hors d’oeuvres=horse hooves (a delicacy in France).

Hund in de Gut=Dutch pickpocket.

In hoc signo=in debt; i.o.u.

La Gioconda=joker (in a deck of cards).

Laus tibi=insect causing tuberculosis.

Pas de deux=two free tickets.

Pate de foie gras=fat-head.

Pax tecum=May you die of syphillis!

Place Concorde=Paris airport.

Plat du jour=your hotel.

Prei dieu=please do.

Pour boire=American-style sandwich.

Quid pro quo=how much is this?

Sic transit gloria mundi=I’m sick of travelling—thank God we go home

on Monday!

Sortie à droit=medium-dry.

Vin du pais=the end of the war.

Vin du table=spill the beans.